Cascade Crew

chevymad · Posted: Sun Jul 31, 2011 12:08 pm Post subject: Crazy old koot with cool toys

Was looking up twin six stuff and found this video. A few pretty cool rides in here.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ia1yaWhdgn0

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HL0AT3k30DA&feature=player_embedded

blue89 · Posted: Sun Jul 31, 2011 12:16 pm Post subject:

Is that a transaxle???

Al Hasse · Posted: Sun Jul 31, 2011 12:17 pm Post subject:

Yep, in the video they said it's from a FWD Cadillac.

aaron_sK · Posted: Mon Aug 01, 2011 6:10 am Post subject:

Hehe... can't really call it a COE anymore, can they? Laughing

That is a GM metric transaxle for sure. GMC ran a plate to adapt those motors to an SBC bell, so it probably wasn't to hard for them to just make a different plate. I know I'd be real nervous about running an engine with that much torque through that small of a trans, especially with unequal axle shafts. In a ride that light it may not matter though.

chevymad · Posted: Mon Aug 01, 2011 6:31 am Post subject:

That rear end looked like an explosion waiting to happen with the torque of that beast. But as you say, other then the motor there's no weight there.

aaron_sK · Posted: Mon Aug 01, 2011 6:37 am Post subject:

In a truck like that I would have expected to see a V-drive and 1-ton axle along the lines of what this guy did:

http://www.dieselpowermag.com/features/ford/0810dp_1995_ford_f150_cummins_diesel/index.html

You still have the unequal length axles, but that Sterling can take much more abuse.

iansane · Posted: Mon Aug 01, 2011 9:48 am Post subject:

Does anyone remember that fwd ford super duty truck that was modded to be a motorcycle hauler a few years ago? I remember it floating about the interwebs. The rear diff and associated stuff was yanked to make a lower bed for bikes. This is like the opposite of that. Cool stuff either way.