Just another Tree Huggin Dodge

The new 440 seems to be working.

Sheldon

I would say that 440 is up a tree

Carefull, the tree huggers will be looking for you guys now..

Your boys truck is AMAZING. I don't get on here or RCC much these days.

Looks like it would easily make the trip up $#@& Creek. Good to see it in action!

you have something stuck in your tire.

Yes: There isn't anything he hasn't fabbed on it at least once. There's still lots of stuff he wants to do to it. I told him to drive it and get some use out of it but I know it's hard not to keep working on it when you have stuff going through your mind.
He's going to tow it down to some big meet in Ca. this winter I believe. He's got a real HD trailer and a dually 12V to pull it with so he can pretty much tow it anywhere to go wheelin now.
It sort of got around okay with the 318 but the 440 probably has three times the HP and at least twice the torque and you need lots of HP for snow wheeling with big meats.

Sheldon

Bad azz!

Sheldon, that's bad to the bone

Thanks Bob: I can't even remember all he's done to it. He started with a stock 88, 318 Ramcharger.
Shortened 78 Pickup body.
Longer front and rear leaf springs (for more articulation).
NP205 transfer case (only 2-1 low but cast iron tough).
D60 front with a Detroit Locker.
D70 rear, welded, 4.88's.
Special driveshafts with long slip yokes (I think, I know they're trick and can go in and out a lot).
Changed all the spring/frame mounts and shackles.
Crossover steering.
Reinforced frame because of flexing due to Crossover steering etc.
He made a better steering column shaft with pieces from a Volvo semi.
68 440, 9.4-1, ported 452's with big valves, Lunati Camshaft and a Performer RPM.
Hughes convertor, rebuilt 727 (his first 727 and I wasn't even there to help).
Custom built dual gas tanks (going to change out for a fuel cell and injection for the sidehills and hills).
42 inch tires, bead locks.
Winch on the front and his second fabbed bumper.
Those are the highlights but there's a whole bunch more.
I think his next projects are a rear bumper (stronger than the last one), injection, moving the front diff forward, 4 link the back axle and of course an external cage. Those could all change though. He was going to put a doubler behind the transfer case using an NP203 but with the 440 and convertor he might not need it.
Sure a better way of spending his time and money than spending it all in the pub and driving home drunk every night.

Sheldon