Good to see you build what you want. I find it satisfying to drive what i build. My ex wife didn't have anything good to say about me but she did tell my secret friend that she loved the cars i put together for her. :-)
That’s cool. I’m planning the same magnum swap with my D100 and was wondering about the a/c, serpentine and a carb on a rpm intake. Looks like it works pretty good.
Hi Dillon great job with the channel so far! I was hoping you remember the offset/backspace specs on the rear of that truck to get the 295's under it and if you think a guy could maybe get em under a little further so the box wouldn't have to be tampered with? I will run a 245 or 255 up front on a 8" so should be OK there. I appreciate ya if you do get a chance to reply.
I believe my rears have a 4.5 inch backspace. I don’t recommend this backspacing because you will have to roll the box out of your still running the stock rear end. I swapped to the 8.8 Ford in the rear and it’s narrower the the stock rear end but I had to use wheel spacers to get the wheel centered right. Don’t do what I did lol. Actually measure and figure what combo will work for you
4:49 also, you can have a stock intake ported and polished. You’ll shave about 2pounds of aluminum out of it but there are significant power gains over aftermarket. Also, you can have the old exhaust manifolds ported and polished. Yep, significantly increases horsepower, but you gotta have the large opening on your manifolds, not the smaller set, I believe
Oh I’m sure you can get a lot of aluminum out of them! They’re not a terrible intake especially when you do the plenum mod. Never thought about doing the exhaust manifolds though 🤔
That's a nice truck. I gave my daughter that same truck for her graduation. Unfortunately she got t-boned but she was okay. My question is I have a 92 318 four-speed automatic that I want to put in my $73 Dodge van but where the motor mounts are. I'm not sure if it's going to fit. Is it possible without modifications?
I’m not very well versed in the vans but you should be able to just use your mounts from your van on your 92 engine and it’ll bolt right up. The small blocks are almost all the same externally as far as mounting tabs go.
Right on! Nice Truck bro. I have a 86 Dodge D150 with a stock 225 slant 6. I'm diggin the engine swap. Curious what’s the brand of seat you have in your bed? I like the small size.
On the Ford 8.8 I was under the impression the Explorer rear end was more narrow than the f150. Did you just have room for wider tires. What was your experience?
What did you grab the rear end out of? I have done everything to mine that you’ve done to yours. Just did 400 BB swap instead. But I just junked my 8.25 also and pulled a 9.25 trac lock out of the yard. You pulled a 8.8 and didn’t have to cut anything? Wish I would have seen this video a week ago.
Do you have any good sources that fully detail what is needed for the 360 swap. Just picked up a 90 D150 with the 318 and not planning on it now but in the future would be pretty interested in doing it
Man, I have so many questions. Just picked up an 86 D150 as a daily driver and project truck. All original and I wnat to do most of the things youve done with yours. Let me know if we can talk on a social platform please! Quick question is, do you know the offset/backspacing on your wheels? I want a 15x10 in the rear and a 15x7 up front (and of course i plan to drop this truck a few inches)
Really nice set up man!!! I just got an 85 D150 as a project build. For now looking for some wheels and tires. Is the bolt pattern a 5x139.7? also the hub size and best offset without rubbing. Looking at 15x8 rally wheels. Any info would help Thanks man.
Sorry for the late reply but my bolt pattern was a 5x4.5 and I found some wheels off a jeep wrangler and threw em on. Make sure to measure your bolt pattern though, some of the early 2wd like mine had the small bolt pattern but I believe the later years went to 5x5.5. I can’t remember what the backspacing or offset was but they fit barely with some fender rolling. I’d go with a 8 wide in the front and a 10 in the back. Just measure backspacing on these old truck and find a wheel that works that way. Trying to figure out offset just hurts my brain lol
@@gagerodriguez1010 I can’t remember off the top of my head if it’s the driver side or passenger side but on one side of the block there will be some numbers cast into the block and the last three will say 318, 360 etc. If you have stock exhaust manifolds on it still it might make it difficult to see those numbers though
I knew I was forgetting to mention something lol. According to my volt gauge it’s charging around 15 to 15.5 with that alternator. I honestly haven’t checked the actual voltage at the alternator and it still has the stock voltage regulator. I’ve just been driving her and not worrying about it lol. I have an under drive pulley set I’m going to try out sometime and I’ll probably make a video about it!
@@Dr_stranges_customs heck of a deal, I have an 82 318/a833 that I am working on now as well, and there isnt much of anyone else putting out decent content for them
@@beauridge472 right!!! I wish I would’ve started my channel when I started the build on the truck but oh well. Only info out there on them is on forums that are usually 10+ years old lol
@@Dr_stranges_customs that aint no lie, im fighting trying to piece together from. 4 or 5 defunct forums, that none of the photo links wark any longer. Ramcharger central has some decent stuff or forabodiesonly, the dodge dart forum has a bunch of super knowledgeable mopar guys
@@beauridge472 I’m glad I’m not the only one surfing through forums lol, but that’s part of the challenge of building these trucks I guess. I get a lot of info from those two forums
I reused my old distributor from my LA. The magnum used a distributor and coil but the distributor doesn’t have an internal advance mechanism so it won’t work.
Hey man another question where did you find that rear bumper and what four link did you use? I have started on my ‘83 D150 and have taken/stolen a lot of your ideas lol. Thnx for the video oh and I subbed this time.
The rear bumper was on it when I bought it. I can’t remember what 4 link I used but it was a cheap eBay one. That’s the reason I make videos is go give others ideas/inspiration for their builds.
Have you ran with any issues with the fuel tank beeing to low? I dropped my 1990 d150 with the same setup as yours but my fuel tank sits way too low. I actually cracked it already luckily I found one for dirt cheap. I'm starting to think the previous owner didn't strap the fuel tank correctly. The straps are completely loose. And my tank is sitting way past the chassis.
Only issue I’ve had with fuel tank clearance is the front tank strap/bracket sticks down too low and I always scrape on that but other then that I’ve got plenty of clearance for the tank itself
Used the stock one, only mod you might have to do is split the starter wire rubber molding that holds the two together then connect them to the new mini starter
It’ll work without doing anything but it’ll feel funny when you hit the pedal. I swapped my proportioning valve to a disc to disc valve and it works phenomenal.
Nope! I used some cheap lower control arms off a like 72 to 92 (don’t quote me on the years) dodge van and it was basically a bolt in deal minus drilling a couple holes
I did a lower control arm swap from a like 72 to 93 dodge van. The spring seat pocket is about 3 inches lower vs the truck arms. Everything else front end wise is stock
I can’t remember the width but I do know I had to use I think 2 inch or 2.5 inch spacers to clear my 10 wide wheels. It’s definitely narrower then whatever you have stock
Other than motor mounts, how much trouble did you run into with the 5.9 swap? I have an 84 I’m about to put a 360 from a 1977 van in. Curious what I should expect.
You’ll have to install an electric fuel pump, carbureted intake, and elongate a hole in the flex plate from the magnum to fit your torque converter. Give magnumswap.com a look because it explains just about everything.
@@Dr_stranges_customs thanks. I have an 84 and a 85. Swapping parts to the 84 (body is better). I could swap one 318 for the other. A friend gave me a 1977 Chrysler 360. I also have a 1998 ram 1500 rolling chassis I thought about doing a body swap. This was supposed to be a quick easy project. Lol
@@Dr_stranges_customs my 1967 boat that only needed minimal wood replaced, is now getting all new fiberglass hull built and a complete restoration. I guess no project is truly ever finished.
Shit dude this looks great you should see my 91 ram D150 looks way worse...need to find somewhere to get trim and such.... also got a hole under the driverside door lol and a hole ontop of the windshield where the gutter rail is...
Think about it, carburetor dumps way more fuel in then fuel injection, washes down cylinder walls. The la 360s barely lasted 100,000 miles whereas the magnums could go double that easily. The help of modern technology helped the magnums last longer therefore making them better candidates for a junkyard engine swap was all I was suggesting.
Dillon I had a 1976 b200 van with the 360 that thing had over three hundred thousand miles on it when I got rid of it.. that engine had never been touched either. So your theory is false bro. My 2 cents
@@kyboy5 well from my experience your better off to get a magnum from a scrap yard then an La. Some engine got better maintenance done then other but I’ve had nothing but bad luck with the La’s. Not saying there bad engines but with improved technology come longer life.
My jaw dropped when I saw that rear end set up. Wasn't expecting that.
Cool truck, like the engine swap. I have an 89 D100. 318. No thrills but it's fun to drive.
Love the Fort Benning sticker on the windshield. Brings back memories.
love your build, I just finished my 91 d150. Same motor as you but I kept FI. just "stand alone'ed" the motors ecu and tucked it in the bay.
Nice! I’ve thought about doing that but I don’t think I’m quite ready to deal with the wiring portion and the headaches that could come with that lol
Nice video, appreciate all the technical info. Tire sizes etc. I just started a build on an 84 d100. Lowering it with a 440. Nice job
Good to see you build what you want. I find it satisfying to drive what i build. My ex wife didn't have anything good to say about me but she did tell my secret friend that she loved the cars i put together for her. :-)
Nice truck , very solid , great intel
Whole bunch of sweet ass vehicles in that shop!
I’m glad a guy is nice enough to let me use that shop!
That’s cool. I’m planning the same magnum swap with my D100 and was wondering about the a/c, serpentine and a carb on a rpm intake. Looks like it works pretty good.
Sorry for the late response, been out of country for a few months lol. Did you get that magnum swapped?
Great video! Very informative 🤘🏽
Those Magnums are pretty good engines. Good choice for a swap.
Hi Dillon great job with the channel so far! I was hoping you remember the offset/backspace specs on the rear of that truck to get the 295's under it and if you think a guy could maybe get em under a little further so the box wouldn't have to be tampered with? I will run a 245 or 255 up front on a 8" so should be OK there. I appreciate ya if you do get a chance to reply.
I believe my rears have a 4.5 inch backspace. I don’t recommend this backspacing because you will have to roll the box out of your still running the stock rear end. I swapped to the 8.8 Ford in the rear and it’s narrower the the stock rear end but I had to use wheel spacers to get the wheel centered right. Don’t do what I did lol. Actually measure and figure what combo will work for you
That's not a shit box, she's a beauty. I have an 88 but a la 360 with a 4 barrel
4:49 also, you can have a stock intake ported and polished. You’ll shave about 2pounds of aluminum out of it but there are significant power gains over aftermarket.
Also, you can have the old exhaust manifolds ported and polished. Yep, significantly increases horsepower, but you gotta have the large opening on your manifolds, not the smaller set, I believe
Oh I’m sure you can get a lot of aluminum out of them! They’re not a terrible intake especially when you do the plenum mod. Never thought about doing the exhaust manifolds though 🤔
Don’t see no sh!tbox here, just a working girl beauty 👌
I like dirty builds like this looks good and works is all u need
That's a nice truck. I gave my daughter that same truck for her graduation. Unfortunately she got t-boned but she was okay. My question is I have a 92 318 four-speed automatic that I want to put in my $73 Dodge van but where the motor mounts are. I'm not sure if it's going to fit. Is it possible without modifications?
I’m not very well versed in the vans but you should be able to just use your mounts from your van on your 92 engine and it’ll bolt right up. The small blocks are almost all the same externally as far as mounting tabs go.
Right on! Nice Truck bro. I have a 86 Dodge D150 with a stock 225 slant 6. I'm diggin the engine swap. Curious what’s the brand of seat you have in your bed? I like the small size.
Nice truck what year explorer did u take that rear end out of
On the Ford 8.8 I was under the impression the Explorer rear end was more narrow than the f150.
Did you just have room for wider tires.
What was your experience?
Love the truck...have the same project I am working on
What did you grab the rear end out of? I have done everything to mine that you’ve done to yours. Just did 400 BB swap instead. But I just junked my 8.25 also and pulled a 9.25 trac lock out of the yard.
You pulled a 8.8 and didn’t have to cut anything? Wish I would have seen this video a week ago.
I got the 8.8 out of a like 96 Ford Explorer. All I had to do was cut the old axle purches off and weld in some new ones.
Fun looking truck. I have an '88 D100 I bought new. Its patiently waiting and engine swap.
wow, so youve owned your truck its entire 33 year life?! Thats awesome!
Magnum swaps are the way to go with these older trucks. Cheap, easy to make power, and are super reliable.
Sweet ride. What all does it need and is it up for sale?
Unfortunately it’s not for sale, got to much money and time into and I really like driving it
What year explorer did you find that one in?
I like it!
Do you have any good sources that fully detail what is needed for the 360 swap. Just picked up a 90 D150 with the 318 and not planning on it now but in the future would be pretty interested in doing it
magnumswap.com
I like your truck, mine is a shortbox 81 with a 440/727
Man, I have so many questions. Just picked up an 86 D150 as a daily driver and project truck. All original and I wnat to do most of the things youve done with yours. Let me know if we can talk on a social platform please! Quick question is, do you know the offset/backspacing on your wheels? I want a 15x10 in the rear and a 15x7 up front (and of course i plan to drop this truck a few inches)
You should be fine with that wheel setup, maybe a 15x8 in the back though
I think this guy is a fry short of a happy meal
To each their own I guess
Really nice set up man!!! I just got an 85 D150 as a project build. For now looking for some wheels and tires. Is the bolt pattern a 5x139.7? also the hub size and best offset without rubbing. Looking at 15x8 rally wheels. Any info would help Thanks man.
Sorry for the late reply but my bolt pattern was a 5x4.5 and I found some wheels off a jeep wrangler and threw em on. Make sure to measure your bolt pattern though, some of the early 2wd like mine had the small bolt pattern but I believe the later years went to 5x5.5. I can’t remember what the backspacing or offset was but they fit barely with some fender rolling. I’d go with a 8 wide in the front and a 10 in the back. Just measure backspacing on these old truck and find a wheel that works that way. Trying to figure out offset just hurts my brain lol
Front bumper in the rear
I see this has one drive belt. Do some 360's come with 2 smaller drive belts. Or is that the 318 engine with the 2 belts
Usually the 318 and 360 la have 2 v belts but the 360 I have in there is a magnum and they run a single serpentine belt
@@Dr_stranges_customs how do I tell if it's a difference between the two? The engine displacement isn't on the hood
@@gagerodriguez1010 I can’t remember off the top of my head if it’s the driver side or passenger side but on one side of the block there will be some numbers cast into the block and the last three will say 318, 360 etc. If you have stock exhaust manifolds on it still it might make it difficult to see those numbers though
What do you have suspension wise up front
van lowers?
Yep just the van lowers
I have a 92 d150 and I’m curious to know how does the ford rear end bolt up to a mopar 5.9 5speed transmission
I used the ford yoke and used a conversion u-joint on the driveshaft. Everything else is a custom 4 link setup on coil overs.
I have a 85 d100 custom with 360 small block cammed with 4 barrel carb
Any issues running the larger amp alternator?
I knew I was forgetting to mention something lol. According to my volt gauge it’s charging around 15 to 15.5 with that alternator. I honestly haven’t checked the actual voltage at the alternator and it still has the stock voltage regulator. I’ve just been driving her and not worrying about it lol. I have an under drive pulley set I’m going to try out sometime and I’ll probably make a video about it!
@@Dr_stranges_customs heck of a deal, I have an 82 318/a833 that I am working on now as well, and there isnt much of anyone else putting out decent content for them
@@beauridge472 right!!! I wish I would’ve started my channel when I started the build on the truck but oh well. Only info out there on them is on forums that are usually 10+ years old lol
@@Dr_stranges_customs that aint no lie, im fighting trying to piece together from. 4 or 5 defunct forums, that none of the photo links wark any longer. Ramcharger central has some decent stuff or forabodiesonly, the dodge dart forum has a bunch of super knowledgeable mopar guys
@@beauridge472 I’m glad I’m not the only one surfing through forums lol, but that’s part of the challenge of building these trucks I guess. I get a lot of info from those two forums
What did u do for ignition. Stock distributor? Did the magnum use a distributor or coil pack
I reused my old distributor from my LA. The magnum used a distributor and coil but the distributor doesn’t have an internal advance mechanism so it won’t work.
Hey man another question where did you find that rear bumper and what four link did you use? I have started on my ‘83 D150 and have taken/stolen a lot of your ideas lol. Thnx for the video oh and I subbed this time.
The rear bumper was on it when I bought it. I can’t remember what 4 link I used but it was a cheap eBay one. That’s the reason I make videos is go give others ideas/inspiration for their builds.
I want to do this same thing
Have you ran with any issues with the fuel tank beeing to low? I dropped my 1990 d150 with the same setup as yours but my fuel tank sits way too low. I actually cracked it already luckily I found one for dirt cheap. I'm starting to think the previous owner didn't strap the fuel tank correctly. The straps are completely loose. And my tank is sitting way past the chassis.
Only issue I’ve had with fuel tank clearance is the front tank strap/bracket sticks down too low and I always scrape on that but other then that I’ve got plenty of clearance for the tank itself
Nice truck man!!! Did u use stock starter relay or did u use aftermarket
Used the stock one, only mod you might have to do is split the starter wire rubber molding that holds the two together then connect them to the new mini starter
Any brake system mods to run the rear discs?
It’ll work without doing anything but it’ll feel funny when you hit the pedal. I swapped my proportioning valve to a disc to disc valve and it works phenomenal.
Pretty sweet truck, did you use drop spindles to achieve that stance?
Nope! I used some cheap lower control arms off a like 72 to 92 (don’t quote me on the years) dodge van and it was basically a bolt in deal minus drilling a couple holes
What did you use for the rear?
if you don't mind me askin, how much did this cost to do? I'm about to get one and wanna lower it and make it kind of a street truck.
All together doing all the work myself besides the 4 link swap in the rear I’d say around $3500 to $4000 for everything
@@Dr_stranges_customs ok thanks
What did you do to lower the front. Did you just cut the coil springs ?
I did a lower control arm swap from a like 72 to 93 dodge van. The spring seat pocket is about 3 inches lower vs the truck arms. Everything else front end wise is stock
Hey Dillon did you do anything to the 8.8 as far as length goes? What's the width on yours?
I can’t remember the width but I do know I had to use I think 2 inch or 2.5 inch spacers to clear my 10 wide wheels. It’s definitely narrower then whatever you have stock
@@Dr_stranges_customs okay you didn't modify the axle tubes at all then? Just added spacers?
I had to weld new spring perches on but other then that I left the axle tubes alone and just added spacers
@@Dr_stranges_customs awesome thank you for the information
Other than motor mounts, how much trouble did you run into with the 5.9 swap? I have an 84 I’m about to put a 360 from a 1977 van in. Curious what I should expect.
You’ll have to install an electric fuel pump, carbureted intake, and elongate a hole in the flex plate from the magnum to fit your torque converter. Give magnumswap.com a look because it explains just about everything.
@@Dr_stranges_customs thanks. I have an 84 and a 85. Swapping parts to the 84 (body is better). I could swap one 318 for the other. A friend gave me a 1977 Chrysler 360. I also have a 1998 ram 1500 rolling chassis I thought about doing a body swap. This was supposed to be a quick easy project. Lol
@@say1033 oh boy 😅 sounds just about how my projects end up, couple easy swaps turn into a few month long process 😂
@@Dr_stranges_customs my 1967 boat that only needed minimal wood replaced, is now getting all new fiberglass hull built and a complete restoration. I guess no project is truly ever finished.
@@say1033 can’t be a project if you complete it 🤷♀️😂
What year of explorer rear end do you have?
I believe it was from a 96 or 97.
Thanx
I kind of want to put a Magnum 5.9 360 in this one I'm getting and carving it just out of simplicity lol
I would love to find one of these that’s not a rust bucket.
Shit dude this looks great you should see my 91 ram D150 looks way worse...need to find somewhere to get trim and such.... also got a hole under the driverside door lol and a hole ontop of the windshield where the gutter rail is...
I’m gonna buy one gutted out and build I’m thinking about using a srt-10 engine 💯
Do it!!! Eventually I’m gonna go the cheaper route and put a truck v-10 in it with twin turbos. V-10 is the way to go
Nice video and thnx for the advice I’ll be using it for my truck. If you ever think of selling it hit me up I’m dead serious.
9.25 axle is a lot stronger. Bigger 31 spline axles. But cool truck.
What wheels?
Not sure, I think they might be Mickey Thompson 15x10s. Got em off a Jeep Wrangler.
whats the wheel offset?
I think 4.5 inch backspace on all of them, can’t remember exactly at the moment
I have a 83 d150 long bed I did a full restoration on and put a 383bb in it
Lol carb ruins the engine really??? Lmao
Think about it, carburetor dumps way more fuel in then fuel injection, washes down cylinder walls. The la 360s barely lasted 100,000 miles whereas the magnums could go double that easily. The help of modern technology helped the magnums last longer therefore making them better candidates for a junkyard engine swap was all I was suggesting.
Dillon I had a 1976 b200 van with the 360 that thing had over three hundred thousand miles on it when I got rid of it.. that engine had never been touched either. So your theory is false bro. My 2 cents
@@kyboy5 well from my experience your better off to get a magnum from a scrap yard then an La. Some engine got better maintenance done then other but I’ve had nothing but bad luck with the La’s. Not saying there bad engines but with improved technology come longer life.
@@kyboy5 he is just repeating what he heard from others :))
You should be kicked in the nuts for lowering that old dodge truck.
Shitbox ?? I don't see any shit chevys or ford??
anything lowered IS a shitbox even though i do like Dodge trucks.