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hot_rod
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in Plumbing Mechanical's truck of the month contest. They would make Jerry smile.
Chicago area
Chicago area
Bob "hot rod" Rohr
trainer for Caleffi NA
Living the hydronic dream
trainer for Caleffi NA
Living the hydronic dream
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Sweet. Need another mechanic for those, of course...0
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I actually went to a home yesterday to look at converting the house to Nat gas.... Sitting in the garage was a 1972 VV micro bus. The HO is the original owner. He refers to it as another member of the family.0
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I helped a buddy of mine swap a motor in one last fall. A wonderfully simple vehicle to work on."If you can't explain it simply, you don't understand it well enough"
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My dad used one of those in Ireland for his work truck back in the days.0
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No AC ?
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ISTR you could swap a Porsche engine from the same era into them..............All Steamed Up, Inc.
Towson, MD, USA
Steam, Vapor & Hot-Water Heating Specialists
Oil & Gas Burner Service
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Guess those guys can't work on hydronics, only forced air
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Corvair engines were also another popular swap. It took some suspension upgrades, however.
My brother in law was a mechanic back in the day when the term "foreign car" mechanics was PC
He put a 455 Olds Tornado front drive train in the back of a crew cab style VW pickup. I need to dig up some pics of that rig.
He would pull a VW engine in a parking lot by putting 4 empty beer cans under, 4 bell housing bolts, throttle linkage, etc, it and yanking it out onto the cans. He kept a short block in the rear of one of his VW vans when he traveled the country, he could swap engines in an hour most anywhere.Bob "hot rod" Rohr
trainer for Caleffi NA
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It's funny I've never seen those trucks.... we're all over Chicago all the time. I just looked them up.... they are on the Northwest side.... a place without much steam so we aren't there much.To learn more about this professional, click here to visit their ad in Find A Contractor.0
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