CoronetRTguy
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Hey everyone,
All this time I have been thinking of my next Mopar weather it be an A, B, E or and C body. My search has led me to finding some really neat cars and some with very rare options. I really love the 1971 Chrysler 300 sunroof car that I found, just not the price tag. The car is not that far out of reach but right now it is.
I think also in my search I have talked with myself (scary idea but at times the voices have good points) about what I really want to do. Do I want a car to take only to shows and it to be a show queen or not? I have been down that road a few times and I really want whatever I buy to enjoy it and drive it like it was meant to be.
I have also been wanting something that I can mod it and make it my own. I still want that numbers matching 1971 Roadrunner and I may still yet buy that after Im done with school and have the funds to do so. I really do not want to take an original car and mod it.
So with all that said I have put off my search because I had or have a 1975 Dodge step side truck that has been around for a while. My dad got the truck to use on our farm (just small jobs and picking up things never used hard) that is an old forestry truck.
The truck came with a slant six and three on the tree. The bed was originally a wood floored bed. I know it has just a peace of sheet metal or plywood over it as of right now. The truck was also originally green with green bench seat and no options to it.
I always told my dad if it was never not being used for the farm that I would like to do something with it. My idea back in the day was to put a big block in it but I have opened up to the idea of a 340, 360, 400, 440 and a 426 Hemi. I would love to drop a Hemi in it but I know my budget would not be there. I would also like to maybe go four or six speed but I may go to an auto.
The color choices I have had in my head was as follows-
Black body and red bench seat, red carpet and a mix of red and black dash parts. I would not put a headliner in it.
Silver body with a red bench seat and a mix of red and black throughout.
I also love the green color that was used on the 69 ½ M code cars. I thought even if I did that of maybe putting red interior in the truck still. What do you guys think of that color mix?
The hood of the truck I had wanted to put either a Max Wedge style hood scoop on it or a Ram Charger style hood. I would build the hood air scoop.
The exhaust I would want to run some kind of system that I could (got this from a GTO) pull or push a button and run it open headers. I just like that idea and if it gives more horse power that is a plus.
The wheels I have no clue as to what would look really good on it. Im a big fan of dog dish caps but not sure it would look good on the truck.
So that is all the planning I have done because I really didnt think I would ever do it. I dont know if I can put a big block in it without changing the K frame out. I would like to drop it down and lower it some but not 100% sure on how to do that. Im also not sure if I would go back chrome grill and headlight buckets I was thinking painted body color. What do you think?
So give me some ideas and what you would like it if was your truck. I will be making my own dash cluster. I want something very classy looking and just stand out.
Thanks everyone and I hope to have some pictures soon. The truck is sitting at my grandmothers and that is about two hours away from me.
All this time I have been thinking of my next Mopar weather it be an A, B, E or and C body. My search has led me to finding some really neat cars and some with very rare options. I really love the 1971 Chrysler 300 sunroof car that I found, just not the price tag. The car is not that far out of reach but right now it is.
I think also in my search I have talked with myself (scary idea but at times the voices have good points) about what I really want to do. Do I want a car to take only to shows and it to be a show queen or not? I have been down that road a few times and I really want whatever I buy to enjoy it and drive it like it was meant to be.
I have also been wanting something that I can mod it and make it my own. I still want that numbers matching 1971 Roadrunner and I may still yet buy that after Im done with school and have the funds to do so. I really do not want to take an original car and mod it.
So with all that said I have put off my search because I had or have a 1975 Dodge step side truck that has been around for a while. My dad got the truck to use on our farm (just small jobs and picking up things never used hard) that is an old forestry truck.
The truck came with a slant six and three on the tree. The bed was originally a wood floored bed. I know it has just a peace of sheet metal or plywood over it as of right now. The truck was also originally green with green bench seat and no options to it.
I always told my dad if it was never not being used for the farm that I would like to do something with it. My idea back in the day was to put a big block in it but I have opened up to the idea of a 340, 360, 400, 440 and a 426 Hemi. I would love to drop a Hemi in it but I know my budget would not be there. I would also like to maybe go four or six speed but I may go to an auto.
The color choices I have had in my head was as follows-
Black body and red bench seat, red carpet and a mix of red and black dash parts. I would not put a headliner in it.
Silver body with a red bench seat and a mix of red and black throughout.
I also love the green color that was used on the 69 ½ M code cars. I thought even if I did that of maybe putting red interior in the truck still. What do you guys think of that color mix?
The hood of the truck I had wanted to put either a Max Wedge style hood scoop on it or a Ram Charger style hood. I would build the hood air scoop.
The exhaust I would want to run some kind of system that I could (got this from a GTO) pull or push a button and run it open headers. I just like that idea and if it gives more horse power that is a plus.
The wheels I have no clue as to what would look really good on it. Im a big fan of dog dish caps but not sure it would look good on the truck.
So that is all the planning I have done because I really didnt think I would ever do it. I dont know if I can put a big block in it without changing the K frame out. I would like to drop it down and lower it some but not 100% sure on how to do that. Im also not sure if I would go back chrome grill and headlight buckets I was thinking painted body color. What do you think?
So give me some ideas and what you would like it if was your truck. I will be making my own dash cluster. I want something very classy looking and just stand out.
Thanks everyone and I hope to have some pictures soon. The truck is sitting at my grandmothers and that is about two hours away from me.
