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Bill Beers
05-01-2008, 07:09 PM
Not quite sure where to put this, but if you ever wanted to bolt your house to a overland chassis, I think this would be it:

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2386/2456853775_eedc725c2c_b.jpg

-Bill
Spikepretorius
05-01-2008, 07:18 PM
Is that the gezorse pipe coming out under the door? Mean machine

(nice avatar by the way. is that a Golf race car?)
Bill Beers
05-02-2008, 02:41 PM
Is that the gezorse pipe coming out under the door??)

I confess I don't know what gezorse means. (Neither did google! :) )



(nice avatar by the way. is that a Golf race car?)

That's the rally car that I navigate in. It's a '77 rabbit that currently has its transmission out and in pieces. We blew up our differential at Oregon Trail (http://oregontrailrally.com/)last year, (taking our muy-expensive 4.81:1 ring and pinion with it!,) and haven't got it back together yet. We're hoping to do the Mt. Hood Rally in October.

-Bill
Spikepretorius
05-02-2008, 02:47 PM
Sorry. South African slang term for an exhaust pipe. I thought it would work in American
Spikepretorius
05-02-2008, 02:49 PM
I just did a google and see a Rabbit is what the rest of the world call a Golf. Bloody nice cars for racing
ntsqd
05-02-2008, 03:05 PM
Could be. that chrome thingy hanging off the RR corner of the cab is the heat shield for the muffler and the stack is visible above that, but they not not look like they are connected.
Lynn
05-02-2008, 03:28 PM
It looks like some kind of stripped-down, race-prepped competition truck?

If so, does anybody know the class or venue?

The logo is Western Star, right?
Bill Beers
05-02-2008, 04:05 PM
Ahh.. It is definitely gezorse piping! Imagine 90 degree elbow that will connect it to the top stack.

Not a race truck. It's a Western Star 6900 4x4. Not a super common configuration, but Western Star does virtually all custom trucks.

I don't know exactly what his will be used for, but I suspect somewhere in the Middle East, possibly oilfield related?
Lynn
05-02-2008, 04:17 PM
Ahh.. It is definitely gezorse piping! Imagine 90 degree elbow that will connect it to the top stack.

Not a race truck. It's a Western Star 6900 4x4. Not a super common configuration, but Western Star does virtually all custom trucks.

I don't know exactly what his will be used for, but I suspect somewhere in the Middle East, possibly oilfield related?

Aaaah, so instead of stripped-down, it's in-progress. I get it.
ntsqd
05-02-2008, 04:29 PM
Mid-East hadn't occurred to me. I'd been thinking that it was an In-Process build for Ag use. Some fertilizer truck uses would be a perfect fit to that chassis.
Funrover
05-02-2008, 04:45 PM
That is AWSOME!!!!! I have seen a few retired semis used for towing 5th wheels, that could be the more aggressive off road version LOL
Bill Beers
05-02-2008, 04:47 PM
Well, I know ititially it's going to Haka Motors in Saudi Arabia. I'm just assuming it will stay in the region.

I've heard they spec out some trucks like this to carry water and a high pressure water jet to clean off powerlines. I don't know the details though.
Lynn
05-02-2008, 04:49 PM
I just spent the last few minutes perusing Western Star's site, and all I can say is, wow.

If I were rich and famous (or just rich ;) ) I think I would get Unicat to build me a rig on one of those Western Star AWD SRW rigs (as shown under their 'military' or 'export' menus).
oldcj5guy
05-02-2008, 11:10 PM
The placement of that pipe under the door to the turbo looks like it could just be bling for the blowoff.
egn
05-03-2008, 04:55 AM
Great truck!

I looked up Western Star (http://www.westernstar.com/) and found really nice configurations with twin steer.
ntsqd
05-03-2008, 05:38 PM
I want one of these: http://www.westernstar.com/Trucks/SevereExtreme/Military/6900xd.asp
No bloody clue what I'd do with it, but I want one!
Doin_It
05-18-2008, 09:57 PM
Our co. does the landscape maint. over at Stewart and Stevenson here in Calgary. They always have something in the back yard, with the 4x4 and large float equip. I'll have to have the guys let me know when there is something there being built for the Emerits or Russia, so I can get some pics. They had 6/7 units there recently on Mercedes cab overs heading for Russia. There was also a KW cab/chassis same as the Freightliner waiting to go into the the shop. Will see what's going on that and post a pic when I can get one.
mhiscox
05-19-2008, 05:34 PM
Our co. does the landscape maint. over at Stewart and Stevenson here in Calgary. They always have something in the back yard, with the 4x4 and large float equip.
Don't anybody forget that you can go to Columbus and pick up this puppy tomorrow. It's a little pricey, but a lot of that has to do with giving you invulnerability from biological, chemical or (yikes) nuclear attack.

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