AshC
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- Joined
- Jul 16, 2014
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- Ram Year
- 1984 & 2009
- Engine
- 318, 5.7L Hemi
Hi, I'm Ashley, I live in El Paso, TX currently. I have a 1984 Dodge RAM D150, 318 motor. Other than wiring it runs like a champ...needless to say I hate fusible links and all the mess going with it.
The motor has been overhauled at 82k miles, has 125k on the odometer. New transmission with about 300 miles on it before the wiring took a dump on me and it wouldn't start consistently. I've had this truck for 12 years and obviously drive something new for everything else.
Anyway, I joined up because we are doing some modifications to it. I got someone to do the dirty work on the wiring because I suck at it. After the initial ignition switch broke it's been a pain ever since, it's had 3 total. First one tumbler broke and didn't need a key to start it, second one worked but my moms dog ran off with the keys and they were never seen again, and the 3rd one apparently works.
The goal? Hunting/off road/farm truck. It's not like we get a lot of rain so 4x4 isn't necessary. We put 3/4 ton springs on the rear and new coils on the front (someone tried to make it a low rider by heating the coils and the first time I bounced the truck good they snapped) so those had to be replaced, along with the shocks.
Some of the issues I'm running into and not sure how to proceed..
I have 31" tires to put on it (currently has stock 15 inch rims and tires on it), but they rub, a 90 degree turn is a 3 point turn. I figured a body lift would help but finding a body lift is like trying to find .22 LR shells at Walmart! They say they have them, but I can't ever seem to find them!
CD player...uhm, some brilliant individual stole the stock cassette player out of it (but hey they did a good job and didn't tear my dashboard apart!) which my wiring guy is going to look at maybe if I can motivate him.
Debated a cold-air intake but...can't find one to fit it? Also larger shocks because it' rides like an Abrams tank! I wanted off roading shocks but again, stuck with "we don't carry for something that old". I think some other model may fit it but I'd be hard pressed to know whether or not that's true.
Thanks for reading!
The motor has been overhauled at 82k miles, has 125k on the odometer. New transmission with about 300 miles on it before the wiring took a dump on me and it wouldn't start consistently. I've had this truck for 12 years and obviously drive something new for everything else.
Anyway, I joined up because we are doing some modifications to it. I got someone to do the dirty work on the wiring because I suck at it. After the initial ignition switch broke it's been a pain ever since, it's had 3 total. First one tumbler broke and didn't need a key to start it, second one worked but my moms dog ran off with the keys and they were never seen again, and the 3rd one apparently works.
The goal? Hunting/off road/farm truck. It's not like we get a lot of rain so 4x4 isn't necessary. We put 3/4 ton springs on the rear and new coils on the front (someone tried to make it a low rider by heating the coils and the first time I bounced the truck good they snapped) so those had to be replaced, along with the shocks.
Some of the issues I'm running into and not sure how to proceed..
I have 31" tires to put on it (currently has stock 15 inch rims and tires on it), but they rub, a 90 degree turn is a 3 point turn. I figured a body lift would help but finding a body lift is like trying to find .22 LR shells at Walmart! They say they have them, but I can't ever seem to find them!
CD player...uhm, some brilliant individual stole the stock cassette player out of it (but hey they did a good job and didn't tear my dashboard apart!) which my wiring guy is going to look at maybe if I can motivate him.
Debated a cold-air intake but...can't find one to fit it? Also larger shocks because it' rides like an Abrams tank! I wanted off roading shocks but again, stuck with "we don't carry for something that old". I think some other model may fit it but I'd be hard pressed to know whether or not that's true.
Thanks for reading!
It's not that tall, you can see it's on blocks (so it wouldn't ruin my tires) but older pic because I've moved it since then lol. Next to it is a 77 Datsun truck that runs but the timing chain needs adjusting.
