Ya, what Marcus said. Thank God you are OK !
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My feelings hurt more than my body. The reactor seems to be fine for the most part.
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God was looking out for me I think. I’m just in a state of numb shock. I hope my insurance will help me out a little bit. Maybe I can salvage the drivetrain for something else.
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Cody,
Glad you are OK. Wow! What a scare! Could have ended much differently. God is good. Were you running on charcoal at the time?
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No I was not, thank God. I think my next vehicle will be JUST charcoal to prevent a gasoline fire for that reason.
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Real glad no one was hurt .
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Not gonna lie Cody, that is a easy fix. Junkyard cab swap. Do it in a weekend in the driveway with a few buddy’s, iv done it several times. Buy it back cheap and redo the system and back on the road in no time with a story to tell. Once again glad no one is hurt, but you can salvage this even if the frame is minorly tweaked it can be fixed
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Roll the windows down and slide a timber trough the cab. Next wrap a chain at both ends of the timber and use a high lift to lift it off and the new cab on. But first unbolt and disconnect wiring and linkages.
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If you need help rebuilding this or another gasifier vehicle, I’m just 2 hours away. Sorry about the truck. Glad your ok.
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I have a few gallons of bondo I can send. Looks like a good start to a rat rod.
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Luckily the engine still cranks up and runs. I might try to do a cab swap or find a roller and swap the guts into that. I wish I could extend the nose a little bit and find a way to drop a Chevy straight 6 in there.
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Well, you need to remove the dog house and cab, so pull the engine out and relocated it in the back behind the gasifier. Now is is easy to work on and plumb the gas to. Bonus, nice storage in the front (frunk?), that could also be used to dry fuel as you drive. Keep the radiator in the front.
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Cody sorry about that. I can speak from experience. It sucks but no one was hurt and it will all work out in the end. Just keep with it. Find another vehicle and start again. Salvage what you can and move to the next one.
Jakob.
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I have done that before Jeff. A 396 chevy dropped into a 1962 Ford econoline van. Could not get a workable pinion angle with about a foot of driveshaft… Worked great if you wanted to make a truckload of milk shakes. Would be great with an independent rear suspension.
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So I have Uninsured Motorist on top of my liability policy, but the Mazda was already a salvage title so I’m not sure if I’ll get any sort of payoff from it.
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So, no chance of the hit and run driver paying anything? Somebody in the neighborhood knows who it was. I guess this is why all the Russian drivers and other eastern Europeans are running continuous loop recording dash cams. I am so glad you are not seriously hurt. Probably going to ache for a while, though.
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Real glad you’re ok Cody, but a pity on the project truck.
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Nobody managed to get the plate number. Also people in poorer neighborhoods are less likely to talk to police about anything. NC doesn’t use front plates so we didn’t have any clue other than the type of car. Maybe the police will find them, if they do I should get paid by them as well.
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I am absolutely sore. Mostly in my neck. I’m amazed I didnt hit my head with how much further the driver side was collapsed.
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