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Swamp Dawgs 52 Buildup Progress
Swamp Dawg:
We have been busy this winter on our 52.
Here are a few pics of the steps along the way.
More to come as well.
* We took out the Ford 300 6cyl tore it down and had it bored out .020. Put all new ignition parts, carb, tranny cooler etc.
* Took the C6 tranny out as well and had it overhauled and put in a heavy duty torque converter.
* Built a caliper brake setup off of the corporate GM 14bolt differential.
* Built a removable belly pan. (Ever machine needs one!)
* Built 2 new sets of tracks.
* Installed the upgrade shock tower mounts from Shaver Ind.
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rackaholic:
Keep the pictures coming it's nice to see from start to finish. I like the removable belly pan idea. So how fast do you think you'll get with the motor being rebuilt?
Swamp Dawg:
Top speed of SLOW. Just kidding. Before it was rebuilt we had it up to 40km/h on hardpack. Not sure about after yet. We arn't expecting much more power, we just wanted it to be a reliable motor capable of long trips.
rackaholic:
So how is the progress on the machine coming?
Swamp Dawg:
Worked on the engine compartment. Making things look nice and neat. Patched lots of holes.
Also looking at installing a door fan for the engine compartment.
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