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^ that is an awesome list to have just for reference. and so is this: http://www.sweptline.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=20&t=27895 this is probably the best thread yet on properly lowering these trucks. I too have power steering on my 3/4 ton and am wondering how that system will work out with the sam...

NICE!!!

i didnt know they had that trim option for the short beds!!
favorite trim option forsure!!

Great job on your truck! It came out excellent. :clap :Thumbsup John Thank you sir! I respect your opinion because youre all over this forum, and so helpfull! I need assistance though, im wondering what to do about my high pressure power assisted steering lines :thinking :thinking at this point the...

Hey yall, I'm really interestedin where this thread was going to go. I now see thst NOS or new high pressure lines are hard to find and costly anyways, :banghead I.m really interested in this conversion to hoses only. Would any one be willing to expand on this conversion? pictures are helpfull, than...

HA! no way, which swepty do you drive? i remember ppl by their trucks more than faces or names

had to Participate!

And thank you all for checkign me out!

All of your trucks are inspirations for this and I cant wait to finish mine as well as see how yours turn out!

MOPAR OR NO CAR !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

]and for the real deal heres the condition of the real deals IMG_1665 posi.jpg leaves two tire treads, gota love the controll IMG_2092 engine.jpg new radiator, fan, and manifold are what i want to buy next, stay tuned! and as a side note im looking to buy: the mirror head for the passenger side ( ne...

Just to show you a peak at everything else... here you go IMG_0662 interionr.jpg the interiors pretty good! one fat crack in the dash, the drivers arm rest is cracked, weatherstripping is shot, BUT i still have the original headliner wich im pretty sure is un common [i do need help flattening it out...

So after being happy with the way that turned out, i put the pieces back together, i painted the inside of the body trim, which was in pretty good shape, i even salvaged most of the clips to put them back on to the bed, but for the door and cab trim i ordered them online.. (and then found out they w...

So after all that was done, here she is on her day going into the booth IMG_0775 in.jpg The color I chose was "White Suede", it's a Ford color but its contrast with chryslers "capital white" and black look perfect. and actually its so close to the original color you almost can't tell it apart from t...

Here she is back in my driveway, all primed up and dentless, IMG_0712 yay!.jpg I decided to do a tri tone and keep the roof white, and wheels black so i still haven't painted the roof but i will this coming fall I already miss the matte look, might have to return to that later, and the big white let...

I spent last semester getting DOWN with some body work,

the body was pretty straight to begin with but needed help so I started sanding and painting and pulling every little dent The orig. owner used to haul rocks so the floor of the bed is basically a lost cause

So far, ive lowered the rear 1", threw on some headmann headers, flowmaster exhaust witch dumps right before the rear wheels (sounds f*** amazing with that lopey cam) and just done general tune ups like replace the power steering pump, kit the stock 2bbl carb (i have an edelbrock 4bbl waiting to go ...

After doing a brakes and Lights tune up, as well as engine electrical and just a general tune-up I drove her 500+ miles from Tahoe to the central coast. MAde the trip just fine.

Alrigth, I'm the second owner of this beast. Its a 1969 d200 longbed with a 383, 4:10 posi, a 727 torqueflight, and an interesting life. The guy who owned it before me, in Tahoe, CA, aparently ran it off propane ( idk for how long ) but this means he added a bigger cam, and im pretty sure hardened t...

perfect, so you used ones LIKE those, but not those exact ones? i just dont want to have any play...
if the HD or lowes worked for you ill totally go buy those bad boys.
do you know of any threads about this topic that has any pics???

im gna go look under the rig now haha

"New ones! Always new ones...lol You will have to measure how much thread you will need go to a local trailer or truck shop and get them. Different trucks had a different number of leaves on them so they would need different length u-bolts." Thanks! i just asked this question in a different thread t...

Hey so i have a relavant question for this thread, When doing all of this did you guys re-use the centering pin ? I've been told not to even pull it apart unless you have a new one ready to install.... if i did, could i reuse that, AND the U-bolts, AND spring pack clips ?? I have one last Saturday w...

hey guys, If i'm pulling the 2nd lowest leaf from both the front and rear packs on a 1969 d 200 camper special, what U-Bolts should i buy to have them fit properly?
-thanks AJ