xxxtreme22r's 1987 Pickup Build-Up Thread
03-12-2012, 09:57 PM
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Wow, I thought my frame was bad, you did a great job, that's the place where all the pickup frame rust, and it's from the inside out. Great welding. The mud does help with noise reduction.....I had to replace the rear part of my frame from tube back.
Seriously, nice fix on the frame, .....but lil worried bout ya without that tank skid.... looking for another? Gonna make your own? Etc., etc., lol.
03-17-2012, 11:32 AM
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lol, the truck actually gets better gas mileage then the BMW does. Almost twice as good, even with the added weight of the mud on it.
I plan on making my own skid for it. I have to look into a possible way to lift the tank higher. Just enough to clear the frame rails.
I plan on making my own skid for it. I have to look into a possible way to lift the tank higher. Just enough to clear the frame rails.
03-19-2012, 10:35 AM
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lol, the truck actually gets better gas mileage then the BMW does. Almost twice as good, even with the added weight of the mud on it.
I plan on making my own skid for it. I have to look into a possible way to lift the tank higher. Just enough to clear the frame rails.
I plan on making my own skid for it. I have to look into a possible way to lift the tank higher. Just enough to clear the frame rails.
03-19-2012, 11:53 AM
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The BMW gets like 10-12 MPG City and 16-18 sometimes 20 Highway. And it sees nothing less them 91 octane. @ 255,000 miles I am sure has something to do with it, but at a factory power rating of 230ish HP it still has close to that.
03-19-2012, 01:55 PM
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Yeah the truck is running about 18-20 in town and 22-25 on the highway. Not bad for a Weber carb. 
And yes that is accounting for the tire size non-gear change.
And yes that is accounting for the tire size non-gear change.
Glad to be of assistance.
03-19-2012, 08:01 PM
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Don't know how to do what you did there irab, or i'd borrow it too... i'm lucky to get 14 in the summer, no matter where i drive (as long as it's in 2wd...)
