TJ said: DD or Tow Rig?
Yes. I'd pay $10 to see someone parallel park it. 
914Driver wrote:TJ said: DD or Tow Rig?Yes. I'd pay $10 to see someone parallel park it.
"Challenge Accepted" where is that damn meme interweb thing when I need it? I figure if I can parallel park a school bus, then I can surely parallel park that. I have a strange so much want right now
looks goofy. Not goofy in a good way either. Find a rolled class-8 road tractor and take this presumably good cab and make a real tow rig
Wooooooooo! Ferd Fteen THOUSAND!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u1C0r2EHQfY
I'm spent....
Neither... If the chassis is what I think it is (GMC 1t box/bread truck), they are designed/geared for short distance deliveries, not long hwy drives. Not powerful enough to be a decent tow rig and too crappy mpg for DD use. The shorter than OE tires will just make the rpm issues worse.
Bad execution of a good idea.
Since we're talking DD or Tow Rig, I spotted this one on CL yesterday: http://greenbay.craigslist.org/cto/2973287969.html
Seller said: 1985 Chevy one ton Dually. Strong running 350 GoodWrench Motor Turbo 400 Automatic transmission Fifth wheel hitch and reciever hitch Tires 85-90% Two person Pull out bed in back Will pull anything, runs and drives awesome. This truck was professionally built by a company in California Ideal for towing your stock car,horse trailer,or whatever you may have, then spending the night If interested please call: 920-323-0784 $2800.00 or OBO
...not mine...blah blah blah...
Ian F wrote: Neither... If the chassis is what I think it is (GMC 1t box/bread truck), they are designed/geared for short distance deliveries, not long hwy drives. Not powerful enough to be a decent tow rig and too crappy mpg for DD use. The shorter than OE tires will just make the rpm issues worse. Bad execution of a good idea.
It has a big Detroit Diesel in it.
93EXCivic wrote:Ian F wrote: Neither... If the chassis is what I think it is (GMC 1t box/bread truck), they are designed/geared for short distance deliveries, not long hwy drives. Not powerful enough to be a decent tow rig and too crappy mpg for DD use. The shorter than OE tires will just make the rpm issues worse. Bad execution of a good idea.It has a big Detroit Diesel in it.
Great. So it has a large I4 truck engine in a light truck chassis... This does not give me a warm, fuzzy feeling... I like the Centurion conversion better.
Yeah, the "freightliner" thing looks awful to me, the wheels and tires are too small and inset and the bed is really unfortunate looking. I would much rather have the Centurion thing, at least it's just regular ugly and not Gary Busey.
I fail to see the point in this thing. What's the advantage of putting it on a smaller truck chassis? And a 4-53 Detroit diesel is NOT a big diesel, it's a very small one (212 cu. in.).
That Centurion thing looks like a great deal, it's like a Kodiak except affordable.
If I was going to use a larger truck for something, I'd do something more like this:
That Freightliner makes me want to pat the top and say "hey little buddy, how ya doing little guy"?
Better, but the ride height is a little too backwoods rednecky and the character line in the bed needs to be smoothed out. The rear wheel wells need to be enlarged or something, it looks a bit goofy back there. I like the wheels though and the proportions are better.
bravenrace wrote:
That modern bed install was so close to not looking totally awful.
missed it by that much
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