2013-06-22
disassembling a rusty Toyota ambulance for an overhaul
The medical compartment was easily removed to be refurbished, which is going to take a bit longer, since it's going to get an aircon unit and being upgraded to advanced life support unit. The driving cab required to be entirely dismantled, sandblasted, some dents were cut off, then it was all primed before we could finally patch all the de-rusted body panels with Araldite glue and sheetmetal recycled from beer cans. The interior trim was not so bad, but it's going to be upgraded to improve the driver's comfort. 22R engine was pulled off and will be replaced by a Ford 3.0 V6 petrol. I would still rather get a diesel drivetrain, but it was not the preference of the patrons. What I was worrying about is the frame, altough it's not so badly damaged by all the years of service as I was afraid. I won't be able to follow the rest of the job getting done, since I'm going on the road again soon.
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Some folks still think a gasser can always outperform every oil-burner, that's definitely an outdated mentality. Last time I went to Uruguay I saw a few full-size American cars with small high-speed Diesels under 3-litre, only a handful turbocharged, and 5-speed transmissions, replacing V8 gassers up to 4-litre bolted to 3-speed transmissions, and with the updated drivetrains they got even a slightly better performance.
We may recognise gears play a role in regard of performance too, but keeping petrol is not a smart move.
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