1981 Dodge D150 Base Standard Cab Pickup 2-Door Slant 6

THE HISTORY OF THIS TRUCK:

WHEN I WAS YOUNG MY FATHER HAD A LITTLE BUSINESS LAYING BRICK AS HE WAS A FULLY QUALIFIED BRICKLAYER AND AS ALL YOUNG FATHERS HE WORKED HIS FULL TIME UNION JOB DURING THE WEEK AND DID LITTLE JOBS ON THE WEEKEND. AS TIME WENT ON HE WAS ABLE TO BUY A OLD TRUCK. SOME SCAFFOLDING. MIXING TUBS AND THE HAND TOOLS REQUIRED TO COMPLETE THESE LITTLE PROJECTS. I REMEMBER AS I WOULD HELP ON SATURDAY'S AND SUNDAY'S HOW WE WOULD TALK OF GETTING OUR OLD TRUCK REPAINTED AND GET ALL THE HOLES FILLED. OUR PLANS FOR OUR LITTLE BRICKLAYING BUSINESS WERE GREAT. EVERYTHING WAS GOING ALONG. UNTIL OUR LITTLE SISTER BECAME VERY ILL AND PASSED AWAY; HE WAS FORCED TO SELL HIS PICKUP TRUCK. WHICH BY THAT TIME HAD A BRAND NEW 6CYL. ENGINE INSTALLED ALONG WITH ALL HIS EQUIPMENT AND OUR HOME. AS A BOY I REMEMBER THIS EVENT AND THOUGHT THAT ONE DAY I WOULD GIVE MY DAD A TRUCK TO REPLACE THE ONE HE HAD TO SELL. SO I TOOK MY 1981 DODGE D150 APART AND SEARCHED ALL OVER THE COUNTRY TO OBTAIN ALL THE RIGHT PARTS. ORIGINAL N. O. S. WITH THE HELP FROM OUR LOCAL CHRYSLER PARTS DEPT.

THIS TRUCK HAS BEEN RESTORED WITH ALL N. O. S. PARTS PURCHASED FROM CHRYSLER DEALER'S AND DODGE DONOR PICKUP TRUCKS. SHORTLY AFTER THE COMPLETION OF THE TRUCK MY DAD WAS DIAGNOSED WITH ALZHEIMER'S AND JUST RECENTLY PASSED AWAY. IT WAS REAL EXCITING MOMENT WHEN MY DAD AND I SAT IN THE TRUCK AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT AND FROM THE CAR NEXT TO US WAS THE CALL OUT NICE TRUCK! I WILL NEVER FORGET MY DAD'S FACE AT THAT MOMENT.

OUR TRUCK WAS ALL RUSTED OUT AND HAD A SHEET OF PLYWOOD IN THE BED TO STOP THE SAND FROM FALLING OUT OF THE BED. SO IN THE END MY DAD GOT A BEAUTIFUL TRUCK. I GOT THE MEMORIES OF HIS SMILES AS WE DROVE IT

AND THE JOY IN MY HEART FOR GIVING SOMETHING TO A MAN WHO WORKED HARD TO PROVIDE FOR HIS FAMILY.

BODY PARTS REPLACED:

NEW INNER FENDERS. NEW EXTERIOR MIRRORS NOT STOCK. ALL INDICATOR LIGHTS AND TAIL LIGHTS. RADIATOR SUPPORT. ORIGINAL UTILINE (STEP SIDE) SHORT BED WITH POPLAR WOOD BED FLOOR ALL HARDWARE SATIN FINISH STAINLESS STEEL STRIP'S. ALL FASTENERS STAINLESS STEEL. STAINLESS STEEL HEAT SHIELD ABOVE EXHAUST PIPE – ALL STAINLESS STEEL HARDWARE WAS PURCHASED FROM BRUCE HORKEY. NEW DOOR HANDLES AND LOCKS KEY'D TO ORIGINAL IGNITION KEY. NEW CHROME FRONT GRILL AND TRIM. NEW CHROME FRONT BUMPER; REAR BUMPER IS ACTUALLY FROM A FORD F100.

NEW TINTED WINDSHIELD. ALL NEW WEATHER STRIPPING AT ALL WINDOWS. NEW DOOR HANDLES AND LOCK SETS. ORIGINAL DODGE HUBCAPS WITH S/S TRIM RINGS. NEW TIRES. RIMS ARE 7. 5”X15” STEEL WHEELS PAINTED WHITE

ENTIRE TRUCK INSIDE AND OUT HAS BEEN PAINTED TO ORIGINAL COLOR. EXISTING ORIGINAL DASH AND DOOR CARDS HAVE BEEN REPAINTED TO MATCH THE ORIGINAL THIS INTERIOR PAINT WAS OBTAINED DIRECTLY FROM CHRYSLER.

MECHANICAL PARTS REPLACED: WATER PUMP. ALTERNATOR. STARTER MOTOR. REGULATOR. RADIATOR. CARBURETOR. FUEL PUMP AND FUEL TANK. BRAKE LINES AND CALIPERS AS WELL AS REAR DRUMS AND SHOES. COMPLETE EXHAUST MANIFOLD AND EXHAUST SYSTEM. REBUILT TRANSMISSION WITH TRANNY COOLER FROM A DODGE D350 DONOR PICK UP TRUCK. POWER STEERING PUMP AND COLUMN FROM D150 DONOR PICK UP TRUCK.

INTERIOR PARTS REPLACED: ORIGINAL DASH WITH ALL GAUGES IN WORKING CONDITION. NEW HEATER BOX WITH NEW VACUUM CONTROLS WITH A/C – NEEDS WORKING HEATER A/C CONTROL IN DASH. THIS TRUCK DID NOT HAVE

A /C. ALL A/C COMPONENTS CONDENSER. COMPRESSOR. SUPPLY AND RETURN HOSES. EXPANSION VALVE DRYER WERE OBTAINED FROM A 1989 D150. ALL BRACKETS WERE OBTAINED FROM A 1981 D150 DONOR PICKUP TRUCK AND ARE THEREFORE A STOCK BRACKETS FOR THE SLANT SIX MOTOR. CAB BENCH SEAT OBTAINED FROM A 1985 D150 DONOR PICKUP TRUCK AND THEREFORE A STOCK REPLACEMENT.  

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