"CaptDale - is secretly British" (captdale)
06/22/2017 at 17:39 • Filed to: Rat Road, Mercedes, Diesel
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"CaptDale - is secretly British" (captdale)
06/22/2017 at 17:39 • Filed to: Rat Road, Mercedes, Diesel | 1
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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?
Because the heart of this beast is a Mercedes turbo diesel engine. So without further adieu, here are more pictures.
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
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.
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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
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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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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?
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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.
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CaptDale - is secretly British
> Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies
06/22/2017 at 19:05 |
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Oh ok
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
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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.