65 dodge d100 crew cab AKA ''she wants the D''

[67chevy1series]

well my first truck that isnt a c10 or k10 but for under a thousand bucks i couldnt pass up this truck.. you just dont see any of these and the fact its a crewcab and a shortbed!? how could you let it sit. so the truck is:

1965 dodge d100 crew cab shortbed sweptline. plans are:
71 72 c10 rear axle and suspenion
either a small block chevy or an inline6

still undecided on front suspension but i will be running IFS up front to get rid of the horrible riding 4 wheel leaf spring suspension with front straight axle.

4 wheel disc brakes
front and rear sway bars
lower the truck (still need to put suspenion on and set it on the ground before i can decide how low needs to go)
and last but not least i will leave the patina paint on the outside but the inside will be repainted a nice cherry red with white and black accents.

anyways enough talking and how about some pics.

[67chevy1series]

more pics

[flashed]

I like it ,cool old truck ,cant wait to see the build.

[67chevy1series]

more pics

[streetrodchev]

You don't see the crew cabs often. Here is a nice one I see occasionally.

[67chevy1series]

an some more pics

[67chevy1series]

and more i started fnding parts o the truck and installing them just to see what i all have and what i need. found the headlight bezels an passenger door panels as well as the hood hinges.

[67chevy1series]

turns out the rear of the truck is off the ground because someone welded metal to the rear of the frame.. those will come off as soon as i get some suspension under the truck found a cool little chrysler emblem on the rear lower corner of the passenger fender.. wondering if its original?

[67chevy1series]

finally started doing work to the truck. took the grille, tailgate and door panels off the truck. took the door panels to the college and bead blasted and primered them. the plan is to do the door panels a checkered scheme (i have a picture of what im talking about) the tailgate was pretty dented but ive been working on the dent.

[67chevy1series]

more pics. the tailgate was super dirty from the outside needed a big bath so after some nice warm soapy water and hard scrubbing i got it clean. i took all the handle parts and latch mechanisms apart and sanded/primered/paintedthem and then put the tailgate back together with new stainless steel screws for the handle.

[67chevy1series]

then i started working on the headlight bezels. they were both missing the black little "traingles" so i repainted them and if you see the pictures before of the drivers side headlight bezel it was pretty beat up so i straightened it out as best i could for now til i find a clean replacement.

[swamp rat]

This will be interesting!

[67chevy1series]

so far my list of parts that i need are:
61-68 hood preferably OG white paint
drivers door panel
passenger door vent window
all the glass for the doors, front and rear windows
x4 exterior door handles 61-66
x4 interior door handles
x4 interior window crank handles
dash 61-67
front turnsignal housings w/pigtail
rear taillight housings w/pigtail
headlight retainers and screws
front and rear bumper brackets and bumpers
front turn signal lenses x2 amber
rear taillight lenses x2 red
gas tank
d100 fender emblems 61-67
tailgate trunions
tailgate straps? (the pieces that bend and hold the tailgate from falling)
steering wheel and horn cap

and the list to get it on the ground and driving:
engine
trans
front and rear suspension
driveline
steel rims and tires
front and rear discs
front and rear sway bar
steering column
and a bunch of wiring.

[67chevy1series]

Originally Posted by swamp rat

This will be interesting!

lol im hoping more fun then interesting lol..

Originally Posted by streetrodchev

You don't see the crew cabs often. Here is a nice one I see occasionally.


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thats a pretty nice truck! ive noticed these trucks look really good in black. and no theres only 2 60's d100's around where i live ones a 70-71 and its a long flatbed, the other is a 67 shortbed sweptline 4wd halfton both of them are single cabs. ill probably have the only crewcab around unless someone else buys one.

Originally Posted by flashed

I like it ,cool old truck ,cant wait to see the build.

i think these trucks are so ugly that there pretty lol ive alwaykinda liked the way the 651/2-67 dodge trucks looked cool and when i found out they had a crew cab i liked it that much more! hopefully my vision will end in a really nice driving, practical, good looking and good sounding truck!

[Ol Blue K20]

Found this and subscribed

[Russell Ashley]

You will need to join the Sweptline forum, http://www.sweptline.org/forums/ for information and parts. It's a good bunch of guys and I still drop in to see what's going on there. Don't tell them you are putting Chevy parts on it though, LOL. They are as Dodge as the folks on this forum are Chevy. I like your idea for color. My last truck was a 69 Dodge that was tan like yours and I put a red interior in it.

[67chevy1series]

Thanks! I'll do that and when it comes to suspension I'll just say I'm undecided lol if I could get a bunch of those small parts that are on my list off that would be great! Do the guys I that site have some parts for these d series trucks?

[67ChevyRedneck]

Awesome truck. Something we take for granted with these Chevrolets is that you can build a catalog truck... some other makes/models/years... good luck finding parts! A friend restored a 63/64ish dodge 4 door car (can't remember what it was) but he said it took him almost a year to find a good used bumper (no aftermarket one available). It was a great looking car too.

First time I remember seeing one of these huge dodge crew cabs was in the movie "Fire in the Sky." Pretty sure it was even the same color.

To me, this pic is hilarious.... HUGE looking motor.... itty bitty 2 barrel carb

[Russell Ashley]

That is a Mopar 318 engine. Sometimes referred to (incorrectly) as a big block or wide block 318. Correctly, it's an A318 and actually no bigger than the later LA318 which came along in 1965 and continued, with updates, until about 1990. I've had many Mopars with both style engines and always liked them.

[Russell Ashley]

These are definitely more difficult to restore than a Chevy due to there not being any sheet metal parts being reproduced. You can find mechanical parts to keep them running but no trim or sheet metal. The Sweptline forum that I mentioned earlier is the best source for parts. Glass and rubber parts are available from several different sources so that's no problem. Steele and Restoration Specialties are two good sources. Search on EBay for 67 Dodge truck parts and you can find a lot that way. You can find what you need but it just takes looking. Every piece of trim on my truck was NOS that I located from various places. That gold star on the right fender is called a "Pentastar" and is factory. It first appeared in 1964 when Chrysler started offering a very long, for the time, 50K mile warranty.
My bro-in-law owns my truck now so I get to drive it when I visit him. He says he will never sell it.

[Warrens69GMC]

Originally Posted by 67chevy1series

turns out the rear of the truck is off the ground because someone welded metal to the rear of the frame.. those will come off as soon as i get some suspension under the truck found a cool little chrysler emblem on the rear lower corner of the passenger fender.. wondering if its original?

The little brass pentastar is original.

Originally Posted by Russell Ashley

That is a Mopar 318 engine. Sometimes referred to (incorrectly) as a big block or wide block 318. Correctly, it's an A318 and actually no bigger than the later LA318 which came along in 1965 and continued, with updates, until about 1990. I've had many Mopars with both style engines and always liked them.

Also known as the "poly 318", as in polyspherical

https://www.google.com/search?q=poly...h=762#imgdii=_

[NONHOG]

Originally Posted by 67chevy1series

either a small block chevy or an inline6

Those Poly 318 are pretty strong runners. Some guys building stroker 408 out of them. Hardest part is finding a 4bbl manifold. Course if you already have a Chevy plant for it? Just an FYI (you probably already know)

Wonder how a Crown Vic front end might fit?

Looking forward to the progress on this one!

[pugs]

it will be a fun project. you can either go with a CV ifs set up or do the later dodge truck clip on to the stock frame, not sure which way im gonna go with on my 70 D100

[67chevy1series]

Yeah I originally wanted to put the suspension from a 71-72 c10 under the front but... The frame rail distance on a Chevy is 30" at it's widest but the dodge is 34".. So that won't really work. So for now I'm going to worry about getting a 71-72 rear axle with trailing arms, trac bar and, the trailing arm crossmember from our trucks then I can fabricate all that in and put it on the ground for the first time with independent suspension in the rear.

[Russell Ashley]

I believe the 80-9? Chevys were wider than the 71-72's. I might be wrong on that but might be worth looking into.