Finally you are getting into MY wheelhouse, haha! So for parts i gotta say LMC truck is going to have almost everything. Even the sheet metal so you can cut the cancer out (downside is their metal is a tad thin). If you are in doubt about fitments or anything just know that from 1973 to 1993 the frames didnt change a damned bit. The only difference lies in D (2wd) and W (4wd) where they added leaf mounts for front axle and did some tweaks to the saddle for motor mounts. As for the why on the frame cracks on the drivers front horn... they never reinforced the steering gear box mount and it has a crap load of holes. Any kind of heavy load usually gives enough tension to crack from the top bolt hole up and then the rest is history. I encourage throwing some 2 1/4" x .250 channel steel (im pretty sure it was 2.25" could be 2.5 but its been a minute since ive done it) in there and reverse boxing it.
I think you found a real jewel there Joe. Replacing suspension and drivetrain components should help a lot. Brakes and new wheel bearings also. Not much rust to deal with either. Up here in Wisconsin that truck would have died of cancer long ago.
@@JustMoparJoe JMJ , I tell it the way I see it and your always busy and always making progress. Plus you got drive to get out there and go to it, you just got a plan, follow, it and just get it done and done properly. Take it as you will it was a compliment and I meant everything that I have said! Same as Stone Cold Austin used to say, That is the bottom line and Johnny T. Elliott said so! You do nice , through, clean, honest, and most of all you do it correctly and the way it was meant to be done if not better
That oil on the starter probably kept it lubed up and working . I have used a clothes hanger or some other wire to tie up tie rod ends so I could get to the parts store for a new one . I’m sure you have to . Great video . Good to see you working . We’ve been having some nice days for it lately
Finished watching the blue 100drag truck videos , much enjoyed. Now im watching your Ramcharger videos. I suffer from chronic pain, and watching really helps take my mind off of it. Gonna watch them all. Cheers Sir 😊
@@JustMoparJoe Same here. I bought it 😂 My boys have seen it now to but I don’t think it had the impact. Different era, I’m so glad there weren’t cell phones when I was a kid.
@@UnfinishedProjectDartSport you should try vanishing point, predator,terminator 2, desperado, and from disk til dawn. Got to see all those before I was 13.
That Ram is in great shape, but the whole drivetrain not so much. You caught it just in the nick of 🕙. My opinion, everything gets rebuilt! EVERYTHING!
I know it's a lot more money, but a Sniper EFI on that 360 would be awesome. However I'm sure you have a pretty good idea that will still be great on this beauty. Looking forward to seeing what you come up with here. How is the wiring harness shape? The one part on my beloved Mopars is that seems to always be a shortcoming is the wiring harness and it's integrity.
Thank you, Darren. The under hood stuff looks pretty good. There’s a few spots that were added later for stereo and fog lights. I haven’t laid under the dash yet to see what it looks like.
@@JustMoparJoe I will say as I always do and as your friend! Your more than welcome JMJ and I just tell it from experience, as truthful as my facts and research lets me, and exactly as I see it. Great job, work, and assessment of the Ramcharger as well as a restoration shop would do it if not more honestly than 80 percent of the world out there would and as long as I have been a subscription holder and watched religiously your work is just plain old great stuff , double/triple checked, and done properly with research and help if you ask and prepared for the perfect finished product that will work correctly and last as it should if not better/longer than the OEM or NOS would if not some after market style stuff or performance add on parts. Great evening and I will always say the truth and learn as I back up a guy I would trust to do mine and that you will very rarely ever, ever hear me say. I am so particular about how something is done that I usually do it myself, because I just don't trust getting corners cut, things done half way and not thoroughly and up to my or original standards.
@@JustMoparJoe P. S., You're welcome and thank your for acknowledging me and helping me learn something that I missed over the decades of experience working on cars and trucks. Great evening and God bless you all this evening and tomorrow.
Great job on the engine removal. Impressive while still on jack stands. How many miles are on the Ramcharger? Back glass should be easy to find, so many vehicles sitting in junkyards out there.
Thanks brother. If this one can’t be fixed, I will get ahold of you, first. My transmission builder that does my racecars, here in Arkansas can definitely nail the transmission on this one.
I had the Air pump and factory logs on 318 , I saw the ail pipe over manifold was rusted thru, i did not know how to plug off head,is that what was needed on thos 85 models? so i never went to put headers on it. i never had storage so i let truck go for a few hundred dollars
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Great video Joe, good evaluation of the Dodge Ramcharger. She needs some attention for sure!
Thanks, Walter. I’m excited to bring it back to life!
Looks like a lot of work. Gonna work great when you do your magic.
Thanks brother. I think this one will move along nicely. I’m making a good list of parts and staying busy
0:47 The RC, D100 used thin frame material of only 0.156" which is flexy at the steering box, a box brace is recommended
Yes sir. Moparnut62 just sent me the linkZ
The slop in the steering is an anti-thief devise
Haha! There you go
Luigi and José both agreed the U-joints were’a no bueno 😂😂
Haha! JustMoparJose!
@@JustMoparJoe Bueno😂😂
That engine bay is clean. Paint in there looks good.
I think so too! Not a bad rig at all
The RC is in great hands! When i seen some of what you found, my mind goes to one word. "Brutus" .... I actually kind of miss it!
Love the RC’s!
That is how my RC was, leaking from everywhere when I got it.
Yes sir. This one also leaks around the windshield and the vent on top 😵💫
Good inspection and evaluation Joe.
Ram Charger has great potential.
Thanks for sharing.
Take care, Ed.
Thanks, Ed. The new 360 will definitely wake her up!
Hello 👋 Ed
It's a lot more clean just getting that 318 out😊
Absolutely. Now to dig in on the funk!
Finally you are getting into MY wheelhouse, haha! So for parts i gotta say LMC truck is going to have almost everything. Even the sheet metal so you can cut the cancer out (downside is their metal is a tad thin). If you are in doubt about fitments or anything just know that from 1973 to 1993 the frames didnt change a damned bit. The only difference lies in D (2wd) and W (4wd) where they added leaf mounts for front axle and did some tweaks to the saddle for motor mounts. As for the why on the frame cracks on the drivers front horn... they never reinforced the steering gear box mount and it has a crap load of holes. Any kind of heavy load usually gives enough tension to crack from the top bolt hole up and then the rest is history. I encourage throwing some 2 1/4" x .250 channel steel (im pretty sure it was 2.25" could be 2.5 but its been a minute since ive done it) in there and reverse boxing it.
Thanks for sharing! I had a guy send me a link to the supporting bracket for the steering box.
You have opened the whole can of worms….great video
Haha! Gotta catch a few fish with these worms!
I think you found a real jewel there Joe. Replacing suspension and drivetrain components should help a lot. Brakes and new wheel bearings also. Not much rust to deal with either. Up here in Wisconsin that truck would have died of cancer long ago.
Thanks Mike! It’s all replaceable stuff for sure. Should be a great truck again soon!
AKW , we know what that stands for! Arse busting Williams! 💯%🔥🧐💥🔥💥 Great evening to you all!
Haha!
@@JustMoparJoe JMJ , I tell it the way I see it and your always busy and always making progress. Plus you got drive to get out there and go to it, you just got a plan, follow, it and just get it done and done properly. Take it as you will it was a compliment and I meant everything that I have said! Same as Stone Cold Austin used to say, That is the bottom line and Johnny T. Elliott said so! You do nice , through, clean, honest, and most of all you do it correctly and the way it was meant to be done if not better
That oil on the starter probably kept it lubed up and working . I have used a clothes hanger or some other wire to tie up tie rod ends so I could get to the parts store for a new one . I’m sure you have to . Great video . Good to see you working . We’ve been having some nice days for it lately
Thanks Terry. New TTi headers will be here Monday! 🙏🏼🫡💪🏻🎉
GOOD let’s hear that beast roar !
Following with enthusiasm Joe!! So glad you got the Ramcharger out. Looking forward to seeing what your plans are for it.
Thanks, Buddy!
That's a greazy old girl coming out there!
Yes sir. She’s got good bones!
I can 110% guarantee that the steering shaft between the column and box will be shot as well. It will most definitely need to be replaced, too. 👍
That’s one that my dad actually replaced on this truck when he was alive.
It will be interesting to see the twists and turns of this project Joe !
Thanks brother. Can I skip ahead to the end, like they do on tv? 😂😅
Finished watching the blue 100drag truck videos , much enjoyed. Now im watching your Ramcharger videos. I suffer from chronic pain, and watching really helps take my mind off of it. Gonna watch them all. Cheers Sir 😊
Thanks Dave! I hope you have some relief soon 🙏🏼
Good evening Joe!
Good night!
She worth the effort Joe 👍🏻💯🇦🇺
Absolutely is. And will be a beast when it’s done
First time I’ve seen an engine pulled with the hood still on.
RamCharger!!
Chuck Norris drove one 💪🏻
@@JustMoparJoe
Lone Wolf
Super charged!!
I love the scene when he cracks the beer open and then drives out of the ground!!
@@UnfinishedProjectDartSport absolutely. My dad showed us that one as kids.
@@JustMoparJoe
Same here.
I bought it 😂
My boys have seen it now to but I don’t think it had the impact.
Different era, I’m so glad there weren’t cell phones when I was a kid.
@@UnfinishedProjectDartSport you should try vanishing point, predator,terminator 2, desperado, and from disk til dawn. Got to see all those before I was 13.
Nice to see that ramcharger will be back soon with decades more life !
Absolutely! Thanks Buddy!
What are you doing with the 318 you removed?
@@robertmagni7201 it’s in the shop floor currently lol
That Ram is in great shape, but the whole drivetrain not so much. You caught it just in the nick of 🕙. My opinion, everything gets rebuilt! EVERYTHING!
Thanks Chris. It will have a list of parts, but will be a gem when done.
Should be a great rig when you finish, good the extractors fit, thanks for sharing, all the best to you and your loved ones
Thanks Donald !
I know it's a lot more money, but a Sniper EFI on that 360 would be awesome. However I'm sure you have a pretty good idea that will still be great on this beauty. Looking forward to seeing what you come up with here. How is the wiring harness shape? The one part on my beloved Mopars is that seems to always be a shortcoming is the wiring harness and it's integrity.
Thank you, Darren. The under hood stuff looks pretty good. There’s a few spots that were added later for stereo and fog lights. I haven’t laid under the dash yet to see what it looks like.
Your lucky to find one of these trucks without rusty floor pans or rockers.
Absolutely!!! I was amazed to see it
How does that AC Delco creeper match up with the Ramcharger LOL.
Haha! It needs more suspension work than the truck does!
@@JustMoparJoe Might make for a good video (short).
There is a brace that bolts to steering box to prevent cracks in frame does it have one of those installed?. Stop sign shaped cover 9 1/4 lol
Thanks John. It has a bracket to support the box, but nothing that triangulates it to the core support or anything
@@JustMoparJoe if it has the bracket it connects to the core support I'll send you a pick later
That is what saves those stock machines, then you fix it and it is good for a decade maybe. Depending on what you all do to it.
Thanks John
@@JustMoparJoe I will say as I always do and as your friend! Your more than welcome JMJ and I just tell it from experience, as truthful as my facts and research lets me, and exactly as I see it. Great job, work, and assessment of the Ramcharger as well as a restoration shop would do it if not more honestly than 80 percent of the world out there would and as long as I have been a subscription holder and watched religiously your work is just plain old great stuff , double/triple checked, and done properly with research and help if you ask and prepared for the perfect finished product that will work correctly and last as it should if not better/longer than the OEM or NOS would if not some after market style stuff or performance add on parts. Great evening and I will always say the truth and learn as I back up a guy I would trust to do mine and that you will very rarely ever, ever hear me say. I am so particular about how something is done that I usually do it myself, because I just don't trust getting corners cut, things done half way and not thoroughly and up to my or original standards.
@@JustMoparJoe P. S., You're welcome and thank your for acknowledging me and helping me learn something that I missed over the decades of experience working on cars and trucks. Great evening and God bless you all this evening and tomorrow.
@@johnelliott7375 thanks John🫡
The flange nut might of came loose on that transfer case. Those front driveshafts take lots of abuse because of the steep angle.
Thank you. I got it dropped at the trans shop yesterday. My builder is a good guy.
Great job on the engine removal. Impressive while still on jack stands. How many miles are on the Ramcharger? Back glass should be easy to find, so many vehicles sitting in junkyards out there.
Thanks Jeffrey. I’m not sure on mileage. Most of the last life was short trips and in town driving. Hard life
Who building transmission? I may have a T-case
Thanks brother. If this one can’t be fixed, I will get ahold of you, first. My transmission builder that does my racecars, here in Arkansas can definitely nail the transmission on this one.
@@JustMoparJoe cool
Strongly recommend transgo reprogram kit. Wonderful project
I had the Air pump and factory logs on 318 , I saw the ail pipe over manifold was rusted thru, i did not know how to plug off head,is that what was needed on thos 85 models? so i never went to put headers on it. i never had storage so i let truck go for a few hundred dollars
Yea sir. Tho one got pitched years back
What's a good use for a gently used LA 318, Joe? I got a 89' roller 318 sitting around.
Great for mileage I’m a small truck or A body. It has a roller cam and closed chambered heads.
😊
Thanks, Buddy!
She be a little loose
Shimmies and shakes!