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72 D200 stepside 3/4 ton

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Just bought a 72 D200 ? Badges say custom 200 . Original papers mention Utiline. From the vin it looks to be a 318. Anyone had any luck finding a fuel tank for one of these? I suppose I’ll put a liner in the one I have. What about chrome fenders. ? Would D100 body parts be the same ? So many questions so little time. I have since pounded out some of the dent in the driver front fender but it looks like you can still get new aftermarket fenders ,
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although they are probably really thin.
 
yup youd be better with an used original fender from back in teh day than most any current reproduction.... I'm headed to GA from IL in a couple weeks partly to pick up 2 factory bed sides cut off of an 80s Dodge truck to replace the ones on my 85 rust free original metal
 
Welcome to the site, your Custom 200 is a Uteline, which means it's a step side. Your's looks to be the 8' bed, which isn't as common.

As for parts, there is a member here that may have fenders or gas tank. I'll try to post a link to his thread. I got a parts truck, and got a clean tank from it, among other things. I'd try to find old, clean, original fenders if you can, before paying for aftermarket fenders.

Here's the link I mentioned earlier with possible parts.

SOLD - 1971-1993 Dodge Truck parts for sale

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Good luck!
 
Thank you for the information.
Today I may try and pull the old tank out if I can figure out how to remove the seat :)
 
It’s out.
Now I have to decide whether I just clean it the best I can or clean with acid and put a Por 15 kit in it. I’ve done a lot of motorcycle tanks but nothing this large. I think it’s 30 gallon ?
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Cleaned Lined and painted gas tank ! installed new fuel sending unit and rubber grommet for filler pipe. The new grommet isn’t like the old one . One side has a round part to it. I’m not sure which way goes up. I’m not sure it matters so I put the round side up ? 🤪
 

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repo fenders aren't horrible, but OEM is the best. I had to put an LMC driver's fender on mine. It was my daily, and I needed it back on the road quick (got hit by a drunk driver), and I have someday plans to backdate the truck with doors and fenders from a '70s truck. The LMC fender fit nice, not thin, and the only gripe is the top of the fender at the windshield post is off.
 
Kenneth said:
Cleaned Lined and painted gas tank ! installed new fuel sending unit and rubber grommet for filler pipe. The new grommet isn’t like the old one . One side has a round part to it. I’m not sure which way goes up. I’m not sure it matters so I put the round side up ? 🤪
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The tank grommet looks like that is the way it goes
 
I beat the driver side fender out from behind. Looks much better. Eventually I’ll go at it with the bondo.
Fuel tank is installed.
The next thing I want to do is get window rubber as all the water has rotted out the bottoms of the doors. I see a number of generic kits online. I suppose one is good as the other .
 
Try to avoid the Bondo, it isn't meant to be slathered on that thick.. find another fender, they're out there.
 
Here is a pic after beating the dents out a bit 😬
I’ll have to try and hammer it with a dolly to clean it up a bit more before filler or like is mentioned find another fender.
PO already put a thick blob or two on lower area in front of door which is coming loose
 

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Yup. Look around. You'll find one.
In the past week 2 of those trucks have popped up around here. Neither a step side, both dually. One flatbed and a tow truck. There's a 79 in a yard near me I don't remember what shape the fenders were in, I do remember 1 was "picked" already.i think the driver side was still there.
In fact right now I'm in Tenn headed to GA after some straight solid rust free bed sides for my 85. Screaming deal on eBay, long road trip but we combined a long overdue vacation with the pick up of parts, hoping to find some cool junkyards along the way back looking for everything I can while I'm down here. Love my dodge D/W trucks, few still around north east IL (south of Chicago anyway) so I'm building one, of sorts.
 
Nothing to lose there. Good time to learn how shrink some metal. Just remember start where the wrinkle stopped not were it started.
 
I put three gallons of fuel in the tank today and I’m not getting any fuel coming out of the tank. The truck is sitting at a slight angle with the low side being the driver side. I guess I need to put more in just to reach the sending unit tube.
 
I've had pickup tubes and sending units rot off to where it had over a 1/2 a tank before I would get anything. 3 gallons should be plenty unless the truck was leaning almost on its side
 
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