Oh My Diesel

Kinja'd!!! "CaptDale - is secretly British" (captdale)
06/22/2017 at 17:39 • Filed to: Rat Road, Mercedes, Diesel

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This thing is super awesome! Very very Oppo. Wait it is Oppo? Why? It is just a Rat Rod truck. Why is it special?

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Because the heart of this beast is a Mercedes turbo diesel engine. So without further adieu, here are more pictures.

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SO COOL!!

Specs:

Engine / Moteur: Mercedes-Benz MB906
Horsepower: 260 HP modified to reach 450 HP
Torque: originally 700 lb-ft modified to reach 1000 lb-ft

The Lumberjack is equipped with an Allison 2000 transmission specially programmed.

Cab / Cabine: 1952 Ford Mercury
Weight / Poids: 4 000 lbs.
Fabrication time / Temps de fabrication: 1 000 hrs.
Conception: Marco Thibeault (Rebel Custom Rods & Motorcycles)
Engineering / Ingénierie: Yves-Michel Thibeault


DISCUSSION (8)


Kinja'd!!! Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies > CaptDale - is secretly British
06/22/2017 at 17:41

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Looks to be an OTR tractor engine.


Kinja'd!!! CaptDale - is secretly British > Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies
06/22/2017 at 17:44

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No its a Merc engine


Kinja'd!!! Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies > CaptDale - is secretly British
06/22/2017 at 18:03

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OTR stands for On The Road, as in

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Kinja'd!!! CaptDale - is secretly British > Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies
06/22/2017 at 18:17

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Hmm I thought maybe it was a brand or something. Cause the only OTR slang I have heard is “off the rack”

Isn’t every motor OTR?


Kinja'd!!! Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies > CaptDale - is secretly British
06/22/2017 at 18:19

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Excuse me, it is Over the Road, but that’s official trucking lingo.


Kinja'd!!! CaptDale - is secretly British > Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies
06/22/2017 at 19:05

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Oh ok


Kinja'd!!! Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap > CaptDale - is secretly British
06/22/2017 at 19:05

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I like that it’s not just another Cummins/powerstroke/duramax


Kinja'd!!! CaptDale - is secretly British > Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap
06/22/2017 at 19:07

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I agree. Though I have not issues with those. I want to use a Caterpillar engine.