needing a good work truck if work car dont fan out
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needing a good work truck if work car dont fan out
i'd like to get a 67-72 3/4 ton powerwagon camper special prefer a 69-70 ef8 green to match the swinger when i get it done so if anyone has any ideas especialy around here in georgia or south carolina let me know
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67 Swepty
There are tons available...
FYI, Sweptline series trucks were built between 61-71.
The 61's had a special "Dart" grill.
62-early 65's had dual headlight assemblies
late 65-67 had the "pie-plate" front headlights
68 had a 1 year only hood that resembled previous years but shared a grill with the 69's.
69-71 had the muscle car style bulged hood
70-71 shared a grill like in my avatar pic.
You may want to hit up the DTA ... tons of guys selling Swepty trucks/parts. You can browse thousands of Sweptline pictures and see what's available.
www.dodgeweptline.org
FYI, Sweptline series trucks were built between 61-71.
The 61's had a special "Dart" grill.
62-early 65's had dual headlight assemblies
late 65-67 had the "pie-plate" front headlights
68 had a 1 year only hood that resembled previous years but shared a grill with the 69's.
69-71 had the muscle car style bulged hood
70-71 shared a grill like in my avatar pic.
You may want to hit up the DTA ... tons of guys selling Swepty trucks/parts. You can browse thousands of Sweptline pictures and see what's available.
www.dodgeweptline.org
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There are tons available...
FYI, Sweptline series trucks were built between 61-71.
The 61's had a special "Dart" grill.
62-early 65's had dual headlight assemblies
late 65-67 had the "pie-plate" front headlights
68 had a 1 year only hood that resembled previous years but shared a grill with the 69's.
69-71 had the muscle car style bulged hood
70-71 shared a grill like in my avatar pic.
You may want to hit up the DTA ... tons of guys selling Swepty trucks/parts. You can browse thousands of Sweptline pictures and see what's available.
www.dodgeweptline.org
FYI, Sweptline series trucks were built between 61-71.
The 61's had a special "Dart" grill.
62-early 65's had dual headlight assemblies
late 65-67 had the "pie-plate" front headlights
68 had a 1 year only hood that resembled previous years but shared a grill with the 69's.
69-71 had the muscle car style bulged hood
70-71 shared a grill like in my avatar pic.
You may want to hit up the DTA ... tons of guys selling Swepty trucks/parts. You can browse thousands of Sweptline pictures and see what's available.
www.dodgeweptline.org
however here are your engine choices:
(correct me if i get something wrong)
61-66: 170 and 225 I6, and A-318 poly. (also there were 50 Custom Sports Special trucks made with the HP package which included bench seats, auto transmission, and factory tack in the dashboard - and the 426 max wedge engine. (i think this was only available in 64-65) (those trucks are RARE AS!)
now things got a lil better engine wise in '67.
67-71: 225 I6, LA-318, B-383 (2bbl 9.2 compression 383 - i think same as the entry level chrsyler cars that would come with the grunt 383. but i still think those 383's had a steel crank though - and decent heads.)
transmissions are the NP-420 4spd in 61-65. and the NP435 from 66-71 and every truck after that) - and the a 3 spd manual on the column for d-100's and w-100's.
i think the only auto transmission was the 727.
all trucks had 4 wheel drums so it might behoove you to get a 70's dana 44 or dana 60 for ur front axle.
my truck is a d-200 converted to 4x4 using a NP-201 transfer case and a 71-72 series chevy K20 dana 44. (hella weird but at least the pumpkin is on the correct side)
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Make sure that if you do get a 4x4 that they front is not a closed knuckle design. If it is, the first thing to do is to swap it out for a mid 70 or later D44. Those closed knuckle 44s are junk. puls the swap will give you disc up front.
Last edited by 78D200; 12-13-2008 at 05:57 AM.
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Depending on the lug pattern of the axles in your truck, You can go with any 44 front. Doesn't matter if the axle is out of a 1/2 ton or 3/4 ton, they are all the same minus from the hubs out. The 1/2 tons are going to be either a 5 lug or a 6 lug, while the 3/4 tons are going tobe an 8 lug. There is no strength differnce though.
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Depending on the lug pattern of the axles in your truck, You can go with any 44 front. Doesn't matter if the axle is out of a 1/2 ton or 3/4 ton, they are all the same minus from the hubs out. The 1/2 tons are going to be either a 5 lug or a 6 lug, while the 3/4 tons are going tobe an 8 lug. There is no strength differnce though.
I know that certain K20 chevy trucks used the beefier axle shafts. Not sure if dodge used em or what years they had them in their dana 44's. But when i went to my trusty 4x4 shop in sacramento - much to my surprise i found out that my front axle was from a chevy truck - and that even though it was a 3/4 ton axle - it had the smaller axleshafts. so he gave me some used axle shafts from some chevy truck that measured up to mine and they had a much bigger diameter and he gave me the bigger U joint for free - (did what he called the "starving student" discount)
and thats works perfectly for me because the shorter shafts are more likely to break...
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