They are very good engines. I’ve had many and they’ve never let me down!
@dand39756 ай бұрын
The leaning tower of power.
@randy.388miller37 ай бұрын
Hi Austin...love all your vehicles. In 1979 i bought a brand new w150 shortbox stepside. It looked much like yours, mine was basic black with blue vinyl interior, 318 4 speed 4x4, still had the wood plank floor 1n 1979. One of the few options it had was factory tach. It came with dog dish hubcaps and belted car tires. Cost was about $8000.canadian. Now have a 2006 Dodge Dakota that i bought new and serves me well. The new pickups are pretty complicated and scare me off from buying one. Love simplicity . Cheers
@ObsoleteAutomotive7 ай бұрын
That 1979 sounds like a nice rig! Would love to have one specced like that!
@lanctermann72613 күн бұрын
Armrest fixed with free napkins and duct tape. Perfect. I could not possibly improve on that.
@LongIslandMopars7 ай бұрын
Thats all i need. A simple work vehicle that i can fix anything on. Miss the simple days.
@ObsoleteAutomotive7 ай бұрын
Simple and reliable. The two qualities one wants with a work vehicle!
@LongIslandMopars7 ай бұрын
@@ObsoleteAutomotive Yep. The simple life.
@blautens4 ай бұрын
That truck is perfect. The exterior is awesome.
@cabaneencac51686 ай бұрын
Your little ride in the rain reminded me that I should always carry a spare white resistor in the glove box.
@ObsoleteAutomotive6 ай бұрын
I always do! Though in all my years of driving and hundreds of thousands of miles I’ve only ever had one go bad… 2 mins from home. But I had a spare on the glovebox!
@randyhoepker55287 ай бұрын
lol it sure reminds me of my 78 Lil Red, being a Utiline model and same color combos and all. Restored my LRE a couple of years ago and replaced the bed floor, repaint, rebuilt drive train, etc. They do reproduce the tailgate now. I bought one. Got that through Dodge Connection. You can buy the window cranks new too and they are cheap to buy. I have an 04 Rumble Bee as a daily. Don’t drive a lot as I’m retired. I take brush to the landscape dump with it and pick up bags of gravel or soil for the yard. If I ever decide to get another open car trailer, I can use it for towing that. My Rumble Bee truck has 108,000 miles on it. The Lel Red has 42,000.
@josephbonnette78773 ай бұрын
I got a 1979 lil Red Express i restored, the top of windshield drip rail was rusted out pretty bad, nothing a mig welder and sheet metal couldn't fix. Love your videos ❤❤❤
@ObsoleteAutomotive3 ай бұрын
Nice! Those are cool trucks. And thanks for watching!
@gemininosaga9 күн бұрын
Here in the garage sits a 1973 W200. Story goes it was a work truck that just like yours hauled everything. At some point in the mid 2000s it got retired or promoted if you will, to a collector item. Got a fresh coat of paint, its engine and transmission done. Its interior is beautiful. Pristine dashboard and got upgraded door panels. Now it just waiting for new all terrain set of wheels.
@bruceprentice64417 ай бұрын
I had a 85 Dodge pickup with the slant six, matched to a 4 speed manual shift with a 5th gear overdrive, basically for highway use. It was a good old truck, same basic cab, but my truck was a sweep side, and by then the gas tank was under the box, and made from plastic, and they didn’t rust out like the Ford and GM pickup tanks did.
@kippaseo80276 ай бұрын
I didn't have a work truck but I once owned a small sleep of 1996 Toyota previa minivan. One Van was used as a delivery vehicle as well as a customer shuttlefor a small hotelon Miami South Beach while the other 2 were used strictly for A Small vending company that serviced a lot of high-rise buildings in the downtown Miami Beach area. Although they were basically Toyota Camrys Remoted into the shape of a football they we're soft Sprung, Refined and very comfortable cargo hallers. Other than routine maintenance as well as a couple unfortunate fortunate incidents involving what we refer to down here as kamikaze julios running into them they were pretty trouble-free. I did lose one in an accident and foolishly replaced it with a Ford trance connect which although was built and designed to be a small type delivery vehicle They are absolute unreliable piles of crap. When we've lost the first previit had just North of 350 K miles the next one down has he had 400 K. That awful trans connect with the weakest automatic transmission on the market has given me more trouble in 50K than any of the toyotas have given me at 400 K.
@toothytube5 ай бұрын
The large auxiliary saddle tank under my 77 D200 is plastic but the one behind the seat is galvanized steel, and both tanks still look and work perfect. So, I'm guessing the plastic chassis mounted tanks arrived shortly after Dodge introduced their new series of trucks in 1972.
@georgewilson11843 ай бұрын
My first P/U truck was a brand new 90 GMC Sierra fully equipped day cab long bed 2wd 350 V8 I saved for it but still had to finance part of it it was a dream truck sure you could work it but that seem to be the end of the be all do all Swiss Army knife of trucks now you got these things super fancy & more luxurious then some Cars and I got lured into that conundrum because the car companies stopped building Personal Luxury Coupes that I liked so I went for the fancied up Trucks
@tommycorley14936 ай бұрын
I had almost the same color 1977 Dodge D100 with the 225 engine and an automatic trans. It was my first vehicle inherited from my grandfather in 1981. I wish i had it now.
@r.a.lafleur72484 ай бұрын
2011 Ram 1500 Tradesman. Regular Cab short bed. Bare bones basic truck. 3.7 lt, vinyl bench seat and rubber matted floors, and I love it
@318willrun6 ай бұрын
My work truck is a ..... Dodge .... 23 years old with 321k miles on it. 2wd, 3/4 ton, single cab long bed. Had it for many years, still daily drive. Not exactly a classic, but still an ole' Dodge work truck
@ObsoleteAutomotive6 ай бұрын
At this point she’s a classic! Sounds like a good truck!
@danielulz16407 ай бұрын
With the Leaning Tower of Power and a 727, that truck might outlive you! LOL 😆.
@ObsoleteAutomotive7 ай бұрын
It may very well! 😂
@IanHotson6 ай бұрын
I've always driven General Motors but I always liked those Dodge trucks, you have a nice truck, I'd love to take that for a drive brings back a lot of memories! I have a newer GMC but I love my old 83 short box Chevy Scottsdale, your truck was built back when trucks worked for a living
@buysellbuysell46996 ай бұрын
Nice old truck. It's great to see it still running. Got to like the old slant 6 tower of (little) power.
@elliottgreen41666 ай бұрын
Awesome video!! I have a 1972 d100 short bed fleetside with a 318 in Sweden.
@ObsoleteAutomotive6 ай бұрын
Very cool! Thanks for watching.
@ezekielmoorejr31457 ай бұрын
My first truck was a 73 D100 with a 318 and a 3 speed manual on the column with a fleet side long box. Cool truck!
@nottawaygarage36836 ай бұрын
Great old truck. It's too bad you really can't buy a cheap work horse anymore. Everything is power this or that, infotainment systems, sat-nav, 8 or 10 speed automatics, and so many sensors and computers, you can't expect them to last 50 years like your Dodge. I do love my 2010 Ford F150 FX4, it's more than I needed but it's still something I can work on with a simple set of Harbor Freight tools. It also has 210,000 miles on the original 5.4. The trans blew though and set me back $5000. I'll keep it around though because anything built after 2010 doesn't interest me. Cheers man!
@ericcoffedgp406 ай бұрын
Great old truck there sir! Looks to be a very well preserved example! My two trucks are a 1956 Willys 1-ton 4x4 pickup truck and a 1971 Ford F350 flatbed dually (yep, I still use em').
@ObsoleteAutomotive6 ай бұрын
Ah nice ones! Trucks are supposed to be used!
@Sedan57Chevy7 ай бұрын
Still working hard after fifty years, this Dodge certainly qualifies as a good old truck. So glad this video popped up in my recommendations. Great video on an awesome vehicle! Love the bicentennial quarter on the shifter, and I think it's pretty cool you tried to get some old pictures of the truck from back in the day. Some people just don't understand that when you end up with an old piece of machinery, it can feel good to show some respect for the owners that came before and know where it came from. My first truck was an 86 f150. Miss it a lot! Extended cab 2WD auto with a 302. It was great for hauling stuff around, and with the little back seat, it could even carry a couple people!
@ObsoleteAutomotive7 ай бұрын
I’ve owned many cars and have never been able to get photos of the original owners from the family. I think some think it’s some sort of scam I’m not sure. And a lot of others don’t really care. I like to preserve the history as best as I can before it becomes lost to time. This truck has been a good one. Just a simple work truck that does it’s job and never complains too much. Thanks for watching. Hope you enjoy the future content!
@jonathangodbout66456 ай бұрын
With a well faded South of the Border Dillon South Carolina bumper sticker... I literally had the same truck in the mid-80s mine was a 75 I had a 318 2 barrel with a 3 on the tree
@user-wb8ee5qw2t7 ай бұрын
Cool old truck I a1977 warlock and a little red exp
@johnwinden85114 ай бұрын
I had a 1975 Dodge truck like yours. Mine had belonged to the US Forest service so it was green with a gray roof. It had the spare mounted on the side like you mentioned. Slant six and a four speed tranny. It was in perfect shape, not a scratch in it including the green paint on the wood bed. I wish I still had it.
@johnmccann39647 ай бұрын
I had a 73 D300 dually with a dump flatbed. 318 manual transmission. My woodhauler. Sold it when I moved off the farm. Great old truck. Only had 60K on it.
@ObsoleteAutomotive7 ай бұрын
Sounds like a pretty handy vehicle to have on a farm!
@danam02287 ай бұрын
Good stuff, thanks
@RoadRunnergarage85706 ай бұрын
Sweet old pickup!!
@jamessouthworth16996 ай бұрын
For a quick fix you could always take the window crank from the passenger door and just put it on the driver side. If I remember correctly the Mopar window cranks had a single Allen key bolt in the center holding them on.
@harmorehorń7 ай бұрын
I love everything about this pickup and i cant wait to get one of my own 👌🏼💯
@joeystrains.93167 ай бұрын
Your channel is going to grow like my belly! Great video on a cool truck!
@ObsoleteAutomotive7 ай бұрын
Thanks!
@warrenstephenson36116 ай бұрын
Hi, My everyday work horse is a 1977 Dodge D 100 Custom same color as yours 318 auto ps pb I have the dash harness out cleaning and repairing back of all. Gauge loose connection overheated. Love your channel I like the fact you like some of the orphan mopars. Keep it up I enjoy watching.
@ObsoleteAutomotive6 ай бұрын
Awesome! These trucks are unbeatable. I need to take my cluster out someday to fix the lighting… Thanks for watching and glad you enjoy the content!
@QuickSpeedShop7 ай бұрын
I'm restoring a 1980 W200 8ft stepside right now. I also have a 1977 F250 Camper Special, a 1980 Jeep Cherokee Chief, 1970 C10, 1959 Willys, 1946 Studebaker M5 and two 1929 Ford A trucks. Daily driver is a 1995 F250, 2WD. Also have a 1988 E150 boogie van.
@ObsoleteAutomotive7 ай бұрын
Awesome. That’s quite the fleet of trucks!
@haroldrogers60834 ай бұрын
Well my first truck was a 81 Ford F-100 stepside with a baby V-8 255 with autimatic trans . When the paint started wraring off the wood bed floor i sanded them and put a dark stain that looked good with the trucks Tan color with gold pin strips and i put a semi gloss polyurethane on it , but in a few years the bed did rot out . I keep the truck till 86 when i traded it for a Mazda King cab truck .
@timothyharrison89537 ай бұрын
Well, it's a truck. The first air force unit I was assigned to had one of these, not a step side, though. Good for hauling equipment to the jet, but not people. Never been a truck fan, I've owned a couple, but they just aren't my thing.
@waggitnshaggit65927 ай бұрын
My kinda style.Keep running them and using them.My work/daily trucks - 1978 Jeep J20, 1987 Dodge W250 & soon a 1985 Dodge W150 too. First truck 1983 ranger.
@ObsoleteAutomotive7 ай бұрын
Nice fleet there!
@waggitnshaggit65927 ай бұрын
Thanks, Hey great vid,watched it again. I like that dealer promo video from back in the day vibe!
@ObsoleteAutomotive7 ай бұрын
@@waggitnshaggit6592 I was really trying to go for the look of the old tv commercials haha. Thanks for commenting and following along!
@MrJeep757 ай бұрын
I love it
@steveblottenberger10975 ай бұрын
Keep up the good work Dodge trucks are one of my favorites especially the early 70s
@scotth98817 ай бұрын
I love the old Dodge trucks. I've had them for years, then bought a few 1st gen Rams, then went back to the older ones. Now, it's a 76 Dodge 3/4 ton 4x4 for me, as well as an 86 C10 2wd. They're both easy to work on, very reliable, and way more fun to drive.
@ObsoleteAutomotive7 ай бұрын
Can’t beat an old truck. Simple and effective!
@waggitnshaggit65927 ай бұрын
Absolutely!
@toothytube5 ай бұрын
It now seems strange, that I was restoring/renovating/repairing "classic" trucks when these "tin-grill" Dodge's were new. In fact, one of my favorite daily drivers of that era was a two-tone Dodge Adventurer, much like what I have now.
@ObsoleteAutomotive5 ай бұрын
@@toothytube As is time. What is new becomes old. What is old becomes collectible!
@michaelruys50214 ай бұрын
Love real trucks. How did we stray so far.
@FantaLaStrada7 ай бұрын
Love the intro!
@ObsoleteAutomotive7 ай бұрын
Thanks!
@rontaylor88776 ай бұрын
have a 98 GMC sierra pickup. owned now for 25 years. super reliable good truck.
@ObsoleteAutomotive6 ай бұрын
A classic!
@georgenicoloff7 ай бұрын
Very creative video 🎉
@ObsoleteAutomotive7 ай бұрын
Thanks!
@capricetony7 ай бұрын
It’s actually I VERY nice truck 😊
@user-ip1ro6qx2b7 ай бұрын
Austin, I'm retired now but have a 95 Ford F150 that I bought in 2004. It has well over 200k on the 5.0. Been a good truck overall. I've owned several Ford trucks over the years, 1 Chevy truck and my old fav, a 1958 Dodge 1/2 ton we called Mavis. She was a great truck although she was very rough looking. Duct tape over the rust holes and painted with a brush and roller. She had a 318 or it was was listed in the manual as a 314.61cu in V-8, and a four speed. She always started and ran even when we'd dip into sub zero temps. I miss her still. My first truck was a 73 F100, 2wd, swb with a 240 in 6 and auto trans which was notorious for popping out of park. Then I had a 76 F100, 79 Chevy swb, 77F150 Supercab 2wd, 77F150 2wd, long box, 82F250 2wd Supercab along with an assortment of cars and wagons over the years. I love your channel and really love all the mopars, Keep it up!!!
@ObsoleteAutomotive7 ай бұрын
So great trucks! I’d like to have one of the late 50s Dodge trucks some day! I like their styling a lot! Thanks for replying and following along!
@krazi774 ай бұрын
custom was the base trim. the reason the badge was on the front fender is because it's a utiline truck. if it were the fleetside, it would have been on the side of the truck bed. next trim level would have been the adventurer, then adventurer sport, and the top of the line was the adventurer se.
@jeffgibson1846 ай бұрын
🇺🇸👍 I own a 74 w-200 Club Cab 4X4 LB,440,727,PS,PB,AC,Am-fm,cassette,Cruise Control, and posi front and rear. Also own a 75 D-100 Custom SB,318,727,PB,AC, and Posi rear end only wish it had PS, Am-fm CD. Really love both trucks I live in Colton CA. So they are rust free other then the sun baked look. Would prefer paint look though. Watched many of your videos and enjoyed all.👍
@ObsoleteAutomotive6 ай бұрын
Thanks for watching. Sounds like some nice trucks! I’m looking to find a club cab or preferably crew cab at some point.
@MrJeep757 ай бұрын
Need to bring back a basic truck
@ericwoy41325 ай бұрын
1980 D150 1/2 ton slant six 4 speed 2wd. Daily driver.
@MrModelworx7 ай бұрын
Always enjoy your videos Austin, sweet old truck. I'm in the UK so pickups weren't exactly a thing back in the 70s like they were in the US. Particularly enjoyed the 70s style ad at the beginning very authentic.
@ObsoleteAutomotive7 ай бұрын
Thanks for the comment. There was a lot of effort put into just the beginning “ad” so I’m glad you enjoyed it!
@DMX-PAT6 ай бұрын
The shitty weather reflects the shitty condition of the truck and it's absolutely perfect as it is bro!!
@johnelliott73757 ай бұрын
We were whooped as kids for playing with the shifter in vehicles.😊
@OldcarsNmusic6 ай бұрын
When I was nineteen I wanted a '72 or '73 W100 Utiline with a Slant Six in it. I know Dodge put some NP435s behind sixes in W100s, but not if they ever put three-speeds behind them- that's what I want if I can find one.
@ReaperRestorations7 ай бұрын
i'm building a 1941 dodge WC12 for my shop truck. its a half ton military 4x4. I'm putting a 1953 Chrysler 265 spitfire in it.
@ObsoleteAutomotive7 ай бұрын
That’s a cool one!
@dwi1897 ай бұрын
The Dodge stepside bed design actually dated back to the 1950's. The Ford stepside bed that was used until 1979 dated back to the 1953-56 F100 pickup design. Dodge stopped selling the stepside bed option in the mid 1980's although the rest of the body design lasted through 1985 or so. Starting in 1980, Ford redesigned the stepside bed to match the body style of the rest of the truck.
@timothykeith13676 ай бұрын
The Utekine bed was first used in 1953. The D Series began in 1961
@sandradasch83877 ай бұрын
nice vid thanks
@scooterdogg75806 ай бұрын
Any truck with the tank behind the seat is fine by me , I've owned a few , wish I still had any one of them now , pure simplicity no hassle repair
@Rustruinsrides7 ай бұрын
I've really been enjoying your videos lately, you definitely deserve more subscribers. Wishing you the best.
@ObsoleteAutomotive7 ай бұрын
I appreciate the kind words. Thanks for following along!
@michaelgorman42296 ай бұрын
Back in 1997 I bought 1979 Dodge Power Wagon W-150 step side 4X4 with 318 had it restored and brought it to Carlisle,PA Mopar National Show in 2004 won 1st place in Dodge Truck division 😎
@ObsoleteAutomotive6 ай бұрын
Awesome. Still got it?
@michaelgorman42296 ай бұрын
Sold it back in 2019
@timkis647 ай бұрын
it looks like the trucks the local electrical suppliers used as service trucks for meter reading in my area during the mid 70s.
@ObsoleteAutomotive7 ай бұрын
Tons of these Dodges were used as fleet vehicles for companies or government entities.
@longhairscorpio39766 ай бұрын
i miss my 75 wood plank bed but had a cracked block slant id kep it had i the dough
@QuesarRider7 ай бұрын
Love it man
@rantonbro6 ай бұрын
i have a 1975 d 100 318 auto ac i bought in 1999 for 900 dollars in is a back up truck now 4 years ago i got a ranger ford had to have a truck ,turns when i had a chance to work on it was just a starter
@johnelliott73757 ай бұрын
I will make it simple from three generations of people. The Greatest Generation of the people who returned from World War II. We can always get it in deep with their parents who used the truck for anything and everything you could use it for. From Sunday morning Church, storehouse, haul hay, lumber, 🪵 and the family to and from the relatives. Grandparents would have two one old wore out one for the farm and chores and the other one for everything else and the shop truck. Today it is a relative term. Some are actually a real work truck and others are just oarts haulers, etc. Most are more parts haulers than the real full blown work or farm truck.
@kipbrown15496 ай бұрын
Nice old truck !
@ObsoleteAutomotive6 ай бұрын
Thanks!
@TylersNeighborhoodGarage6 ай бұрын
What a nice truck. Sounds like it needs a band adjustment.
@ObsoleteAutomotive6 ай бұрын
Just have to top off the transmission fluid occasionally. There’s a slow leak.
@rickrice32217 ай бұрын
Sweet truck, Austin! My first, and so far only, truck is my ‘97 Dakota short bed regular cab SLT with an V6 and auto. Ordered it new mid year when they started painting ‘em Brilliant Blue. I need to put the poor thing out to pasture with 295k miles on it - it’s very rusty and needs too much mechanical work. I love that truck!
@ObsoleteAutomotive7 ай бұрын
Wow 295k! That’s awesome.
@weegeemike6 ай бұрын
Sweet '73 my man. My uncle drove a '77 D100 reg cab long bed 318 V8 auto for over 20 years. Had over 300k on the original engine (once rebuilt trans) and when it no longer passed smog here in stupid Cali (yes all gas vehicles '76 and newer are STILL required to pass smog biannually to keep legally registered) so the state bought it off him for $1500 and crushed it. Wish he would've sold it to me, I had dreams of dropping a 440 in it and running it for another 30 years lol. These Dodges are a little rattly and clunky but boy are they tough and reliable. I love all '72-'93 Dodge trucks. My mom had a fully loaded '86 Ramcharger 360 V8 4bbl 4×4 with every available option including factory roll bar. Owned it since new until about 6 years ago when she had to sell it due to hard financial situation. She regrets selling it and so do I. Glad there's a community of people like you out there that have a passion for these trucks. 20+ years ago it was hard to find people that owned and loved them but as they've aged they have really gotten a big following. Cool to see.
@ObsoleteAutomotive6 ай бұрын
That’s a shame about that truck! You’d think at this point CA would amend the smog laws or make exceptions for classics. I’ve seen so many good cars go to scrap out there just because of the smog laws.
@michaelcoffey73627 ай бұрын
Cool 😎
@ironcladranchandforge72925 ай бұрын
I would take that over any new truck!! That slant 6 is a great engine as well. Heck, your engine is barely broke in. Keep the oil changed and you're good to go. I say that because I had a 1965 Dodge 3/4 ton step side with the slant 6 back in the early 1980's. The truck had 235k when I bought it, and ran perfectly. I kept it for a few years and put about 30k on it. When I sold it, the odometer read around 265k (well it said 65k but I knew the truck had turned over twice because I was a friend of the original owner). Still ran good, used a little oil but not much. I paid $400 for the truck and sold it for $400, LOL. Back in the 1980's prices for old trucks were CHEAP!! Not like today.
@MichaelJustice-ng7by5 ай бұрын
It's a nice truck
@ronde30866 ай бұрын
I have a 73 d300 ramp truck 79 d300 dump truck
@johnbarnes68326 ай бұрын
Unless I'm mistaken the step bed used on these trucks dates back to the introduction of the "Pilot House" Dodge trucks in 1948.
@ObsoleteAutomotive6 ай бұрын
Practically the same bed in terms of design but they did differ in design. I think this particular bed came out in the 1957 model year. It’s pretty much identical.
@johnbarnes68326 ай бұрын
@@ObsoleteAutomotive Thanks for the information-I've subscribed to your channel as I'm a vintage Mopar fan. My grandfather had owned a '46 and '48 Dodge truck, and a Dodge Wayfarer, as did my father. Dad also had a ''66 Chrysler Newport and before that arrived the dealer loaned him a '66 Chrysler 300, black vinyl top over red with a red interior. Last notable Mopar in the family was a '72 Dodge Dart 4 door w/ 318.
@ObsoleteAutomotive6 ай бұрын
@@johnbarnes6832 thanks for subscribing. That’s a bunch of nice cars there! I’ve owned quite a few A Bodies but I’ve never had done with a V8. Kinda want to get one to see how it compares the the Slant 6.
@johnbarnes68326 ай бұрын
@@ObsoleteAutomotive Considering the emissions equipment of the time it had good acceleration-my father left a nice patch of rubber coming out of a municipal park just as the local PD appeared. They paid no attention to the 4 door Dart but were looking for the hotrodder who had made the stripes. Hard to keep a straight face as we cruised by.
@frankfurther38287 ай бұрын
one of the best
@12yearssober7 ай бұрын
She is a beauty!!!
@ObsoleteAutomotive7 ай бұрын
Thanks!
@steveblottenberger10975 ай бұрын
That's all I'll ever owned is an old truck you go across the United States you can fix your truck on the side of the road at any time of day or night if you have a newer vehicle you got to go plug it in somewhere and you can't do it on Sunday to get
@haroldrogers60834 ай бұрын
Austin i don't know what it is about those squaire front short box stepside trucks i like so much ? Maybe it the old saying of being so ungky their cool , don't know !
@MrJeep757 ай бұрын
I love the old one's
@barrycuda37696 ай бұрын
So,the slant six in these trucks have a 727 Torqueflite? I would have expected it to be a 904 TF. Cool old truck .👍
@ObsoleteAutomotive6 ай бұрын
They were called “Loadflites” in trucks but it’s a 727 Torqueflite. The 727 would’ve beefier and stronger and more up to the task of hauling or pulling.
@jamespn7 ай бұрын
The custom has chrome bumper and chrome mirrors.
@kgriggs757 ай бұрын
My next project is my 73 d150 adventure club cab long bed. 360 727 factory ac truck. Currently finishing up a 70 chevy c10.
@ObsoleteAutomotive7 ай бұрын
Sounds like a promising project!
@waterbourne92827 ай бұрын
Hi. Thanks for the videos, nice seeing all your tidy old vehicles. Curious to know if the trans is actually the 727 or the smaller 904 in the truck.
@ObsoleteAutomotive7 ай бұрын
It’s a 727. The “Loadflite 727”
@Tek-eo3li9 күн бұрын
😂😂 Great job
@user-ih4dz7bi8f6 ай бұрын
👍
@ManiaMusicChannel7 ай бұрын
Wow a V6 and it works, awesome 🤔👍🏽
@tripp-n-drive7 ай бұрын
Inline slant 6
@12yearssober7 ай бұрын
The exhaust leak may actually be a cracked exhaust manifold. They crack almost in the center close to the head which makes them hard to find. Ive had 3 of them crack on the slant sixes ive owned over the years. Pretty easy swap if thats the case though!!
@ObsoleteAutomotive7 ай бұрын
It’s the flange gasket for sure. Can see the black soot that’s stained the block from years of leaking and you can feel the exhaust when running. The later slant six sixes have better reinforcement on the manifolds and less likely to crack like the earlier ones!
@12yearssober7 ай бұрын
@@ObsoleteAutomotive That's awesome!! Man I'd love to have her!!!
@THROTTLEPOWER6 ай бұрын
Cool truck 🤜🤛
@ObsoleteAutomotive6 ай бұрын
Thanks!
@THROTTLEPOWER6 ай бұрын
@@ObsoleteAutomotive 👍
@TOWNCARBUBBA876 ай бұрын
Mopar 👍
@MrJeep757 ай бұрын
You don’t need a receiver hitch on a little half ton 2wd
@MrJeep757 ай бұрын
Needs some shine juice
@bultacowally4 ай бұрын
Those early Dodge trucks were awesome mechanically but were absolute rust buckets...i know from experience. Dodge did not get the rust problem figured out until RAM took over in 2010. I live in the northeast US and have been looking for an 80's Dodge fixer upper but they are either too far gone or restored for stupid money...
@theperimeter10267 ай бұрын
What's wrong with the parking brake that you can't use it?
@ObsoleteAutomotive7 ай бұрын
No idea. It was like that when I bought the truck. My guess is the cables are probably froze up and trying to use the parking brakes would make them stick and not release.
@zorik746 ай бұрын
S-P-A-R-K-O-M-A-T-I-C
@gasser667 ай бұрын
I have never owned a Dodge pick up, yet anyway. I did a buy a new 1985 Chevy K 10 at 19 years old and sold it about 4 years ago. It was "off the road" since 1993. Reliability - dependability in retrospect was very underwhelming. Lot's of issues for a truck that was never worked and very well maintained. I didn't buy it to work with, and back in the day that was "odd" unlike today. I can't down GM too much for quality issues at that time though, mid 80's I think the "Big 3" were letting a lot of buyers down.
@ObsoleteAutomotive7 ай бұрын
The late 70s and into the 80s was a trying time for many domestic auto makers!
@MrJeep757 ай бұрын
I got a m882 77 dodge w200
@40intrepid6 ай бұрын
Step Side is a Chevy term, Utiline is correct for the Dodge.
@markgrunzweig63776 ай бұрын
The student asks his Zen Master: "Why do you use the same old phrase over and over again"? The venerable Zen Master simply replied: "Every time I use it, it becomes new again!". If it ain't broke, why fix it?
@markgrunzweig63776 ай бұрын
Obsolete often is in name only. Change for the sake of change is the result of mindlessness.
@MattiaBottazzo7 ай бұрын
Are you from Texas?
@ObsoleteAutomotive7 ай бұрын
I am. Born near San Antonio.
@JamesSmith-iy5nm5 ай бұрын
Fancy metal plate my ass. You smashed a pop can, cut some circles in it, and used it as a gasket.
@ObsoleteAutomotive5 ай бұрын
It’s actually a piece of sheetmetal that I cut holes in to make it fancy. So you’re wrong there. A cola can ain’t going to hold a radio in a dashboard…