Wild one
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- Joined
- Jan 17, 2016
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- Ram Year
- 14 Sport
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- 5.7
His 77 originally would of had the 8.8 rearend,as 77 was the year they switched from the old 9 inch to the 8.8 rearend.77 had the old grill 78 got that grill unless like my dads it was in an accident and got it changed. My dad had a black 77 step side when he was a teenager. 302/c4 truck dana rear end. He said it would eat the tires up. It was also our first build together as he found it about 15 years later. The 302 was gone. I wonder why lol. We ended up finding a 428 M CJ motor and a C6. Ive told the story many times on here. That truck with that combo was a nightmare on the street. It had so much torque that it broke the snubber off of a set of Lakewood traction bars he had on it.
my little RCSB started life with a 400M,eventually it morfed into an heathly 460 / C6.Had alot of fun with it once it had the 460,lol.
Went to school with a guy who had a beautiful little 75 XLT shortbox,that he put a 428 in. Ford used the 360/390 up till 76.so it was a direct swap for the 390 the truck had originally started life with.He bought the 428 off my cousin,and Norm had breathed on the 428 before he sold it,so the truck was a hell've tire spinner.