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[65_LS1_T56]

Really guys, its not anything to get excited about. I just inherited a 1969 shortbed 4x4 Dodge pickup setting on a newer 80's chassis, 5.7 hemi efi., 727, 205 t/c and Dana 60's front and back. Its a really cool old hillbilly truck, which I'm trying to get running before I switch back to the AMX. I'll post some pics as soon as I take some.

Oh, is that all? lol, sounds awesome Ron. New tow vehicle maybe?

[srh3trinity]

Really guys, its not anything to get excited about. I just inherited a 1969 shortbed 4x4 Dodge pickup setting on a newer 80's chassis, 5.7 hemi efi., 727, 205 t/c and Dana 60's front and back. Its a really cool old hillbilly truck, which I'm trying to get running before I switch back to the AMX. I'll post some pics as soon as I take some.

Sounds pretty cool.

[Ron S]

Took a couple shots of my new Hillbilly truck, I really like trucks for some reason.

[72BBSwinger]

Oh my! A man after my own heart, I had a twin to that except it was orange,318 4spd, Dana 70 front,GM 14 bolt rear. It was a 70.

[snopro]

Pro touring truck on the list of builds to do?

[65_LS1_T56]

looks kinda like a Baja truck with the nose up, thats really cool Ron. Don't see many of those around anymore.

[Motorcitydak]

Sweet truck. I see a valve cover sitting on the inner fender already.....what did you do?

What wiring harness is the truck running? efi or carb?

[srh3trinity]

That has some nice lines.

[Ron S]

Sweet truck. I see a valve cover sitting on the inner fender already.....what did you do?



What wiring harness is the truck running? efi or carb?

That is still up in the air, the truck will definitley be EFI, I'm trying to deside wether to slide a big cam in it, and run LS1 electronics like I did in my Cuda, or just stay with factory Dodge stuff and leave it stock. I just installed a 1991 Dodge Ramcharger EFI fuel tank and mounts in the back with a GM LS1 fuel pump in it. Just don't know if I want to spend the time or money to modify the Hemi.

[Evoix]

That is still up in the air, the truck will definitley be EFI, I'm trying to deside wether to slide a big cam in it, and run LS1 electronics like I did in my Cuda, or just stay with factory Dodge stuff and leave it stock. I just installed a 1991 Dodge Ramcharger EFI fuel tank and mounts in the back with a GM LS1 fuel pump in it. Just don't know if I want to spend the time or money to modify the Hemi.

edit: changed my mind
I do have to say, you move rather quick on the other cars you post up. It will be cool to see how bad ass you make this truck as well
What OTHER cars do you have lol

[Grim]

Took a couple shots of my new Hillbilly truck, I really like trucks for some reason.


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Man you got some projects! I was digging the pictures of the Power Wagon and now this.
If that old Dodge was mine I'd really want to drop a 6B into it.

[Ron S]

Yeah, my first thought was to put a Cummins in it, then I thought about how loud and obnoxious the older ones were are in comfortable trucks, in this thing they would probably make me not want to drive it.

[blade]

Have not looked at the whole build yet but what I have seen so far looks great.

The link below has some material that would make great floor boards for your car and help keep it light weight the material is similar to what the Corvette ZR1 uses.

http://www.dragonplate.com/ecart/pro...pID=890&cID=61

[Racinjitter]

LOL, Having cut a few ZR1's and ZO6's in half... There is no balsa like a lot of people seem to think. You are one product off, http://www.dragonplate.com/ecart/categories.asp?cID=83 Is the one closest to what is used in the floors of the C6 ZO6 and ZR1.

Awesome product if you have the funds to use it.

[blade]

Well excuse me, I never cut one in half. Just going by what the mags say, just read that in the feb issue of car and driver. Even this online article with pictures of the floor cut away. HMMM.

http://www.corvettereport.com/zr1-co...g-at-its-best/


Even Chevrolets own website. Look under fuel saving technologies toward the bottom of the page.

http://www.chevrolet.com/corvette-zr1-sports-car.html

[Ron S]

EFI tech: When you can't get a new efi project to start, don't pour gas down the plastic intake manifold. Because although it may fire off several times, the belly that you don't see in the bottom of the manifold holds fuel, the fuel has no way to get out(well almost no way). If it backfires, or when it backfires, there will be a big explosion and plastic off the manifold stuck to the ceiling. Come to find out the hose inside the fuel tank had a pin hole in it bleeding fuel pressure, I did finally figure it out with help from my buddy Troy, and it runs great. Now that the truck is running, it will be AMX time.

[RS_Customs]

lol nice! Tech advice time is over, GET BACK ON THE CAR!!!! lol

Robert

[andrewb70]

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Priceless. Note to self: EFI is not like a carb.

Note to Ron: install fuel pressure gauge.

Andrew

[Ron S]

On a side note, my pedals did come in today.

[Kenova]

"I'm tellin' ya Andy, it just went KABLOOWY"

Ken