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Re: found my replacement race truck [Re: stumpy] #1365190
01/07/13 09:17 PM
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Greenville, PA
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Well I will change out that big rear bumper for a lighter one.



Nice score! Don't you need that bumper for ballast?
Are those rims aftermarket?

Re: found my replacement race truck [Re: redraptor] #1365191
01/08/13 09:39 AM
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Marysville, O-H-I-O
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nice score! happy birthday stumps!

If you're gonna race it, more weight behind the rear axle is better than less, find places up front to cut weight!


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Re: found my replacement race truck [Re: 70Cuda383] #1365192
01/08/13 10:13 AM
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Florida
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I shaved right at 200 pounds of the front off my truck by wieghing what came off and what went back on.

swaperd out power steer to manual steer,power brake to manual brake,ditched the A/C-heater core,ditched the 35 gallon saddle tank,ditch the cast iron intake/WP housing/WP on the 440 engine.

I could drop a few more pounds by removeing the inner fenders, lighten the core support and full interier bench seat,gut the doors and bed.

I got it down to 3840 with me in it so far.

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Re: found my replacement race truck [Re: scratchnfotraction] #1365193
01/08/13 11:50 AM
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Kent, Wa
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nice truck. needs a roll pan on the rear.


I am truckless..
Re: found my replacement race truck [Re: stumpy] #1365194
01/08/13 02:20 PM
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Wills Point, Texas
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Happy Birthday Richard.


Nice truck. I have a spare cattle guard in the shed if you need it. (just in case one of those guard rails at the track jumps out in front of you again)



Re: found my replacement race truck [Re: Hugh Jorgan] #1365195
01/08/13 02:42 PM
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Grand Prairie,Texas
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Thanks guys. Hopefully I can keep this one away from things that don't mooove out of my way.

Re: found my replacement race truck [Re: stumpy] #1365196
01/08/13 03:32 PM
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Iowa
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Happy Birthday

Re: found my replacement race truck [Re: 76dodgeboy] #1365197
01/08/13 10:57 PM
01/08/13 10:57 PM
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Round Lake Beach, Illinoisy
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HBD Stumpmaster!


The funny thing about science is that if you change one miniscule parameter you change the entire outcome to the way you want it.

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Re: found my replacement race truck [Re: Rhinodart] #1365198
01/09/13 12:43 AM
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Coeur d Alene, Idaho
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Looks like my twin! This one is a '82 Ram, but was a slant six 4speed, plain jane.

I see that one had AC!

Actually that metallic brown is a pretty sharp color! Sable brown I think?

-J

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Re: found my replacement race truck [Re: jimbob101] #1365199
01/09/13 12:46 AM
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Grand Prairie,Texas
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When I can afford it I'm going to paint it back the original color. This one even has the rams head still on the hood.

Re: found my replacement race truck [Re: stumpy] #1365200
01/09/13 12:57 AM
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Wills Point, Texas
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This one even has the rams head still on the hood.







I give it a week and it will be on a chain hanging around the neck of some gold-toofed homey in your neighborhood.

Re: found my replacement race truck [Re: Hugh Jorgan] #1365201
01/09/13 01:53 PM
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This one even has the rams head still on the hood.







I give it a week and it will be on a chain hanging around the neck of some tattooed vatos locos in your barrio.







*let me just fix that for you.


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Re: found my replacement race truck [Re: Golden-Arm] #1365202
01/13/13 12:01 AM
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Grand Prairie,Texas
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Found out why this thimg is so light. It's a miser model which is the bottom line stripper truck.

Re: found my replacement race truck [Re: stumpy] #1365203
01/13/13 04:04 AM
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Downtown Roebuck Ont
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Some dudes get all the puddin'

Kevin

Re: found my replacement race truck [Re: stumpy] #1365204
01/24/13 09:38 PM
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Iowa
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Hows the new truck coming along? Are you parting your old one?

Re: found my replacement race truck [Re: 76dodgeboy] #1365205
01/24/13 10:15 PM
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Grand Prairie,Texas
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New truck is up and running great. Only things left to do is swap rearends and install the carpet get the final exhaust work finished. Another week and it will be race and road ready7. I used all the running gear and tires etc. on the new body. I pretty much took anything good off the old truck before I sent it to the crusher.

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