Author: 340king

Gear Selection

I have a Johnny Cash mobile that I need to determine the best gearing for. It is an ’84 D350 crew cab dually. I grafted a ’91 6BT non-intercooled engine mated to a ’97 NV4500 trans into the unit. It has 4.10 gears and I would like a more highway friendly gear. The truck does see towing duty,…

Friend’s Car Makes Local News

http://www.keloland.com/videoarchive/?VideoFile=022010winterfest

A friend’s car was in a story on the local news. It is from 12 to 17 seconds on the video on the link. There is a short commercial to start with. The car is ran in the super gas category. Just thought you might like to see it. …

Unibody Roll Cage Done Wrong

http://jalopnik.com/5390929/mustang-crash-gallery//gallery/8

This is why putting those plates on the bottom of the roll cage in a unibody car is so important. Better yet, tie them into the sub-frame connectors. That is what I did. This couldn’t have been worse. The car just plain dropped on…