Project Stress Test

[Jesus Freak]

Yup...got pretty intimate with one one time....

Dumb things you have done truck wise!

I was sitting in the operators seat of an older Lee-Boy paving machine and had a desperate sinking feeling... Now I have done it...opened my freaking mouth and stuck a size 13 wide right in and the boot leather had a lot of oil, grease, mud and diesel fuel in it... I didn't know Jack Squat...

www.oilburners.net

Okay, I remember that epic tale.

 

[Cant Write]

Eliminating hoses and wires makes sense. I was thinking about the cooling actually being under the center on the car, inside the frame, threaded connections that stub up vertically or something to keep the hoses from ripping off.

Otherwise what do you do, build the engine really loose so it stays running when it’s 250 degrees plus? And run 20w-50 oil?

 

[CDX825]

If anything "likes" running hot, it is an idi diesel. I would be willing to bet one would run for years as a derby car motor, with a looped cooling system.

As soon as you warp a head its game over.

 

[hacked89]

Introducing test subject #1

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[tbowker]

Wow. Nothing lasts forever, but it's hard to believe that no one wants that old classic instead of it becoming a land torpedo. From the one photo, it appears in decent shape.... for now.

 

[KansasIDI]

Introducing test subject #1

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It looks a little bit too nice to be in a bash derby

 

[hacked89]

It’s it good side, and it photographs nicer than it is. It’s rusty and the other side was side swiped in an accident. Now it gets to make memories than going to the crusher.

Edit: less doom more diesel

 

[tbowker]

Well, that makes me feel better.... about the car at least. All of that other gloom and doom stuff though....

 

[hacked89]

Now back to the fun!
Subject #2 also showed up, not getting an IDI but I think it could be cool with a 460 from the bird. The 4.6 runs well though.

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[tbowker]

You don't mess around... nice assortment of trailers too.

 

[Cant Write]

Wait now, if this is an IDI derby thread should we be seeing the “Good Side” as it relates to the derby theme....

Let’s see that side swipe!!!

 

[Rdnck84_03]

It’s it good side, and it photographs nicer than it is. It’s rusty and the other side was side swiped in an accident. Now it gets to make memories than going to the crusher.

Edit: less doom more diesel

Pictures or it didn't happen!

James

 

[hacked89]

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I bought it sight unseen today and haven’t had a chance to look it over yet but both front fenders are shot, passenger door, passenger rear quarter. And the rear quarter isn’t one of those replaceable types. The front engine cross member is solid which was my main check to hold the IDI. I’m all in on getting the IDI bronco done at the moment to get both of these cars into the garage.

 

[hacked89]

I got a new phone and now I can’t post pictures because it takes pictures in a larger image size than the forum statically supports. @snicklas - is it possible to raise the static upload size limit on the current version of xenforo or better but more work upgrade to version 2.3 (I assume we aren’t on this) and enable automatic image optimization?

 

[Jesus Freak]

I got a new phone and now I can’t post pictures because it takes pictures in a larger image size than the forum statically supports. @snicklas - is it possible to raise the static upload size limit on the current version of xenforo or better but more work upgrade to version 2.3 (I assume we aren’t on this) and enable automatic image optimization?

...... just think......if you owned the forum, it could already be done.....