Ive been reading this site for a few weeks but never posted. I guess that makes me a newbie. Great now I'm named after my daughter's cat.
Today is an exciting day because after months of looking, I got home with my doner truck. Ten years ago, when gas was a buck-something and was made out of gasoline, I built up my 1975 crewcab with a 440, nice interior, 5" lift, 35 inch tires, AC, etc.
Now the paint is faded, come of the rust is coming back (you cant throw a cat through the floor and the bottoms of the doors aren't flappin' in the breeze again, but there are blisters and other yuck.) I painted it charger yellow and graced its hiney with a "Super-bee" stripe and NOS Super-bee decal. The bee reflect in headlights, how cool is that?
Well, at $.50 a mile, it has been sitting for three years needing a tranny rebuild, radiator, master cylinder, new paint, and some of that magic dust that makes the cancer go away. It is time for a transplant. Actually, I will pretty much replace averything but the frame and sheet metal. I am sure I will post questions as they come up, and I plan to picture document the whole thing.
Sorry for the long post. Trooper.

 

Welcome to DTR! Plenty of reading and guys that can help you. Good luck with your project!


You might try sending a message to this guy----> PeteRR https://www.dieseltruckresource.com/...er.php?u=26838

Here is a link to his pics....https://www.dieseltruckresource.com/...0&ppuser=26838


Looks like he might have some experience with this project. Awesome truck!


Here is a thread that may be of some help too---->https://www.dieseltruckresource.com/...light=1975+ctd


Looking forward to seeing pics when you are done with it.

 

Thanks for the links. All info is helpful right now.

 

You said 6-10 MPG. That's not empty I hope

 

6 mpg laoded in the cascades and empty on my 10 mile commute through the hills and corners about 11 on the highway. If I wore earplugs the commute mileage would go up, but it sounds soooo good...

 

That sounds about right. The 440hp in my old Chrysler manages a best of 12 on the highway at this altitude.

 

I hear ya on the mileage, when I was in Wyoming I picked up a 75 F-100 with a 390 for $250, even with the four speed and the rust weight reduction, I managed to get about 6-7 out of it, and that was grannying it!

I average 17 with my 92 Diesel, I can squeeze 22 out of it if I baby it and do 55...