my dodge M882, That i shortened the frame on

[wsm41bn]

the truck is a 1976, Dodge M880 series,1 1/4 ton. That i put a: Np4530 transmission, Still has the Np203 Full time Transfer case,4" suspension lift and 1.2" body lift, a punched out 318 CID 060 over, I got tired of carburator problems With the carter BBD 3 remans that didnt work right, so I put a motorcraft 2100 off a Ford 302 on it and it made it run alot better, I added helper springs to the front Spring over, and overload springs to the Rear spring pack, I pulled the power steering that someone put on it and put manual steering back on it, I added a Rear slider window,
My truck in the back yard,

In front of the shop

Radios inside the truck

inside the cab of the truck

The Ford carburator

Rearend

Engine

Front driverside spring

 

[Papa Bear]

Cool !!......
It will work very well in AB. Where are you going in AB ??

 

[wsm41bn]

im going to lethbridge alberta,

the only thing that makes the handling odd on the truck is the having no sway bar

 

[Papa Bear]

That brings 2 things to mind...

Why go to Lethbridge ??????

Why no sway bar ?????

 

[moribundman]

Someone likes orange silicone sealant!

 

[97f150]

Sweet truck. Have any more pics?

 

[wsm41bn]

i liked lethbridge, and im going back to school there, also the reason i dont have a sway bar is because of the lift, also when i put the crossover steering in it the sway bar wont work.

 

[wsm41bn]

Sign said 40 miles to Canada

My truck tore across Montana
Ian Tyson sang a lonesome lullaby
And so I cranked up the radio
Cause there's just a little more to go
For I'd cross the border at that Sweet Grass sign
I'm Alberta Bound

This piece of heaven that I've found
Rocky Mountains and black fertile ground
Everything I need beneath that big blue sky
Doesn't matter where I go
This place will always be my home
Yeah I've been Alberta Bound for all my life
And I'll be Alberta Bound until I die

It's a pride that's been passed down to me
Deep as coal mines, wide as farmer's fields
Yeah, I've got independence in my veins
Maybe it's my down-home redneck roots

Or these dusty 'ol Alberta boots
But like a Chinook wind keeps coming back again

 

[alreadygone]

Wish you were a little closer,,,I'd LOVE to put a whuparse set of exhaust on that bad boy!

Bob

 

[wsm41bn]

Yea, im taking it to the shop in a few weeks to have the exhaust redone on itim gonna have them run 2.5" off the stub pipes, to the Y pipe and 3" from the Y back

 

[Jim 5]

You're going to get used to that chinook wind if you move to lethbridge.

I grew up there.

 

[Shannow]

Looks good.

Will do better on speed humps than my latest toy.

 

[rjundi]

I like the cupholder. I guess you have small cups of coffee?

 

[wsm41bn]

LOL, naaa, i just thew that up there, i drink 5+ pots of coffee a day

 

[wsm41bn]

ok im thinking about making a front bumper for it out of 6" or 7" channel iron, any thoughts on that, or any designs

 

[Oldmoparguy1]

I made a bumper out of a piece of channel iron way back when. It went on the front of my dads 47 international 2 1/2 ton tandem axle dump truck. Dang thing weighed over 200#. Might make your 4X4 a little nose heavy.

Just out of curiosity, why did you shorten the frame?

 

[wsm41bn]

for the trails here, i couldnt find a shortbox frame locally so i did this

 

[Oldmoparguy1]

Interesting. Makes sense. Good ol Dodge you got there.

You got a picture of the front?

 

[wsm41bn]

i will get a pic of the front up soon,

 

[Camu Mahubah]

Where is the air filter?