Prepping the 1984 Dodge Ram for Hot Rod Power Tour 2024 - A few final touches

HRPT is coming up fast and the Dodge needs a few things fixed before it's "ready" for the trip. The truck is basically untested for any trip over an hour, and the entire build has less than 1200 miles on it. Let's take care of a few of the big items first.
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Mail:
Half Fast Garage
P.O Box 480222
New Haven MI, 48048-0222
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[@budsodalsky]

Love me some Dodge trucks!

[@HFG]

Thanks!! It's a good truck ole truck for sure 👍🏼

[@briankinnear7461]

The new wheels and dogdish caps look great. Agree with the blackwalls out. Too bad about the bad steelies. The old wheels look a lot better then when you started. Have a good Power Tour. Look forward to more. Be safe and stay well.

[@HFG]

Thanks 👍🏼 I hope Power Tour will be fun

[@franklong8573]

The wheels you have are 15 x 7 Police wheels and you have the correct 9 inch dogdish Police caps. The regular steel wheels don't have the slotted openings , they are solid. Magnum 500 wheel is an all chrome 5 spoke wheel , with black painted inserts and take a bolt in center cap. From The Wheel Guy.

[@HFG]

Much appreciated

[@franklong8573]

Sometimes it's the tire , you can dismount , mark tire and rim , turn a 1/4 turn , remount and balance , sometimes that will cure it , sometimes you have to do a 1/2 or 3/4 turn around to get better results. Always spin your used bare wheels , before mounting.

[@HFG]

I appreciate the info. I did rotate the tires a few times in the rim. I had to cut out a lot of frustrated video so it wouldn't be super long and unbearable. Nothing changed to speak of. Unfortunately a couple of these wheels are just flat out bent.

[@LeftForDeadGarage]

PowerTour is just around the corner, and I’ve still got a list of todo’s lol.

[@HFG]

Me too lol. Fingers crossed!!

[@nathanmccree2217]

I love your truck those dodge are my favorite body style

[@HFG]

Thanks 👍🏼 I appreciate it

[@donhippy]

Like the look you where going for with the black rims. Sucks about bent rim. 👍For your channel always.

[@HFG]

Definitely a bummer about the wheels. Thanks for your support 👊🏼👊🏼

[@SypherF]

loving the truck! glad to see you on ddg channel

[@HFG]

Thanks! I try to stop in when I can but I don't have much time. He definitely knows a lot and I learn a lot when I watch his videos.

[@SypherF]

Your welcome boss. You have def taught me a thing or two as well. Gutter repair was great work on the old dodge. Hope to see more

[@HFG]

@@SypherF much appreciated. I'm happy to share whatever knowledge I've gathered.

[@Str8sixfan]

D! Truck looks great, pumped you're doing Power Tour and look at how your channel has grown! Heck yeah! At least the bent up wheel can be a spare?

[@HFG]

Thanks 👊🏼👊🏼 PT should be pretty exciting I hope. Using that as a spare is a good idea. I'll order a new wheel when I get back from PT. Thanks buddy!

[@halfwitlabs]

I like the stance

[@HFG]

Thanks! I like them better than the 16's

[@halfwitlabs]

@@HFG i kept the slightly raked stance on my truck even though I lowered it slightly. Most people do the leveling kit, but I like that old school nose down, a$$ up stance!

[@HFG]

Right on. Mine has new springs in the back, so it sits a little higher

[@johnherman7363]

I'd like to object to your statement at 21:43.... You say "it's not really designed for holeshots and stuff". It seemed to lay down a pretty nice two track signature on M-136 last night!

[@HFG]

Ha!! You changed to the tube made a huge difference in how it behaves. It's spunky now!

[@franklong8573]

The new wheel , looks to be a 15 x 8 , are all the other wheels 15 ,x 8 or 15 x 7. The 275-60-15 tire should be mounted on a 15 x 8 , a 15 x 7 is actually not wide enough for a 275 , it draws in the side wall too much. Also wheels are measured from bead seat to bead seat , not the outside of the rim edge.

[@HFG]

I appreciate the info. I don't buy many new wheels 👍🏼

[@franklong8573]

@@HFG I don't anymore , but before 2020 I used to be the Wheel Guy , I bought wheels from Specialty Wheel ( Coker owned them ) . I sold that type of wheel for 30 some years. Along with Mopar ralleys , Magnum 500 and various other Mopar wheels. I used to travel to swap meets , over a good bit of the country.

[@HFG]

@@franklong8573 wow. That's pretty cool. You definitely know your stuff.

[@victorhugocedillo9475]

❤❤❤❤❤❤❤🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉 vas a ganar

[@HFG]

👊🏼👊🏼