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Title: I Got Another Cougar
Post by: Scott D on August 26, 2010, 08:55:11 PM
:headbang:
Title: I Got Another Cougar
Post by: 88turbo on August 26, 2010, 09:09:06 PM
ok ok you got me :(
Title: I Got Another Cougar
Post by: cougarman on August 26, 2010, 09:17:57 PM
So, is that your project for the grille emblem? very nice.:D
Title: I Got Another Cougar
Post by: Scott D on August 26, 2010, 09:32:51 PM
Quote from: cougarman;333663
So, is that your project for the grille emblem? very nice.:D


Yep, that was my whole idea :)

I found a few cats in the boneyard, but none had an emblem big enough. Small ones were plentiful, but the Volvo emblem would swallow it up.

Not wanting to make a permanent change to the truck (which would mean I get a less than desirable truck, at best, means I had to use zip ties. Still, though, it makes an interesting 20-footer.

an extra rag helped hide the Volvo emblem ...
Title: I Got Another Cougar
Post by: irv on August 27, 2010, 04:17:48 PM
so this is your daily driver!
volos dont use a CAT diesel do they?
--irv
Title: I Got Another Cougar
Post by: Scott D on August 27, 2010, 05:42:17 PM
Quote from: irv;333774
so this is your daily driver!
volos dont use a CAT diesel do they?
--irv

Yup, this is the daily driver. Then comes the Silverado, then the 'underbird.

This, particular truck is a '07 VNL 430 with the factory Volvo D13 engine putting out 475hp and 1750ft lbs @ 1600 RPM :headbang:

Catapillar was an option up until a year, or so, ago when Cat got out of the Class 8 market. They can't meet the EPA emissions regs, so they said, "we make enough money with other stuff, so we'll focus on that stuff."
Title: I Got Another Cougar
Post by: Thunder Chicken on August 27, 2010, 05:53:45 PM
Hell, t'ain't much heavier than an MN12...
Title: I Got Another Cougar
Post by: Beau on August 28, 2010, 02:09:13 AM
Quote from: Thunder Chicken;333789
Hell, t'ain't much heavier than an MN12...

Plus more torque=win.
More room in the back, too, for those who frequent the lizards:rollin:
Title: I Got Another Cougar
Post by: Watchdevil on August 28, 2010, 02:11:20 AM
The only thing that would be a Cougar in that picture is if your mama was sitting in the truck with a much younger man... LOL!