Recent content by mopar56

I don't know if they were factory but the dash cluster style and size is the same, they do make the burl side pieces with cut outs for the gauges, my son has them in his 80, it didn't come that way, it had the ugly silver one from factory but as he went through modifications to the truck he put...

Ok, good description, I'll look at my son's the next time at at his house, I do think his is a bit smaller and I don't think it's curved. Now are you sure the roofs are different on the 80? As far as I knew the only difference was the hood and cowl when they went from bird bath to the flat hood...

Pretty cool truck, my son is a big fan of those, there pretty hard to come by, looks like you got some work cut out for you there, i agree lots of cool options on it, just out of curiosity how do you know it's a factory sunroof without a build sheet? My son has a 80 SB Dodge that has some...

Well i guess that makes sense however you stated you mostly wanted to do the heads to keep the truck reliable with the head gasket issue you were having now that it's not needed for the move I think if I were you I would put in the donor engine you have or rebuild yours, my experience with fresh...

Hey, that is coming along nicely and looking good, it's easy to loose your motivation on a project like that but you stuck with it. I have two questions.....1, on one of your first post you said you were preparing to move out of CA, but I see you listed address is still there, did you change...

^^^^^^^^^ this!! Had almost the same thing happen on a co-workers 08 F150 the module which is a little hidden was corroded very badly, and the truck it was in was babied , it's woth a look!

Volaredon, honestly , if I were you and that's really the style/year of truck you want then I would search for one like the one MILO posted, maybe closer to home, make it the way you want it, maybe find a LE with power windows/locks, A/C etc so it's comfortable, a hard find in decent condition...

Welcome aboard , I'm on for Abodies only to, great site, and helpful people! This site has got lots of great members but moves WAY slower! Good source for truck info but it's not as exclusive to Mopar as the other sites, it's ok just skip over all the Ford and Chev stuff they don't post much...

Not with the Mustang IFS but I did graft a Volare front clip on my OEM 56 frame BEFORE I switched to the later frame but I just wasn't happy with the results and honestly it's a lot of work then the back end isn't right, I bought lowering shackles and spring hangers off Amazon which you can get...

Here's a few more photos plus two from another car show I attended last week which was about 50 kms away from my house, the longest trip I'd taken it on yet, it ran really well, it was a beautiful drive up the coast of Vancouver Island, the weather was awsome, my eldest son was behind me there...

Well in short I think anything is possible and because the frame rails are straight not hour glass like the older years I would say there would be ample room, the straight axle probably wouldn't cause any issue, I did a small block swap on my 56 Dodge truck when it had the straight axle still...

Yesterday there was a large car show in my town, it was it's 7th year but I had never attended before in the past due to other family obligations anyway it's a pretty big show with some beautiful cars and trucks and it only excepts 1979 and earlier north American vehicles ( a few exceptions )...

I added a couple more bench shots for some reason there not very flattering the way the light shines the wood looked dull, it's not. Also a few more interior pics I used 6 way power Dakota R/T seats.

Good spot kiwigtx! There is virtually nothing stock on this truck, the cab is indeed a 56, it sits on a 81 Dodge frame sadlly the stock box was in very poor shape so i sent it except for the tailgate to the the metal recycling bin many years ago. The box on it now I removed also many years ago...

So I've owned this old truck 32 plus years now and it had been off the road about 8 more before that, I towed it home and had only ever dreamed of driving it some day. Through life's hurdles it always took a back seat, working away on it a little at a time when I could and when the budget...