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 Post subject: My 75 Camo Power Wagon. Pix and gory details.
PostPosted: Fri Aug 03, 2012 1:50 am 
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I bought my PW from a neighbor in 07 and it was almost a basket case. The only original sheet metal is the cab shell, hood, & grille. Everything else came from salvage trucks. Likewise, the interior was trashed and everything in it had to be replaced from floor pans to seat to the dash and every part attached to it. At one time there had been a fire in the dash due to a short in the ammeter. Wire harnesses are NOS military harnesses for the M880. The truck was not originally a stepside. I replaced the trashed fleetside bed with the current one. The engine is a 372ci. SBM (360ci bored .060"). An intake manifold gasket replacement turned into a timing chain replacement and snowballed into a full-on performance overhaul. While I had the eng. out I figured I might as well overhaul the trans. too and it's no longer stock either. I did a master overhaul kit install, found a couple internal pieces were worn badly and replaced them, finally installed a Trans-go shift improvement kit in the valve body. Everything is documented on my cardomain page. The rear axle and t-case haven't required any overhaul yet. The front axle needed one balljoint and a couple hubs and rotors/pads replaced. She's not a show truck and probably never will be but its a fun truck to have and drive. It's not a Macho but I think it is pretty Macho, :lol:


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 Post subject: Re: My 75 Camo Power Wagon. Pix and gory details.
PostPosted: Fri Aug 03, 2012 9:50 pm 
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Great job bringing one back!!!!! My favorite town in Arizona, Prescott, first capital of AZ!


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 Post subject: Re: My 75 Camo Power Wagon. Pix and gory details.
PostPosted: Sat Aug 04, 2012 2:27 am 
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Thanks, gave the old truck a new lease on life and it's been a helluva learning process for me. This truck was originally from Calif. and I suspect it may have been a highway dep't. truck or something of the sort. It's original color was that orange which the state highway dep't.s liked so much. It also came from the factory w/a 225ci. /6 and air conditioning. It's nice that the southwest is easy on old vehicles. If this was a Wis. or Mich. truck it probably wouldn't be around anymore.
As for your comment on Az., Prescott is probably the most moderate area in the whole state. We moved here 8 yrs. ago from central Ne. and the climate is very mild to us. Nice that we have all four seasons. Couldn't pay me enuff to live down in the desert. Love Prescott and the Bradshaw Mountains. :)
Here's the camo PW:


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 Post subject: Re: My 75 Camo Power Wagon. Pix and gory details.
PostPosted: Sat Aug 04, 2012 2:31 am 
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 Post subject: Re: My 75 Camo Power Wagon. Pix and gory details.
PostPosted: Sat Aug 04, 2012 3:28 am 
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 Post subject: Re: My 75 Camo Power Wagon. Pix and gory details.
PostPosted: Sat Aug 04, 2012 11:19 am 
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Here's a picture of my factory '79 4x4 Utiline Warlock. I went through the exterior and restored the original look that the factory had (except for the mirrors). I don't own it anymore. I sold it to Travis Laboy of the San Diego Chargers. He lives south of Phoenix and is having it completly restored. Currently I just finished my '74 TrailDuster. It's a sweet ride and I don't miss the Warlock.
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 Post subject: Re: My 75 Camo Power Wagon. Pix and gory details.
PostPosted: Sat Aug 04, 2012 9:04 pm 
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You and I have had dialog about that 79 Warlock II you used to own, it is on cardomain and I knew you as Dynamodave on there. That was a nice looking truck from all the pics I've seen of it on there and on here. I like the Trailduster you replaced it with, pretty rare truck.


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 Post subject: Re: My 75 Camo Power Wagon. Pix and gory details.
PostPosted: Sat Aug 04, 2012 9:45 pm 
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 Post subject: Re: My 75 Camo Power Wagon. Pix and gory details.
PostPosted: Sat Aug 04, 2012 10:35 pm 
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The paint job was just an easy way to get it looking half-way decent and it's most likely just temporary. I had thought of making this my dedicated hunting truck and leaving it camo but I'm not sure I want to. There are alot of colors out there that I like so it may eventually get a professional paint job. Just have to have the $ and settle on a color or colors. One thing is for sure whatever it'll continue to get used no matter what. This truck drives great and with the built engine it has plenty of power and torque. This truck takes me back to my high school days when a buddy had a 72 Dodge with a 360 built the same way I built this one.


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