Grumman LLV

"Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo" (rustyvandura) 02/08/2016 at 16:26 • Filed to: None

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Anybody know where / how to find one of these at auction? I’d heard that USPS was going to have them all rebuilt, then heard they’d put out a bid to come up with something new.

crowmolly > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo 02/08/2016 at 16:30

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I dunno but it really is aching for a mid engine swap.

deprecated account > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo 02/08/2016 at 16:32

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Autocross build it. We’re waiting.

yitznewton > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo 02/08/2016 at 16:33

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Matthew Phillips > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo 02/08/2016 at 16:33

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If they’re anything like UPS, pray they don’t scrap all of them.

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > crowmolly 02/08/2016 at 16:46

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LS6

My X-type is too a real Jaguar > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo 02/08/2016 at 16:52

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Iron Duke Everything!

Master Cylinder > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo 02/08/2016 at 16:54

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I don’t think they’ve even put it out for proposals yet. Since this is government acquisition we’re talking about, don’t expect to start seeing the LLV’s replacement for a while.

That Bastard Kurtis - An Attempt to Standardize My Username Across Platforms > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo 02/08/2016 at 16:56

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We need a spec LLV racing series, and we need it now. Not tomorrow, not after breakfast, now.

HammerheadFistpunch > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo 02/08/2016 at 17:02

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Grumman Hellcat swap, natch.

RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo 02/08/2016 at 17:14

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Canada Post up here in the North still has a few of these on the go, but a lot of them have been replaced with first-gen (North American) Ford Transit Connects.

Double Post below, sorry, I got Kinja’d! :(

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > My X-type is too a real Jaguar 02/08/2016 at 17:16

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Is there such a thing as Iron Duke performance mod?

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > deprecated account 02/08/2016 at 17:17

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I just wanna smoke a little bit of rubber.

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > yitznewton 02/08/2016 at 17:18

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I give up; what’s this about?

RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo 02/08/2016 at 17:18

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Canada Post up here in the North still has a few Grummans around, but most have been replaced by newer first-gen Transit Connects:

EDIT - Sorry for the double-post, I got Kinja’d! :/

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars 02/08/2016 at 17:26

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I bet the Transits are less durable.

yitznewton > yitznewton 02/08/2016 at 17:28

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This is just my 80s-boy sads, the predecessor to the LLV with the guy who played a mailman on Cheers.

yitznewton > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo 02/08/2016 at 17:28

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This is just my 80s-boy sads, the predecessor to the LLV with the guy who played a mailman on Cheers.

My X-type is too a real Jaguar > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo 02/08/2016 at 17:29

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There used to be, now a days you’d be finding the parts on ebay and at swap meets. there were aluminum 2 barrel intakes, they used these things in RVs if you can imagine and those cams gave a big boost, then there were the old hot rod tricks of porting and polishing, custom headers etc. I heard stories of 200 hp out of an Iron Duke

deprecated account > yitznewton 02/08/2016 at 17:33

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Fun fact: there’s a 1979 CJ-7 on a gov’t surplus site RIGHT NOW for $3,000. Yep, $3k.

Frank Grimes > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo 02/08/2016 at 17:34

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I also want one. I would swap a camaro turbo 4 and some kind of 4wd swap maybe canyon/colorado strip off the paint and polish it and get all the ladies.
Or just do fridolin styling.

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > yitznewton 02/08/2016 at 17:35

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Cliff Claven!

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > My X-type is too a real Jaguar 02/08/2016 at 17:37

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I was also thinking about a 4.3 Vortec with a turbocharger, but buying a donor Camaro might be the easiest.

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > Frank Grimes 02/08/2016 at 17:37

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I’m going to call mine Priority Male .

iSureWilll > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo 02/08/2016 at 17:58

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Apparently you can find them. Just hard to find current auctions.

You could also check with the local post office. They may hold yearly auctions for getting rid of old equipment.

https://www.govdeals.com/?fa=Main.Item&…

https://answers.yahoo.com/question/index…

Frank Grimes > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo 02/08/2016 at 18:49

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haha

Liam Farrell > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo 02/08/2016 at 20:04

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My driving instructor yesterday worked as a mechanic for the usps and maintained a fleet of 1800 trucks. He said they are terrible and useless. He says after the last on was made the company went out of business because of how unreliable and cheap they were.

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > Liam Farrell 02/08/2016 at 20:34

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There’s a great comment in this string from a postal carrier who says about the same. Can’t say I feel much dissuaded, however. If I’m able to do half of what I’d like to do to one of those buggies, it won’t be much of what it started out as.

Master Cylinder > That Bastard Kurtis - An Attempt to Standardize My Username Across Platforms 02/08/2016 at 22:22

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Yessssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss

Burn-Spaz1966-Burn > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo 02/09/2016 at 15:27

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Hmm I would make your own frame with the running gear you want and fit body over it ala Roadkill street legal stock Car.

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > Burn-Spaz1966-Burn 02/09/2016 at 17:12

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I would use one of these for the body. I’d paint it up and call it Priority Male . Either a smallblock Chevy V8 or a 4.3L V6 with a turbo. Probably the former for less complexity.