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zorg
Turbo Slant 6
Joined: 21 Feb 2003
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Location: Bremerton, WA
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Reed
Supercharged
Joined: 03 Nov 2002
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Location: Fircrest, WA
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(Sun Sep 09, 2012 9:09 pm)
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| Nice! Pickups have been growing on me lately. That is a fine looking truck you got. |
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Jeb
Turbo EFI
Joined: 19 Jun 2004
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Location: Rhine, GA
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(Mon Sep 10, 2012 9:12 am)
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| Nice, still a pretty much stock slant?
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zorg
Turbo Slant 6
Joined: 21 Feb 2003
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Location: Bremerton, WA
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(Mon Sep 10, 2012 7:59 pm)
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| Jeb wrote: | | Nice, still a pretty much stock slant? |
Yep, bone stock (out of a '72 Dart)! I think he said he did the timing chain, oil pan gasket, and that kind of thing while it was out._________________  |
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giezy
3 Deuce Webber
Joined: 27 Jun 2012
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Location: Ontario, Canada
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(Tue Sep 11, 2012 3:55 am)
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| always loved that body style truck!
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zorg
Turbo Slant 6
Joined: 21 Feb 2003
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Location: Bremerton, WA
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(Thu Oct 04, 2012 10:28 pm)
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I don't think more than a day or two has gone buy since buying this truck, that I haven't driven it. The exhaust drones at any speed, but that's the only complaint I have.
I've not spent much time at all tinkering on it. Replaced the carb with a barely used re-manufactured one I had laying around, did a tune up, replaced a leaking wheel cylinder, and that's about it.
On Monday I got 19mpg, driving 65-70mph up from Oregon. This gives me a good benchmark to start with, as over time I would like to experiment with various mods to increase fuel efficiency. Swap to 3.55s, lower it a couple inches, a DI special distributor, perhaps a super six (not convinced on that one yet), are all ideas I'm kicking around. Simple things, done one at a time, to see how the truck responds. Let's go ahead and put 're-connecting the odometer' at the top of the list, as retracing my steps on Google maps gets annoying fast!_________________ |
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ESP47
Turbo EFI
Joined: 11 Nov 2004
Posts: 1081
Location: Sacramento, CA
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(Fri Oct 05, 2012 11:22 am)
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Awesome truck, you sure do look happy driving it lol
Those are awesome pics in front of that abandoned warehouse or whatever it is.
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Reed
Supercharged
Joined: 03 Nov 2002
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Location: Fircrest, WA
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(Fri Oct 05, 2012 12:17 pm)
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19 MPG is pretty dang good far a big old truck! Getting a bed cover will help a bit with aerodynamics, but you might want to study this picture to get some more ideas about aerodynamic modifications to a pickup (the guy who owns this pickup claims 30 MPG highway with an otherwise stock vehicle):
I would definitely look into an air dam and bed cover. Synthetic oil does help as well. Nice looking truck! |
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zorg
Turbo Slant 6
Joined: 21 Feb 2003
Posts: 854
Location: Bremerton, WA
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(Sat Oct 06, 2012 10:21 pm)
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| ESP47 wrote: | | Awesome truck, you sure do look happy driving it |
Thanks! It's been good for me, as I have a lead foot, and this truck begs to be driven like a grandpa would drive. Calmed my driving style down a lot.
Reed, good idea on the bed cover, I had forgotten about that one. I've seen that Toyota before, and read his web site. Seems like he mentioned having a '60's Dodge truck, too... Going to have to go check it out again._________________ |
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DadTruck
Turbo EFI
Joined: 17 Sep 2008
Posts: 1134
Location: Indianapolis
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(Sun Oct 07, 2012 5:50 am)
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Zorg nice truck,,,
love that straight front axel!
how does it ride / handle with front and rear leafs?
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Rob Simmons
SL6 Racer & Moderator
Joined: 29 Jan 2003
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Location: Elizabethtown, KY
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(Sun Oct 07, 2012 7:19 pm)
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Very nice! 
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ESP47
Turbo EFI
Joined: 11 Nov 2004
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Location: Sacramento, CA
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(Mon Oct 08, 2012 7:23 am)
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| zorg wrote: | | ESP47 wrote: | | Awesome truck, you sure do look happy driving it |
Thanks! It's been good for me, as I have a lead foot, and this truck begs to be driven like a grandpa would drive. Calmed my driving style down a lot.
Reed, good idea on the bed cover, I had forgotten about that one. I've seen that Toyota before, and read his web site. Seems like he mentioned having a '60's Dodge truck, too... Going to have to go check it out again. |
You aren't kidding about them begging to be driven like a grandpa. I really like the 68-71 trucks, so I went to check one out to possibly buy. After a test drive I was like ok, I'm going to stick to the 72+ trucks with more modern style suspensions 
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zorg
Turbo Slant 6
Joined: 21 Feb 2003
Posts: 854
Location: Bremerton, WA
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(Mon Oct 08, 2012 9:22 pm)
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| DadTruck wrote: | love that straight front axel!
how does it ride / handle with front and rear leafs? |
I think it drives real nice. The shocks are completely worn out, so it's a little bouncy, but I feel the straight axle corners nicely.
| Rob Simmons wrote: | | Very nice! |
Thanks man! What ever happened with the '71 short bed you were getting from relatives? (Did I get the story right?)
| ESP47 wrote: | | You aren't kidding about them begging to be driven like a grandpa...I'm going to stick to the 72+ trucks with more modern style suspensions |
Funny, I attribute it totally to the stock /6! The front drum brakes are somewhat limiting when hauling a load or towing, but otherwise I haven't found Sweptlines to drive really any different than the Lifestyle era trucks. My other '68 has been my daily for 5 years, and with a small block (bigger carb/intake, RV cam, headers and loud duals) it begged to be romped on. The poor slant six in this one is just gutless.[/quote]_________________ |
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Rob Simmons
SL6 Racer & Moderator
Joined: 29 Jan 2003
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Location: Elizabethtown, KY
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zorg
Turbo Slant 6
Joined: 21 Feb 2003
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Location: Bremerton, WA
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Jason was doing some body work on it the last time we visited. 
