I love the old Ramcharger had a few of them had a 1973, 1977, even had a plymouth trailduster it's the same thing as the ramcharger just with a Plymouth badge but I liked my 73 the whole top and back came off in one piece so it was great for the summer time driving around all of them had 318 or 360's except the 77 I had it had a big block 400 in it the thing was awesome for pulling my big boat it was like the boat was not there but anyway That's a cool old truck can't wait to see what you do do it get it back on the road.
They're pretty neat and the 73 half doors are the holy grail of this things. I have a few more things to do on this one. I hope to get the top off at least once this summer. Thanks for the kind words!
@@greggwalker9375 Ah I know what you are talking about now! If i didn't see strong spark from the coil wire, I would of wound up replacing this I think. But since i saw spark at the coil and not at the plug I was thinking rotor or cap. Thanks for the heads up though!
Nice! I had a 1985 ramcharger bought new that we used to haul things and plow snow with on the farm for over 20 years. Road salt rust issues finally made us park it....wish we took better care of it back then it was one reliable truck. Well, besides the ''Kmart'' Mopar ignition modules that like to go out. hahaha Distributor cap placement sucks on these too because rain gets on it though the hood vents and causes it to run crappy in the rain and corrode the cap and rotor. We put a rain shield over it made out of aluminum and it helped a lot. But that's what's nice about old ones...you can always prepare ahead for the few things that can fail on them and they're easy to maintain. New vehicles are too complicated for the average guy to work on and prepare for failures. Thanks for sharing!
Thanks for sharing your story! My first "reliable" vehicle was an 1987 Ramcharger, so this thing brings back some memories! And I agree, older vehicles are definitely more simple to work on in most cases.
Those leaf springs are flat LOL. I have an 85 i am reviveing and it goes in for front helper springs in a week. Putting on some new shocks and I think I am done with the mechanics. WOOHOO
Bought an 85 in 2020 with a 360 I was going to restore but all that followed was bad luck the person before me screwed up the whole ignition system couldn't get anyone to wire it right the initial guy, I wanted to work on it shut his shop down the day before I brought it to him ended up selling it. That's okay I always wanted a 78-79 model anyway which I'm now back in the hunt for call it my Bama Ram the General Lee of Alabama.
Wow your Mrs. must be really understanding or you live alone. Parking that thing on the back porch would not go over well at my house. I'm already getting crap about my project truck in the driveway, a 1988 Ford F250 diesel pickup. I've swapped the motor and I have to put a new torque convertor in it to make it road ready.
Haha, yes my wife is pretty awesome indeed! This is just a temporary workspace. It's a long story but I'll use this time to time till I get my shop built one of these days. Good luck on your F-250 project!
Man oh man did that have me yelling at you through the screen about putting it back in park before you get ran over glad you noticed before making a grave mistake. Sometimes when in a hurry and getting flustered we tend to get moving to quickly. But glad the project is moving along and loving it!
@@RacerXGarage yea lol. I still have never drove a 3 on a tree. Way before my time (90S kid). But no problem i ;ove watching people bring stuff back to life and i get to learn about older vehicles. So a win win in mu book lol.
Man I love those old dodges so easy to keep run not like today's car's an trucks that's for sure
They are really simple to work on, especially the small blocks
Your video reinvigorated my will to get my old ramcharger from high school back running, thanks
Right on!! Bring that dude back to life!
I love the old Ramcharger had a few of them had a 1973, 1977, even had a plymouth trailduster it's the same thing as the ramcharger just with a Plymouth badge but I liked my 73 the whole top and back came off in one piece so it was great for the summer time driving around all of them had 318 or 360's except the 77 I had it had a big block 400 in it the thing was awesome for pulling my big boat it was like the boat was not there but anyway That's a cool old truck can't wait to see what you do do it get it back on the road.
They're pretty neat and the 73 half doors are the holy grail of this things. I have a few more things to do on this one. I hope to get the top off at least once this summer. Thanks for the kind words!
I could've gotten it to run just didn't have a place of my own to work on it at the time.
Well, you just have to make all 5 days of sick week now!
Nice job! Keep going!
I did, and did, and did cause it seems like the project never ended lol
try that porcline unit on the firewall
I'm not sure I follow
I was thinking ballast resister but I was wrong...I've owned lots of Mopar's comen problem
@@greggwalker9375 Ah I know what you are talking about now! If i didn't see strong spark from the coil wire, I would of wound up replacing this I think. But since i saw spark at the coil and not at the plug I was thinking rotor or cap. Thanks for the heads up though!
Nice! I had a 1985 ramcharger bought new that we used to haul things and plow snow with on the farm for over 20 years. Road salt rust issues finally made us park it....wish we took better care of it back then it was one reliable truck. Well, besides the ''Kmart'' Mopar ignition modules that like to go out. hahaha Distributor cap placement sucks on these too because rain gets on it though the hood vents and causes it to run crappy in the rain and corrode the cap and rotor. We put a rain shield over it made out of aluminum and it helped a lot. But that's what's nice about old ones...you can always prepare ahead for the few things that can fail on them and they're easy to maintain. New vehicles are too complicated for the average guy to work on and prepare for failures. Thanks for sharing!
Thanks for sharing your story! My first "reliable" vehicle was an 1987 Ramcharger, so this thing brings back some memories! And I agree, older vehicles are definitely more simple to work on in most cases.
Love to buy this! Im watching
This might be for sale after Feb, you're welcome to contact me at info@racerxgarage.com to inquire more. Thanks!
Nice! Very cool to see a 3 on the tree 4x4 Ramcharger
It seems to be a pretty rare combo with the V8 per a group on Facebook. I didn't know they came that way until I found this one
Those leaf springs are flat LOL. I have an 85 i am reviveing and it goes in for front helper springs in a week. Putting on some new shocks and I think I am done with the mechanics. WOOHOO
Nice! I still got a long way to go on this one. Good luck with yours!
Bought an 85 in 2020 with a 360 I was going to restore but all that followed was bad luck the person before me screwed up the whole ignition system couldn't get anyone to wire it right the initial guy, I wanted to work on it shut his shop down the day before I brought it to him ended up selling it. That's okay I always wanted a 78-79 model anyway which I'm now back in the hunt for call it my Bama Ram the General Lee of Alabama.
Sorry that project didnt work out, but good luck on finding a Pop Top that will fit your needs
Wow your Mrs. must be really understanding or you live alone. Parking that thing on the back porch would not go over well at my house. I'm already getting crap about my project truck in the driveway, a 1988 Ford F250 diesel pickup. I've swapped the motor and I have to put a new torque convertor in it to make it road ready.
Haha, yes my wife is pretty awesome indeed! This is just a temporary workspace. It's a long story but I'll use this time to time till I get my shop built one of these days. Good luck on your F-250 project!
"direct connection" old mopar saying, ready to go rock climbing
I used to have some direct connection valve covers haha
Man oh man did that have me yelling at you through the screen about putting it back in park before you get ran over glad you noticed before making a grave mistake. Sometimes when in a hurry and getting flustered we tend to get moving to quickly. But glad the project is moving along and loving it!
This thing is a 3 on the tree so there is no park, but I see what you're getting at. Thanks for following along!
@@RacerXGarage yea lol. I still have never drove a 3 on a tree. Way before my time (90S kid). But no problem i ;ove watching people bring stuff back to life and i get to learn about older vehicles. So a win win in mu book lol.
Top should have been a stud not 2 bolts,if it was factory
humm, not on this one. Maybe someone replaced it in the past
Hey I'm new on your channel but so far so good man
Thank you! Appreciate you checking it out!
So is it automatic or manual ? Because I just bought one a few days ago and mines has the automatic lever and is 4x4 but doesn't have clutch pedal
This one was a 3 speed manual column shift. So it has a clutch and you shifted 1/2/3/R on the column. Also known as "3 on the tree"
What are you going to do with this. Keep or sale
I'm going to get it shined up and back on the road. After that it will be for sale
Great video but I do find the music playing while you talk a bit annoying
Thanks, and thanks for the feedback
Did you buy it to eventually sell?
Yeah it will be for sale in the future
Mine was in way better shape than that one
Yeah, this one is a little rough but could be much worse