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Join Date: Sep 2011
Location: Canada
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My '81 Dodge Ram Custom SE aka "Son of Thunder"
I know this isnt a Chevy or GMC but this is my current project vehicle till its brakes are done then i can back off on it slightly to at least get a start on my GMC. I bought this 1981 Dodge Ram Custom SE in june. Now this truck is my third Dodge full size truck but its my first Ram. The previous two trucks were a 1973 Dodge D100 Adventurer Sport and a 64 Dodge D200 Stepside. The D100 is the truck im going to try to build this Ram into a tribute truck to. The D100 was a project that my dad and i built when i was in high school for me to drive to school with rather then taking the bus. Along the way the truck was dubbed Thunder. The main reason for this was mostly due to what it had under the hood.
Here were the original specs of this truck as it came from the factory: Slant 6 4 speed trans unknown rear diff 8 ft long box bare bones interior. Here were the specs when it was completed: 318 V8 from a Dodge Aspen stock car original 4 speed from the slant 6 originally 'Cuda 4 speed transmission with pistol grip shifter after slant 6 transmission fragged bucket seats from a 'cuda American Racing torque thrust D rims Dodge 8 3/4 axle Autometer tach mounted under the dash in place of ash tray. Dual exhaust including Headers, exhaust dumps and Flowmaster 40 mufflers with turn down tips. Now as for the engine specs im not clear on what was all done to the motor since it was built for dads Stock car originally and i wasnt around for that particular engine build. What i do recall is that it made around 450 Hp at the rear wheels in the truck. The specs of the engine that i do know from looking at it were: Edelbrock Performer RPM intake Edelbrock Performer heads unknown size Holley Dominator carb Thats about all i knew of it, more then likely it was bored out and had all sorts of hidden speed tricks done to it. I cannot ask my father since he passed away in 2001 shortly after Thunder was completed. The only reason i no longer have this truck was because a now former friend stole it one night and totaled it off. Now on to the planned build for the '81 Ram aka Son of Thunder Current specs 318 LA V8 Torqueflite 727 transmission Stock dodge rear end (not sure which model yet) bare bones interior truck was originally silver and blue and i believe it was a fleet truck for a local propane vendor. Mods done to truck so far: Dual exhaust with Cherry bomb turbo mufflers (done by previous owner) Dodge CD/Cassette deck from '93 Plymouth Grand voyager stereo wiring harness created using original radio harness plugs from voyager and using after market wires Spare tire carrier removed to allow use of Delta cross box Delta cross box Seat cover (previous owner) truck painted flat black new steering column from 1983 Dodge Ram 150 "Prospector" Factory sport wheel from 83 Prospector Princess auto SRB 5" off road lights mounted behind the grille Planned mods: 340 LA V8 Lunati Voodoo Cam i '308 casting heads with 360 Valves Edelbrock Performer RPM Air intake 700 CFM EFI or carb as recommended by Lunati 2400 RPM stall converter rebuilt Torqueflite 727 with shift kit regear and add locker to stock rear end Suspension lift (3.5" in front and 2" in rear) Custom armor bumpers to add to the Pre Runner setup Headache rack/box rails Fuel cell in bed just behind tool box for extra fuel capacity Jerry can mounted in bed for emergency top ups Dual Optima batteries, One in bed and one under hood Relocate the factory spare tire mount to right rear corner of bed. Change bed for one off of the same 83 Prospector that donated its column Wheels from 83 Prospector with 30X9.5 R 15 tires Dash mounted tach Redo exhaust system from butchered up duals to a dual inlet/dual outlet muffler with outlets exiting out right side before rear wheel Now onto the pics ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Hood popped open so i can take pics of the current engine bay. ![]() Dirty old 318 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() The new column and factory sport wheel from the donor Prospector ![]() Pics of the switch for the lights and the wire looming that i used to clean up the wires. ![]() ![]() ![]() Lights off and on ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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