The ONLY SUV Plymouth Ever Made - Will it RUN?

[@jimsweet8639]

This was my Step dads , this is what he was driving when I first met him, that man had the biggest influence on me and my life, I miss him every day, id love to come see it some time and hear it run in person, definitely have alot of memories with the old trail duster.

[@RealSteelFabrications]

Once I get it all fixed up and road worthy, I’ll have to drive it up that way.

[@pistolpaulie4871]

Oh then plate rims!!! Dammm they bring me back to my youth!

[@RealSteelFabrications]

I’m starting to get quite the collection of old school wheels

[@hayneshvac2]

Just a rule of safety on the 360 engines. If it has over 60K miles on it, and the water pump/timing cover gaskets look to be original, change the timing chain before rolling over the engine. A lot of these got parked due to jumping time, and unfortunately, they are zero clearance engines, they will destroy the top end by the pistons striking the valves, and sometimes cracking the piston. The factory timing chain set was only rated for 60K miles on all nylon tooth gear sets. Trail dusters are very cool rigs and are getting increasingly hard to come by. Pretty cool find, thanks for sharing.

[@RealSteelFabrications]

Good to know!

[@MrJustinWheeler]

That’s a sweet rig. I’ve always got an eye out for one of those.

[@RealSteelFabrications]

I love it!

[@DougBarb-f5v]

Glad to hear it running see it going down the road enjoy life is short!!

[@RealSteelFabrications]

You got that right!

[@chrystagraham5252]

I can’t love this enough! Very cool.

[@RealSteelFabrications]

Appreciate ya!

[@rainbowmangarage]

This is soo cool. You dont see many trail dusters at all anymore.

[@RealSteelFabrications]

You sure don’t!

[@markhoffman9674]

Awesome find! Haven't seen one in more than 20+ years! I would clean up and make it a weekend cruiser truck/suv! Good luck with it!😊

[@RealSteelFabrications]

Thank you! Not to many made or around, that’s for sure. That’s the exact plan.

[@80cheyenneblazer]

Hey guys I really love old RamCharger Prospectors on the Vans and their trucks,but I am also a fan of Chevy Cheyenne's as much as the The old Prospectors. But Cheyenne's were only offered on the K5 Blazer & Pickup trucks ,but not the Suburban I don't think.

[@RealSteelFabrications]

I’m a fan of it all

[@auaiao9]

That's a heavy duty fan Plymouth put on it. It stirs up quite a breeze.

[@RealSteelFabrications]

Actually an aftermarket flex fan someone put on it. Sure does move some air!

[@kb94596]

Great father-son duo! That shit eating grin at 28:48 😄 Love the humor!

[@RealSteelFabrications]

Haha. That’s a grin of doin what I love!

[@peachyclean93]

Wow where do you find all these beautiful Mopar vehicles! you know us Mopar guys go crazy over this ❤❤

[@RealSteelFabrications]

Good ole Facebook marketplace

[@peachyclean93]

@@RealSteelFabrications oh that's right! I don't have Facebook totally forgot about marketplace!!

[@RealSteelFabrications]

@@peachyclean93 not for sure how I would find stuff I don’t need without it lol

[@peachyclean93]

@@RealSteelFabrications Right

[@auaiao9]

21:10 you look good in the driver's seat pumping and cranking on it.

[@RealSteelFabrications]

lol. She was being a pain!

[@DanoFSmith-yc9tg]

I own a 2001 Mexican RamCharger, and 1991 Dodge Spirit RT. Id love a Plymouth Trail Duster to continue my super odd and rare Mopar collection

[@RealSteelFabrications]

Would love one of those Mexico RamChargers. I’ve never seen one in person before.

[@TheIronDuke502]

Hello From Kentucky. For Me, I don’t recall ever seeing any of the TrailDusters but for many years the Game Wardens drove the Dodge RamChargers as well as other state agencies that used these SUVs. I am not sure if any of the RamChargers were 2wd which being this was the SUV used by the Game Wardens, I am quite sure that they would have been mostly all 4wd vehicles.

[@RealSteelFabrications]

Funny you say that. My RamCharger I have was actually an old conservation plow truck. Think you’re right, mostly all 4x4

[@peachyclean93]

My dad had a 1979 Plymouth trailduster it sat in a garage that 318 would not die! And it also had three on the tree!

[@RealSteelFabrications]

That’s awesome. My RamCharger has the 318, no 3 speed on the tree tho, that’s unusual

[@peachyclean93]

@@RealSteelFabrications cool!! I'm going to show my dad this video! His was the same color scheme too!

[@RealSteelFabrications]

@@peachyclean93 wow! Are y’all close to Missouri? Might be the truck as there wasn’t too many with this 2 tone.

[@peachyclean93]

@@RealSteelFabrications oh, no sadly I'm in N.Y. 😔 he had his until 2007.

[@gerry-p9x]

Buddy worked at a Plymouth. Dealer as mech he ordered new 77. Trail duster good options like the lil red express but not

[@TheREALOC1972]

one of my former soldiers had one of these, it was his first only car until he was in his late 20's. His step-dad worked for a Dodge dealership and got it for what the dealership paid for it on trade. The first thing they did was yank the 360 and put a 318 from a mid 90's D-150 in it, those 360's were too much of a headache to maintain, the timing set was Nylon and they were only good for like 60-80k miles and they would jump time really easy. His was a Automatic on the colom and 2WD.

[@RealSteelFabrications]

This one seems to be running good, so I’ll wait until it messes up. 2wd seems like a rare duck. I wouldn’t mind finding one…. Ohhh but I don’t need another lol.

[@TheREALOC1972]

@@RealSteelFabrications Yeah they didn;t make very many 2wd, Trail Dusters anyway.

[@arthurmccarron4379]

Love. Thiss truck. Thanks ❤❤❤❤❤

[@RealSteelFabrications]

Glad you like it!

[@stevenflores3318]

I dig it. 🤙🏽

[@RealSteelFabrications]

Appreciate it

[@NathansMoparGarage]

Cool truck. Just have to get rid of those square tires 😂

[@RealSteelFabrications]

Haha. They’re soooo rough. I’m thinking change the wheels for some steel wheels with the poverty cap and some m/t tires

[@ricardoma6895]

I wan't this trail duster, i like so much but a live in Querétaro México 😢

[@RealSteelFabrications]

Ouuu little far away

[@richardw.smithjr.6683]

Needs a Pioneer AM/FM CD Player intalled by Best Buy.

[@RealSteelFabrications]

That would be groovy

[@RaymondBogert]

MY DADS FRIEND HAD ONE BLUE AND WHITE THEY WERE GOOD VEHICLES

[@RealSteelFabrications]

Awesome. They sure are!

[@richardw.smithjr.6683]

Fresh wolf whistle, let's get this Trailduster cleaned up & get it on the road. Let's get it pressure wased & cleaned out inside & out

[@RealSteelFabrications]

Next video!

[@Barker-pu7ix]

Love to see a plymouth trail duster with a 05 durango 5.7 hemi

[@michaelhoskins832]

That would make for something fun.

[@RealSteelFabrications]

Would be pretty cool. I like the carbureted stuff too though

[@gmopar]

Nice one. Love to see these.

[@RealSteelFabrications]

More to come!

[@jimmyconnor9541]

Mopar for lyyyyfe ❤️

[@rcone4u1]

💯

[@RealSteelFabrications]

Yessir

[@ClintHennis-l1b]

Yes, a 2 wheel drive was made .

[@joesturdivant7843]

Need to check timing

[@RealSteelFabrications]

Why?

[@patrickbrown3135]

Timing is too advanced- that's why you are having to crank the piss out of it to get it started. The nylon coated timing chains go bad as well.​@@RealSteelFabrications

[@My_Op]

From { 2:21 to 9:52 } only the left channel is working, meaning silence in the right ear.

[@marshahostetter3624]

Is ur dad from West Virginia?

[@rcone4u1]

No

[@RealSteelFabrications]

No, why do you ask?

[@marshahostetter3624]

He just looks like someone I know that used to know that had lived around here years ago

[@marshahostetter3624]

Hell yeah lol

[@OdySlim]

Dodge Death Wobble for shure

[@rcone4u1]

Shit tires 😂

[@RealSteelFabrications]

Junk tires

[@adamputman2316]

They made s 2wd but they are rare

[@RealSteelFabrications]

I bet! Seems weird for something called a TrailDuster to be 2wd

[@adamputman2316]

@RealSteelFabrications yea I was trying to buy one from a guy out east here but he didn't have a title

[@James-r8y4o]

Running those cars with low transmission fluid & reving them up will burn up the pump quick!!! Remember for next time

[@willwatson3614]

Well, that's NOT ATF=4 Fluid, hope that crappy GM/Ferd fluid doesn't finish off that trans. Also Ferd Blue? Are you sure that's not MoPar Blue?

[@RealSteelFabrications]

By what I read, everywhere was saying ATF, ATF+4 for newer ram chargers tho

[@willwatson3614]

@@RealSteelFabrications Although ATF+4 came out in ~1999, it's what replaced ATF+3. I had to rebuild a Trans for a guy who bought a truck with a fresh rebuild that did not use MoPar approved fluids, the incorrect oil cause clutch slippage and would not let the truck move. The GM/Ferd stuff dosn't have the correct additives for MoPar TF trans.

[@ruivaleriano9273]

Nasty sound...

[@RealSteelFabrications]

what do you mean?

[@shanewatkins5322]

You can’t kill a classic Chrysler product. Love me some old Plymouth vehicles. Too bad Stilantis has gone to shit now, I hope they fire that criminal that is managing them right now where they can get back to making the hemi V8 motors.

[@RealSteelFabrications]

They’re pretty awesome!