Nice work Doug! Did you ever sell that nice running LA318? John
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Ron, You might try looking at '80s vintage Dodge Vans for the right side mount. John
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Have you had someone drive this while you followed behind to see what the truck looks like going down the road? That's where I'd start. John
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QuoteMoparNorm My guy was under $200, but sadly he went out of business. I don't know if the economy...or immigration was his downfall... What year was your seat reupholstered? John
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Once you remove that manifold from the other Slant 6, you may find that it too won't seal upon installation. You might give thought to having a machine shop "shave" it a bit to give you a level manifold to work with. John
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Make sure the distributor housing is completely seated in the block. Sometimes, the o-ring will be tight enough against the block hole as to give the impression that the housing is all the way in when, in fact, it is in just far enough to permit the shaft to engage the slot in the cam gear.... John
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Whoops.... wrong post... John
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Great work Mark. You're still going to use that Utiline box aren't you? Good to see your post. John
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Quotelittle doug Would make nice suspenders. I strongly recommend baler twine for suspenders. John
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Do you have any Tractor Supply stores in CA? IF so, check with them. I used a chunk of old tractor inner tube for my shroud. John
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The truck looks great. Good to see you deleted the flat bed in favor of the Sweptline box. I'm really digging the 19.5s on it too. John
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Quotetxas2step Put a new Melling oil pump w/spin-on filter center piece.Hell getting the old pump off ...shaft almost welded to block. Anyway,it's on,new oil/spin on fram ph8a filter, idiot light and oil pressure gauge working. Wow, instant oil pressure! no bleed down. Happy Camper. FYI.... Use a NAPA Gold/ filter the next time around. Fram filters aren't the greatest..... by any st
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QuoteGordo My elderly induced paranoia AKA "wintertime swollen sinuses" caused me to read XTRA EMAIL info into the Big Bad John Humor from John,.. I will go into my post and thru it's edit take out that which was directed to an mysterious (non existent) email 3rd party. That will by itself clear up errors made by myself. (most of em anyways,..) LOL John didn't d
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QuoteGordo Tailgate is sold.! It is a parts truck now. I appreciate the interest but that tail gate sale gets rid of shipping headaches. I believe that is a blessing for both "big bad John:, and I. "Everybody knew it was the end of the line for Big John..." Oh well..... that's just the way the cookie crumbles..... We'll call off the dogs on this one.... John
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QuoteMoparNorm A friend shipped a Non-Op, I helped him load it. I'll dig around and get the name of the carrier. Thanks Norm! John
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Gordo, Do you know of any carriers who would transport a truck with no engine? I have a 44,000 mile 383 and 727 from a '69 D100 that would be a nice match. If anyone has used a good hauler for a non-op vehicle.... let me know. John
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Look into the Rancho RS5000 shock. John
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QuotePwrWgnDrvr Ya John, I know what u are referring to. If u look at the earlier latches, on the back side of the "handle" that u pull forward to release the latch, there is a hook which grabs a bar. That hook is the early version of the secondary latch and it functions to keep the hood from flying open if the primary latch releases. It is easy to overlook it because it is automaticall
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QuotePwrWgnDrvr John, there is a "secondary" or "safety" latch on all of my Swepts, from 61 on. I'm not using good "terminology" here, but am sure you know of the re-designed secondary catch that started showing up in '68[?] Anyhoo.... its kind of an ancillary note with regards to the general topic of overriding, past 90deg, special detent hood springs
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Quotewally426ci I hear bad things about the Orange Mopar box, but not sure if those problems are fixed.... I have one on my 68 with no issues. I've run the same orange box on my R/T for 13+ years with no issues. I have an orange box on each of my five running/roadworthy Sweptlines.... no issues.... John
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QuoteJimmieD For reference for what? Don't understand the question, John. Meaning..... do you still own a Sweptline or are you going from pure ragged memory? What is this 'secondary latch' you mention, John? Per my post, there is a secondary latch or "catch, if you will, on later Swetplines. I can post a pic of the latch/catch striker plate if need be "Let
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QuoteRuss BTW, I have a good pair of Sweptline hinges that I would like to get rid of if anyone wants to give me $10 and pay shipping. These things are fairly heavy so shipping a long distance might not be worth it. They came off of my 70 parts truck and seem to be tight. Do they have the special override feature Russ? John
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QuoteMoparNorm I think the reason they changed the hood opening angle is because when the 90 degree hood hinges wear, it allows the hood to contact the roof rain gutter lip and dents the hood. Two things cause the 90deg. hood to contact the roof gutter.... worn hinges and wind. The secondary latch began to show up in late '67 to take "wind" out of the equation. John
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QuoteJimmieD Thanks, Russ! This is really bugging me because of my '69. What bugs me is the '69 was just your garden variety Dodge truck, low mileage, fairly well maintained by the state or feds & nothing wrong with hinges. Also to my ragged memory all my Swept hoods did this, or else I'd know that some do, some don't, just like I've learned other stuff about these
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QuoteMoparNorm QuoteDB69 That Acclaim is proving that Chrysler Corporation made better cars than Chrysler LLC does today. Tom Just remember that your Caliber was built by Daimler. The 2011 Chrysler cars are built by Chrysler Group LLC, NOT Daimler's, or Cerberus' Chrysler LLC. If you go to the a car show this spring you will see a vast improvement! Chrysler is on the way back. 2010
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QuotePwrWgnDrvr Ok, got it now. Forgot your W300 is a 61. Actually..... its a D300 John
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Franky, You'll always be a "New Yorker"! Looks like a nice clean ride. John
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These guys might be able to answer some of your questions.... John
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I don't know Jack..... .... but I know jack. John
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Quotewideblock i know you were joking norm. did they make a non adjustable poly rocker arm?? im curious now to learn. i have never run across any, but that doesnt mean they were not out there. Not that I know of..... John
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