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My search for a shorty D100 is over
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TT5.9mag
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Not much to share with regards to the truck but I was very busy during the holidays. I had 2 weeks off work and got a lot done around my house. The truck did get its first bath yesterday since I’ve owned it and I had the guy who detailed my boat come and look at it. He seems to think the original paint will buff out nicely. I’m going to let him go to town on it with his magic sauce.
TT5.9mag
Two atmospheres are better than one
While waiting for my interior guy to finish the seat, (apparently he’s not in a hurry), I’ve been doing more cosmetic “things” to the truck. I really need to start fixing sheet metal in the floor pans but I’m procrastinating on that. Back to “things”, the black wheels and black out treatment on all the chrome of this truck really just turned me off on white paint so I decided I needed a fancy offset color. So here we go, I realize I may loose a few of you but that’s ok. The interior is going to be very blue so that’s going to carry through the whole truck. First was the wheels. I didn’t want to buy new wheels and I actually really like the look of cop wheels and caps, so all the black got stripped and prepped, then shot blue. The next “thing” was kind of spur of the moment. I went to Don Hamptons (of Hampton Blowers fame) birthday party recently and found myself taking pictures of the paint work on 60s-70s altereds and front engine dragsters and realized how much I love hand painted stuff of that era. The gold leaf, silver leaf, pinstriping, panels, layers, etc are just awesome. So a decision to leaf the raised letters on the tailgate was made. I contacted a guy well know in the so cal boat world and took him my tailgate. I originally wanted gold leaf but gave him the freedom to do what he wanted and he decided on silver. I’m so glad he did, I couldn’t be happier with how it turned out. If you need custom, hand painted stuff done contact Lefty’s pinstriping. He’s incredible, and very fair.
I’ll drop a link below. Here’s the pics from the last few weeks. Enjoy.
Brian Wilcox (@leftyspinstriping) • Instagram photos and videos
I’ll drop a link below. Here’s the pics from the last few weeks. Enjoy.
Brian Wilcox (@leftyspinstriping) • Instagram photos and videos
You didn't lose me...I love the changes.
MOPAROFFICIAL
If it has tits, it's a liabilititty.
Many mid 70's D100's in California, as well as the mid 60's .
TT5.9mag
Two atmospheres are better than one
Send em my way!
Looks awesome!
Turbo440Dart
crank runner over-er
Tail gate shining like a diamond in a goats *** these days. 
Looks good.
TT5.9mag
Two atmospheres are better than one
Over here polishing turds.Tail gate shining like a diamond in a goats *** these days.
Turbo440Dart
crank runner over-er
I thought I liked the truck when you got it. It’s much good-er now
Can we get some pics in the daylight showing the wheels/caps and all the trim shiny? Like a 3/4front shot? Looking great
TT5.9mag
Two atmospheres are better than one
Yea I could probably do that, just for you.
I love it!!! Awesome!!
Just proves that I do have good tastes!!!
Just proves that I do have good tastes!!!
JDMopar
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It looks great! If we all liked and did the exact same things....it would be a boring hobby. 
TT5.9mag
Two atmospheres are better than one
you rang?
oh. sorry, i saw the subject matter and figured you were talking to me!
*crawls back atop pile of parts in the back yard*
I saw some guy showing off his "new" truck on FB the other day. Congrats on getting her SOLD!
CopperheadDart
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Thanks Brian, it was sad seeing it drive away, but it has gone to a good home!
And you know, my first truck was a ramcharger. My next 2 were short beds back when I was about 1/2 of my current age. (I'm 57) And I was teased, made fun of back then for those short beds. Mostly by an older brother. And the closest thing I've had since we're a few Dakota's with the same length bed as the full size short beds were in the,70s and 80s, every fill size I've had since has been a long bed. Every single one of them a Dodge.
I don't see many short bed trucks from back then around any more. The short beds of today are ridiculously so, unusably so.
I don't see many short bed trucks from back then around any more. The short beds of today are ridiculously so, unusably so.
A little late to the game here, but...
My 90 year old father has an old metal-cased B&D drill with a handle coming out the top that must be older than dirt now, but when I was 16, while drilling holes in the frame of my grandfather's '73 Gran Torino (I was installing a homemade trailer hitch), since I was under the car, pushing up (and pushing hard, with both hands), when the damn bit "grabbed", I was hanging on so hard that the torque spun me around on my back! Hurt my wrists something fierce, but my dad thought it was pretty funny. Oddly enough I didn't think so at the time.
Damn drill still works just fine, despite being dropped, run over, beat on, (etc), and I'll probably inherit it someday.
Sounds about right. Thing runs so slow it seems like you could count the revolutions manually, and enough torque to turn over a Pro-Stock Hemi!
Exaggerations? Of course, but you get the drift.
Is the plan to keep the rear roll pan? I think a chrome Ramcharger rear bumper would look nice
TT5.9mag
Two atmospheres are better than one
Na, roll pan will go away. The plan has always been to put a chrome sport bumper back on it. I just don’t want to fork over the 360 bucks to LMC just yet.
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