The Blue Mule
 

I figured the Mule has been around long enough to deserve a build page. Its current state is sbc 350 with promax heads and a thumper cam 227/241 Q jet on an rpm intake backed by th350 trans 2500 stall and a 3.42 posi truck 12 bolt out back. Inside the Dakota digital dash is the star of the show. Outside its the usual drop spindles cut springs in front and blocks and drops springs make up the backend. The look comes from CLR and Penetrol.


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Nice little ride there!

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Cool.

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Thanks fellas

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What a cool truck

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The mule got a proper bed this week

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Wow, cooler Truck, beautiful Color, nice Bed.

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Looks great!

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That bed wood looks great.

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Thanks guys.

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The mule was feeling photogenic with this weather today

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The combination of centre caps, chrome bolts on black rims
really suit the truck!

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Thanks

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I put the mule to work yesterday with a little trip to the tire shop to get tires mounted for the red truck. I wanted to try out her new 2 speed wipers, great upgrade.

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Nice!!

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I just realized I never did post a motor shot.

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Nice, got it cleaned up. :)

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I really like the vibe on your truck, and it sits just right. Plenty of power with the engine you've built. Just seems like it would be a ball to cruise around and run errands like you did with picking up the tires. What is the story on the tires for the red truck? Those look wide and slick.

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Thanks, its a blast to cruise. Those are 28" drag radials, the red truck is another build I'm doing "another turbo ls"

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The mule went to unofficial Laporte cruise night. Burnouts just up and down main street and we saw his pig nosed brother. Great night

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The mule has gotten itself an upgrade to a Holley sniper and so far its passed itself off as a carb everywhere it went. Works awesome too:metal:

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...and it got farm tires and white wheels

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The mule took a trip up to Symco Wisconsin this weekend to hang out with some of his brothers and found some mud in the process

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Heres a couple more from the weekend

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Looks like a good show. I love that GMC camper. The dirty tires on The Blue Mule really bring out the old farm truck look

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Thanks. Its a once a year show and if you ever get the chance its a weekend well spent.:metal:

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You know its Spring when you swap your daily driver

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The mule went out to Dubuque IA for Vintage Torque Fest this weekend it was a great time and the 60-66 showing was pretty strong :metal:

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Was the install of the Holley sniper unit difficult.

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Not at all. The fuel tank is the only thing that takes some work, you wanna gravity feed the pump. I bought a new in cab tank welded a -6 bung on the bottom and another for the return. Works great

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The mule did a little drag racing on a old wwII airstrip super fun but made realize how badly it needs a looser converter

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Here's a little mule photo dump

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The mule got some love this week, swapped out the torque converter, new paint job for the power plant and got rid of the old msd box to let the sniper run the timing.

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The mule is back conspiring with the rest of them to take all my money

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Nice looking lineup. With three of them, I bet it is hard to have a dollar in the pocket!

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Very nice basic but functional truck with nice details

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Thanks fellas

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Got a couple spring mule photos :mm:

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Always a good day when this thread pops up. Do you run the hyperspark ignition with the sniper too?

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Thanks. Yeah hyper spark 2 box and distributor