Write up of my truck in an Aussie car mag

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Write up of my truck in an Aussie car mag

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hey guys

I submitted a 'readers rides' story in the Australian 'Unique Cars' mag...It's a bit of a classifieds but with quite a lot of feature articles and the like

My story and pic got published - kinda pleased with that...I reckon the old girl (or man in this case) has come up well

Plus I got some nice Sidchrome spanners for the effort!! :thup:

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Congratulations and great write up in the article!
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Congrats on the cool article Chris! You're another member I always forget about when the subject of propane comes up, (as it seems to more and more here). :wink:
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Damn wish I read this thread earlier! Would of bought the mag.
What economy are you getting with the impco 425 Chris?
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Congrats! It's great to see the bumps getting public recognition. They are a great looking body style. Next step: A cover!
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cheek wrote:What economy are you getting with the impco 425 Chris?
Hey mate - about 20 litres per hundred highway/light putting about.

Pretty happy with that...it got 23 litres per hundred with the stoock manifold / 350 holley with gas ring / points dissy - and didn't make as much power !
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Damn that's really good, I'm getting about 26l per 100, highway driving. That's with the duel fuel setup. Suburban driving I'm getting about 31 litres :/ kinda sucks coz I only get about 200km from my 90l tank haha
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I remeber reading this! Where in Brisbane are you located mate?
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Congratulations! :woohoo:
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Awesome! I love the part about the Toyota having to be pulled out by an old Ford. Classic! :thup:
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great write up and thanks for sharing!
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