74Dusted
Stock Piler of 340's
This 1984 Dodge Power-Ram 50 was my first truck (before that it was my dad's first brand new truck) and I ran that truck for years. No matter what I did to it, I couldn't kill it. I swapped a 5-Speed in shortly after I got it, and constantly side-stepped the clutch at WOT through all the gears. Revved that little 2.6L way beyond the redline (had 4.65 ratio gears in the truck with 30" Tires and a .80 overdrive). It just kept on going, like the energizer bunny.
The original Mitsubishi 2.6L Gas Engine finally died at 276,000 miles (a few years ago). It had a hard life, the truck had been used as a Daily Driver, Work Truck and Plow Truck for most of its life. Then it had a few more engines (a couple gas engines, a turbo diesel, a few more gas engines).
Now it has a 273 & 904. Manual Shift Kit, B&M Ratchet Shifter, KM100/NP203 Transfer Case Doubler. 4.10 Gears with a Rear Limited Slip, 33" Tires, 2" Body Lift, 4" Suspension Lift, Cut Fenders, 10k Winch, Square Tube Bumpers, Dual 850/1000 (65N) Batteries. I did have 40" Tires on it for a while, but I need to modify the fenders some more to cover them better
The 273 was a $100 engine pulled from a '72 Duster. A mid-year '68 Block ('69) with "587" Heads (1.88 Valve), 10.5:1 Compression, .500 Mechanical Lift Cam, 340 Intake, AVS Carb (Did have a Thermoquad on it for a while), 360 Truck Manifolds and 2.25" Dual Exhaust
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I wish I still had some pictures of what that truck looked like in 2001 (or maybe it was 2000) when I got it from my dad. Back then it was a beautiful truck with a 3-Tone Silver/Gray Metal flake paint job and the interior was in immaculate condition with a wicked stereo system.
I still have a few things to do before I start driving it again, and a long list of stuff to do while I'm driving it. Eventually the body will be completely restored, the truck will get a Rollbar & Rollcage, upgraded axles, a new wiring harness, new interior, etc. And then I'll move on to the engine. It's going to stay Small Block Mopar for the rest of its life now, but I'm thinking a Turbo 360 or a Supercharged 1st Gen Hemi would make a great upgrade over the already wicked 273.
Back when it was original, it was a highly optioned D50. 904 Auto on the Floor with Center Console, A/C with "Gauge Pack" (I made the mistake of converting to No A/C), Tachometer, Cruise Control, Power Steering, Tilt Steering Column, Sport package, Full Interior (with the rare factory headliner, upper trim and cargo/dome light combo), Rollbar, Skid Plates (Front, Transfer Case & Gas Tank), etc.
Decent body parts are hard to find up here in the Rust Belt, so the body on the truck was reconstructed with parts from about 10 different D50's. And it's the one of two 1st Gen D50's (1979 - 1986) that I know of that are still on the road within a 100 mile radius. The other one happens to be in my hometown as well, and has a door that looks like one that was stolen from me a few years ago (can't prove it, but I know the guy stole one of my good doors)
The original Mitsubishi 2.6L Gas Engine finally died at 276,000 miles (a few years ago). It had a hard life, the truck had been used as a Daily Driver, Work Truck and Plow Truck for most of its life. Then it had a few more engines (a couple gas engines, a turbo diesel, a few more gas engines).
Now it has a 273 & 904. Manual Shift Kit, B&M Ratchet Shifter, KM100/NP203 Transfer Case Doubler. 4.10 Gears with a Rear Limited Slip, 33" Tires, 2" Body Lift, 4" Suspension Lift, Cut Fenders, 10k Winch, Square Tube Bumpers, Dual 850/1000 (65N) Batteries. I did have 40" Tires on it for a while, but I need to modify the fenders some more to cover them better
The 273 was a $100 engine pulled from a '72 Duster. A mid-year '68 Block ('69) with "587" Heads (1.88 Valve), 10.5:1 Compression, .500 Mechanical Lift Cam, 340 Intake, AVS Carb (Did have a Thermoquad on it for a while), 360 Truck Manifolds and 2.25" Dual Exhaust
Video below v
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I wish I still had some pictures of what that truck looked like in 2001 (or maybe it was 2000) when I got it from my dad. Back then it was a beautiful truck with a 3-Tone Silver/Gray Metal flake paint job and the interior was in immaculate condition with a wicked stereo system.
I still have a few things to do before I start driving it again, and a long list of stuff to do while I'm driving it. Eventually the body will be completely restored, the truck will get a Rollbar & Rollcage, upgraded axles, a new wiring harness, new interior, etc. And then I'll move on to the engine. It's going to stay Small Block Mopar for the rest of its life now, but I'm thinking a Turbo 360 or a Supercharged 1st Gen Hemi would make a great upgrade over the already wicked 273.
Back when it was original, it was a highly optioned D50. 904 Auto on the Floor with Center Console, A/C with "Gauge Pack" (I made the mistake of converting to No A/C), Tachometer, Cruise Control, Power Steering, Tilt Steering Column, Sport package, Full Interior (with the rare factory headliner, upper trim and cargo/dome light combo), Rollbar, Skid Plates (Front, Transfer Case & Gas Tank), etc.
Decent body parts are hard to find up here in the Rust Belt, so the body on the truck was reconstructed with parts from about 10 different D50's. And it's the one of two 1st Gen D50's (1979 - 1986) that I know of that are still on the road within a 100 mile radius. The other one happens to be in my hometown as well, and has a door that looks like one that was stolen from me a few years ago (can't prove it, but I know the guy stole one of my good doors)