Hey, I just put a deposit on a 1985 D150 short bed with a 318 and auto. Not a whole lot of rust either. I plan to drop it about 3-4 inches, paint it, and have some fun. How about you....
Hey, I just put a deposit on a 1985 D150 short bed with a 318 and auto. Not a whole lot of rust either. I plan to drop it about 3-4 inches, paint it, and have some fun. How about you....
Had a 77 power wagon, looks the same as a 78'. Sold it awhile back, put thousands into it, didn't have a spec of rust anymore. Too many headaches, electrical and the nice new rebuilt 360 I put it cracked a head and leaked coolant into the cylinder. After it sat for a few weeks the bore rusted and that cylinder lost compression. I pulled the engine, sold the chassis, took the block to the machine shop and had them bore it .060 over to clear up the rust pitting. Now it's ready to go in our 78' D300 dump truck as a torque monster.
gotta love dodge trucksi wish i had a full size, o well my dakota does alright besides the horrible gas mileage AND no power
I've always had a soft spot for the old square body style 1972-1990 (I hated the 1991-1993 grill) trucks. I own two of them. I have a 1985 D-100 and a 1990 D-350. I've never figured out the difference between the D-100 and the D-150.
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I want a pre-'80 Ramcharger or Trailduster as a tow vehicle. I'd prefer to find one without an engine and put a Magnum 360 in it. Anything later than '80, though, and I think they screwed up the front end and interior. Love the convertible top, too...
get some pics of that man!!!
i got a 90 that i used to drive up until i got my tona... but i couldnt afford gas for it anymore.... which is why i got the tona.
i used to get around 15 mixed city/highway, but mostly city, if i calculated right.. which really aint that bad for a full size truck, but the tona get a lot better!!!
mines is the reg. cab long bed with the 318 auto with o/d.
i love that truck, and i miss driving it sometimes......
but yea, hope you enjoy it, and if you wanna talk about it, or get help for it, i recommend you visit www.dodgetruckworld.com
it is a free online forum. great people there, and lots of help.
Alex
there is none, its jsut because chevy and ford had the f-150 and the C150, or whatever it was called, so people thought dodge was weaker because it was 100.... so they jsut renamed it 150. the D#50 is 2wd, and the W#50 is 4wd, or the power rams are 4wd.I've never figured out the difference between the D-100 and the D-150.
the 150 and 1500 trucks are the same as well.....
Alex
D100 and D150 were sold side by side from 78 to 80. Like Alex said, no real difference between them. Ford did an F100 and F150 like that.
It's a real shame that those trucks didn't sell like the Chevys or Fords. They were much better looking(excepting the 91-93 grille) and had bulletproof drivelines.
I dunno whats so bad about the 91-93 grille, very much resembles the 77-78 grille IMHO.
They sold them to at least 1985. Mine is a D-100.Originally Posted by Birddog
I just think they are hideous. My favorite is the stacked headlight 1979-1980 grill.
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Oh, well, I had a 77 so I like that style LOL. To each their own.
i got a 90 and just love everything about it... except for the one fender with a dent in it.....but it STILL looks good with it:lol
i jsut love how strong they are really!!!
Alex
You're right, they ran 100/150 till 93. I think I confused them with Fjord.. Oops!
Well, next week I am going to get the title for my 1985 D150. Then I need to get dakota drop spindles, and drop hangers and shackels for it. YEA!!!!!! May have to get drop springs too.
Dodge makes a nice diesel engine, but the trucks...I love the ford!
That should spark up this thread a bit.
Damon
"America is all about speed...hot, nasty badass speed."
-Eleanor Roosevelt
Hmm...didn't know that. I thought Cummins made the diesel engine. As for the truck itself, I'd rather have a GM than a Phord.
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Well, the shocks i need to get from beltech are for a 99-01 silverado... so am I building a hybrid? 85 D150 with 87 dakota drop spindles and 99 silverado shocks??
Is that all it is or do you have to modify it all to work? I have heard of this mod but have never actually seen it.
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There is a popular conversion for a super duty ford to put a cummins in it. I saw 2 P-pumped 24 valves that were twin turbo in F350's at a local dyno tuning session for diesels, very sweet. The one was putting down 550 RWHP and something like 1100 ft/lbs, and I think the other was like 650 RWHP.
Well, for the front you need the Dakota drop spindles, the tie rod needs to be reamed out form the top for the ram tie rod end, and there are some other minor clearances to be made. I think I will need to get 2" drop springs as well to get all of the drop that I want for the front.
For the rear it will be shackles and hangers to get it to the drop I want. No flipping the axle yet. I would like to add airbags in the back as well to improve towing abilities.
Once the suspension goes on it will be on to paint.....
Then I can finally sink some money into letting the 318 breathe.
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