89on35s
Active Member
Hello all! I signed up for this website a long time ago but I never introduced myself. I spend a lot of time over at FABO because I have been working hard on my 74 Duster the last few years. Because of that, my 89 swb pick up has been severely neglected the last several years. I will get it back on the road this spring right after I finish up a couple upgrades to the Duster.
It is an 89 W-150 with a regular cab and a 6.5' box. It is equipped with A/C, tilt and cruise from factory with a somewhat trashed factory red interior. It has the factory light bar from my 84 Dodge that I rolled many years ago and a custom front bumper made by me. Long ago I installed 4" rancho front springs, a skyjacker 4" dropped steering arm, Rancho RS-5000 shocks and horrible rough thick overload leaf packs in the rear. Those rear leaf packs (at least the main leaves) are bent beyond repair from one time that I went to get a load of gravel with it and the guy put way too much on before I could get him to stop.
It has the original 318tbi engine, a 727 auto, NP 241 transfer case with a fixed rear yoke and swapped in Dana 60s front and rear both with open 4.10 geared diffs. Just before I quit driving it I put 38x 12.5-16.5 swampers on it but the lift is not quite enough for them so something has to change there.
The goal will be for the truck to live at the cabin for the summer and work as my winter hot rod at home when the Duster g ets put away. Currently there are fuel problems preventing me from starting it, but when it runs then there is a monstrous ATF leak coming from inside the bellhousing. It just needs a couple weekends of TLC for it to be ready for the road.
I look forward to learning and sharing here on this site.
Cley
It is an 89 W-150 with a regular cab and a 6.5' box. It is equipped with A/C, tilt and cruise from factory with a somewhat trashed factory red interior. It has the factory light bar from my 84 Dodge that I rolled many years ago and a custom front bumper made by me. Long ago I installed 4" rancho front springs, a skyjacker 4" dropped steering arm, Rancho RS-5000 shocks and horrible rough thick overload leaf packs in the rear. Those rear leaf packs (at least the main leaves) are bent beyond repair from one time that I went to get a load of gravel with it and the guy put way too much on before I could get him to stop.
It has the original 318tbi engine, a 727 auto, NP 241 transfer case with a fixed rear yoke and swapped in Dana 60s front and rear both with open 4.10 geared diffs. Just before I quit driving it I put 38x 12.5-16.5 swampers on it but the lift is not quite enough for them so something has to change there.
The goal will be for the truck to live at the cabin for the summer and work as my winter hot rod at home when the Duster g ets put away. Currently there are fuel problems preventing me from starting it, but when it runs then there is a monstrous ATF leak coming from inside the bellhousing. It just needs a couple weekends of TLC for it to be ready for the road.
I look forward to learning and sharing here on this site.
Cley
