48v dc power

From: Merle K. Peirce <at258_at_osfn.org>
Date: Thu Oct 12 19:15:56 2000

On Thu, 12 Oct 2000, Fred Cisin (XenoSoft) wrote:

I as actually thinking of an LR FC...

> On Thu, 12 Oct 2000, Merle K. Peirce wrote:
> > I think I'd prefer a nice little diesel. FC's have more room in the back
> > for rack mounting, though. did they come uuith 2.5's or V-8's?
>
> My '59 Jeep FC170 had a small flathead 6. A lot of people swapped other
> engines into them. It had a 9ft box, but was overall shorter than
> shortbed pickups. The Dana 44? rear axle was very sturdy, but the
> suspension and brakes weren't real happy with more than a ton of load.
> And a ton to the rear of the rear axle would take the weight off of the
> front.
>
> --
> Grumpy Ol' Fred cisin_at_xenosoft.com
>
>

M. K. Peirce
Rhode Island Computer Museum, Inc.
215 Shady Lea Road,
North Kingstown, RI 02852

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