Posted by Mike (WA) on July 15, 2012 at 14:43:36 from (75.172.124.239):
In Reply to: Diamond T Dump truck posted by Brad Buchanan on July 15, 2012 at 10:29:47:
Even if you could adapt a more modern engine, you're not going to be happy with the result. Old granny transmission with straight-cut gears and no synchros, rear end ratio will have you at about 50 MPH flat out. And mechanical who-knows-what for brakes, as Janicholson pointed out.
I had a 36 Chev pickup when I was a kid- valves floated at 38 MPH- life in the slow lane, or rather, life in the bike path. I put a Chev 283, Powerglide, and '57 Olds rear end in it, and it was much more satisfactory.
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