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Hi Folks,
Crazy Bob here, trying to figure out how to trade sleep for more projects time.
Oh gosh. Just when I realized that I don't need any more projects, I get a line on a cheap and I mean cheap NA Cat 3208 with a spicer 6052C tranny. If you're on the mil veh list, you've seen my ruminations about a repower, but it looks like it might be happening (along with some brake upgrades!!. I figure if I can take a Jeep and turn up the brakes hard enough to lock up 37" tires, then splitting the deuce brakes into (at least) 2 circuits should be easy enough).
But I digress - this is about a cheap mill and tranny. The price is literally too good to pass up, delivery included. I plan on swapping out fifth gear on the cm60 tranny to get .69 OD!
Stock ratios:
C RATIO 1ST-6.68,2ND-3.52,3RD-1.97,4TH-1.17,5TH-1.00,REV-6.68
Granted, it's not a TURBO 3208, but hey - for this price, I can't complain. I suppose I could always bolt a cat turbo on there and keep the boost low. I wonder what the compression ratios are between NA and Turbo builds on those blocks are.... maybe I could just bolt on a turbine, turn up the screw, and crank out some insane HP on that baby.![Smile :) :)](data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7)
Anyone want to commit to buying a late 80's Herc powerplant (650 hrs) and good used takeoff 3053 tranny?
I'll let er go real cheap. ![Smile :) :)](data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7)
Cheers
Bob Ternes
1968 M35a2
Crazy Bob here, trying to figure out how to trade sleep for more projects time.
Oh gosh. Just when I realized that I don't need any more projects, I get a line on a cheap and I mean cheap NA Cat 3208 with a spicer 6052C tranny. If you're on the mil veh list, you've seen my ruminations about a repower, but it looks like it might be happening (along with some brake upgrades!!. I figure if I can take a Jeep and turn up the brakes hard enough to lock up 37" tires, then splitting the deuce brakes into (at least) 2 circuits should be easy enough).
But I digress - this is about a cheap mill and tranny. The price is literally too good to pass up, delivery included. I plan on swapping out fifth gear on the cm60 tranny to get .69 OD!
Stock ratios:
C RATIO 1ST-6.68,2ND-3.52,3RD-1.97,4TH-1.17,5TH-1.00,REV-6.68
Granted, it's not a TURBO 3208, but hey - for this price, I can't complain. I suppose I could always bolt a cat turbo on there and keep the boost low. I wonder what the compression ratios are between NA and Turbo builds on those blocks are.... maybe I could just bolt on a turbine, turn up the screw, and crank out some insane HP on that baby.
Anyone want to commit to buying a late 80's Herc powerplant (650 hrs) and good used takeoff 3053 tranny?
Cheers
Bob Ternes
1968 M35a2
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