Ok I didnt know if I should post this here or in the General section. Mods you can move it if necessary. This is my 87 D150 shortbed Ram. I thought you guys would like to follow along as I slowly progress. It started life as a slant 6 auto. Had a 318 put in it & now has a 440 auto in it. I bought it from a friend. He did the 440 swap. He used 1977 mounts. It looks stock other than the headers. Runs good. I have owned this 2 years. It has the slant 6 springs in the front & is a hadfull to drive in a turn. I bought a rear shackle kit that is supposed to drop the rear 2 inches. I will remove the stiff flat spring. I also bought a 8 3/4 rear from a 72 D100. The perches on it are a 1/2 inch lower so all of that should drop the rear 3 inches. I plan to put an aluminum intake on it. I bought a Eddy Performer & an aluminum water pump housing. It has the stock computer mounted to the fender that probably is a pound or two. ANd it currently has 2 A/C compressors. I'm going to make the slant 6 compressor work on the 440 because its a Sanden that is lighter & less parasitic drag. So removing the stock one that came with the 440 should loose a bit more weight. That should get at least 70 pounds off the nose. Hopefull this will help the handling as the truck will be more balanced. Here are some pics. Oh yea its fast for a stock 440
