Opinions needed on 72 to 75 D100 or W100 Dodge Truck

I guess I need a new project and I want a truck. It would be nice to build either a pro touring truck or a nice off-road truck. It would be really be nice to get back to the open desert again actually.

Anyway, I was looking at 72 to 75 D100's and W100's for either of the above scenarios. I just don't have any experience on Dodge trucks.

You guys have any experience that you can pass along? I want to stick to those years because I like how they look and I want it to be smog exempt since I'm in California. What should I look out for? Any websites do you recommend me look at for more information? I found a '75 on Craigslist that I find very tempting.

If I don't go Dodge, I'd probably go Ford...but honestly I think 70's Ford trucks are ugly unless they're for off-road, then they excel quite well especially for the desert (looks aside). Their TTB suspension is hard to beat.