In 1984 I had a 1979 Ramcharger, I put a 440 from a 1972 Fury Police car in it, lifted it a total of 14 inches and ran a set of 44 Monster Muddrs under it. It was a beast in the Florida mud and sand.
One of my favorite places on earth and I’m here on this vid looking for a good rig for snowboard bumming over here in rollinsville, hello from the east coast lmao
They really do. Dodge trucks often are over looked. All the highest mileage vehicles I have seen were dodge ram trucks. One was 1991 Cummins with 830k miles original engine. And one was 2001 2500 magnum 360ci with 630k original miles. I have wrenched on all the brands, trucks wise rams are the easiest to wrench on.
@@emb1101 You do realize that in movies and or TV, they tend to edit out the problems right? They make stunt rigs and close up cars and blow up cars. And depending upon their budget, they have more than 1 of each. lol So when the stunt car jumps a ravine and folds in half there is another stunt car ready for the next leg of the stunt. And the stunt vehicles are specially outfitted for the stunt in question. A stock Ram Charger while capable of doing a big jump once, would not drive home afterwards with out major repairing. lol
In 1980 I bought a 1976 Dodge Ramcharger with a 360 in it despite the 360 and full time 4 wheel drive it still got 18 mpg on the highway, 16 around town, that is until I started modifing it but even then it still got 13-14 mpg. It still got better gas mileage than every full size 4x4 i've owned since. That truck was very capable truck off road and believe me, I was not gentle with it. I loved that truck. I actually bought a second one with a 400 in it that I left stock.
Rudy like I told Holly before I would only FIX this truck. Do not cut it, do not put 1 tons and 40s on it. Keep her stock, a little lift and 33s maybe 35s but I wouldn't do more than that
My 79 had an old Rancho 3.5” lift on it when I bought it. It fit 33s but soon learned full lock off camber will stuff the turn side tire into the fender. Now I’m on 35s with a Skyjacker 6” lift. Swapped to 80-84 part time axles. I swapped in a magnum 360, NV4500 and Dana 300. I’ve wheeled it that way the last 12 yrs. Moab 4x, all over NV, CA, AZ and Baja. Just refreshed LSD in the 9.25 and an Aussie locker in the 44. Rewiring it finally, original owner made a mess of it over the years and I’m tired of fixing it. Got a soft top, needs a cage. They’re never really done.
We have had a few Ramchargers in the family. The 360 and the 318 both got around 12 MPG. The 440 4-speed got about 7 MPG whether it was towing a trailer full of horses or not.
High octane helps prevent spark knock. Advance the base timing by a degree or two on the distributor to actually benefit from high octane. Some vehicles like more than one or two degrees, but I believe you’ll do best with that particular engine between 9-10° BTDC. Make sure you disconnect any vacuum or electronic timing advance components before setting the time or it’ll be off. It’s a free mod that’ll help your power output. Also, if you already know that sort of thing, my apologies!
@@DoctorHayduke if you want some assistance you’re welcome to drop an email or something, I’ll comment and let you know when I’ve got your email address so you can delete it.
@@thephilosopher13 I appreciate your offer! I tried asking for help through email already and it was an arduous task, to say the least! I'm trying to source someone locally for an in-person consultation. I want to learn what's going on instead of just paying a shop to handle it, and typing my ignorance out just seems to fall short!😆 You are very kind to offer though, and I am grateful for your hospitality🙏
I had an 82 sheriff truck Ramcharger for a few years. It was only a project truck, and I'm in a jeep JK daily now, but I miss how giant and effortless than thing was to drive, even with the 318. Having another one, preferably with all the seals intact and minus all the Michigan rust, with a built 360, is definitely something I want. And they made them relatively unchanged for what 30 years, and they're still pretty much a sleeper truck on the market.
Had a brand new Ramcharger in 1979. I prefer the earlier ones with removable roof. (Getting very hard to find) I loved the NP203 T case with full time 4WD. Locking center diff was cutting edge at that time. They only moved away from that because of fuel economy.
I know a man that had a whole bunch of cars crushed, including 2 early Ramchargers, one was a 75 and the other was about the same year. The same man kept a 4 door 74 Valliant and several other 4 door beaters.
I've bought and sold a few pop-top Ramchargers and TrailDusters in the past few years. 74-80 are the removable top years and the best IMO. 80s RCs are great too. Put a 5.9 Magnum in it, Rudy and you will love it even more!
Super excited for this, my grandfather had one of these when I was a kid and it was my favorite thing ever. We drove that thing everywhere. Hope it come out awesome.
One of my best friends growing up that we lost to the big c 10 yrs ago had one of these. We took it everywhere! This brought back some great memories. Thanks RAD!!
Holly has really grown on me. Now I appreciate all her knowledge of wheeling from seeing her spotting for Matt at the wrecker games. GO Holly!!... you to Rudy. Lol..
I loved the 1986 Dodge Ram Charger I had. Little 318 with a 2 bbl carb. Last year before they came out with Fuel Injection. It got 8 mpg, whether I was driving it on the freeway or around town, but it could climb up the side of a tree. Short wheelbase made it very easy to drive in twisty trails.
@14:12 not a flaw,those arm rests are adjustable,you can move them up towards the back.. My Dad had 2 RamChargers he bought new one 76 the other a 85...Truly awesome off road beasts they were tough to beat off road!
We lost a fuel pump in a rig a little older than this. The looks we got re entering town with a gas can strapped to the wipers was amazing. Gravity fuel pumps are an amazing lost art.
Great video and we love the new truck! We bought a ‘75 pop top Trailduster with a 440 in Visalia CA, drove back to LA for a few days then Vegas via Lucerne Valley, cruised the L.V. Strip on 33” muds & 6” lift then on to the Hoover dam & Albuquerque via Route 66. Next destination was Denver then Kansas City before heading northeast almost to Detroit, Columbus, Cleveland and Pittsburgh before driving down to Baltimore where we put the Trailduster on a boat to New Zealand where we live. I hope you have as many cool adventures in your new truck as we have, keep the videos coming, Kev & Karen
My grandpa had a Ramcharger when I was little and I have great memories of goin down the road ridin in the back cargo area playin board games with my brother. That thing lasted forever, my uncle drove it for years after my grandpa passed, then he sold it to a neighbor who drove it for many years after that. They were tanks lol
Great video!! Love those old machines!! They were built with real metal!! Not nearly as many bells and whistles but that's a good thing.. fewer things to go wrong!! LOL!! I'm excited to see what you do to it!!!
I had a 83 ram charger and compared to my dad's 79 bronco the ram had a much more comfortable ride,it's perfect for us bigger boys and it was awesome offroad one of my favorite 4x4's I've owned. Can't wait to see what happens with this build.
Seat belts were optional equipment until the mid 60's. Shoulder harnesses were mandatoried about the late 60's but inertia reels were only in Volvos. 74 cars had seatbelt interlocks which were ruled unconstitutional and removed. By the 80's all cars had seatbelts and shoulder harnesses in the front driver and passenger seats but only belts in the back. I had an 89 Ranger that had a seat belt only in the middle front seat position (bench seat truck) with no headrestraint. My 89 Mustang LX had seat belts only in the back (No shoulder restraint).
Love these trucks. My mom had an 86 RC fully loaded Royal SE with the 360 V8 and factory rollbar. Sadly after owning it for over 30 years she had to let it go for financial reasons...wish she still had it.
I owned one the last year 02 the front tires were offset from the rear and the truck had an 318bit was a beast went through snow with ease I loved the truck
Back in the day when they had cool hood ornaments. My era. The vehicles of that day not only like the higher octane, but ethanol is bad news for them. Back in the day with carburated engines, one would take the car out onto the freeway and "blow out the bugs". Those big V-8's didn't like slow city traffic. Had to get out there and exercise the engine. Remember the instructions Rudy, no sharp turns (meant don't do donuts).. The suspension could roll you over.
I had an all white Ram Charger when I was younger. I buried it up to the body in red clay the day I bought it. Like, couldn’t open the doors. A friend tore his rear bumper off trying to pull me out. Those things are boats!
Pretty cool! I miss my 1975 Ramcharger. It only had a 318 but I wheeled the heck out of that thing as it was my first 4x4 back in 1990. I look forward to see what you do with this one.
Nice seeing Walter getting some more camera time. Seems like a good genuine fella! He’s Family to my favorite little group of off roaders, so lets make him a regular!
Got yourselves a new toy! And Walter fits in it. Lets see him drive it some, before and after the mods. Love to hear his comments on the before and after operation. Good luck with it.
I loved my '83 Ramcharger Prospector Package. I abused it and overworked it. The only problem I had was the dealer's service dept. They screwed up more than they fixed. I had to let 'er go when I got T-boned by a red light runner.
In the early 80s I had a 1975 Ramcharger, 318, stick. It was a beast, but felt a little heavy at times. I've driven the Virgin River Gorge area on I-15 both ways a few times. Beautiful road. Even got to be a passenger through there once and really gawk.
Had a 74 Plymouth Trail Duster with a rebuilt 440 and that was a beast and you could remove the top on the older ones. I also built an 83 Ramcharger SE Royal with a built 360. It would pull the front tires. I'm sure it's still running around.
I once drove an old RV from Pennsylvania to South Carolina. Although the brakes and tires looked okay, it had not been on a road trip in decades. My biggest concern was losing brakes on the downhill gorge runs. I planned on using brakes sparingly, downshift as needed, and basically driving extra slow for safety. The one thing I did not factor was that an empty RV driving down the highway acts as a brake much like a Thrust Reverer on a jet. I actually had to use the gas pedal to keep it at 55. 😂
Going to be a awesome build, I had a 79 Trail Duster, did 9” lift and 42” swampers 15” wide, then I did a 85 Ramcharger put a 400 from Chrysler 300 1969, bored 30 over head word RV cam,870 dual feed dubble pumper, tore up a central force dual friction gold clutch in couple hundred miles, so swapped in a stock Dodge clutch from 1 1/2 ton truck never a problem after that, build a winch bumper from 10” H beam and ran 12,000 lbs winch
@@bullittdog4352 Remember when he was buried in the Ram Charger and he hit the supercharger and blasted out of the sand! I must have watched that a hundred times as a kid.
Ramcharger is very capable from factory. my father had a few when i was growing up. with 42" tires and lockers there pretty unstoppable, but very top heavy.
You're going to have fun with that Ram Charger. Love that you stopped at Black Bear Diner, it's one of my all time favorite places to eat out at. The original restaurant is at Strawberry Flats right off I-5 in the City of Lake Shasta, definitely worth stopping if you're ever in the area.
Back in 2001I had a 1984 Ramcharger and took it on an off road tour in Lake Havasu AZ with a whole bunch of other people. During the tour we stopped at a steep hill off the trail for a challenge to see who could climb iit for bragging rights. My vehicle was stock and there were a lot of modified Jeep Wranglers in the group. They were hitting the hill at speed to climb iit. When I got in line for my try they all laughed saying I wouldn't make it half way up because it is so heavy. When it was my turn I put it in 4 low and just let it creep up the hill without having to give it any throttle at all it didn't even spin a wheel. Everyone cheered when I got back down and were totally impressed. Ramchargers are a beast even stock. I love the ram's head hood ornament, mine didn't have one. I eventually modified it putting locker, a lift and larger tires. Unfortunately my ex-wife got it in the divorce in 2004. That's a great find for what you paid for it. I can't wait to see what you're going to do with it.
Thanks Mike for the comments You're black 1979 Dodge power wagon Sounds like my Red Dodge power wagon manual transmission 360ci Dual tanks from the factory fleet side body I put a lift kit on it 3" 36" tires. A lot of people have asked me if I wanted to sell, I tell him no I'm the original owner,
Some of those old late 80's early 90's pushrod V8's with electronic ignition and fule injection were great cars and fun to drive. I owned an 89 Mustang LX convertible with the 5.0 and it got 25mpg on a drive from California to Denver. The wide tires didn't like the ice and snow much though. It rained and snowed all across Utah and into Colorado. That was fun.
Very nice.i wouldn't do half of care of seafome gas treatment in the gas tank . That would clean everything. And make it run better. For you guy to get it back . But I'm just a mechanic of over 45 years .
The whole Passenger seat tilts forward. But be careful if it’s also slid all the way forward when you tilt it. I remember my sister slammed the seat up one time when we were kids and she busted the windshield.
In 1984 I had a 1979 Ramcharger, I put a 440 from a 1972 Fury Police car in it, lifted it a total of 14 inches and ran a set of 44 Monster Muddrs under it. It was a beast in the Florida mud and sand.
I had a '79 also
Loved the removable hardtop
Respect….
It’s got a cop motor, a 440 inch plant
Had a 79 ramcharger 7 inches of lift 35s . Do miss her
@Jason Smits COP SHOCKS , hahaha love that movie!!! FIX THE CIGARETTE LIGHTER. !!!!!
I drove one of those for a few years when I was a snowboard bum living in Winter Park, CO. It was a BEAST.
One of my favorite places on earth and I’m here on this vid looking for a good rig for snowboard bumming over here in rollinsville, hello from the east coast lmao
As I recall per Lone Wolf McQuade all you need to do is pour some of your beer on the dash and it'll go anywhere lol.
Flick the switch and turn on the supercharger.
Dodge had really well sorted out trucks , Rod Hall & Walker Evans were dominating Baja , I hada 89 Cummins I ran past 670k miles great trucks !
They really do. Dodge trucks often are over looked. All the highest mileage vehicles I have seen were dodge ram trucks. One was 1991 Cummins with 830k miles original engine. And one was 2001 2500 magnum 360ci with 630k original miles. I have wrenched on all the brands, trucks wise rams are the easiest to wrench on.
Watching Hollie learn the intricacies of sloppy column shifts made me laugh! Good on young Rudy knowing the tricks!
If you want to know what a Ram Charger can do watch Lone Wolf McQuade.
@@emb1101 Favorite movies as a little guy.
@@emb1101 You do realize that in movies and or TV, they tend to edit out the problems right? They make stunt rigs and close up cars and blow up cars. And depending upon their budget, they have more than 1 of each. lol So when the stunt car jumps a ravine and folds in half there is another stunt car ready for the next leg of the stunt. And the stunt vehicles are specially outfitted for the stunt in question. A stock Ram Charger while capable of doing a big jump once, would not drive home afterwards with out major repairing. lol
@@WW-wf8tu WHAT??!! They didn't come factory with a huge twin screw blower? LOL
In 1980 I bought a 1976 Dodge Ramcharger with a 360 in it despite the 360 and full time 4 wheel drive it still got 18 mpg on the highway, 16 around town, that is until I started modifing it but even then it still got 13-14 mpg. It still got better gas mileage than every full size 4x4 i've owned since. That truck was very capable truck off road and believe me, I was not gentle with it. I loved that truck. I actually bought a second one with a 400 in it that I left stock.
Rudy like I told Holly before I would only FIX this truck. Do not cut it, do not put 1 tons and 40s on it. Keep her stock, a little lift and 33s maybe 35s but I wouldn't do more than that
A new headliner as well
My 79 had an old Rancho 3.5” lift on it when I bought it. It fit 33s but soon learned full lock off camber will stuff the turn side tire into the fender.
Now I’m on 35s with a Skyjacker 6” lift. Swapped to 80-84 part time axles. I swapped in a magnum 360, NV4500 and Dana 300. I’ve wheeled it that way the last 12 yrs. Moab 4x, all over NV, CA, AZ and Baja. Just refreshed LSD in the 9.25 and an Aussie locker in the 44.
Rewiring it finally, original owner made a mess of it over the years and I’m tired of fixing it. Got a soft top, needs a cage. They’re never really done.
We have had a few Ramchargers in the family. The 360 and the 318 both got around 12 MPG. The 440 4-speed got about 7 MPG whether it was towing a trailer full of horses or not.
High octane helps prevent spark knock. Advance the base timing by a degree or two on the distributor to actually benefit from high octane. Some vehicles like more than one or two degrees, but I believe you’ll do best with that particular engine between 9-10° BTDC. Make sure you disconnect any vacuum or electronic timing advance components before setting the time or it’ll be off. It’s a free mod that’ll help your power output. Also, if you already know that sort of thing, my apologies!
If you get up near Missoula I could use a hand tuning my International 345 V8😆
Seriously.😖
Old school tuning. No OBD ports on something like that.
@@DoctorHayduke if you want some assistance you’re welcome to drop an email or something, I’ll comment and let you know when I’ve got your email address so you can delete it.
@@scottstone4948 the best kind of diagnostic ports are the non existent ones! Lol.
@@thephilosopher13 I appreciate your offer! I tried asking for help through email already and it was an arduous task, to say the least! I'm trying to source someone locally for an in-person consultation. I want to learn what's going on instead of just paying a shop to handle it, and typing my ignorance out just seems to fall short!😆 You are very kind to offer though, and I am grateful for your hospitality🙏
I had an 82 sheriff truck Ramcharger for a few years. It was only a project truck, and I'm in a jeep JK daily now, but I miss how giant and effortless than thing was to drive, even with the 318.
Having another one, preferably with all the seals intact and minus all the Michigan rust, with a built 360, is definitely something I want. And they made them relatively unchanged for what 30 years, and they're still pretty much a sleeper truck on the market.
Had a brand new Ramcharger in 1979. I prefer the earlier ones with removable roof. (Getting very hard to find) I loved the NP203 T case with full time 4WD. Locking center diff was cutting edge at that time. They only moved away from that because of fuel economy.
I know a man that had a whole bunch of cars crushed, including 2 early Ramchargers, one was a 75 and the other was about the same year. The same man kept a 4 door 74 Valliant and several other 4 door beaters.
I've bought and sold a few pop-top Ramchargers and TrailDusters in the past few years. 74-80 are the removable top years and the best IMO. 80s RCs are great too. Put a 5.9 Magnum in it, Rudy and you will love it even more!
Super excited for this, my grandfather had one of these when I was a kid and it was my favorite thing ever. We drove that thing everywhere. Hope it come out awesome.
So excited for this. The other teams don’t stand a chance! 😊🤘🏻
I have been waiting for this video since I watched yours Hollie!
Excited to see where this is going! Oh ya 🤗😁
Is this going to be another competition where the other teams help each out during the competition Mrs. Hollie 😆😆
@@heathboeddeker5401 the best competition. 😉
Can't wait to see this project come together. I've owned 3 of these beasts and always wanted to see what a built one could really do.
Hey Rudy that ramcharger needs a stroked 426 hemi swapped into it 😊😊😊
One of my best friends growing up that we lost to the big c 10 yrs ago had one of these. We took it everywhere! This brought back some great memories. Thanks RAD!!
I had one and it was a good vehicle
That paved part of that frontage road where you got off at carp elgin, exit 100 is actually part of the original I15.
Can’t go wrong with them old Dodges, I have an 89 Dodge Ram D100 3.9 v6 2wd and been driving it since 2012
Holly has really grown on me. Now I appreciate all her knowledge of wheeling from seeing her spotting for Matt at the wrecker games. GO Holly!!... you to Rudy. Lol..
I loved the 1986 Dodge Ram Charger I had. Little 318 with a 2 bbl carb. Last year before they came out with Fuel Injection. It got 8 mpg, whether I was driving it on the freeway or around town, but it could climb up the side of a tree. Short wheelbase made it very easy to drive in twisty trails.
I love those Ramchargers. Had one and wish I had another.
Going to be an interesting build. Can't wait to see what you do with it.
I love the old Ramchargers. Ive had 3 of them and this makes me want to find number 4
@14:12 not a flaw,those arm rests are adjustable,you can move them up towards the back..
My Dad had 2 RamChargers he bought new one 76 the other a 85...Truly awesome off road beasts they were tough to beat off road!
My first car was a 1964 Dodge dart GT, and it had seat belts! Seat belts were not a new thing in 87.
Other than my FJ40 Landcruiser, I have always loved the Ram Chargers. My son had one and my best friend too... Can't wait to see how you build it.
We lost a fuel pump in a rig a little older than this. The looks we got re entering town with a gas can strapped to the wipers was amazing. Gravity fuel pumps are an amazing lost art.
Great video and we love the new truck!
We bought a ‘75 pop top Trailduster with a 440 in Visalia CA, drove back to LA for a few days then Vegas via Lucerne Valley, cruised the L.V. Strip on 33” muds & 6” lift then on to the Hoover dam & Albuquerque via Route 66. Next destination was Denver then Kansas City before heading northeast almost to Detroit, Columbus, Cleveland and Pittsburgh before driving down to Baltimore where we put the Trailduster on a boat to New Zealand where we live. I hope you have as many cool adventures in your new truck as we have, keep the videos coming, Kev & Karen
Rudy, We need more content! Even if they are short videos. Love your channel
The Ramcharger is too nice and hard to get to hack the body up for an off road project
I think my 2014 Ram needs one of those hood ornaments. That’s gotta add like 10-15 hp.
Don’t forget the K&N sticker and “cold air intake”. Another 10HP. Minimum.
More like 30-40 hp
My grandpa had a Ramcharger when I was little and I have great memories of goin down the road ridin in the back cargo area playin board games with my brother. That thing lasted forever, my uncle drove it for years after my grandpa passed, then he sold it to a neighbor who drove it for many years after that. They were tanks lol
Good choice bro! I always wanted to do a RamCharger, Have Fun!!!
Great video!! Love those old machines!! They were built with real metal!! Not nearly as many bells and whistles but that's a good thing.. fewer things to go wrong!! LOL!! I'm excited to see what you do to it!!!
I guess I have to get mine running now. Thanks for the inspiration! Cant wait to see what yall do with it.
Love going up unknown obstacles with STREET TIRES - COWABUNGA!!
I had a 83 ram charger and compared to my dad's 79 bronco the ram had a much more comfortable ride,it's perfect for us bigger boys and it was awesome offroad one of my favorite 4x4's I've owned. Can't wait to see what happens with this build.
Love navigating the river gorge! Class C motorhome then again on motorcycle we’re my favorites! Wild rides!
Mighty Thor, I meant Rudy amazing job and awesome content. Longtime supporter.,.. I've been waiting for a collab with mischief / Halley....
That thing is awesome
Seat belts were optional equipment until the mid 60's. Shoulder harnesses were mandatoried about the late 60's but inertia reels were only in Volvos. 74 cars had seatbelt interlocks which were ruled unconstitutional and removed. By the 80's all cars had seatbelts and shoulder harnesses in the front driver and passenger seats but only belts in the back. I had an 89 Ranger that had a seat belt only in the middle front seat position (bench seat truck) with no headrestraint. My 89 Mustang LX had seat belts only in the back (No shoulder restraint).
5:45 feels like the couple in the next parking slot is jazzin .. making a u-tooob / in-person connection. 👍😎✊
Love these trucks. My mom had an 86 RC fully loaded Royal SE with the 360 V8 and factory rollbar. Sadly after owning it for over 30 years she had to let it go for financial reasons...wish she still had it.
I owned one the last year 02 the front tires were offset from the rear and the truck had an 318bit was a beast went through snow with ease I loved the truck
Back in the day when they had cool hood ornaments. My era. The vehicles of that day not only like the higher octane, but ethanol is bad news for them. Back in the day with carburated engines, one would take the car out onto the freeway and "blow out the bugs". Those big V-8's didn't like slow city traffic. Had to get out there and exercise the engine. Remember the instructions Rudy, no sharp turns (meant don't do donuts).. The suspension could roll you over.
I've driven many miles in RamChargers. Great vehicles!!!!
Bro badass ramcharger. Stoked on this build
i can't even wTCH THIS VIDEO i IS SO jealous!!!
A little road trip with Holly, Walter and Rudy would be a hoot. Especially with a bit of off roading. 👍
😮ut-oh you forgot Rudy's brother. 🇺🇸
I had a 1984 ram charger. I miss that thing so much. Had swapped axles from a jeep under it. Nothing could go anywhere.
I had an all white Ram Charger when I was younger. I buried it up to the body in red clay the day I bought it. Like, couldn’t open the doors. A friend tore his rear bumper off trying to pull me out. Those things are boats!
Pretty cool! I miss my 1975 Ramcharger. It only had a 318 but I wheeled the heck out of that thing as it was my first 4x4 back in 1990. I look forward to see what you do with this one.
My first vehicle that I purchased was a Plymouth Trail Duster. It's the sister vehicle to the Ram Charger. Stock on 33s it would go anywhere.
Nice seeing Walter getting some more camera time. Seems like a good genuine fella! He’s Family to my favorite little group of off roaders, so lets make him a regular!
I love those old Ram Chargers and I can't wait to see this thing more often
Got yourselves a new toy! And Walter fits in it. Lets see him drive it some, before and after the mods. Love to hear his comments on the before and after operation.
Good luck with it.
I loved my '83 Ramcharger Prospector Package. I abused it and overworked it. The only problem I had was the dealer's service dept. They screwed up more than they fixed. I had to let 'er go when I got T-boned by a red light runner.
Them ramchargers are beasts they are good at getting through about anything
The attitude adjustment after the tunnel was amazing.
In the early 80s I had a 1975 Ramcharger, 318, stick. It was a beast, but felt a little heavy at times. I've driven the Virgin River Gorge area on I-15 both ways a few times. Beautiful road. Even got to be a passenger through there once and really gawk.
My dad had a Ramcharger when I was growing up, I'm looking forward to seeing where this project goes.
Walter. My wife had a ram charger and I had a full size blazer. I'm a big guy also. Both vehicles are big guy approved
Had a 74 Plymouth Trail Duster with a rebuilt 440 and that was a beast and you could remove the top on the older ones. I also built an 83 Ramcharger SE Royal with a built 360. It would pull the front tires. I'm sure it's still running around.
I once drove an old RV from Pennsylvania to South Carolina. Although the brakes and tires looked okay, it had not been on a road trip in decades. My biggest concern was losing brakes on the downhill gorge runs. I planned on using brakes sparingly, downshift as needed, and basically driving extra slow for safety.
The one thing I did not factor was that an empty RV driving down the highway acts as a brake much like a Thrust Reverer on a jet.
I actually had to use the gas pedal to keep it at 55. 😂
Had a ‘79 and an ‘86! Great truck
YES YES YES! My dad had one which I was going to fix and drive but unfortunately our property manager made us get a rid of it, I miss that thing.
Going to be a awesome build, I had a 79 Trail Duster, did 9” lift and 42” swampers 15” wide, then I did a 85 Ramcharger put a 400 from Chrysler 300 1969, bored 30 over head word RV cam,870 dual feed dubble pumper, tore up a central force dual friction gold clutch in couple hundred miles, so swapped in a stock Dodge clutch from 1 1/2 ton truck never a problem after that, build a winch bumper from 10” H beam and ran 12,000 lbs winch
I swar I have seen this video already. lol. Those old Ram Chargers are pretty bad ass.
Hollie posted it last December.
sooooo much fun going on here!! loved that we got to go along for the ride.
The ol’ door sound the dodges made
I was wondering what the plan was for this. Looks like I'll still be wondering😂
Got me a 94 bronco last year 2022, put 456 gears in it, 35`a and a lift kit lsd, fiberglass fenders hood rear fenders 302 5 speed kicks ash
Excited to see what happens with this. Loved this truck since I watched lone wolf mcquade.
Mopar or No car🤙🏻😎
With the supercharger on a toggle switch!
@@bullittdog4352 Remember when he was buried in the Ram Charger and he hit the supercharger and blasted out of the sand! I must have watched that a hundred times as a kid.
YES please build this truck!!
I like those Ramchargers. Back in the 80s I had a 1975 Ramcharger with a 360. Beast of a vehicle.
Love Ram Chargers!! I owned 86 Ford Bronco. Very capable vehicles.
Adding a bit of berrymans or marvel to the fuel before you left town would have been a good idea. I lov the truck.
Ramchargers are awesome, excited to see one built
Iconic rig
Swing for the fence and knock it out of the park!!!!😮😮😮😊😊😊
color correction and polish and alittle love that truck would pop! 👌🏾 in the rust belt them trucks are gone!
Ramcharger is very capable from factory. my father had a few when i was growing up.
with 42" tires and lockers there pretty unstoppable, but very top heavy.
You're going to have fun with that Ram Charger. Love that you stopped at Black Bear Diner, it's one of my all time favorite places to eat out at. The original restaurant is at Strawberry Flats right off I-5 in the City of Lake Shasta, definitely worth stopping if you're ever in the area.
Looks like a pretty solid rig right there.
Yes! Always wanted to see one of these get built!
Back in 2001I had a 1984 Ramcharger and took it on an off road tour in Lake Havasu AZ with a whole bunch of other people. During the tour we stopped at a steep hill off the trail for a challenge to see who could climb iit for bragging rights. My vehicle was stock and there were a lot of modified Jeep Wranglers in the group. They were hitting the hill at speed to climb iit. When I got in line for my try they all laughed saying I wouldn't make it half way up because it is so heavy. When it was my turn I put it in 4 low and just let it creep up the hill without having to give it any throttle at all it didn't even spin a wheel. Everyone cheered when I got back down and were totally impressed. Ramchargers are a beast even stock. I love the ram's head hood ornament, mine didn't have one. I eventually modified it putting locker, a lift and larger tires. Unfortunately my ex-wife got it in the divorce in 2004. That's a great find for what you paid for it. I can't wait to see what you're going to do with it.
Hey Rudy that's a sweet vehicle can't wait to see what you do with this vehicle I have a 1979 Dodge Power Wagon W150 with the 360 motors carbureted.
1979, Black PW. 360ci 4bbl, manual NP 435 4 speed, 208 tc, limited slip, 3.55 gears. No A/C, dual factory fuel tanks. Miss that truck.
Thanks Mike for the comments You're black 1979 Dodge power wagon Sounds like my Red Dodge power wagon manual transmission 360ci Dual tanks from the factory fleet side body I put a lift kit on it 3" 36" tires. A lot of people have asked me if I wanted to sell, I tell him no I'm the original owner,
Some of those old late 80's early 90's pushrod V8's with electronic ignition and fule injection were great cars and fun to drive. I owned an 89 Mustang LX convertible with the 5.0 and it got 25mpg on a drive from California to Denver. The wide tires didn't like the ice and snow much though. It rained and snowed all across Utah and into Colorado. That was fun.
I had a 77 with a full removable top it was awesome
360 Thermoquad 4barrel on a 518 . Just putting a big Holley and a test pipe makes it fly !
I love Hollies accent! It’s mine, but so much less “diluted”!
Scotts and Canadians!
Nice truck! That hill climb was actually impressive.👍
Nice. Thanks for having content right after wrecker games.
My dad had a 87 that same exact color he got from New Mexico brought up to Michigan I remember it and wish I cld get one identical
Great video guys....Awsome content and cam shots & editing great.....thanks for sharing this with us
Very nice.i wouldn't do half of care of seafome gas treatment in the gas tank . That would clean everything. And make it run better. For you guy to get it back . But I'm just a mechanic of over 45 years .
The whole Passenger seat tilts forward. But be careful if it’s also slid all the way forward when you tilt it. I remember my sister slammed the seat up one time when we were kids and she busted the windshield.
The RADcharger looks great!
If you can keep the body looking stock, and give it lift and lockers, it will be the coolest rig on the mountain. Those rear windows are sooooo 80s!