1983 Dodge pick-up truck w/slant 6 just restored part 1

1983 Dodge pick-up truck W/ slant 6 just restored

[@Julie-mk3zk]

Wow beautiful Truck we have an 85 and restoring ours too.

[@tonynewman777]

We're about to put a slant 6 in the 35 Plymouth doctors Coupe I love the hood ornament on those trucks are remember when they was brand-new and somebody in our church

[@glibbis]

Beautiful truck. Thanks for keeping the slant.

[@charlesdossett8581]

Awesome truck

[@danr4197]

225 slant 6 and torque flight 727 transmission. Reliable as hell and will nearly last forever with proper care and maintenance! The 318 was also a great engine in these!

[@Mr.Beastforpresident]

dan r They say some slant sixes get 30 MPG's. What's the last year they made the slant six in a truck? I thought it was 1983 I wonder it it's possible to get 20+ MPG's on a slant six with upgrades like a lighter aluminum performance intake manifold, ignition coils and fuel injection?

[@timothykeith1367]

@@Mr.Beastforpresident The motor needed a new cylinder head and it was in the technology gap years where EFI was still an expensive upgrade. The advertised compression ratio was 8:1 but most 225s measure about 7:1. With 8.5 CR or better the extra torque would have helped fuel economy and made the power feel closer to the 318. Using higher compression would have benefited from a modern ECU - which really didn't exist. Customers were still hurting from the Lean-Burn system which often caused drivability problems it was supposed to eliminate. Easier said than done, they explored options to extend the production life of the slant six. I think that trucks weren't selling well and Mopar had gone front drive by then making it economically impractical to update the slant six enough to make a difference. GM also killed off its venerable inline six truck motor.

[@charredskeleton]

Beautiful! Your taste is impeccable!!

[@victorramirez3275]

congrats a really beautiful truck good paint job and it looks straight

[@greggreen6636]

83 or 93? Looks like 93 grill and light set up

[@TheCirrostratus]

Woooww beautiful pick up truck, thanks for shows us👍👍👍👍

[@imperiallebaron4476]

She's a beautiful job. She looks brand new. Well done!

[@imperiallebaron4476]

By the way, from 1981 till the discontinuation of the slant six, the solid valve lifter tappets were changed to hydraulic tappets. So the slant six no longer made the clackity clack sound. My '81 LeBaron had the slant six in it. I thought it was really quiet. The mechanic at the dealership told me about the tappets.

[@michaelkilgore8358]

Wow, beautiful job on a beautiful truck. Dodge Ram rules

[@nosoyono1081]

Nice truck I used to have a 1986 it had the slant 6 . Chrysler should have kept building that motor and made it fuel ingredient like Ford did with the 300 6 cylinder.

[@timothykeith1367]

Chrysler should have redesigned the cylinder head by 1980 and found a way to make the slant six fit into the slant six, but more than 25 hp improvement would have changed the entire top end. If they had known that they would own Jeep they might have made the Jeep 4.0 the standard six.

[@sharonhouse1315]

Wow!! Double wow!!! Yosemite Sam looks great!!!

[@chuckstewart7331]

Nice job! Good choice on the grill , the 83 grill was ugly anyway ......

[@ShawnJS]

Beautiful truck bro! My 81 he’s red and I named him Yosemite Sam as well!

[@slantsix6344]

Looks fantastic!

[@glennredwine289]

you need splash guards to keep your new paint from being ruined.

[@rickreid81]

Excellent video. To bad we did not see the 6 or hear it run. Great truck 👍

[@davidtweedy8036]

Definitely not an 83

[@fernandorocha6486]

Very beautifull this Dodge RAM 83

[@michaelbrewington8332]

I have the same truck an motor I’m wondering how did you restore it I been trying to get mine restored where did you get yours done?

[@brettgoddard8589]

Hi Michael! Yes..I have had this truck since 1997...'Sam' was a service truck of some kind..(maybe for the phone company?...)I had the work done mechanically first...just had my trusted mech.go thru all systems..including replacing the rear springs...he says that the engine #'s says the the engine is from the 1970's! Who knows...also this truck has been in a broadside accident again before I had it...So first just had my mechanic go over everything on "Sam'...then off to the body shop..(Mecosta Co. Body Shop in Morley MI)..they did a decent job altho I'm not totally impressed with their work...had the bed Rhinolined and new gas filler assembly as well...all new brakes all new fuel lines put carpet in the inside (he didnt come with carpet originally)also had the interior painted...again my body guys didnt notice some runs in the paint and had to take 'Sam' back a couple of times...they also could have wet sanded him better...also had to buy a new radiator support from a junkyard for the newer grill...(couldnt find a decent replacement 1983 grill)...think tho he turned out OK you think Michael?

[@michaelbrewington8332]

Brett Goddard I think it’s great I’m starting to rebuild my I’m riding parts off of LMC Truck.com you can try that if you want more original an I’m in MS but as of rn I’m in japan serving in the army but that don’t stop me from rebuilding the beast I just need leads An ideas on where to go to get paint an body rust off done

[@SuperKeith04]

Clean I have an 85 but it is no way even close as clean But fun is fun

[@brettgoddard8589]

Old Dodge trucks are like old dogs...you love em no matter what! he he

[@montyturley28]

did that grill just match right up?

[@brettgoddard8589]

No.I couldnt locate a new or good used 83 grill so I decided to go to the newer model one but my body man had to find a radiator support from a 91-93 because the headlight placement was different..

[@montyturley28]

Brett Goddard thank you.

[@NeuroBoy314]

@@brettgoddard8589 hello my friend! Beautiful truck, I'm restoring a 1989 one and I want to put the 93 grill, what else do I need? Could you tell me please?

[@rondellschuyler7074]

What is the transmission, automatic ? trucks fuel mileage ?

[@timothykeith1367]

@@NeuroBoy314 If you are creative you can relocate the headlight buckets on the original radiator core support. Otherwise get the radiator support from a truck with the final grille. I've heard that the fake chrome on the later style grille tends to delaminate.

[@garlandjones7709]

How much did the restoration cost?

[@bradleyhannah8713]

Nice paint I just had my Ramchager painted its all full of runs and dirt they butchered my beautiful truck!

[@candacedetamble5900]

DODGE

[@BigBadMarketer]

Nice truck!! Didint know you could swap the front grille. Can you put an older front grille on a newer one too?

[@timothykeith1367]

You need the front radiator support panel, or you need to modify the headlight bucket location.

[@frankie2234]

Where did you get it , not in Mich. ??

[@curtiseverett1671]

does 150 custom mean that it has a slant 6?

[@adamwebster9784]

Jealous!😊)

[@ja5435]

Nice

[@Mr.Beastforpresident]

They say some slant sixes get 30 MPG's. What's the last year they made the slant six in a truck? I thought it was 1983 I wonder it it's possible to get 20+ MPG's on a slant six with upgrades like a lighter aluminum performance intake manifold, ignition coils and fuel injection?

[@ayookb4338]

Possible gotta make everythibg outta scratch though theres a manifold for efi its like 3k

[@knowbodiesfull5768]

The slant six was last offered in cars in 1983, and in trucks in 1987.

[@ratroddiesels1981]

i hope you dont have one of those non adjustable carbs , if you do drill it off and use a edelbrock 2bbl or 4 bbl .

[@Mr.Beastforpresident]

ratrod diesels They say some slant sixes get 30 MPG's. What's the last year they made the slant six in a truck? I thought it was 1983 I wonder it it's possible to get 20+ MPG's on a slant six with upgrades like a lighter aluminum performance intake manifold, ignition coils and fuel injection?

[@frankie2234]

NICE

[@mudmowerregulators9559]

Really nice truck you should have put the correct grill on it

[@pupupipichorrorelief4909]

painfully slow

[@sharonhouse1315]

You got a 1993 girl on it? Is that what you said? I'm his Mom so I get to tease him!! Haha!!

[@jesseshelby4383]

I said I said!

[@benjaminwoodworth4906]

Nice