Andy's Auto Posted January 29, 2021 Share Posted January 29, 2021 But wouldn't it be cool to have three of these? A customer has three of these that he wants to sell. Used in missile launchers, fire trucks, and later most went to work in industrial stuff. The Mighty GMC 702 inch V12. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cny first gen 71 Posted January 29, 2021 Share Posted January 29, 2021 Is that the motor they used to use in the old oshkosh trucks? I made up a bunch exhaust pipes for something like that back when I worked in the muffler shop. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy's Auto Posted January 29, 2021 Author Share Posted January 29, 2021 2 hours ago, cny first gen 71 said: Is that the motor they used to use in the old oshkosh trucks? I made up a bunch exhaust pipes for something like that back when I worked in the muffler shop. Pretty sure they are. Something very cool about one block, one crank, four exhaust manifolds, and two intakes. Plan was to snatch them up with my Deere 3038, but at 1500 pounds each, I might have to rent a crane. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canuck Posted January 29, 2021 Share Posted January 29, 2021 Hmmm, the monte engine bay is pretty long... 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cny first gen 71 Posted January 29, 2021 Share Posted January 29, 2021 3 minutes ago, Canuck said: Hmmm, the monte engine bay is pretty long... Not as long as them old oshkosh trucks were, I ran wing plow on one several times them things were animals. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy's Auto Posted January 30, 2021 Author Share Posted January 30, 2021 Interesting stuff. I looked at them this morning. Two are complete, one is missing carbs. All three have starters, alternators, water pumps, the weirdest distributors I have ever seen. Unless I can find a tow truck with a 45 foot boom, it will take a crane rental to get them out. This is one of those deals that unless you are invited into his back yard, you never know what's in it. The guy is literally three miles away from Mar A Lago in the city. And a hoarder like I have never seen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Bell Posted January 30, 2021 Share Posted January 30, 2021 My friend's machine shop rebuilt a V6 version of this a few years ago. Parts are pretty much non-existant, he almost gave up until he found a head gasket. A lot of unique items on it, like the above mentioned distributor. It'd be cool to have in a car collection shop sitting in a corner as a conversation piece but getting parts to make one to run reliably may futile. It is an interesting design though, the cam & lifters sit in a bath of oil. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy's Auto Posted January 30, 2021 Author Share Posted January 30, 2021 12 minutes ago, Paul Bell said: My friend's machine shop rebuilt a V6 version of this a few years ago. Parts are pretty much non-existant, he almost gave up until he found a head gasket. A lot of unique items on it, like the above mentioned distributor. It'd be cool to have in a car collection shop sitting in a corner as a conversation piece but getting parts to make one to run reliably may futile. It is an interesting design though, the cam & lifters sit in a bath of oil. Def just a conversation piece. The big downer in my eyes? Two have transmissions on them, doubling the weight. China wall to wall is 57 inches. BBC? 27 inches. Not fitting in any Monte. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dtret Posted January 30, 2021 Share Posted January 30, 2021 (edited) You can make a big coffee table. Like someone else did. Wink Wink 😉. Nope just thought of a better idea. A shuffleboard table is 22 feet. That would be a cool base Edited January 30, 2021 by Dtret 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jft69z Posted January 31, 2021 Share Posted January 31, 2021 55 minutes ago, Dtret said: You can make a big coffee table. Like someone else did. You'll need a way bigger piece of glass than I used, lol 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dtret Posted January 31, 2021 Share Posted January 31, 2021 I know. I love that thing. Best thing about it is that it’s ready to run as a table. Oops another high jacked thread. Sorry. Sort of 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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