The One-Tonner: Facts and shizzle.

"RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht" (ramblininexile) 12/11/2015 at 16:24 • Filed to: None

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Most importantly, it has an impressive appearance, yo. Actually, there is one interesting point - these apparently had an E-brake that worked on all wheels. What.

Berang > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 12/11/2015 at 16:32

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Yeah but the handbrake only worked as well as the foot brake then.

HammerheadFistpunch > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 12/11/2015 at 16:33

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A thing not available on the Titan XD I guess. Weird. (the axle, not the V8)

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > Berang 12/11/2015 at 16:36

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Well, it depends. Kind of looks like it might have been cable, which... four cables, one to each wheel is kind of wild and probably hard to operate, but if you’ve got a line failure, that’s a heck of a backup. Almost like an A10’s cable over hydraulics stick system.

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > HammerheadFistpunch 12/11/2015 at 16:36

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Full floating axles are Just Better.

HammerheadFistpunch > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 12/11/2015 at 16:38

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The truth.

Berang > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 12/11/2015 at 16:38

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That was the joke... the handbrake pulls on the same cables as the pedal. Actually that probably makes the hand brake more effective due to more leverage (but your arm would have to be as strong as your legs?)

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > Berang 12/11/2015 at 16:44

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Ah, right, I was for some reason thinking that the pure mechanical brakes had gone away for some applications by that point and the cables might be distinct. I knew at least some Ford trucks were still mechanical, since that rear axle is used on a Universal Carrier... Honestly, other than expense, there’s something to be said for a four-wheel parking brake, though.

Dunnik > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 12/11/2015 at 16:52

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“My V8 makes 60 horsepower!”

RallyWrench > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 12/11/2015 at 16:56

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This is what we’re going to haul around all those French car parts in.

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > RallyWrench 12/11/2015 at 16:59

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YOU’RE DAMN RIGHT IT IS

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > Dunnik 12/11/2015 at 17:02

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It’s not obvious, but Ford Flathead V8s aren’t really all that big. The 60hp version was a 136ci - 2.2L. 27hp/L is actually quite reasonable for a 1938 engine.

Brian, The Life of > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 12/11/2015 at 17:34

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My how the times have changed. The fact that 60hp base and 85hp optional engines was worthy of marketing copy back then ... Wow.

472CID > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 12/11/2015 at 17:56

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This guys either really small, or they didn’t draw to scale. Otherwise this truck would be over 6’ tall.

wkiernan > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 12/14/2015 at 09:55

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Whoa, ‘Stang suspension!

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > wkiernan 12/14/2015 at 10:04

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