Another DD some pics and a vid

[Ronnie4wd]

I'm not in a hurry
Only me in the garage today but I made one vid for you guys
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vy4R38_U6Pw
Runs really good on the road no vibrations at all a little noisy but compared to 6.2 400 K-20 I guess it's the same.
90 km/h is a good speed for this one and it can't go much faster either

 

[Ronnie4wd]

 

[Ronnie4wd]

That was after the paintjob a few weeks ago since then I have:
Put in two more batteries starts easier
Put on shakles from a M1008 in the front
Tightened the front bumper
Tightened the front crossmember who was only hanging there in 2 loose bolts all 4 rivets were gone
Put on white parking lights in the front and orange bulbs in the turning lights
Put on 2 Hella 3000 extras
Put on reverse light on the bed
Made the doors work better
Took away lots of wire and hoses that didn't do any good
Welded and bolted the front fenders so they are were they should be

 

[Ronnie4wd]

Oh and the truck runs good and the milage are about 24mpg.
I think that is good with a 5800lbs truck from 76 and the engine is from 74-75.

 

[andyblack]

Cool. I wish I had something that got 24 mpg. My truck with the 305 only gets 10 mpg. It does have 35s though.

The pics of Sweden in the summer time look nice too. That background looks exactly like where I live in Georgia, U.S. with all the pine trees. What's the temperature been there lately?

 

[Ronnie4wd]

It has been 90 degrees daytime and 70 nighttime for almost a month now but now it is raining and it is 65 degrees daytime.
I don't like it when it's hotter than 70 so now when my vacation is over (on Monday next week) I can start to live again

 

[andyblack]

Right on! I get uncomfortable when the temp gets above 50. There is little differnce to me between 70 and 90. I will be miserable anyway. Unfortunately, here it's been above 100 (115-116 with the heat index) during the day and about 75-82 at night with 100% humidity at night and high humidity during the day. Whew! I've about had enough! It's been above 90 since March and it probably won't cool down until October. Then I can get out and wheel again in comfort. Yes!

By the way, I love to watch the Swedish WRC rally on the snow in February and the WEC ice enduro (whenever it is). Looks like great fun. It's hard to find coverage on the television here though.

 

[Ronnie4wd]

It's hard to find coverage of any motorsport here so internet is our only friend if we don't go to see it live.

 

[AJMBLAZER]

Looks good man. So how slow is it now that you have it a bit less of a rattle trap?

 

[Ronnie4wd]

It is slower than my 6.2s but it's ok as a DD for me.
60 mph is not a problem but getting up there takes some time.

 

[AJMBLAZER]

Eh, speed is over rated. Used to race around everywhere I went and now that I'm older I just keep it to around the speed limit. Suzuki 4x4's and diesel GM's make you appreciate slow and steady along with good mpg.