Cool truck, swap the cab, break down the engine, and hack the bed to look right, while doing worky work that pays money, and a full life with friends, family, children, and most important your wonderful spouse. Thanks for the sharing your labor of love with us.
Never seen that model before..i had a D200 in the same colour.. mine had 8 lug. It was a camper special. Mine had a ivory white roof. I went to home depot paint department and they computer matched the colour with some exterior house gloss paint. Worked good and cheap. 17 split rims were changed with 16' 8 spoke. Ready to find tyres.
Must be an older video, still got the long haired version! 🤣 I love those era of power wagons, that front end was so unique. She deserves a little love 👍
My buddy bought a sweet all original 79 warlock II from Oregon state, no rust at all surprisingly the original paint still shines. Very low miles, apparently bought new by an old woman who I guess wasn’t old when she bought it, but anyways only drove it when she needed it. Just a dream truck, absolute time capsule!
What this video lacked in engine completion and appropriate beds , it more than made up for in outdoor vacuuming and invisible sandwiches . 👍 You rock !
That cab looks exactly the same as my dearly departed 1962 D200 stepside (318 poly, 4-speed, 4.11 gears, etc). I think I was the 3rd or 4th owner, bought it when I lived in Oregon in 1979. Donated it to charity in 1998, now I'm sick that I didn't have room to hang on to it, I really loved that old truck and would restore it today in a heartbeat. If I had to choose between the poor old worn out beat up D200 or my cherry low-mileage (30k) '98 Ram 1500, it would be a tough choice.
Wow, that's a rough one. I wondered what was happening with this truck. Definitely have your work cut out for you fixing this one. But if anyone can make it go again, you can. Good luck dude!
My grandfather had a 64 2WD pickup as a farm truck. It got passed down to our family when most of its utility had been extracted. I still have a scar on the back of my hand from the ring gear of the flywheel I got while helping my dad work on it.
That truck is cool! Even with all its rust and issues, it’s In much better shape than any sweptline here in Pennsylvania. I know a guy who has several sitting in the woods behind his garage that the bedsides rotted off. They all look like flatbeds, with the bedsides laying on the ground on each side.
Has to be restored, doesn't have to be fully restored with fresh paint and new upholstery just rot free and running good. We need more trucks around like this one so in 20 years when all of the brand new ones being sold today are already being crushed and recycled we have something to drive.
I got so excited. You are working on a swept line I am working in my shop and I had to pause me recording. And video my TV congratulating you on working on that and me bragging about you. I have a lot of parts but I'm in Montana. I. Also, have a small stash of sweptline parts in Spokane. If you need anything.
Good to know! I really need early (61-66?) wiper linkage, pivots, arms, motor, both early door latches, and I think a passenger side fridge style door handle. I am planning to use my white cab for an upcoming project, but it was pretty well picked over before I got it.
@@DeadDodgeGarage I am pretty sure I have all the door latch mechanism for at least the latch assembly on the outside of the door. And I should have the wiper motor and assembly for that early year.
Power Wagons awesome! I have to fix my Dodge Van engine 1st. Then my 73 Power Wagon gets all my attention. Thanks for some of the parts I needed Jamie.
Keep the farm truck spirit! Doesn’t need to be perfect just needs to be able to work! Also this was a great video to watch and I look forward to whatever the next one is!
Those trucks are so cool! IIRC, sort of kind of the same as the Petty/Prudhomme 1967 W700 Ramp Truck. Except that was a crew cab, with a 413, and extra racer stuff in the ramp bed. And a roof air conditioner.
If you guys are interested in old ramp trucks, there is a channel by the name of challengeher. They have Dick Landy's old ramp truck and are slowly restoring it. A couple who are most definitely Mopar enthusiasts.
Whenever I encounter something like this, I break out my power washer and buzz everything as much as possible. It cuts down on the amount of rust you inevitably eat when wrenching. After everything dries out I start lubing everything as much as possible. Eventually it all gets done, it just depends on your resolve. Nice truck!
Cool Video on the 68 Power Wagon, it is realy worthy to Restore that Old Classy Dodge Machine, i like all You Videos and can,t stop watching all of it ;-)) I Love Mopar,s since i am a Child.. keep on be Dodge Material Jamie and many thx for detailling and posting special videos like the A -833 4 speed restoration video, veery jusefully for my 1970 Dodge Challenger R/T 4 Speed Convertibel i Owne in Switzerland...also you Videos from Ignition system , Kabel Wiring and so One..many thx Jamie....sry for my Englisch Wrorting yea,,lol ;-))....Big Hellos from Cheesy and Chocolat Country and Keep on Rocking.. Sincerely Maik the Mechanik from Switzerland...
If I find the pics to my 68,69,71 power wagon I will send it to ya. 361 big block short box 4x4 did a body lift and put a hp 383 in it. Oh and it was a 4sp. Pitched the step side for the swept line box. 33" tires on steel 5 spoke rims. Green cab, blue hood,orange box and the 71 grill. The orange box came off a utility company truck. It was so ugly it was cute. I traded a perfectly good 440 numbers 69 charger for it. What a epic mistake. I sold the 383 to a guy and the roller to another and it was never seen again, and I am good with that. No one wants to be reminded of being stupid. I hope you make it run and get the correct box cuz it will be cool. Oh and that grain truck I got the poly 2x4s off was the same cab. Just on a 2 ton with a dump box. Loved the stand up hood too.😂 and remember we do stupid things when we are young. Hint hint😂
That ones going to keep you busy for a while, but I bet it will be worth it. You're the expert, but I would think it would be a lot easier if you yanked the engine. Good luck with it!
In my opinion that Dodge body style is one of the best looking (I know 65 was the last year but not exactly sure what the first year was). If that was my truck the first thing I would do is strip it down to the frame and paint a coat of Chassis Saver on it. I would bore that 318 0.30, keep the cab, fenders and hood the same color (I really like that turquoise) and try to find an original fleetside bed for it. Lastly run dual exhaust with Cherry Bomb mufflers
I drove 3 of these bodies in the 70s. They were cheap and unpopular. But I liked them a lot. Numerous Mopar oddities. The hood standing at 90 degrees, fuses in glove box, sturdy cab mounts, good heat. But the Chrysler diffs on 1/2 tonners had a definite lifespan......
That’s what I do. Haha. I get videos up Saturday and Sunday mornings, and do my live stream Sunday evenings. But otherwise I stay out of the shop for the most part.
Yep my 200 the same. Had to lift the door to close it. Two handed job. Lol. Leave it as is. Put the metal bed back on remove weight from it. Find a big ugly fifty dollar slide in camper . Bolt that down good. Head out into the bush for some overnight camping. Clean the patena. Tek screw some floors in. Summer will be over in three weeks. 😂😂..Better start pulling some rabbits out your Axx. 😂. Thanks for video. Have a good week..
You sir are a bad influence. I dragged home a rust free, short bed, D150 yesterday. It has a blown up 904 but came with a a518 in the bed! The 318 seems to run mint after draining the bad gas and water mixture from the tank. Best of all, my wife didn't kill me (yet).
All that when all you really needed was a longer breaker bar and a few cans of PB... and maybe the one piston... ya. HA! Fun isn't it... BTDT "I was thumbin' through the want-ads in the Shelby County Tribune when this classified advertisement caught my eye..." Fun hanging out as always.
☆ in regards to that 1964 500 XL .I think what probably happened was being it just had a tuneup and work done before it would not start. As Timing was off or something ? that it probably Pre- Ignition when he shut it off and thats when Timing Chain jumped it happened to me before a few times!! Im ur Canadian neigbour...im 63 years old and a mechanic who owned over 300 Mopars when they were dirt cheap ( good ole days...Great work u do... im retired etc and enjoy ur Videos. cool channel.. Big R
Yes those Teflon gears get soft ...in those cars and all it takes is a little pre ignition ...got to shut car off in gear if they pre ignition when hot lol... like you and your brothers videos brings back memories...like Uncle Tony says that you know alot about Mopars for ur age bud ...keep up the good work+ videos... R
I think this Powerwagon would be a perfect home for the early Hemi you have. Just open the straight up hood and tell it to say "ah" and it will all work great! And I think the way to go for a box is a stepside. Those are easier to butcher and resize to the correct wheelbase if necessary.
This is why i love dodges they looked absolutely sick untill 1994 and anything from gm or ford from pretty much every era from 94 on down dodge just looks 100x cooler especially the more rust and dents it gets. I want a swept line
Full mechanical restoration - or - cut bait. It's really that simple, short of any mitigating circumstances (or personal value attachments). - Ed on the Ridge
My last poly was in a 63 Fury mordor that sat for a few decades in TN. I bought it about 7 years ago as a parts car and still have the plate, last registered in the year of the state's bicentennial, 1996. I don't know why the car was parked because after freeing the carb linkage and tossing in a new coil, it fired right up. It sat for so long the 2bbl air cleaner lid rotted through, it now hangs in my shop.
thats cool. i have a 65 the same color but updated version,, belonged to my grandfather he bought from new. its a D200. standard cab long bed. we both live in Western Washington. he replaced the slant six and manuaul transmission for a later 318 with automatic. i think from a 71 dodge. he used it with a camper
If you put some transmission fluid in a spray bottle and spray down all your bare metal parts, it will at least slow down any flash rest or bad rust for quite a while.
Two choices Jamie: either give it a burial or fix/restore it! It is really far gone at this point, maybe used for a parts truck for a better donor vehicle! You already have a yard of junk not finished!
The ‘67 fastback is one of my dream cars. I’ve had two. My brother owns that one now. It was a slant six car. Personally, I would like mine to be the 273 4 speed Formula S flavor. I can always add some extra poop under the hood later.
My Grandfather had a '65 or '66 stepside(the big, round headlights), same color(teal?), with white painted bumpers, etc. Probably a slant-six, and 3 on the tree. Hope I can find some pics of it.
COOLEST trucks ever made???? Well, maybe tied with the first generation. My Grandpa had this exact truck, color and all, except it was a short bed CREW CAB.......I WISH I COULD FIND IT NOW!!! He was the only one I knew back then that owned a Crew Cab.
Your "Blue Burden" Power Wagon is an interesting truck. Give it your best shot and if it works out great. If it doesn't your only out time, money and therapist fees.
Jamie, I love watching all your videos. But this sweet baby looks … I’m still trying to determine if I can see one piece of that truck that is worth restoring, maybe the block but I think if you’re really magna flux it, you’d probably find that’s damaged also. I wish you the best of luck.
On one platform, Im Mopar Dude. On another, Im moparslim1965. Ironically, I no longer have any Mopars (I'm also not slim 🤣). Over the years, Ive had 68, 71, and 74 Chargers, 65, 71, and 72 Satellites, a 66 Belvedere, 65 & 67 Coronets, two 72 Polaras, 73 & 75 Newports, a 68 Fury III, 63 Valiant V200, 64 Dart, 74 Duster, and 5 Sweptlines! But electricals have always been my bugaboo.
Nice! Yeah, that’s the Mopar guy’s life. That’s why I have dedicated so much of this channel to helping people work through the electrical nightmares. That’s the foundation my modest success is built on.
I always Laugh big heavy trucks and single master cylinder. I had a 1967 D200 with a single master also. 318 engine. If brakes fail just try to run into a Bush. Not a tree an old timer told me. 😂
0:09 That is funny. That Washington plate looks like the Mexico plates from the late '80's. They were green letters with a white background and in my state we had the TJ***** series. Of course it said SIN MEX on ours.
I have 2 favorites for stuck engines. 25:1 2cycle gas, be sure to use nonoxy gas. But my go to is #2 diesel. I just pour it down the carb until it pukes and wait 2 weeks
Here in St. Louis, I've seen The Melvins twice. Twas the 90s. Bought a Stoner Witch shirt with an inverted cross which I still have & love so much I refuse to wear it.
A lotta guys throw Slant 6s and Poly 318s in the scrap heap. In my younger, more foolish days, I did too. But I found that, in stock form, a 2 bl 318 poly has a lot more torque than an LA 318. Maybe just cuz the older vehicles had deeper gears.
I just love the Poly. Which is funny, because I’ve never had one that ran right. I had one that smoked like a bastard, and one that pinged like crazy in one cylinder. Then this well used, disintegrating pile. But I’ve always found them to be endearing. Ah, and I will never forget the time I pulled up next to my friend Conor’s Poly powered Coronet (with a 4 barrel carb, but otherwise bone stock) in my somewhat built 383 powered Charger getting up to highway speed. Foot to the floor, we stayed neck and neck, and I could not pull away from him… that was an important lesson.
I don’t need the extra axle in the back, but you’ve got me with the rest of it - and a whole bunch of other people would agree I’m sure. My “dream truck” is a little more mundane - a crew cab 70s truck with a Cummins under the hood would do it.
I think it's beautiful without squinting. I'm also a Powerwagon and Ramcharger fan. Owned my '80 Clubcab P.W. for over 20 years. Traded my '15 P.W. in for a used '18 P.W. because it had the Macho Powerwagon decals, LOL. If I had the room and money, I would have every generation of the Powerwagon and Ramcharger. And a '70 AAR Cuda, a '70 300 H. The list is way too long.
Is that one ano army veteran? I had one the same color, and one day, I opened the glove box door, and it had a brass Id plate attached to the door. Mine was actually an Airforce veteran. Once a year the military would auction off surplus trucks and car lot owners would buy them and throw a quick and dirty paint job on them and flip them. These were the strongest old trucks. Mechanically, they would hold up to about anything. Body wise? Not so much!
Im a pretty serious Mopar Dodge guy. But Is there one big truck size Dingle Ball hone that'll clean the whole thing up. 🤔 then we'll be cookin with gas 😂 if not, it might be waiting for another jaloped out rig to put together and make a good one out of 😂
Salvage the parts and plug a gully with the rest of it. Maybe put a cherry picker instead of a stepside bed on it. Use it like a moble engine plucker/wrecker. Lol
I’m working on a 1967 W200 with a rebuilt 383. I need to get a radiator for it. Any suggestions for a brand new radiator? I have another’67 for parts. I was born in ‘64 and I feel like the old girl looks.
If there are brand new ones that actually fit, I wouldn’t know how to find them. I modified a 26” car radiator to fit in my ‘70. It’s a little janky but it works! I was looking for a radiator for that truck for years…
You should take motor out and fix then put back it simple u been hard on it im used live Washington state I plan move back to hometown Seattle area but expensive to live but it my hometown
I once used broken rings to clean the ring grooves on all 6 pistons of a Chev 235 - and my hands told me all about it - you know, used rings are kind of sharp?
