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10-26-2005 | 11:59 PM

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Geico266

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Originally Posted by Begle1

Unless you are a very good fabricator it is really not a possibility. I mean, if you would find machining your own lawnmower engine out of a solid block of aluminum something fun to do, then a pump conversion may be for you, otherwise you could find better things to do with your money and time... Not saying that its impossible, but its one heck of a process...https://www.dieseltruckresource.com/...ad.php?t=80553

Glad to see you are getting wiser with age Begal. Wern't you the one gonna build a CTD Gremlin?

The next thing ya know you'll be voting repbublican!

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10-27-2005 | 01:10 AM

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Chrisreyn

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From: Lyndon KS

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Originally Posted by jcfb

Alright, I have a 1991 F350, 4x4, dually, 5 speed manual. I like it, but it has a really beat up body. It runs super good, because it only has 87,000 original miles on it, but it isn't turbo'd. So here's my dilemna, sell it, and buy something else, or keep it, and fix it up. I can't figure out what to do, but everytime I go fill it up for $80 I want to sell it. Any input is good. Also, the dually wheels make me want to sell it everytime I think about new tires.

Sold my 91 F350 Ex-cab Dually,6.9 non turbo, auto and replaced it with my DODGE.....

gas mileage went from 7mpg to 22mpg.....

average maintainance cost have dropped...

towing capability darn near doubled...what I used to be able to barely move, now I have to remind myself its back there...

I also live on a short budget, I looked at EBAY and the internet auto sales sites for about 6 months till I found one I liked in my price range...and it was worth the time and money fer sure....

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10-27-2005 | 07:35 AM

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Begle1

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Originally Posted by Geico266

Glad to see you are getting wiser with age Begal. Wern't you the one gonna build a CTD Gremlin?

The next thing ya know you'll be voting repbublican!

A. It would be a rather easy conversion to slip a CTD into a Gremlin, if you were to do it the cop-out way by mounting everything onto a Jeep frame. People have done it before, just not with a Gremlin body... Now trying to cram the engine into the unibody would be pretty difficult, and I don't think it would be possible without using a Jeep frame anyways.

B. I have voted Republican everytime I have ever voted.