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High-performance Ford
Started by Emax, May 30 2007 05:25 PM
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Posted 19 July 2007 - 09:07 AM
Lift Dinosaur, on Jul 13 2007, 10:42 AM, said:
At Copper, R-Lift (1982) and S-Lift (1983) both originally came with Tirefireking's Ford 460's with turbo. Have they been replaced, liftmech?
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S-Lift's 460 was going to be rebuilt in the vehicle shop in the summer of '98. It needed more than just a minor rebuild, so it was sent to Havana Machine in Aurora in August of '98. Not sure if it's still in use, it seems there was at least one of these engines around the shop area recently. Sure would be fun to drop it into a '75 F250 high boy
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Posted 21 July 2007 - 06:07 PM
R has the Cummins 555 out of old triple-E; S still has the 460 although it needs a little TLC. It went to the shop last summer, I believe.
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Posted 22 August 2007 - 10:15 PM
Emax, on May 30 2007, 06:25 PM, said:
We look forward to continued reports.
Sooooo.....what's the latest???
I still say this one would make a killer APU!
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Posted 23 August 2007 - 06:39 AM
Snoqualmie guy, on Aug 23 2007, 02:56 AM, said:
I read Stevens Pass ski area started with a rope-tow powered with Ford V8.
A lot of ski areas did. Most early rope tows were built using old cars and trucks, supported by blocks, and having no tires on the back wheel. The rope was then strung around the wheel axle. This made a really great, and extremely fast ropetow! Also, tractors and old car/truck engines were just as commonly used.
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Posted 23 August 2007 - 07:54 PM
Snoqualmie guy, on Aug 23 2007, 08:48 PM, said:
Like the old rope tows with Model A Wheels, They still have a double rope tow at Summit West (Snoqualmie Summit).
Dodge Ridge's ropetow has Model A wheels
The apu is an old Ford industrial four-cylinder
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Posted 18 October 2007 - 08:25 PM
Les Harris - it's your turn. What's the latest?
We all know that you "have an in" with the GM development team. How would they improve this lowly Ford? (beyond orange paint, of course).
We all know that you "have an in" with the GM development team. How would they improve this lowly Ford? (beyond orange paint, of course).
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Posted 20 October 2007 - 09:59 AM
Emax, on Oct 18 2007, 09:25 PM, said:
Les Harris - it's your turn. What's the latest?
We all know that you "have an in" with the GM development team. How would they improve this lowly Ford? (beyond orange paint, of course).
We all know that you "have an in" with the GM development team. How would they improve this lowly Ford? (beyond orange paint, of course).
Research continues, however, project managment leans toward thermal euthanasia.
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Posted 20 October 2007 - 05:40 PM
Emax, on Oct 18 2007, 09:25 PM, said:
How would they improve this lowly Ford? (beyond orange paint, of course).
see my first post on this page for my suggestion
HINT: it's blue and has six cylinders!
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Posted 20 October 2007 - 07:43 PM
mikest2, on Oct 20 2007, 08:27 PM, said:
And it's made by cornbinder??
you're ASKING for it, Mike! 
You're as bad as my dad! They haven't made agricultural equipment since the early eighties!! Just trucks and engines. And they have been one of the leading manufacturers of medium and heavy trucks. 
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Posted 20 October 2007 - 08:28 PM
EagleAce, on Oct 20 2007, 08:43 PM, said:
you're ASKING for it, Mike! You're as bad as my dad! They haven't made agricultural equipment since the early eighties!! Just trucks and engines. And they have been one of the leading manufacturers of medium and heavy trucks. In my defence. look at how much International equipment is still alive and running !
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Posted 20 October 2007 - 08:45 PM
yep! without them a lot of American industries wouldn't be where they are today. I just got a book about the history of the company and I didn't realize its roots date back 175 years! 
And several generations of McCormicks became CEOs of International Harvester and other big companies. And of course I like 'em as they're the first big truck I drove!
I'm used to getting razzed!
And several generations of McCormicks became CEOs of International Harvester and other big companies. And of course I like 'em as they're the first big truck I drove! I'm used to getting razzed!
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Posted 23 October 2007 - 06:41 PM
LSS, on Oct 23 2007, 08:09 PM, said:
Sorry, it's still a corn binder, and there is no such thing as a High Performance Ford.
This guy has his feces consolidated.
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Posted 23 October 2007 - 07:12 PM
LSS, on Oct 23 2007, 07:09 PM, said:
Sorry, it's still a corn binder, and there is no such thing as a High Performance Ford.
No, it's a truck, made by a company that builds nothing but commercial trucks and engines now, and yes there are high-performance Fords.
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