My 85 ShortBed Transformation
 

I bought this truck 6 years ago & finally brought it home this past November
Below is the pics of it after sitting in the barn for 5 years
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Here it is washed after it's 750 mile journey home
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After getting it home I found the pickup tube in the gas tank was clogged
out with the old
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And in with a RamCharger tank with a larger capacity & pickup tube
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Steel braid all the way to the front & Carter EP4070 pump
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I lowered it a bit then while I had the bed off
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Three weeks after this the trans went out in my 65K truck & while under it I realized the 318 was leaking from everywhere so
Out with the old
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And in with the new 5.9 Magnum with a 727 behind it
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I figured while I was at it I'd lower it,rear mount the battery,Change the lug pattern & go from 2.90 gears to 3.55's
It got new tires & a set of factory slot wheels
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I Changed the front & rear bumpers
Before
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After
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Its a goodie allright. Kepps going and going. It's going to outlive us all..lol

Nice Work...:)

All this was done in a 1 1/2 month period of time 3" custom exhaust custom built suspension & brakes totally replaced etc all in my shop except custom driveshaft
This truck will get my 85 Black/Silver w/red interior LWB home & cruise a while the the real transformation begins beginning with either F3 ProCharged or twin turbo 470-500 low deck & glide With old school Crager Race S/T wheels

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I've installed RamCharger buckets & console now
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I like it, using parts you have is great.

My family likes the fast cars but loves trucks, just bought a '95 3500 8.0L V10, NV4500 two weeks ago and loving it. Always wanted a big one like this for a very long time.

You'll be embarrassing a lot of "fast" cars with that thing.

Does it have a name? Maybe weird but we always name our trucks.