Yes it was sitting in the same spot for about 5 years clearly visible from Murr road. The taillight thing was a joint effort. She was pushing and I was steering along with pushing. I quit pushing because I saw the tree was on line but she kept on pushing.
Welded on the oil pan for two days. Every hole plugged created two more. I finally got it down to one small seep so I coated the bottom outside with Evercoat seam sealer and let it dry for three days. I got a couple lines on replacement pans, I don't expect that fix to last very long.
I put...
Little update; got the engine swap done and filled the oil last Sunday. Went out today to put the belts and hoses on and fire it up and noticed a big puddle of new oil under it. There are three pinholes in the bottom of the oil pan. Anybody have a truck slant six oil pan laying around? Also...
Still under construction. Busy with work and not as much progress as I had hoped. I did find a tailgate for it on CL off a 90 3/4ton. It doesn't seem to fit well. I have the donor motor on the engine stand and cleaned for painting.
Been thinking about the paint scheme. How's this?
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First a couple pics.
The truck is 1980, slant six 4spdOD, planning to keep original mechanically and do a custom paint and interior with a Honey Bee theme.
I worked on an old GM a while back that didn't sit level in the front. After careful measurements and calculations I cut a little off the high sides coil spring and leveled it out perfectly. I wonder how much you could take off and still be safe? That old GM was out of level about 1/2 to 5/8...
Hey guys and gals,
Vern here from the FABO ranks.
I bought this 1980 Dodge D150 as a rescue from the scrapper about five years ago. It has a locked up slant six and a 4 speed OD, I was saving it for the tranny to go in my 66 Barracuda and have been off and on looking for a bell housing for...
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