I'll be out West in Montana and Wyoming enjoying the sights in Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks during the first week of September. If there are any Sweptline folks near enough to have a cup of coffee, lunch, etc. with..... let me know. Maybe we can set something up. John
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I can't wait to see your truck Frank. Hope all is well with you in California. Have you been back East recently? Mike is enjoying his W200 immenseley. John
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Me too! John
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Quoteshartwig i live in the bay area of California , my zip is 94565. i posted it on craigslist, no offers, eh, im not worried, i have actually been driving it, its running great. I think after i put it back together i was a little nervous about it and cautious, but now, eh, i'd take it anywhere. PM sent Steve.
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Quoteshartwig i live in the bay area of California , my zip is 94565. Thanks Steve. Actually, transport rates aren't too bad at present. John
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Russ, That truck had some "issues". I decided to build my own W200 using my '61 D200 as a base. John
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Steve, What's your zip code? I'm curious as to what freight would run me.... John
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Quoteshartwig still running , took it to Oakland the other day, ran well. keyrist, you dont drive something for a few months, you noitce what needs to be done, power steering SUCKS! gas mileage SUCKS, i might need to lean it out a bit now that i have valves that seal. Rattles squeeks, wind noise, wiper blades sliding out, dammit when will it ever end!!!!!!!! Its an old truck.... It'll nev
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QuoteGordo More good news,!! Thanks John You know me Gordo..... Always bringing the good news. John
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The spring widths are the same but the bushings/bolts are larger on the 3/4 ton frame. John
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In post '71 Utiline trucks, there was a provision for the fuel filler tube. This was normally on the left side in front of the rear wheel. In later years of the Utiline box, the floors were steel. The Utiline box design, in general, was the same from '54 [?] through '84 [?] when it was phased out. John
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QuoteMoGas It is a slant six 4 speed truck right now. I still have the RV that is the donor for the engine and tranny. Should I cut the frame of the RV to get the mount brackets? What should I keep before the scrap man comes? Is the 62 park brake on the output of the tranny? I don't know if the frame cross member from that RV will work. You'll have to take some measurements. I
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QuoteMoGas So I just picked up a '62 stepside short bed D100. I also have a 360/727 combo out of a '78 motorhome. As you may have suspected, I'd like to put the 360 and 727 in the truck. Is this an easy swap? What issues may I run into? Thanks, Dave Howdy Dave, If your Utiline is currently a manual tranny truck, you'll have to cut out the bell housing cross member. T
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Steve, Money well spent! The engine looks great. John
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QuoteMoparNorm Thanks John! As you can see, we are still up, this morning. The amount of last minute emails and appeals to me has been pretty cool. So I'm mulling over a few suggestions. Norm, Your mulling sounds appealing! If there's a way to keep it going... we'd all be happy. John
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Norm, I certainly understand your position and want to say again that your forum has been an excellent place to come and "hang out" with fellow enthusiasts. Thanks a million for providing us all with this site and best of luck to you! If you're ever near the Western New York region, be sure to look me up! Regards, John
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Quotejohn in england That link doesnt work any ideas Thanks john John, I clicked on the link I provided and it worked just fine. Do as Chris suggested and check on the www.sweptline.org site under technical write ups or just type in voltage limiter in the Search box in the upper right hand corner of the forum page. Or, as JimmieD suggested, search this forum for information he
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John, Try this..... Voltage Limiter Recipe John
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Keep your powder dry Jimmie! Regards, John
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Phil, Thanks for all of your efforts these past few years. I do appreciate it. Regards, John
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Norm, Thanks for everything you've done to support all us Sweptline enthusiasts! If it wasn't for this site, I wouldn't have met and made friends with many of the participants. Meeting MoPar Tina, yourself and Dave was the highlight of our visit to California that year! Your site has played a major role in my hobby. I completely understand and agree with your desire to re-
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I dig it! John
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Hi Ron, Which heater do you have? My '62 had a cable operated control valve on the firewall in the engine compartment. My other trucks have the cntrol valve inside the box under the dashboard. John
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QuotePwrWgnDrvr Hard to compare a 318/2.94 to a slant6/3.23 I thought a good deal on the 318/2.94 vs 225/3.23.... and you're right. I tried dividing each displacement by the corresponding ration.... not good. I hoped to see more encouraging results through some cross-multiplication but, alas, another disappointment! I don't know where I'm going with this..... And math w
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QuotePwrWgnDrvr Hard to compare a 318/2.94 to a slant6/3.23 I think Gordo is using a Poly. That Poly along with a 3.23 ratio would be just fine in my opinion. You could start out in 2nd with no worries. DTA headers along with a nice dual set up run clear to the rear bumper with a cross over pipe would be "the cat's meow" John
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Sorry to hear of your health issues. Without pics of the rust prone areas, I'd take a stab in the dark and say it might be worth $2000-$3000 with those extra axles. Pictures are worth a thousand words and possibly a thousand extra bucks in your wallet. John
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Gordo, I redid my '65 D100 a few years back. It had a Slant 6/A745 3spd and a 3.91 gear. I threw in a '68 LA318, NP435 [6.61 granny] and swapped out the 3.91 with a 2.94. Low is still a bit low.... but I can get a few more mph out of it. When I'm cruising in 4th.... the 2.94 gear chunk is great. John
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I have a 489 in a '71 D100. As far as a 489 in a '66 or '67 D100..... I haven't come across one. The 741 & 742 housings are most common.... 742 being the best of 'em all IMHO. John
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QuoteBNC The rear axle is the type you gotta take the axle shafts out to get the drums off,,,thats a full floater isnt it??.............BNC Yes indeed.... John
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QuotePwrWgnDrvr Only if he wants to keep it! Note his post here already has 15 views after just one hour. Kaegi's post in buy/sell has just 44 views after TEN DAYS! So this is why I haven't found my large knuckle D44 steering arm! John
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