Yes, the engine needs a new intake/exhaust gasket and I still need to sort out why there's little to no vacuum at the PCV valve and then I plan on ordering the lowers from Rockauto and we'll flip the rear. I'm not sure if I'm going to do the shackle. Lots of good info in this thread.
How to...
Here they are mounted. The lower profile tire only makes the gap between the top of the tire and the bottom of the wheel well further apart. The next step will be lowering the whole truck, but I need to figure out the engine first.
I did some Craigslist wheeling and dealing last weekend and I ended up getting 2 new 15x8 wheels and 2 Cooper Cobra P255/60R15 tires for $50 difference. I had to buy a full set of wheels off a guy and then sell two of them along with my old back wheels and tires. Going to get rid of the farm...
With the help of some other internet friends I'm starting to slowly figure out what is wrong with the truck and hopefully it's a relatively easy fix. The engine is not pulling a strong vacuum and when you pull the PCV hose loose from the back of the carb, the engine continues to idle. I checked...
Hey everyone! I started a thread on the first truck I bought for $2500 but things have changed so I started a new thread so that I can keep track of everything that I've done to the new truck, but I'm getting ahead of myself. Let's start at the beginning.
Back in the early 80's I owned a 79...
I am selling my Dodge D150 short bed. I rescued it from a field in Kansas and had great plans of fixing it up, but another project has come along and now I need to let it go to a new home. It's got a bullet proof 225 slant six in it, with the four speed OD transmission. It will run 70 mph down...
I guess I should have been more clear. I'm looking for a parts hauler that can be driven to swap meets etc without being an embarrassment. I will slowly work on it and fix it up as needed. Then someday put a decent engine in it and start burning rubber! Something like this would be the ultimate...
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