Oh hey that reminds me:http://www.vintagebus.com/busfaq.html
contradicts Dan's contention that they weren't reduction boxes. I wonder if
he's had some different gears to have it not reduce? I found another site that
even lists the gearing options that could be had...
-Curt
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That's what I did for my Mom years ago with an 84 bus. It also
had a 5 speed transmission. She loved it. Used crow about blowing
away some old guy in a big boat Cadillac that was just stumbling
along at 45 or 50 in a 55 zone. Said she never would have been
able to do that with the old engine in it.
Manfred
> Date: Fri, 30 Sep 2016 00:36:54 +0000 (UTC)
> From: Curt Raymond <curtlud...@yahoo.com>
> To: Mercedes Discussion List <mercedes@okiebenz.com>
>
> The split window busses had gear reduction boxes at the rear wheels for extra
> gearing and aren't bad around town. Put a 2000cc Porsche engine in one for a
> real sleeper...
> Curt
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