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I'm gonna give this question another shot, Now my hood won't stay up at all. And ideas?

Hey fellas, Happy Holidays.

I've been noticing the hood likes staying up less and less and today I whacked my head on it pretty good. I don't know if this is a common issue on these trucks , mine is a 1971, is there a replacement spring or springs that fit and work? Thanks.

Are those biters in the back? Really looks fine...really...

15x7 ..no drop..all gennie mopar. Wheels are American 200S, referred to as daisys, or Coke bottle wheels... They still make em but they are different. Google Big Willy American to see the most famous ad.,

71 truck with 71 wheels.....

No repops for Mopar...I used a repop 69 Chevrolet and modified it to fit...I had a thread on it here someplace....

For the next fella with an exhaust leak coming from the front of his slant six head.....Don't, DON'T, whip the head off...replace the 5/8 frost plug in the front of the head behind the heater hoses [impossible to see with the hoses on] It will have a rust hole in it and it's located in an exhaust po...

Gonna whip the head off tonight....

[quote="mousecat"]Very nice!!!! And the truck looks good too!


There was a truck?

Think maybe a retorque will seat this up again??

So I pull in my shop today and my guy sez...hey you have an exhaust leak.. So I pop the hood and go looking [and listening] Exhaust is aok... noise is coming from the front of the mill... I take the belt off, put my hand in there and sure enough, I can feel the head gasket leaking [compression] righ...

OK ...OK, I'm done now........

WD wrote:Big block swap, a spray in bedliner and call that one done. Nice truck.

Please no spray on bedliner...I have no understanding on why that stuff is popular.

Awesome truck though..Can I have it?

I like the rust. A complete NICE paint job on that truck would cost more than the truck would ever be worth. Take the cap off, get some cooler wheels, re-do the seat and interior, I guess you cold buff it, Black will look nice, rattle can some of the lower rust ... It took 40 years to get the way it...

I bought my truck off Craigslist in Athens Georgia..I'm in Pittsfield Mass......I love CL. I did a lot of searching!! WISH someone had listed it here...

I think it really could be timing....but I HAVE checked trhat and it seemed in the ball park, Maybe it needs another look...But it just feels lean...

1971 225 1 BBL Carter...Drivability problem: Runs good when the choke is still engaged. One the choke opens up most all the way, say 6-7 min of driving, Truck has a flat-spot, hesitation, just off idle . Like when pulling away from a stop light. If I didn't know better feels like the accl. pump was ...

When I was a kid,[1960's] the Hell Drivers [Dapper Dan Fleenor version] always performed opening day at the Barrington Fair. I also saw the Jack Kochmen version at the worlds fair in '64. As a kid I was always so bummed to see this giant truck flying thru the air... I always thought is should have b...

Brand new, still has the bag wrinkles!!

It's vintage. The newer Grant wheels have 3 holes per spoke. The ones from back in the day were Superior 500 wheels and they had 4 holes per spoke. This one was NOS ebay find...4 spokes, sez superior 500 stamped under the horn button. Grant installation kit works fine [when you figure out which one ...