Figured it was about time I posted some pictures of my truck. It's a 1982 D-150 "miser" with a stock 225 hooked to a 727. It has 3.25 gears outback and some of the weakest leaf springs I've ever seen on a pickup.
This truck was bought new in 1982 by my uncle, and he picked this one because it was the only one at the dealership that had a slant six, even if it had nothing else. Shortly after he purchased it he added aftermarket A/C and a radio. Surprisingly it came from the factory with cruise control which has never worked very well thanks to the stiff throttle linkage.
Everything on the truck is pretty much the way it left the factory. It was always garage kept and maintained very well. I need to replace the carpet on the inside and see if I can get some more door panels or repaint the current ones.
The slant still runs like a champ, and has no problems keeping up with traffic with the A/C running. The only real problem I've had with it is the poor fuel mileage. This truck has never gotten over 14MPG since it left the factory. I'm currently in the process of removing the lean burn and replacing with a conventional distributor and HEI. Once the ignition system is up and going and I can make sure all the parts "jive" I am going to swap my supersix setup onto it.
Other things on the to do list are, replace the factory leaf springs or install some serious helper springs, add a front swaybar, and track down some door panels. I'm also looking to add some soundproofing inside the truck and inside the doors to quieten down the significant amount of roadnoise this truck has. Up front I'm installing an electric fan to get rid of the factory "flyswatter" which made more noise than the engine.
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