I’ve got a ‘79 Power Wagon W-150 I re-did years ago. Went from a 318 2 bbl to a 440. I also changed the 3:21 half ton axles to 3/4 ton 4:10 axles. You’ll notice the Dodge front axles have NO spindle nuts...the wheel bearings are huge (maybe 4 inch diameter) and are pressed into the rotors. When they fail, there’s no getting a buddy to pull you home with a chain ! I found out after buying a matched set of axles from a 78 three quarter ton truck that they were exactly the same set-up. After way too many wheel bearing failures, I put in a 3/4 ton 4:10 front axle from a Suburban, problem solved. Leaf spring perches are in the same location, but you’ll need to fab different shock mounts. Mine has a 4 inch suspension lift and a 4 inch Rancho body lift. The 440 is running a 35 i. BFG’s, a Performer intake with a Holley 750, and Mopar Direct Connection headers; A lot more fun to drive than the 318 it started life with. Early Power Wagons ROCK ! Good luck with your project.
Lifetime MOPAR guy here...always loved those old DODGE trucks. Owned half a dozen of them and also a Ramcharger, but man were they rust buckets especially being in the salt belt. Living in Chevy country and marrying into a diehard Chevy family I took a LOT of crap for buying said rustbuckets but i defended the Dodge honor any way I could. I bought a '77 1 ton Power Wagon that was absolutley gorgeous...Bronze Fire metallic paint, lots of chrome trim, deluxe interior, huge DANA 45 axles front and rear, 4:10 axle ratio, super HD suspension, and the 360-3 HD truck engine that had monsterous tractor like torque. The truck was lifted quite high right from the factory and had that really badass body rake that RAM still has today. Bought the truck new in 1977 and in 1990 after only 12 years of driving I ended up taking it to the junk yard...well what was left of it. Pretty much rotted the cab right off from it 2 years after the box was taken off beyond fixing. And that was even having a total body restoration at probably 6-7 years. It was pathetic really. But all those old Dodges I owned had major rust issues. After that '77 I just didn't keep them very long any more. The last of the old style I owned was a 1988 which I had to have painted before I got rid of that one because it had started showing "the signs" of cancer. So I ventured into the new body style and bought a new 1999 Dodge Ram. Great reliable truck traded it in in 2007 with 130,000 miles and rust coming through the rear wheel wells. And I see that just about every freaking RAM and Dakota on the road built from 1994 when the new re-designed body came out right up until 2009 when Dodge officially stopped building trucks and RAM started, probably 90% of those trucks I see have bad rust around the rear wheel wells. Hard to defend that. Guys at work would say "why did you buy one of those rust buckets"??? IDK??? The only Dodge/RAM truck I previously owned that didn't get rusty was a 2007 HD Cummins but I only owned that for 2 years because I couldn't afford it. Anyway I now own a 2017 RAM 1500 that I bought a lifetime bumper to bumper warranty with and had it rust proofed and some type of permanent body/paint sealer protection with 10 year rust through protection because this is going to be the last vehicle I buy in my life. If it doesn't rust to the ground like all my previous MOPAR trucks did. We'll see. And if it does...I will either walk or use my Hover round scooter I will need by then...
I would keep this truck all original just keep it the way it is. Clean it up and put a clear coat on it and get it running good because that truck is worth a lot of money to me. I wish it would be setting in my drive way because I would drive it every where. I myself is not a big Dodge fan but all the older trucks are better than the new ones by a long shot.
I have a 1984 W100 with the 318 engine which is bulletproof. It's straight piped. I deleted the catalytic converter, muffler and resonator. It sounds awesome.
That is a very cool truck my uncle had a 76 Dodge Stepside it was lifted with big tires he used to carry me mud doggin in it all the time love that truck great project
Good to see someone saving one of these rather than turning it into a mud toy. I had a 1978 W-200 in the 1980s-1990s. You cracked me up with the dual wipers. I had them on my truck in 1986 until they came apart in a downpour outside Shreveport, LA. After that, I went back to stock. Lol
Awwww The duster is all like you promise not to forget about me !!! Looking forward to getting back to it. The power wagon looks likes it's ready to hit the road. Oh yeah forgive my manners merry Christmas .
Great project, You should try and find some history on the truck. That looks like a high end paint job from back in the day. It may have been a show truck with that headliner. Someone will recognize it hopefully. Keep the videos coming.
My 80 Power Wagon has original paint although it’s rusted and faded dark green. 318 and a 4 speed it runs great and we just got 12 inches of snow on the first day of 2019 so going wheeling today in the Colorado mountains! Looking forward to your projects.
I started watching your channel just because it reminded me of my old truck. It went through a couple tweekers hands last I heard of it. It is missing the rollbar and front push bumper, also has wrong front grill and different seats. It was a show truck at one point.
Very cool truck glad to see someone as saving it and paint Scheme is typical Dodge looks great I don't think I would change anything but the fact to make it go down the highway again can't wait to see how it turns out and Merry Christmas
I just picked one of those trucks up for $500 up here in Northeast Washington State. Similar graphic colors on it more of a desert island paradise oranges and Browns. Buddy of mine just had his first son four months ago and has decided that this winter we're going to use it for a snow plow cuz he just bought the place on the mountain and by next year we'll have another truck for the plow and the 76 w100 Power Wagons going to go through a complete stripped down and rebuild got the original 400 in it automatic
Please craig read this comment, My family is the pros at loopholing smog. You can do a couple things 1. Register your address for the truck in a county like Mendicino where smog is exempt 2. If someone lives out of state, register it as an out of state vehicle 3. If you find a diesel engine and from 97 or older your're good. 4. Find a ramchager/trailduster frame or vin from 75 or older and swap that part on to your truck and register it as that vehicle. Thats what we did with our 79 chevy k3500 (Hell you can register it at my uncles home, they are in a smog exempt county
He wanted to get rid of those mirrors lol damn those are hard to find mirrors for the 72-80 dodge pickups aka the tin grilles. I searched for a good set for a year before finally buying a set for $100 on eBay and that was the cheapest ones to pop up.
I have a 1979 dodge power wagon with the macho package. I bought it off of a guy it was his wife’s. She sadly passed away. I was able to drive it home a week later after buying it they’re cool trucks. it hasn’t been registered since 1994 but I found a cool thing out about vehicles that haven’t been registered in over four years do not exist on the computer so I don’t have to pay any fees because it hasn’t been on the road since 1994, so that’s basically 30 years, if you check out some of my shorts, you’ll see the truck
I've seen engines that havent run in a long time have a bunch of water in the pan. Drain out the water till it turns to oil. Then it's fine. I couldn't believe it the first time either
Please never EVER paint it. It looks so good with those graphics
In my opinion to me they don’t look good but I think he should leave it since it will look original
Badass
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random car vids I agree so much that I wanna copy those graphics and place them on my 2017 Power Wagon.
Or paint it and paint the logos/graphics
That truck has parts that has been know to cause Cancer in the state of California. Love your work keep it up.
Prop 65 is on EVERYTHING now lol
California is a cancer anyways, fining people for loud exhaust but don't fine any illegal aliens that come to the commiefornia
@@JalenRose02 you got your eyes open i like you
Stephen Willis that’s right
I’ve got a ‘79 Power Wagon W-150 I re-did years ago. Went from a 318 2 bbl to a 440. I also changed the 3:21 half ton axles to 3/4 ton 4:10 axles. You’ll notice the Dodge front axles have NO spindle nuts...the wheel bearings are huge (maybe 4 inch diameter) and are pressed into the rotors. When they fail, there’s no getting a buddy to pull you home with a chain ! I found out after buying a matched set of axles from a 78 three quarter ton truck that they were exactly the same set-up. After way too many wheel bearing failures, I put in a 3/4 ton 4:10 front axle from a Suburban, problem solved. Leaf spring perches are in the same location, but you’ll need to fab different shock mounts. Mine has a 4 inch suspension lift and a 4 inch Rancho body lift. The 440 is running a 35 i. BFG’s, a Performer intake with a Holley 750, and Mopar Direct Connection headers; A lot more fun to drive than the 318 it started life with. Early Power Wagons ROCK ! Good luck with your project.
Lifetime MOPAR guy here...always loved those old DODGE trucks. Owned half a dozen of them and also a Ramcharger, but man were they rust buckets especially being in the salt belt. Living in Chevy country and marrying into a diehard Chevy family I took a LOT of crap for buying said rustbuckets but i defended the Dodge honor any way I could. I bought a '77 1 ton Power Wagon that was absolutley gorgeous...Bronze Fire metallic paint, lots of chrome trim, deluxe interior, huge DANA 45 axles front and rear, 4:10 axle ratio, super HD suspension, and the 360-3 HD truck engine that had monsterous tractor like torque. The truck was lifted quite high right from the factory and had that really badass body rake that RAM still has today. Bought the truck new in 1977 and in 1990 after only 12 years of driving I ended up taking it to the junk yard...well what was left of it. Pretty much rotted the cab right off from it 2 years after the box was taken off beyond fixing. And that was even having a total body restoration at probably 6-7 years. It was pathetic really. But all those old Dodges I owned had major rust issues. After that '77 I just didn't keep them very long any more. The last of the old style I owned was a 1988 which I had to have painted before I got rid of that one because it had started showing "the signs" of cancer. So I ventured into the new body style and bought a new 1999 Dodge Ram. Great reliable truck traded it in in 2007 with 130,000 miles and rust coming through the rear wheel wells. And I see that just about every freaking RAM and Dakota on the road built from 1994 when the new re-designed body came out right up until 2009 when Dodge officially stopped building trucks and RAM started, probably 90% of those trucks I see have bad rust around the rear wheel wells. Hard to defend that. Guys at work would say "why did you buy one of those rust buckets"??? IDK??? The only Dodge/RAM truck I previously owned that didn't get rusty was a 2007 HD Cummins but I only owned that for 2 years because I couldn't afford it. Anyway I now own a 2017 RAM 1500 that I bought a lifetime bumper to bumper warranty with and had it rust proofed and some type of permanent body/paint sealer protection with 10 year rust through protection because this is going to be the last vehicle I buy in my life. If it doesn't rust to the ground like all my previous MOPAR trucks did. We'll see. And if it does...I will either walk or use my Hover round scooter I will need by then...
I had a 1978 Macho Power Wagon. Black and yellow, 318 short bed. Loved it. The only truck I ever had that would go in the snow in 2 wheel drive.
That paint is all of the 70's/80's goodness. I dig it. Grandma's couch cushions fits that headliner too.
Nice, I love the Power Wagons. Keep the Dodge/Mopar projects coming. Don't paint it, run as is, I would.
I would keep this truck all original just keep it the way it is. Clean it up and put a clear coat on it and get it running good because that truck is worth a lot of money to me. I wish it would be setting in my drive way because I would drive it every where. I myself is not a big Dodge fan but all the older trucks are better than the new ones by a long shot.
i had a black 77 just like that one.. one hell of a great old truck. you gotta love that 4wheel drive all the time
I have a 1984 W100 with the 318 engine which is bulletproof. It's straight piped. I deleted the catalytic converter, muffler and resonator. It sounds awesome.
Has a working parking brake? That’s one thing I can say most of my old mopars don’t have 😂
Power wagons are the best I can’t wait to see the build. I like the paint.
Way cool ! Never seen those graphics before ! I have a 80 Power Wagon sitting for 10 years.
I love that paint, that's when trucks were trucks & men were men!!!
That truck is wayyyyy to cool! Wanna see alot more as it gets built!
That truck is sick. The paint shall never be touched!
I had a 78 Power Wagon I loved that truck that was back in the mid 80s .I believe it had a 340 in it . It got about 10 mpg on a good day LOL .
That is a very cool truck my uncle had a 76 Dodge Stepside it was lifted with big tires he used to carry me mud doggin in it all the time love that truck great project
Can't wait to see it coming along yep the patina looks so cool on that especially with those colors!
Love those dodge grills. Something about the 77-78s I guess they are that's very cool. Old truck parts and pieces are like art work.
Good to see someone saving one of these rather than turning it into a mud toy. I had a 1978 W-200 in the 1980s-1990s. You cracked me up with the dual wipers. I had them on my truck in 1986 until they came apart in a downpour outside Shreveport, LA. After that, I went back to stock. Lol
Awwww The duster is all like you promise not to forget about me !!! Looking forward to getting back to it. The power wagon looks likes it's ready to hit the road. Oh yeah forgive my manners merry Christmas .
Love this truck. Just picked up a 76 Tin Grille Club Cab Power Wagon. 4spd. Getting a 76 440 soon.
That is so bad ... I’m jealous bro wow ...... I love the factory power wagon stripes too ... can not wait to see done 👍🏻👍🏻
Merry Christmas everyone!!!!!
Merry shitmas an a bubbly new beer!!
That thing is going to be a beast keep up the good work can't wait to see it running
That Jeep behind the Dodge looks like a good project.
Great project, You should try and find some history on the truck. That looks like a high end paint job from back in the day. It may have been a show truck with that headliner. Someone will recognize it hopefully. Keep the videos coming.
Cant wait to see the next video and the trucks progress!!!!
Paint those stripes yellow. Like an inverted Bumblebee. Put a 440 & TKO-600 in it.
Love the video not even finished it yet can't wait for more vids!!!!!!!
Gives me motivation to get working on my 77w200 club cab with a 440 4x4!
i like the paint!very cool! i had those same tires on an old chevy i had cant wait to see more on this! 440 all the way!
My 80 Power Wagon has original paint although it’s rusted and faded dark green. 318 and a 4 speed it runs great and we just got 12 inches of snow on the first day of 2019 so going wheeling today in the Colorado mountains! Looking forward to your projects.
I thought 79 was the last year of the power wagon?
This is awesome!! Keep this build going! I love my 72 w100
Subscribed because of this truck, can't wait for more on it!
Sick truck I love old power wagons
That thing is sick! Keep it up man I wanna see some more videos of this thing!
California - enough said.
I know. Pretty cool huh.
Quite the opposite. Garbage state.
California fuckin sucks. Liberal shithole
gotta smog it cause so many 1976 cars running around.
I love those old paint jobs
That’s a gorgeous truck and I really do love that paint man!!
Nice color
I want this power wagon sooooooo bad !! I love it exactly how it is
badass truck love the original paint
I put a 440 in my ram, 9” lift and 42” tires on it,79 ramcharger,lots of fun with her
That paint job is badass.
This thing is going to be a mean Beast
Love them old Dodge trucks
No Way!!!!!!!!! Thats my old truck!!! Was my dads truck. I'm so pissed my mom gave this thing away while I was out of town working. Cant believe it!
I started watching your channel just because it reminded me of my old truck. It went through a couple tweekers hands last I heard of it. It is missing the rollbar and front push bumper, also has wrong front grill and different seats. It was a show truck at one point.
It’s so awesome to see stuff last like that outside we’re I live that would be rotten into the ground after a couple years
Dude that thing is bad ass🤘🤘🤘🤘
Screams 90s...I love it
Thats a badass powerstroke
If I'm not mistaken , those tires look like the old mug hawgs, I had a set on my yota back in late 80s , gah miss that truck 😎
bad ass truck!
Taking off those windshield wipers reminded me of when a shop threw mine out and replaced them with the plastic ones aghhh
Nice Fargo. You have quite the collection
Just redo the paint! Looks great!
I got a w200 long bed i need a new carb and she'll be running great. Only problem drivers side floorboard a bit rusty
I'm jealous. I always wanted a Mid 70s power wagons 4x4.
Good stuff, I’ll miss the trailduster, but god that paint is great! Merry Christmas
Very cool truck glad to see someone as saving it and paint Scheme is typical Dodge looks great I don't think I would change anything but the fact to make it go down the highway again can't wait to see how it turns out and Merry Christmas
very cool hope too see more
I can’t wait to see that thing on 40s
Merry Christmas, Craig.
That paint is badass.
You guys have to get it smog tested within 90 days of purchase even if it’s unfit? We don’t have to do it until we want to license it in Canada
Man that truck is awesome I wish I could find a Power Wagon like that
I just picked one of those trucks up for $500 up here in Northeast Washington State. Similar graphic colors on it more of a desert island paradise oranges and Browns. Buddy of mine just had his first son four months ago and has decided that this winter we're going to use it for a snow plow cuz he just bought the place on the mountain and by next year we'll have another truck for the plow and the 76 w100 Power Wagons going to go through a complete stripped down and rebuild got the original 400 in it automatic
Love it!
Very nice truck. I'm currently swapping a 77 body on to first gen Cummins W250 intercooled 5 speed.
Loving the Mopar content! You are slowly converting haha.
I like the paint. The green sucks tho.
Just found this channel and is California where all the good looking power wagons are? All the ones over here in idaho have rusted out
I had one love them old Dodges
That's one awsome truck
Got some old groundhog tiers eh? Love it
Yes!! The best video yet
Merry Christmas to you and your family
Keep it old school! What motor will ya b putting in it?
Craig I have a 1980 d150 sport truck I've been looking for those mirrors forever!
Please craig read this comment, My family is the pros at loopholing smog. You can do a couple things
1. Register your address for the truck in a county like Mendicino where smog is exempt
2. If someone lives out of state, register it as an out of state vehicle
3. If you find a diesel engine and from 97 or older your're good.
4. Find a ramchager/trailduster frame or vin from 75 or older and swap that part on to your truck and register it as that vehicle. Thats what we did with our 79 chevy k3500
(Hell you can register it at my uncles home, they are in a smog exempt county
thats illegal, lol
Those graphics are so cool
Put a Cummins engine on it and then you going to have a killer machine nice truck does trucks are the best even the sun and rains cannot eat it 😁😁😁👍👍👍
He wanted to get rid of those mirrors lol damn those are hard to find mirrors for the 72-80 dodge pickups aka the tin grilles. I searched for a good set for a year before finally buying a set for $100 on eBay and that was the cheapest ones to pop up.
I love the truck. I fear that it’s not going to pass smog. Can’t wait to see what happens.
I have a 1979 dodge power wagon with the macho package. I bought it off of a guy it was his wife’s. She sadly passed away. I was able to drive it home a week later after buying it they’re cool trucks. it hasn’t been registered since 1994 but I found a cool thing out about vehicles that haven’t been registered in over four years do not exist on the computer so I don’t have to pay any fees because it hasn’t been on the road since 1994, so that’s basically 30 years, if you check out some of my shorts, you’ll see the truck
I've seen engines that havent run in a long time have a bunch of water in the pan. Drain out the water till it turns to oil. Then it's fine. I couldn't believe it the first time either
I had a 79 Dodge Power Wagon, yes I wish I still had it best truck I ever owned
I use to have a 79 Warlock that I wish I still had that truck was awesome!
I like the paint
How big of a lift does it have I recently picked up a 76 Power Wagon that I would like to put a left in and how big of tires does it have
That year is my dream year i own 2 that ive been working in putting a 3.8 ford mustang from a 98 into mine it also has a 5speed man
My 75 Dodge has been sitting 20 years. First thing i should have done is replace the feul pump. The seals were dry and dumped gas into the oil pan.
I’d kill for one of these 70s power wagon
Hey Craig, does he want to sell the mirrors since he is going with the bigger mirrors? I need those for my 73!
like the truck
Craig what happened to the J-10 and Merry Christmas bud
I'm looking at a 1958 F100. Hoping I can get it before some one else does.
So Cool!!
Use a gm 3/4 or 1 ton front axle. The bearings are extremely difficult to change in the front end
Erick Markon , there not that bad I had a 77 and rebuilt front end
Aye the dakota in the corner looks just like mine