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Just wanted to share my daily driver with everyone .1971 W-200 short box . Its got a 426 wedge , 727 auto , on board air system , powersteering , power disc brakes , 3/4 ton axles w/lockers front and rear . All built from a bare frame heading to the crusher . Its name is TANK , and thats my 67 coronet R/T named MAX on the trailer Thanks Andy

THAT IS BEAUTIFUL!!!! I love it.. I am currently looking to swap mine from a 1/2 2wd to a 3/4 4wd!!!! Your rig helps me get more motivated!

Beefy!

Nice!

Mean looking truck, I like it. There's something about a four wheel drive Sweptline that just looks cool.

Thanks for the compliments sweptliners , check out february 08 petersons 4wheel & off-road magazine when it comes out ( I got a sneek peak ), I am very proud to have my powerwagon featured in there mag . The photographer FRED took some really cool shots in my backyard . GO MOPAR!!!!!! Andy

Excellent truck & R/T. I own a '67 R/T too. Happy motoring!
John

Can you show me more pics of the 4wd set up please?

wide65 wrote:Can you show me more pics of the 4wd set up please?

I use to live in littleton colo. cool place dont know how it is now. Andy

Nice rigs! I like your steering setup,but if it were me ,I'd have some fender washers on those hiem joints.

Whats that thing like to steer, is it like driving a forklift, not much feedback? Do you constantly have to chase the wheel steering it? If it works, cool setup. I have seen guys with something similar, but it was on a monster truck, and they had a diff valve to control it, looks like you used the factory controller.
Nice truck and welcome.

I overlooked the steering earlier. Looks like the factory setup, with the exception of an upgraded cylinder and drag link.
Is the valve stock? The drag link looks interesting, is it a universal part? My 71 has the factory components, but they
are serious need of some service.

Nice truck, 4x4 Sweptlines just look rugged as hell, like they could just kill anything that got in the way!

[quote="Cageman"]Whats that thing like to steer, is it like driving a forklift, not much feedback? Do you constantly have to chase the wheel steering it? If it works, cool setup. I have seen guys with something similar, but it was on a monster truck, and they had a diff valve to control it, looks like you used the factory controller.
Nice truck and welcome.[/quote
It works great even with the 35x12.50 tires . If you keep a slight downward angle to the drag link you have no bump steer . First time I used a 2wd steer arm to keep it level and that was a mistake ,it was all over the road . And I stop going through steering boxes like doughnuts .

digdoug wrote:Nice rigs! I like your steering setup,but if it were me ,I'd have some fender washers on those hiem joints.

Why fender washers ? I drilled and welded chromolly ( i think i spelled that wrong ) bungs in the spindles @ steer arms and used grade 9 hdw .Just curious .

nfury8 wrote:I overlooked the steering earlier. Looks like the factory setup, with the exception of an upgraded cylinder and drag link.
Is the valve stock? The drag link looks interesting, is it a universal part? My 71 has the factory components, but they
are serious need of some service.

Yes valve is stock , pump also ( not too much psi ) I was tired of wearing out stock drag links so I made one w/ heim joint , very strong easy to find and replace . Since I run 35 inch tires the tie rod sockets dont last and expensive . Dont buy cheap heims though they wont last either . H&M bearing sells good heims . The agr ram was built better than stock and easy to get parts for if needed so I went with that .

Great truck and R/T!

I also have a 71 Power Wagon and a 70 Challenger R/T.

As well as the others, I am interested in seeing more pictures of your steering set up and exactly what you used to make it work. I spend a lot of time wheeling with my Jeep and quite a few of the guys I run with use AGR steering systems on thier Toyota's. I've never seen this system used on an early Dodge and my truck is in need of power steering.

dirtrider wrote:Great truck and R/T!

I also have a 71 Power Wagon and a 70 Challenger R/T.

As well as the others, I am interested in seeing more pictures of your steering set up and exactly what you used to make it work. I spend a lot of time wheeling with my Jeep and quite a few of the guys I run with use AGR steering systems on thier Toyota's. I've never seen this system used on an early Dodge and my truck is in need of power steering.

I will take some more detailed pictures I am not much of a photographer as you can see . I own and run a suspension and alignment shop with my wife and am just learning how to upload and down load pics ( didnt even care what that meant not long ago ) I am glad there are so many gear heads out there like me , that like real trucks . What do you have in the R/T ? I will be glad to give you a detailed list of parts I used that worked . Its been trail tested for over 2 years now and only replaced one heim joint at ram , only because the one supplied was a cheapy .

YES, Please document how you upgraded your steering!

I don't want to hijack this thread, so I have started a new one.
Hydraulic Steering Mods

Please review the pics of mine and comment on what you changed!

Thanks!

-Scott

pismopowerwagon wrote:

digdoug wrote:Nice rigs! I like your steering setup,but if it were me ,I'd have some fender washers on those hiem joints.

Why fender washers ? I drilled and welded chromolly ( i think i spelled that wrong ) bungs in the spindles @ steer arms and used grade 9 hdw .Just curious .

Its kind of a belt and suspenders deal. A washer, bigger than the hiem socket, under the head of the bolt will catch the socket if it wallows out and pops off. You really do have a cool truck there.