hotrodcowboy’s 1973 Dodge D150 Club Cab

I pulled the original 360/2-barrel engine, but rebuilding it isn't an option at the moment. So now it sits in a wheel-barrow until I get that done.In the meantime, to fill the space between the fenders I bought a 1975 Dodge D200 4x4 for parts. The body and interior are a mess, the transfer case is bad, but the front bumper and engine are primo!2/14-Finally got the engine pulled, and am now in the process of installing it in the '73.4/24-A few weekends ago I paid a friend $200 to install the engine, nwo she runs top-notch! Here's some new pics---

This is my truck now...... This is my dash, currently. I replaced the original AM radio with an off-brand 80's AM/FM tape deck I bought off a friend for $10. AM doesn't work, but FM gets OK reception. Notice the knobs...I took the old knobs off the old AM and put them on this one. That's a custom rear bumper my great-grandad made. The headache rack's also custom. My grandad made that. No, I don't acually have an air filter...just the oil filter but it is K&N! Independant Front Suspension My one ounce of class... Politically correct I'm not. I have a 15-gallon saddle tank that was put on custom.

Ok, this is some close-ups of the GUH-ZILLION dings and dents this rig has...at least it don't have no rusted-out floorboards. I'm missing some liner...plus, someone tried to hold the remaining liner on by putting SCREWS through it. I still need some bondo, ya'll. Some of the lining is still good, it was black in the middle. Somehow I'll repaint that. Good shot of the 16.5" Phantom All-Terrain tires. The original rims had a ring on the inside of the tire, which, when inflated, could possibly pop off and kill the person filling up the tire. Needless to say, that has since been altered.

Meet my 360 ci V8!!!! All stock right now. Holley 2-barrel 2245 R-6486-A carb. Had the sunuvagun sent off to a friend to be thoroughly cleaned...it had to be SOAKED in carb. cleaner it was so gummed up. Upon putting it back on, I discovered I'd stripped out the fuel entry port... SHOOT I bought a new top half for the carbueretor, and now I need to replace the intake manifold gasket cuz it's leaking fuel into the oil. Sometimes that's the fuel pump, because the diaphragm inside can rupture and leak gas. Also got sick of dealing with the stupid metal tube fuel line.. so I cut off a large piece of the line, leaving only the fuel ports. I secured them to a long rubber hose with hose clamps... Works for a while, until the hose blisters cuz of heat, then it's worthless. To remedy that, I put the original metal hose back in place using two 2" long pieces of rubber hose at either end..this won't blister, and it makes it easier to adjust the line for a new fuel pump with a different fuel exit port. My Dana 60 Positraction Rear Axle...I KNOW you're jealous.. I fried the starter awhile back, turning it over too much. See, she's got two gas tanks. One was full, the other was empty. Well, I thought I had it set on the full one. It wasn't. It was set on the empty one (hey, this switch is a little difficult, gimme a break!) So, the front starter bushing wore out. My grandad replaced the bushing easily cuz he's really smart. I got the starter set in place and got her started...After a little priming and some time to warm up, she ran like a dream! Typical Dodge. Took her out on the road and she had a top speed of 34mph, then I had to slow down because my U-turn was coming up. She stalled when I braked, probably because my carbuerator was so gummed up. Now it's parked in the barn, with the engine tore up, awaiting a new intake manifold gasket, valve cover gaskets, and a new timing chain cover. NEVER TRY TO PRY OFF THE INTAKE MANIFOLD WITH A CROWBAR!!! Use a screwdriver. At the front and back there's a gooey rubber gasket that can be scraped away, yeilding a place to pry the manifold up with. Ok, my grandad did a compression test on the motor and it's only got between 85-95 psi in the cylenders. So, I had a friend come over and in a few hours we had the motor pulled. jeez that son-of-a-gun's grimey. I'm currently concentrating on saving money to have the cylender of my 66 Dart (now my Mom's gave it to her for Christmas) rebuilt. But it's out anyway.

And to vort321 for the great pics!! First, I'd like to thank you for stopping by to look at my site! Please let me know what you think! You can leave me a message in my guestbook or e-mail me at: bluecollercowboy@yahoo.com Page 1: Intro Page 2: Body Work/Tires Page 3: The engine Page 4: Current pics Page 5: Miscillanious Page 6: Latest developments This the first picture I ever took of my truck after it was declared mine. She's a 1973 Dodge D200 that belonged to my great-grandad, initally, then my grandad bought her in 1987. In August of 2004, I went to help my grandparents do some landscaping, and, in return, they gave me the first vehicle I've ever called my own...this baby!! This is a picture of my grandad loading up my truck onto his flatbed. We hauled it with his 1997 Dodge ext. cab, with a 5.2L 318, and a manual 5 speed transmission, which is now mine. This is a picture of it shortly after we brought it home... I took off the camper shell, waiting to restore that. Future modifications include: Headers with J-pipe dual exhaust Cherrybomb mufflers Paint the engine original blue color Crane TRUCK! Cam K&N air filter Holley 4-barrel carbuerator, more for the increased fuel mileage (does that sound idiotic to you?) An Edelbrock single-plane intake Double-roller timing chain A MOPAR Ignition Conversion kit with Mopar coil & box Optima Blue Top battery Diamondplate bed edge Rhinoliner or Utility Liner A REALLY BIG toolbox for the bed CB antennas that I'll mount above the rearview mirrors on the doors. She also needs to be reupolstered, and the floor carpet needs replacing. I also have plans for a nice brushguard I'll build myself, and WARN 18,000 lb. winch Two KC Halogen floodlights for the brushguard, four for the headache rack that I have on there already. Goodrich M/T 16.5" tires American Racing Ouwlaw II rims...? I'm going to repaint the whole thing original red/white But first, I need some dings and dents repaired. Anyone got some bondo? Dual CB antennas 2 1/2" Sunpro TACH A gauge from JC Whitney that measures the carb.'s fuel/air ratio A gauge from JC Whitney that moniters miles per gallon. Neat, huh? If necessary, I'll rebuild the engine with: Flat Top Sil-Vo-Lite pistons (Forged, preferably) Total Seal rings Eagle rods and a MOPAR steel crank if necessary Manton pushrods I'll rebuild the heads with MOPAR stuff Here's some more pics of it at my grandparents...

This is my truck now...... This is my dash, currently. I replaced the original AM radio with an off-brand 80's AM/FM tape deck I bought off a friend for $10. AM doesn't work, but FM gets OK reception. Notice the knobs...I took the old knobs off the old AM and put them on this one. That's a custom rear bumper my great-grandad made. The headache rack's also custom. My grandad made that. No, I don't acually have an air filter...just the oil filter but it is K&N! Independant Front Suspension My one ounce of class... Politically correct I'm not. I have a 15-gallon saddle tank that was put on custom.

Meet my 360 ci V8!!!! All stock right now. Holley 2-barrel 2245 R-6486-A carb. Had the sunuvagun sent off to a friend to be thoroughly cleaned...it had to be SOAKED in carb. cleaner it was so gummed up. Upon putting it back on, I discovered I'd stripped out the fuel entry port... SHOOT I bought a new top half for the carbueretor, and now I need to replace the intake manifold gasket cuz it's leaking fuel into the oil. Sometimes that's the fuel pump, because the diaphragm inside can rupture and leak gas. Also got sick of dealing with the stupid metal tube fuel line.. so I cut off a large piece of the line, leaving only the fuel ports. I secured them to a long rubber hose with hose clamps... Works for a while, until the hose blisters cuz of heat, then it's worthless. To remedy that, I put the original metal hose back in place using two 2" long pieces of rubber hose at either end..this won't blister, and it makes it easier to adjust the line for a new fuel pump with a different fuel exit port. My Dana 60 Positraction Rear Axle...I KNOW you're jealous.. I fried the starter awhile back, turning it over too much. See, she's got two gas tanks. One was full, the other was empty. Well, I thought I had it set on the full one. It wasn't. It was set on the empty one (hey, this switch is a little difficult, gimme a break!) So, the front starter bushing wore out. My grandad replaced the bushing easily cuz he's really smart. I got the starter set in place and got her started...After a little priming and some time to warm up, she ran like a dream! Typical Dodge. Took her out on the road and she had a top speed of 34mph, then I had to slow down because my U-turn was coming up. She stalled when I braked, probably because my carbuerator was so gummed up. Now it's parked in the barn, with the engine tore up, awaiting a new intake manifold gasket, valve cover gaskets, and a new timing chain cover. NEVER TRY TO PRY OFF THE INTAKE MANIFOLD WITH A CROWBAR!!! Use a screwdriver. At the front and back there's a gooey rubber gasket that can be scraped away, yeilding a place to pry the manifold up with. Ok, my grandad did a compression test on the motor and it's only got between 85-95 psi in the cylenders. So, I had a friend come over and in a few hours we had the motor pulled. jeez that son-of-a-gun's grimey. I'm currently concentrating on saving money to have the cylender of my 66 Dart (now my Mom's gave it to her for Christmas) rebuilt. But it's out anyway.

And to vort321 for the great pics!! First, I'd like to thank you for stopping by to look at my site! Please let me know what you think! You can leave me a message in my guestbook or e-mail me at: bluecollercowboy@yahoo.com Page 1: Intro Page 2: Body Work/Tires Page 3: The engine Page 4: Current pics Page 5: Miscillanious Page 6: Latest developments This the first picture I ever took of my truck after it was declared mine. She's a 1973 Dodge D200 that belonged to my great-grandad, initally, then my grandad bought her in 1987. In August of 2004, I went to help my grandparents do some landscaping, and, in return, they gave me the first vehicle I've ever called my own...this baby!! This is a picture of my grandad loading up my truck onto his flatbed. We hauled it with his 1997 Dodge ext. cab, with a 5.2L 318, and a manual 5 speed transmission, which is now mine. This is a picture of it shortly after we brought it home... I took off the camper shell, waiting to restore that. Future modifications include: Headers with J-pipe dual exhaust Cherrybomb mufflers Paint the engine original blue color Crane TRUCK! Cam K&N air filter Holley 4-barrel carbuerator, more for the increased fuel mileage (does that sound idiotic to you?) An Edelbrock single-plane intake Double-roller timing chain A MOPAR Ignition Conversion kit with Mopar coil & box Optima Blue Top battery Diamondplate bed edge Rhinoliner or Utility Liner A REALLY BIG toolbox for the bed CB antennas that I'll mount above the rearview mirrors on the doors. She also needs to be reupolstered, and the floor carpet needs replacing. I also have plans for a nice brushguard I'll build myself, and WARN 18,000 lb. winch Two KC Halogen floodlights for the brushguard, four for the headache rack that I have on there already. Goodrich M/T 16.5" tires American Racing Ouwlaw II rims...? I'm going to repaint the whole thing original red/white But first, I need some dings and dents repaired. Anyone got some bondo? Dual CB antennas 2 1/2" Sunpro TACH A gauge from JC Whitney that measures the carb.'s fuel/air ratio A gauge from JC Whitney that moniters miles per gallon. Neat, huh? If necessary, I'll rebuild the engine with: Flat Top Sil-Vo-Lite pistons (Forged, preferably) Total Seal rings Eagle rods and a MOPAR steel crank if necessary Manton pushrods I'll rebuild the heads with MOPAR stuff Here's some more pics of it at my grandparents...

This is my truck now...... This is my dash, currently. I replaced the original AM radio with an off-brand 80's AM/FM tape deck I bought off a friend for $10. AM doesn't work, but FM gets OK reception. Notice the knobs...I took the old knobs off the old AM and put them on this one. That's a custom rear bumper my great-grandad made. The headache rack's also custom. My grandad made that. No, I don't acually have an air filter...just the oil filter but it is K&N! Independant Front Suspension My one ounce of class... Politically correct I'm not. I have a 15-gallon saddle tank that was put on custom.

Meet my 360 ci V8!!!! All stock right now. Holley 2-barrel 2245 R-6486-A carb. Had the sunuvagun sent off to a friend to be thoroughly cleaned...it had to be SOAKED in carb. cleaner it was so gummed up. Upon putting it back on, I discovered I'd stripped out the fuel entry port... SHOOT I bought a new top half for the carbueretor, and now I need to replace the intake manifold gasket cuz it's leaking fuel into the oil. Sometimes that's the fuel pump, because the diaphragm inside can rupture and leak gas. Also got sick of dealing with the stupid metal tube fuel line.. so I cut off a large piece of the line, leaving only the fuel ports. I secured them to a long rubber hose with hose clamps... Works for a while, until the hose blisters cuz of heat, then it's worthless. To remedy that, I put the original metal hose back in place using two 2" long pieces of rubber hose at either end..this won't blister, and it makes it easier to adjust the line for a new fuel pump with a different fuel exit port. My Dana 60 Positraction Rear Axle...I KNOW you're jealous.. I fried the starter awhile back, turning it over too much. See, she's got two gas tanks. One was full, the other was empty. Well, I thought I had it set on the full one. It wasn't. It was set on the empty one (hey, this switch is a little difficult, gimme a break!) So, the front starter bushing wore out. My grandad replaced the bushing easily cuz he's really smart. I got the starter set in place and got her started...After a little priming and some time to warm up, she ran like a dream! Typical Dodge. Took her out on the road and she had a top speed of 34mph, then I had to slow down because my U-turn was coming up. She stalled when I braked, probably because my carbuerator was so gummed up. Now it's parked in the barn, with the engine tore up, awaiting a new intake manifold gasket, valve cover gaskets, and a new timing chain cover. NEVER TRY TO PRY OFF THE INTAKE MANIFOLD WITH A CROWBAR!!! Use a screwdriver. At the front and back there's a gooey rubber gasket that can be scraped away, yeilding a place to pry the manifold up with. Ok, my grandad did a compression test on the motor and it's only got between 85-95 psi in the cylenders. So, I had a friend come over and in a few hours we had the motor pulled. jeez that son-of-a-gun's grimey. I'm currently concentrating on saving money to have the cylender of my 66 Dart (now my Mom's gave it to her for Christmas) rebuilt. But it's out anyway.

And to vort321 for the great pics!! First, I'd like to thank you for stopping by to look at my site! Please let me know what you think! You can leave me a message in my guestbook or e-mail me at: bluecollercowboy@yahoo.com Page 1: Intro Page 2: Body Work/Tires Page 3: The engine Page 4: Current pics Page 5: Miscillanious Page 6: Latest developments This the first picture I ever took of my truck after it was declared mine. She's a 1973 Dodge D200 that belonged to my great-grandad, initally, then my grandad bought her in 1987. In August of 2004, I went to help my grandparents do some landscaping, and, in return, they gave me the first vehicle I've ever called my own...this baby!! This is a picture of my grandad loading up my truck onto his flatbed. We hauled it with his 1997 Dodge ext. cab, with a 5.2L 318, and a manual 5 speed transmission, which is now mine. This is a picture of it shortly after we brought it home... I took off the camper shell, waiting to restore that. Future modifications include: Headers with J-pipe dual exhaust Cherrybomb mufflers Paint the engine original blue color Crane TRUCK! Cam K&N air filter Holley 4-barrel carbuerator, more for the increased fuel mileage (does that sound idiotic to you?) An Edelbrock single-plane intake Double-roller timing chain A MOPAR Ignition Conversion kit with Mopar coil & box Optima Blue Top battery Diamondplate bed edge Rhinoliner or Utility Liner A REALLY BIG toolbox for the bed CB antennas that I'll mount above the rearview mirrors on the doors. She also needs to be reupolstered, and the floor carpet needs replacing. I also have plans for a nice brushguard I'll build myself, and WARN 18,000 lb. winch Two KC Halogen floodlights for the brushguard, four for the headache rack that I have on there already. Goodrich M/T 16.5" tires American Racing Ouwlaw II rims...? I'm going to repaint the whole thing original red/white But first, I need some dings and dents repaired. Anyone got some bondo? Dual CB antennas 2 1/2" Sunpro TACH A gauge from JC Whitney that measures the carb.'s fuel/air ratio A gauge from JC Whitney that moniters miles per gallon. Neat, huh? If necessary, I'll rebuild the engine with: Flat Top Sil-Vo-Lite pistons (Forged, preferably) Total Seal rings Eagle rods and a MOPAR steel crank if necessary Manton pushrods I'll rebuild the heads with MOPAR stuff Here's some more pics of it at my grandparents...

This is my truck now...... This is my dash, currently. I replaced the original AM radio with an off-brand 80's AM/FM tape deck I bought off a friend for $10. AM doesn't work, but FM gets OK reception. Notice the knobs...I took the old knobs off the old AM and put them on this one. That's a custom rear bumper my great-grandad made. The headache rack's also custom. My grandad made that. No, I don't acually have an air filter...just the oil filter but it is K&N! Independant Front Suspension My one ounce of class... Politically correct I'm not. I have a 15-gallon saddle tank that was put on custom.

Meet my 360 ci V8!!!! All stock right now. Holley 2-barrel 2245 R-6486-A carb. Had the sunuvagun sent off to a friend to be thoroughly cleaned...it had to be SOAKED in carb. cleaner it was so gummed up. Upon putting it back on, I discovered I'd stripped out the fuel entry port... SHOOT I bought a new top half for the carbueretor, and now I need to replace the intake manifold gasket cuz it's leaking fuel into the oil. Sometimes that's the fuel pump, because the diaphragm inside can rupture and leak gas. Also got sick of dealing with the stupid metal tube fuel line.. so I cut off a large piece of the line, leaving only the fuel ports. I secured them to a long rubber hose with hose clamps... Works for a while, until the hose blisters cuz of heat, then it's worthless. To remedy that, I put the original metal hose back in place using two 2" long pieces of rubber hose at either end..this won't blister, and it makes it easier to adjust the line for a new fuel pump with a different fuel exit port. My Dana 60 Positraction Rear Axle...I KNOW you're jealous.. I fried the starter awhile back, turning it over too much. See, she's got two gas tanks. One was full, the other was empty. Well, I thought I had it set on the full one. It wasn't. It was set on the empty one (hey, this switch is a little difficult, gimme a break!) So, the front starter bushing wore out. My grandad replaced the bushing easily cuz he's really smart. I got the starter set in place and got her started...After a little priming and some time to warm up, she ran like a dream! Typical Dodge. Took her out on the road and she had a top speed of 34mph, then I had to slow down because my U-turn was coming up. She stalled when I braked, probably because my carbuerator was so gummed up. Now it's parked in the barn, with the engine tore up, awaiting a new intake manifold gasket, valve cover gaskets, and a new timing chain cover. NEVER TRY TO PRY OFF THE INTAKE MANIFOLD WITH A CROWBAR!!! Use a screwdriver. At the front and back there's a gooey rubber gasket that can be scraped away, yeilding a place to pry the manifold up with. Ok, my grandad did a compression test on the motor and it's only got between 85-95 psi in the cylenders. So, I had a friend come over and in a few hours we had the motor pulled. jeez that son-of-a-gun's grimey. I'm currently concentrating on saving money to have the cylender of my 66 Dart (now my Mom's gave it to her for Christmas) rebuilt. But it's out anyway.

And to vort321 for the great pics!! First, I'd like to thank you for stopping by to look at my site! Please let me know what you think! You can leave me a message in my guestbook or e-mail me at: bluecollercowboy@yahoo.com Page 1: Intro Page 2: Body Work/Tires Page 3: The engine Page 4: Current pics Page 5: Miscillanious Page 6: Latest developments This the first picture I ever took of my truck after it was declared mine. She's a 1973 Dodge D200 that belonged to my great-grandad, initally, then my grandad bought her in 1987. In August of 2004, I went to help my grandparents do some landscaping, and, in return, they gave me the first vehicle I've ever called my own...this baby!! This is a picture of my grandad loading up my truck onto his flatbed. We hauled it with his 1997 Dodge ext. cab, with a 5.2L 318, and a manual 5 speed transmission, which is now mine. This is a picture of it shortly after we brought it home... I took off the camper shell, waiting to restore that. Future modifications include: Headers with J-pipe dual exhaust Cherrybomb mufflers Paint the engine original blue color Crane TRUCK! Cam K&N air filter Holley 4-barrel carbuerator, more for the increased fuel mileage (does that sound idiotic to you?) An Edelbrock single-plane intake Double-roller timing chain A MOPAR Ignition Conversion kit with Mopar coil & box Optima Blue Top battery Diamondplate bed edge Rhinoliner or Utility Liner A REALLY BIG toolbox for the bed CB antennas that I'll mount above the rearview mirrors on the doors. She also needs to be reupolstered, and the floor carpet needs replacing. I also have plans for a nice brushguard I'll build myself, and WARN 18,000 lb. winch Two KC Halogen floodlights for the brushguard, four for the headache rack that I have on there already. Goodrich M/T 16.5" tires American Racing Ouwlaw II rims...? I'm going to repaint the whole thing original red/white But first, I need some dings and dents repaired. Anyone got some bondo? Dual CB antennas 2 1/2" Sunpro TACH A gauge from JC Whitney that measures the carb.'s fuel/air ratio A gauge from JC Whitney that moniters miles per gallon. Neat, huh? If necessary, I'll rebuild the engine with: Flat Top Sil-Vo-Lite pistons (Forged, preferably) Total Seal rings Eagle rods and a MOPAR steel crank if necessary Manton pushrods I'll rebuild the heads with MOPAR stuff Here's some more pics of it at my grandparents...

This is my truck now...... This is my dash, currently. I replaced the original AM radio with an off-brand 80's AM/FM tape deck I bought off a friend for $10. AM doesn't work, but FM gets OK reception. Notice the knobs...I took the old knobs off the old AM and put them on this one. That's a custom rear bumper my great-grandad made. The headache rack's also custom. My grandad made that. No, I don't acually have an air filter...just the oil filter but it is K&N! Independant Front Suspension My one ounce of class... Politically correct I'm not. I have a 15-gallon saddle tank that was put on custom.

Meet my 360 ci V8!!!! All stock right now. Holley 2-barrel 2245 R-6486-A carb. Had the sunuvagun sent off to a friend to be thoroughly cleaned...it had to be SOAKED in carb. cleaner it was so gummed up. Upon putting it back on, I discovered I'd stripped out the fuel entry port... SHOOT I bought a new top half for the carbueretor, and now I need to replace the intake manifold gasket cuz it's leaking fuel into the oil. Sometimes that's the fuel pump, because the diaphragm inside can rupture and leak gas. Also got sick of dealing with the stupid metal tube fuel line.. so I cut off a large piece of the line, leaving only the fuel ports. I secured them to a long rubber hose with hose clamps... Works for a while, until the hose blisters cuz of heat, then it's worthless. To remedy that, I put the original metal hose back in place using two 2" long pieces of rubber hose at either end..this won't blister, and it makes it easier to adjust the line for a new fuel pump with a different fuel exit port. My Dana 60 Positraction Rear Axle...I KNOW you're jealous.. I fried the starter awhile back, turning it over too much. See, she's got two gas tanks. One was full, the other was empty. Well, I thought I had it set on the full one. It wasn't. It was set on the empty one (hey, this switch is a little difficult, gimme a break!) So, the front starter bushing wore out. My grandad replaced the bushing easily cuz he's really smart. I got the starter set in place and got her started...After a little priming and some time to warm up, she ran like a dream! Typical Dodge. Took her out on the road and she had a top speed of 34mph, then I had to slow down because my U-turn was coming up. She stalled when I braked, probably because my carbuerator was so gummed up. Now it's parked in the barn, with the engine tore up, awaiting a new intake manifold gasket, valve cover gaskets, and a new timing chain cover. NEVER TRY TO PRY OFF THE INTAKE MANIFOLD WITH A CROWBAR!!! Use a screwdriver. At the front and back there's a gooey rubber gasket that can be scraped away, yeilding a place to pry the manifold up with. Ok, my grandad did a compression test on the motor and it's only got between 85-95 psi in the cylenders. So, I had a friend come over and in a few hours we had the motor pulled. jeez that son-of-a-gun's grimey. I'm currently concentrating on saving money to have the cylender of my 66 Dart (now my Mom's gave it to her for Christmas) rebuilt. But it's out anyway.

This is my truck now...... This is my dash, currently. I replaced the original AM radio with an off-brand 80's AM/FM tape deck I bought off a friend for $10. AM doesn't work, but FM gets OK reception. Notice the knobs...I took the old knobs off the old AM and put them on this one. That's a custom rear bumper my great-grandad made. The headache rack's also custom. My grandad made that. No, I don't acually have an air filter...just the oil filter but it is K&N! Independant Front Suspension My one ounce of class... Politically correct I'm not. I have a 15-gallon saddle tank that was put on custom.

This is my truck now...... This is my dash, currently. I replaced the original AM radio with an off-brand 80's AM/FM tape deck I bought off a friend for $10. AM doesn't work, but FM gets OK reception. Notice the knobs...I took the old knobs off the old AM and put them on this one. That's a custom rear bumper my great-grandad made. The headache rack's also custom. My grandad made that. No, I don't acually have an air filter...just the oil filter but it is K&N! Independant Front Suspension My one ounce of class... Politically correct I'm not. I have a 15-gallon saddle tank that was put on custom.

Meet my 360 ci V8!!!! All stock right now. Holley 2-barrel 2245 R-6486-A carb. Had the sunuvagun sent off to a friend to be thoroughly cleaned...it had to be SOAKED in carb. cleaner it was so gummed up. Upon putting it back on, I discovered I'd stripped out the fuel entry port... SHOOT I bought a new top half for the carbueretor, and now I need to replace the intake manifold gasket cuz it's leaking fuel into the oil. Sometimes that's the fuel pump, because the diaphragm inside can rupture and leak gas. Also got sick of dealing with the stupid metal tube fuel line.. so I cut off a large piece of the line, leaving only the fuel ports. I secured them to a long rubber hose with hose clamps... Works for a while, until the hose blisters cuz of heat, then it's worthless. To remedy that, I put the original metal hose back in place using two 2" long pieces of rubber hose at either end..this won't blister, and it makes it easier to adjust the line for a new fuel pump with a different fuel exit port. My Dana 60 Positraction Rear Axle...I KNOW you're jealous.. I fried the starter awhile back, turning it over too much. See, she's got two gas tanks. One was full, the other was empty. Well, I thought I had it set on the full one. It wasn't. It was set on the empty one (hey, this switch is a little difficult, gimme a break!) So, the front starter bushing wore out. My grandad replaced the bushing easily cuz he's really smart. I got the starter set in place and got her started...After a little priming and some time to warm up, she ran like a dream! Typical Dodge. Took her out on the road and she had a top speed of 34mph, then I had to slow down because my U-turn was coming up. She stalled when I braked, probably because my carbuerator was so gummed up. Now it's parked in the barn, with the engine tore up, awaiting a new intake manifold gasket, valve cover gaskets, and a new timing chain cover. NEVER TRY TO PRY OFF THE INTAKE MANIFOLD WITH A CROWBAR!!! Use a screwdriver. At the front and back there's a gooey rubber gasket that can be scraped away, yeilding a place to pry the manifold up with. Ok, my grandad did a compression test on the motor and it's only got between 85-95 psi in the cylenders. So, I had a friend come over and in a few hours we had the motor pulled. jeez that son-of-a-gun's grimey. I'm currently concentrating on saving money to have the cylender of my 66 Dart (now my Mom's gave it to her for Christmas) rebuilt. But it's out anyway.