Blown Up 1974 Dodge W100 Gets A 383 Big Block Swap!

[@Mclovingarage]

The grin into the camera on initial test drive was priceless! Haha!

[@CarTech1976]

Love the longer content! Why is it that every time I watch your videos I seem to want whatever you’re working on!!

[@DeadDodgeGarage]

I don’t know, but it’s probably the same biological force that makes me want to buy every single thing Tom brings home 😅

[@danwoods315]

My favorite car is my next one! Maybe you have that same affliction

[@rennkafer13]

​@@DeadDodgeGarageya, that seems to be a common affliction that we share. My version doesn't just apply to Mopars though.

[@fixinonitgarage]

@@DeadDodgeGarage Does that mean a dog is right around the corner?

[@DeadDodgeGarage]

@@fixinonitgarage we’ve got three dogs, is that not enough?

[@jimgee2676]

my buddy sold his old camaro and when at dmv the lady asked him what color is the car he replied red she said the registrations said white he said it started off white then turned red rust color after 25 years of sitting outside

[@DeadDodgeGarage]

😅

[@harrywalker5836]

@@DeadDodgeGarage i got rid of z bar on a 62 f100.. easy swap to hyd..

[@joshjesch6000]

37 min 18 seconds that initial exhaust tone and your smile are great. I love the exhaust tone of the hornies

[@DeadDodgeGarage]

It sounds amazing!

[@BurchellAtTheWharf]

1:21 my favorite "modern" truck

[@JeronWhite]

This is.a good truck

[@minnesotatomcat]

The magic fender holes were so handy! I used to store all kinds of shit down in there, it was a great spot. I kept a gallon of oil and gallon of coolant on one side and a box full of random “in case dodge stuff” on the other side. Nothing ever fell out 👍

[@DeadDodgeGarage]

Always the gallon of coolant! Well, a coolant jug… but full of water probably.

[@peniscaughtinzipper]

I call it the dodge pocket 😂

[@jimringo2569]

Putting this show on the back screen continuous loop. Like it never ends.

[@DeadDodgeGarage]

😮

[@andrewbutton5580]

This vehicle takes me back to when people drove real vehicles. Love it ! The was never a bad 70s Dodge truck ever made.

[@markwegner6100]

Nice. Dad bought a used '79 F-150 extended cab with an 8ft bed like yours. 351. Auto. 4x4. Heavy duty suspension. A true brute.

[@derekstone355]

My dad had a blue and white 73 club cab that we put a 383 in. I was probably about 10. The 318 was bad but rebuilt later when I was 16 and put in my grandmas old Duster that was donated to me for my birthday. Thanks for the memories.

[@DeadDodgeGarage]

I’ll be damned! That’s awesome.

[@jeffhutchins7048]

I could'nt get my small block in my W-150 with the headers on. GOOD JOB!!!

[@blahblah4125]

I like how your face changes and lights up when big block noises happen lol. Cracks me up. I feel the same way.

[@DeadDodgeGarage]

Hell yeah! Haha.

[@moparedtn]

My dad had a 2wd ClubCab in green (of course) that I converted to an automatic for him in the 80's. It was a nice truck, albeit with probably the only B&M StarShifter equipped A904 in existence. Great old 318, never missed a beat. I'd love to have that truck back now. Better yet, I'd love to have *him* back now, come to think of it. - Ed on the Ridge

[@Daniel-fd3wp]

Jamie , Sanford and Son would be jealous with all the Great Dodge Junk you have. Engine blocks parts etc…😂

[@chrisfreemesser]

The awesome Arthur Brown impersonation + the Stupid Pet Tricks reference at the end = YOU WIN THE INTERNETZ TODAY

[@DeadDodgeGarage]

I humbly accept my internet award. Haha.

[@JaughnDough]

Brings back memories of when I chopped off a perfectly good flowmaster system and bolted some 3" hornies onto my monte carlo lol. Loud AF and drug on anything taller than a pebble. Ah, those were the days.

[@jamesonpace726]

Dunno why watching you "work" somehow relaxes me....

[@DeadDodgeGarage]

…because you are reminded it could always be worse? 😅

[@roww22]

just found your channel. big fan of the dodge d series truck. been watching all your videos on the 70s and 80s trucks and ramchargers/ dusters.

[@rodrocket8216]

Cool ute.

[@DeadDodgeGarage]

It’s like a ute, but bigger!

[@jeffhutchins7048]

I love how the Luger postol on the key chain had an orange tip on the muzzle. You wouldn't want anyone to think it is a real gun!!!😮

[@DeadDodgeGarage]

Exactly 🤣

[@allanperryman388]

It's all about the adventure! I have the 66 dart slant 6 that's been parked for ten years that " ran when parked." I am so excited to get her back on the road.

[@stuckinmygarage6220]

@37:20. Money shot!

[@DeadDodgeGarage]

I’m proud of that. Haha.

[@retirednavychief6983]

Spent years in Burlington. Always loved finding old trucks around there to tinker with! Keep up the good work.

[@glennandrus8448]

I agree w/ MrMopar71: Fan shroud contact is related to engine mount "offset".

[@DeadDodgeGarage]

Definitely.

[@robertwittjr1198]

24:46 the only thing that stands out to me are the 6 inch long valve cover studs. why?

[@DeadDodgeGarage]

I wish I knew. Lol.

[@michaelnault5905]

First of all, the first gear is extremely useful! Next, you guys did everything right, but if you listen closely. The truck is snickering :⁠-⁠) They do that sometimes.

[@DeadDodgeGarage]

It’s great if you need to be able to walk next to your truck as it crawls through the field, or if you need to drag your neighbor’s house off the foundation!

[@Wayfarer001]

Like a fine beer,just keeps getting better & better. I had to rewind back to the part I missed while not being a troll on YT. Best page on my list.

[@tonyb3864]

Good video. Great Job. Anymore these days I would stick with stock exhaust manifolds. Yeah headers look great but only slightly increase hp on street engines. The clearance benefits are real.

[@DeadDodgeGarage]

I wouldn’t say these look great either. Haha. He said he wanted headers, I had headers… so we took off the perfectly good truck manifolds and bolted them on with purple hornies. This solution is not permanent, but it sure sounds awesome.

[@martinadams7949]

Have header mufflers on 440 in my 70 barracuda gran coupe, love that sound

[@fixinonitgarage]

Dude, that ratchet strap stuff got a good laugh as it's near and dear to my heart since I work alone. I was doing a Ranger V8 swap and you had to spin that drivetrain around like a yoga instructor who be stripping in the evenings. Cheap ratchet came undone and smacked me right in the hand, at I least I caught it on video.

[@noberet]

Looks like an adventure!

[@hilltownmotors36]

Great channel wish i had time upload videos of my old 74 w300 440 4 speed baddest truck

[@derrickstewart8814]

Those old power wagons are gems there hard to find and were well made and plus that one being a club cab aka extended cab makes it even more ware amazing work keep up the great vids can't wait to see to see this ol beauty done and back on the road

[@timbarry5080]

My soul craves that truck

[@Wayfarer001]

Yes son,the answer is always headers.

[@parrishpatterson6780]

Yay! Big Block! I had a '76 with a 383. Fun!

[@martind701]

As an owner of many 383's I heartily agree.

[@Hobotraveler82]

Love that truck. So cool. 😊

[@Trex1268]

Who needs a radio when you have the Dodge emblem.

[@cbobmonster]

Great now I want a big block swap my 75 D100 😂😂good video

[@dominickserignese8837]

The ratchet strap trick was pure genius!👍

[@jeffhutchins7048]

Yep, that brake light is shining like a BEACON!!!

[@SE-me2pt]

Soul Sounds...vol 22 wow that's lots of soul, as for "Fire" da da da....Arthur Brown was a maniac, recently found "the crazy world of Arthur Brown" lp for a buck in mint condition at an antique mall. His video for "nightmare" showed up on my YT feed while I was in the hospital last year and his antics totally fit my mental state during chemotherapy. Crazy is right on....

[@DeadDodgeGarage]

Oh hell yeah! I’m not familiar with any more of his work, but Fire is just phenomenal.

[@jimmybaps]

Another rusty old dodge truck, MY FAVORITE!

[@timbarry5080]

Since you used a Sawzall in this video I'll share a line once told to me. "If I lend someone a Sawzall I expect them to reciprocate"

[@DeadDodgeGarage]

😅

[@rennkafer13]

That gearbox sounds just like the T98a in my '67 International... "1st" is good for all of about 8mph.

[@lessharratt8719]

I had exactly the same truck...except, 360 aotomagic. 33's on alloys. New paint. I miss it. A lot.

[@Anthony-nw5zv]

Sounds awesome 😎! It's alive!

[@darrenbutler1938]

That's bin my goal for my 74 d100 to put a 383 in it maybe one day but you can't beat the sound of a big block

[@1954saltydog]

Great video, keeps me motivated for my 74’

[@butcher390]

That Dodge Power Wagon Has got great potential !! Love the patina !! I love ❤ how you read off The OEM factory option list 👌 8 track ?? Loctite offers a spicy blend ??!! Jesus Chrysler !! That wratchet strap is definitely , not OSHA compliant 🤫 I'm actually impressed with your new phones , hubble telescope , Zoom feature "Greatest or disappointment" ...... LMAO !! 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣 My old high-school job Had a '70 Dodge Power Wagon 1st gear was geared so low , It was below the equator Love the Club Cab Frankenstein Power Wagon creation ❤ I'm digging that Live in cab footage of the Clutch popping Big block reving Tire squealing Gear jamming Kidney rattling Sensation

[@DeadDodgeGarage]

I really liked that shot. The lack of a headliner in these trucks finally comes good! But it did kinda give me motion sickness. Haha. I’m going to write OSHA APPROVED on my rather strap

[@francoisbouchard602]

Good.job Nice truck Dodge good show 😃👏👏👏👍👍👍

[@pcbullets8726]

Hahaha, that truck sounds like it's ready to party! Awesome!

[@PaulSteinberg-il4tw]

Thanks for another great video, full of useful info for everybody.

[@country4lyfe365]

Lol my dad loved the 318 for some reason. He said if you are lucky enuff to get a good one, they are great. I know that's ah 383. I'm just speaking of dodge in general. Lol.

[@DeadDodgeGarage]

Oh I also think the 318 is great. I’ve had many of them.

[@jeffhutchins7048]

'74-'76 grille is the BEST!

[@DeadDodgeGarage]

My favorite! Followed not too far behind by the ‘77/‘78.

[@jeffhutchins7048]

​​@@DeadDodgeGarageNever been a big fan of the '77 and 8. '72-'73 I call hamburger grilles. They remind me of the thing my Mom used to put in the oven to cook hamburgers that let the grease flow through. Never liked them. I think I've told you that before. Both or the '79s are kinda homely. '80? Meh. '81-'85 not too great but Lone Wolf McQuade had one so they CAN'T be bad! '86-'90 OK. '91-'93 tied with '74-'76 for me but I like the REST of the body a lot better. The bird bath Power Wagon hoods are pretty cool. They ALL look better than early ⬛️ body Chebbies!!!

[@Sidewayz455]

Weather forecast; The sky is... Up.

[@LeonardMagnusson]

dudes there is a green smoke commercial on your show. can tell you are wa.state. made me laugh. cool.

[@DeadDodgeGarage]

Haaahaha. Impressive. I don’t get to pick or see the commercials so that’s good to know.

[@stuckinmygarage6220]

Haha. We get español car commercials, south of y'all.

[@drade1820]

Most important perk of the BB swap. Now the bird baths won't empty directly onto the distributor

[@klapaucius77]

It has good bones and a 383, what else do you really need?

[@nathanmccree2217]

Love old dodge trucks

[@jeffhutchins7048]

Love '74s for the Divorced NP 205 transfer case and locking hubs, hate them for the front drums......I just don't like drum brakes.

[@DeadDodgeGarage]

I really don’t mind them at all - as long as I’ve also got a manual transmission.

[@jeffhutchins7048]

​@DeadDodgeGarage Yeah, that helps. I like to find a First Gen Cummins "shell" that someone robbed the engine out, of and swap the master cylinder and axles out. Even the early 3:08 gears work well with the manual transmission if you don't put giant tires on it. Plus, you can't hardly break anything with a sock V-8, NP 205 and Dana 60 and 70 combination. A big block, 4 speed and 3:08 gears give a good cruising speed. I'm not a rock crawler so the 1.96:1 gear reduction is totally adequate.

[@drade1820]

After I sold the truck I sold the d44 disc brake set up. Now I get to find another again.

[@country4lyfe365]

Lol I have 7 pairs of those headlight bezels. Or trim peices..lol. whatever you callem. My dad use to collect dodge stuff. I have ...I think 6 or 8 bumper sets . And 4 hoods. All older dodge. Sitting up in my pole barn loft. You wantem?. There is no rust and hoods have thee hinges. It needs to be put to use. Maybe help a survivor get back on the road. If you'd take them, i can throw it all in a trailer n meet ya half way if its too far. Idk where you are located lol. Idk. I just ran across your channel in my suggested. I'm in indiana. Great video.

[@DeadDodgeGarage]

Much appreciated, but I’m a long, long way from Indiana over here on the west coast.

[@MikeTheSlacker]

Congratulations

[@sayrerowan734]

That thing makes a great noise

[@auteurfiddler8706]

I have a 75 Club cab W100 short bed version. B5 blue with white roof. It is AT, full time NP 203. Any early club cab W truck is rare, and the short beds are super rare. The only place to look this up is the Standard Guide to American Truck.

[@auteurfiddler8706]

I recommend Club Cab for my patients that chew gum and drive first gen Dodges and are over 5 ft 8 since the bench seats are bolt upright in the standard cab version to try to make up for the lack of length of the cab. For Second Gen Dodge pickups,, standard cab is fine.

[@auteurfiddler8706]

Oh, the steering wheel back in those days was so big in diameter, I put on a Grant wheel with adapter. The factory wheels were big for people that might possibly buy the truck with manual steering. I have a factory steering column can for factory Tuff wheel, rim blow, or E body two spoke but the can won't fit on W series steering columns. Normally, I avoid aftermarket "kitsch" car parts. I notice you had the factory wheel on your 70 Satellite. The same one that came on my 70 GTX. Not a bad looking wheel, though the horn button sections doesn't stay tight, but the diameter was more than I wanted. I put on my can and used the three wheels mentioned above.

[@barryrussell4106]

Good trucks

[@PhilDodgeFury]

very cool .

[@allanperryman388]

That sounds awesome!

[@EarlwithanE]

Jamie said he needed to get Dave’s truck running to get it out of there because he needs the space. What Jamie means. He’s bought another project off Marketplace 😂😂😂

[@DeadDodgeGarage]

Not true! What I mean is I’m GOING to buy another project off Marketplace.

[@craigbowley6783]

It sounds great 👍

[@SeanJoseph-s2s]

Good stuff....and thanks👍

[@LSSindustries]

A suspension lift is always the solution

[@fubarmodelyard1392]

Bout as fun as swapping a 95 magnum 360 in my 78.

[@22vx]

Very cool vid bro 😎 thanx for sharing 👍

[@mexicanspec]

There is a US Spec 1976 Power Wagon regular cab long bed 2 hours from me for sale. It has a 360 4 speed. It is a solid truck for a pretty decent price. The front drive shaft is missing and it has 8 lug wheels. It says 200 Adventurer on the side. It does need paint though.

[@HamJamming]

Jamie, I will be most interested in seeing you put a 440 V8 into your van. I have a B200 camper with a 360, but I've never seen the elusive 440 V8-equipped "B" van.

[@BigfootsnMopars]

I’m about to do the same swap (318-440) on my crew cab long box tin grille 4x4. Good to know about the headers!!! …And the z bar !!!! I am using an NP435 big block bell housing. I bought transdapt engine mounts from small t big block, haven’t got far enough to see if they help.

[@DeadDodgeGarage]

We looked at the swap mounts and they were essentially the same as what we had, but with another slot further back for a different style frame. We needed the forward slot. I’m still not sure why wouldn’t get the engine leveled, but I really now that it was the cause of our scraping fan problem. The z bar thing was fun. But it all worked out.

[@1954saltydog]

Y’all gotta see the homemade mounts on our BB swapped 74' 😮

[@auteurfiddler8706]

An older lady acquaintance showed me her 2018 Ram ProMaster, which is an American version of a European delivery van. That is, Fiat. She likes it because it has room for her big dogs in the back. But I had never seen or heard of it. She didn't even know if it was front wheel drive (it is). It has a Chrysler V6, the same one you got in a Challenger, that has 280 hp net. The same as my first and all time favorite Mopar, the 72 Road Runner GTX. That's kind of humbling. So, I'd like to see you get a hold one of those and wring it out. It doesn't have a lot of style , so I have to guess five year old ones aren't in much demand. There are heavier duty versions with taller roofs and longer wheel bases, but I'd bet even the smallest one would at least match in capacity , say , an old B series van and even the strongest of the Voyager and Town and Country mini vans.

[@DeadDodgeGarage]

I personally think the ProMaster is hideous… but I do really like the V6. I have been trying really hard not to buy a 2018 V6 Challenger at my local used lot.

[@auteurfiddler8706]

@@DeadDodgeGarage I read that you thought that the ProMaster is "hilarious" and I thought you put your finger right on it, and agreed, but then I saw I'd read it wrong. I totally agree on the Challenger being hard to resist. I live in so cal, so they are not affordable in any trim level, though. I dream of having a big tire small wheel Challenger. No 20in's for me. 20's. What were they thinking??? I once commented on a C body board "The Crossfire is so cool, I'd get one even without an engine." "Spoken like a true C Body guy." was one response.

[@ironhead9507]

Have you done any videos on brake rotors on the Dana 44fbj full time 4x4 front end.

[@DeadDodgeGarage]

You know, I actually filmed a segment for an unfinished video on a Trailduster when we did the front bearings and such, but I never had the rest of a video to use it in. If I deal with it again some day, I will definitely do a video.

[@TheHannah131]

Would go back to factory manifolds for sure if they are compatible with 4-wheel drive. Headers don't actually improve enough to give up 4-wheel drive.

[@DeadDodgeGarage]

I couldn’t agree more.

[@drade1820]

That's the plan

[@The_Painter31]

I would start buying PowerMaster Alts, the TuffStuff ones have always been junk. I have a CD Ignition and I have to run mine as a 3 wire otherwise it keeps running but the low rpm output is really much nicer than factory and its internally regulated.

[@DeadDodgeGarage]

I use remanufactured factory alternators. Or, even more often than that, I grab a good used one from my pile. I don’t need that fancy expensive newfangled stuff. Haha. With some basic circuit improvements, the charging at idle issue can be solved.

[@KyleGreenhow]

can you do a shroud delete? i took out mine on my 06 durango, seems fine

[@DeadDodgeGarage]

I’ve had countless vehicles that either never had one or no longer did. If we had any idea that it would’ve been a contact issue, we would’ve left it out in the first place.

[@EarlwithanE]

Jamie: Your asking the wrong question. It’s not how many trucks does someone need. It’s how many truck do you want? 😂😂

[@DeadDodgeGarage]

I just want them all, it seems reasonable enough 😅

[@jomfrulysetsfall2119]

Regarding the transmission on this truck, you said MP435 and the word unsynchronized. What does MP stand for and synchronization in the transmission? I've heard of the word syncro but I don't know what it means please elaborate with me if u have time someday . I know nothing about transfer cases .

[@DeadDodgeGarage]

NP = New Process. This was an outside company that build transmissions used by Chrysler for many years. They later became New Venture - hence transmissions like the NV4500, used by Chrysler, but other manufacturers too. Synchronized gears are meshed together and shifted through a separate collar and tooth assembly that uses a brass ring in the middle to *synchronize* the speed between the different components, and is what gives us nice smooth shifts in modern manual transmissions. Back in the bad old days, transmissions were non synchronized, and required techniques like double clutching or rev matching to shift. In these and other transmissions, the forward gears other than first are synchronized, but the “granny low” first gear is not. Reverse is almost never synchronized.

[@RustyFuel]

Obviously you need more Power Wagon projects

[@WhiteTrashMotorsports]

Every 435 truck I have owned I would start in 2nd under normal driving. I don't know the engines history but have had thrust bearing issues causing noise from crank walk when depressing the clutch

[@DeadDodgeGarage]

Crank walk is what I was checking for with that camera shot. I didn’t see anything discernible so I moved on. I’ve had super worn thrust bearings that didn’t make that kind of sound. I used to always take off in first with the 435. It seemed to me that less clutch slip was better. But I got over that eventually. The other factor is that the two trucks I had were powered by a super worn out 360 and a crappy running slant. With this torquey 383 and whatever rear end is in this thing, first is entirely useless.

[@bryanglover3217]

What are the two pieces of 2 inch angle iron underneath the core support on the bottom of the frame turn on inside of the frame rails and they got one hole in them I got the same truck I'm wondering what the heck they're for

[@drade1820]

I don't know but they made a good step

[@robertspence831]

I like it!

[@dantupper1784]

Needs some 33's- will be pulling some rpm's headed home on I-5

[@DeadDodgeGarage]

Oh… it’s going home on a trailer. But I agree

[@drade1820]

Everyone wants me to drive it home but that is alot of rpm for a very long time. I'm chicken

[@dantupper1784]

@@drade1820 I agree. Gotta be able to do 80mph in the slow lane to keep up on the freeway in WA nowadays. There is no slower secondary highway parallel to I-5 from north of Vancouver to near Olympia like Hwy 99 is in Oregon.

[@trojan440]

No return spring on clutch pedal? That 360 was well done.

[@DeadDodgeGarage]

It has the fork return spring but no over center. It’s got a diaphragm clutch so it shouldn’t need one.

[@knote4958]

See you and I are a bit different. I like the 74-76 grill but prefer the 77-78

[@Mr.mopar71]

If you can fab or buy a taller passenger mount it'll solve the fan and header issues

[@DeadDodgeGarage]

It would take a lot to get us clear of the driveshaft. Like… a lot. And then even if we’re clear of it at rest, at suspension compression we’d be back in it. But I do think we could get the fan centered there with some shimming. I’m sure Dave will be looking at that.

[@Mr.mopar71]

@@DeadDodgeGarage very good.

[@mexicanspec]

Did you go with headers because you didn't have the stock exhaust manifolds?

[@DeadDodgeGarage]

No it’s way dumber than that. We had stock manifolds and he started to put them on, but he said he wanted to run headers and I had a set, plus the bolt on mufflers. So then we bought Remflex gaskets and put a bunch of time and effort into learning the hard way that they are the wrong headers.

[@craigbowley6783]

Why did Dave have to leave to get water? Do you not have water at your house?

[@DeadDodgeGarage]

No water at the shop. He had to go get water from the house. It’s a bit of a walk. Haha.

[@13coyote13]

It was the whole motor that was moving, if you watch the block while you rev it up it's moving.

[@DeadDodgeGarage]

Yes I know it is moving in that direction. I was looking for the crank pulley moving in and out. Didn’t see it doing so.

[@JeffMiletich]

With the engine not being perfectly level does that make it a "slant V8"?

[@DeadDodgeGarage]

Hmmmm… 🤔 yes!

[@MrTonyPiscatelle]

Why did you say the 383 is an easier fit than a 440 ? Aren't they basically the same block with deck height exception. I thought they would both fit the same. Please elaborate.

[@DeadDodgeGarage]

The lower deck height means the 383 is shorter vertically, the valve covers are closer to the crankshaft, and the engine is also narrower overall. The brake booster interference problem is therefore much worse on a 440. In a car, the simple act of changing spark plugs is much easier on the 383 because you can get around the engine more easily. To me it’s just a nicer package overall.

[@MrTonyPiscatelle]

@@DeadDodgeGarage Was curious owned many 383 never a 440

[@rustandmagic]

Are seasoned blocks more expensive to buy ?

[@DeadDodgeGarage]

I don’t know, but they’re easy to make at home. Haha.

[@rustandmagic]

@@DeadDodgeGarage I tried that but the blocks kind of sink into the lawn, PITA to get them out of there after a wet winter