79 Trailduster + First gen CTD

[Mopar_Tim]

no i still have got to find a set of patch panels ... . mill supply ****** me off, i need to find a new place to buy them.

 

[MTownsend]

Looking good!

What patch pannels are you looking for, I have used mill in the pasted for a Ram charger that I have in Pa, and I may have some parts left in Conowingo Md

 

[Mopar_Tim]

i need both floor pans, i need a lower front of the rear quarter (it goes from the rocker to the wheel well..... and i need a section of bed floor





i am like 10 miles from conowingo ... ... i am in abingdon, right down rt1

 

[MTownsend]

LOL right on rt 1 Huh, Small world, I probably drove past your place hundreds of times and never new it. My wife is going out there the week of the 5th, I'll have her check to see whats left. You just got pmed



mike

 

[Mopar_Tim]

well i am not directly off rt 1 ... . rt 1 to 24 ..... but close enough



that would be great thanks man

 

[mysteryman]

parts

I have a lot of the parts you are looking for in my stach . I also live 45 minutes from you... I would really like to have whats left of the silver club cab you pictured in this thread ! I just saw your ad in the class. ads section. is that the truck you are refering to? ... ///Terry 301-933-5277

does anyone know of a place that reproduces, old sheet metal parts ofhter then mill supply, i need a few strange pieces that i cant seem to find ..... they are like under the cab pannels.

 

[Mopar_Tim]

terry, e-mail me when you get back in town



as for the truck no news is good news right?



i have not done anything to any of it yet.

 

[Mopar_Tim]

small update, plan is to sell the donor rig ... or whats left asap and as soon as that goes i am ordering a brand new nv4500 with an advanced adaptors bellhousing kit. i am hoping to sell/buy this week sometime.

 

[CumminsAholic]

Well I finally found a ramcharger for the conversion. I got an 85 from California, right here in MN about 2 hours away. The only spot of rust on it is above the windshield on the passenger side on the rain catcher lip, otherwise it's rust free. The frame still has 90% of the original black paint, really clean. A couple of dents, but not too bad. I should have it gutted by the weekend then I'm going to have the whole thing blasted. I'll paint the inside and truck bed liner the underside and start converting the interior. I think I'm going to shorten the frame on the 93 donor I have, I'll see when I get both cabs off if that's be easier or if it'd be easier to use the ramcharger frame. . I'm hoping to have it done by this winter. I'll be sure to take some pics and post them when I have time. I know I'll be using this thread and a couple others as I go.

Corey

 

[Mopar_Tim]

good luck with it man, i would use the 93 frame if you have the ability to shorten it.



i would have done that if i had found a 4x4 donor but i got the 2wd way to cheep to pass up.





i just bought an adaptor plate, bell housing, clutch fork, and a bolts lot from an 00 nv4500 ... ... ... now i just need the hydraulics, clutch kit and the transmission, and a few small odds and ends and the drive train will be complete.

 

[CumminsAholic]

Looks like I'll be using the 93 frame. Just rough measurements it looks like 25 inches has to come out behind the cab. I'll have to use the ramcharger's gas tank which isn't a big deal I guess, I just dunno how the gauge will react, but I'm sure I can figure it out. Man do I have a lot of work ahead of me. I know my old man is gonna want one when I'm done, he's already asking me how much I'm going to sell this one to him for. I told him . :-laf

Corey

 

[Mopar_Tim]

ordered the transmission should be here in 7 to 10 days



this truck is really going to be a mutt



a lot of the parts -1975

the body -1979

engine-1992

transmission 2000

transfer case- 1989

front axle - 1993

rear axle - 1992



got to love dodge frames from early 70's till 93 they don't change much

Oo. Oo.

 

[Mopar_Tim]

i picked up the rest of my patch pannels and a steering column at carlisle now i have got enought stuff to keep me busy for the rest of the summer

 

[Mopar_Tim]

got the nv4500 mounted up to the engine



i have still got alot of work to do ..... #ad
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[bgilbert]

Looks good. I hope you replaced that rear main seal while you were there.

 

[Mopar_Tim]

i only put it together so i could get the engine in and mock up the cross member and figure out where i needed to box the frame, i plan to go through the engine and make it stop leaking.

 

[MTownsend]

Mopar Tim where are you LOL I'm on the other side of the river at rock run www.rockrun.us Maybe I could see your project before I had back to montana.



Mike

 

[Mopar_Tim]

how long you going to be in town? its not much to look at but you can come buy if you want .....



at one time you said you had a bunch of old dodge stuff here in md ... ... . any of it for sale i am always looking for parts, dont know what i need till i see it lol

 

[Mopar_Tim]

no news is good news right ... ... wrong i had to drop 4 grand on the transmission for my daily driver so the trailduster is just sitting waiting for me to pay off credit cards, and then start alittle saving. Oo.

 

[CumminsAholic]

My progress has slowed as well. I've been so busy with other things I haven't been able to even look at the ramcharger. Hopefully soon though.

Corey