1979 Powerwagon

Thanks, both of the filters are a bit of a pain (need to pull battery), wanted them out of the way. Ideally would have them on the frame but thatd take twice the fuel line.

Jason, Was going to build the horn out of some mandrel bent exhaust pipe. Yeah it probably wont do a damn thing but it sure completes that side of the engine bay.
 
Sooterz, the build is righteous. Love it. True 70s class, you'll be embarrassing a whole bunch of overweight Communist Fails.

Oh yeah, ignore the FL peanut gallery, jasonscz is clinically overpowered, likely runs Wild Boar swamp juice rather than Scamzoilz.
 
Yanked the 518, got a V10 RH To build, DPC3150 coming, have a tcs input, complete gpz rebuild kit, all the goodies....

Replaced the junk dcec rear main with a genuine seal/wear sleeve. Put in a Cheapie hd flexplate & drilled new holes in frame for the crossmember.
 

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Local builder putting it together with 48re guts


Got two nason switches from RonA to control lockup and OD, traction bars painted up, and the dpc 3150 cut cleaned and restalled to a “3FP”
 

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Mostly together, spent all night lapping the VB

Ended up laminating a stock flexplate instead.

Couple derale stacked plate coolers to get mounted up too.
 

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Looking good.

New battery cables/ring terminals would ensure that shiny new starter lives a long happy life.
 
Got the trans, coolers, and traction bars in
 

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Why do you have to make that truck so damn sexy... I still need to catch a ride in it after the pump and 475.

Also, for the starter, after swapping to a set of thicker cables, my starter cranked way faster than stock. Not sure what you're tossing on it, but oversize them. It definitely helps when it's -36F.
 
CorneliusRox said:
Why do you have to make that truck so damn sexy... I still need to catch a ride in it after the pump and 475.

Also, for the starter, after swapping to a set of thicker cables, my starter cranked way faster than stock. Not sure what you're tossing on it, but oversize them. It definitely helps when it's -36F.
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Its 70s class man. Gotta be fly.


Im looking forward to running it. Its going to be quite a change. Ill bring it by for a rip!

If anything ill stack some cables :Cheer:
 
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