1st Gen 1/2 Ton build?

BigPapa

BigPapa

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I just acquired a '92 Extended Cab that has some bad rust in the front corners of the roof. The passenger side is actually leaking water and there were flakes in the passenger seat when I picked it up. The driver side is rusted too but I think the fellow that painted it a few years back filled it, possibly with bondo, and it's not leaking.

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I've been thinking about this trucks future and I really don't want to deal with the body work on the roof. I'm considering putting the engine, tranny, and rear axle in a 1985 D150 RC SB I found on Craiglist for a sweet little DD. What modifications will need to be made to the frame and suspension?

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I will warn you that the engine will sit higher in the 1/2 ton, than in the 3/4 ton.
It's high enough that the shroud may not quite clear, and it will be noticeably tipped to the rear.
I did the conversion into a 1992 Ramcharger, with the same results.

Mark.
 
I just know what I saw on my 4wd Ramcharger, it was definite and hard to miss once you realized it.
Thinking back, I ended up using a 1 ton 4wd cross member (these have @ an additional 1" riser) to raise the back up.
The drop was still noticeable and I still had to shim the radiator up some to get the shroud on without the fan eating it.

I believe I read somewhere that Dodge used a different engine cross member on the 3/4 and 1 ton 4wds, due to the frame height in that area.

Realize, I AM speaking of 4wds in my assertions.

My old carhauler went right together with no height issues, but it was a 1 ton 2wd.
So did the 1974 1 ton I did back in 2005, which was 2wd, also.

Soooo, I may or may not be helping you, here. :D

Mark.
 
Hey Andy, I tried to register for 1stgen.org and it said they were going to send me an email but I haven't received one yet. You have any connections with the admin there?
 
Why even bother going there, anyway?
They chase all the decent people away, in favor of the clique-ish ones.

Mark.
 
Dazed&Confused said:
The only one who had left in the last couple of years was you Mark. There is tons of good info over there also.
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Great info, for sure, but lots of schmoozing up, too.
If that's your thing, have at it.

Thing of it is, I can't think of any ONE reason I have ever had to look for anything there, which is so strange, because I put a lot of it there.

Mark.
 
Dazed&Confused said:
I'll let BC know did you use the same name?
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Yes, BigPapa.


Mark Nixon said:
Why even bother going there, anyway?
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I mainly wanted to look at Andy's build thread since he did the same thing I want to do with the same trucks. We'll see how it goes with anything else. And as far as that goes, CompD has a pretty bad web rep with all the drama most newbies go through but I like it here, too. Just sayin'.....
 
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