moparvwfreak Posted June 7, 2009 Report Share Posted June 7, 2009 I will post pics when I get home tonight so don't worry. I am posting this from my phone so photo bucket is not really easy to post from. I finally picked up the motor for my 77 Power Wagon. its in the form of a 75 Ramcharger. from what I understand its a 360, Mopar Performance Purpleshaft cam, Eagle rods and crank, and an Edlebrock 4bbl carb. that's exactly what I wanted for my PW. now my power wagon, I bought it 7 years ago or so, and its been in pieces for the last 4 years. I bought it from BBC Dodge, no longer in busines, which was the original selling dealer in 77. it was traded in by the original owner on a new HEMI Ram. it had a replacement motor but after a while it was knocking. but here are the specs as I know them. 77 Dodge Power Wagon 3/4 ton club cab 5.9L 360 CID V8 727 Automatic NP203 full time transfer case Dana 44 front 4.10 gears Dana 60 rear 4.10 gears stock 16.5 steelies with 9x16.5 commercial tires and factory hubcaps canopy full tow package woodgrain dash am/fm/cb radio (not original to this truck but from a 79 trailduster) two tone jade green and eggshell white. this truck is as close to the first truck I ever drove that I could find. it was also in near mint shape when I bought it. I couldn't pass it up. plus I feel the 77/78 MYs are the best looking of the bunch. thanks for looking. and any comments, good or bad, are always welcome. Quote Link to comment
fastdadd Posted June 7, 2009 Report Share Posted June 7, 2009 there is only one thing a power wagon cant pass......a gas station Quote Link to comment
athoose Posted June 7, 2009 Report Share Posted June 7, 2009 Pics would be cool. Quote Link to comment
mike Posted June 7, 2009 Report Share Posted June 7, 2009 (edited) What heads do you have? If theyre marked with a J X or an O those things will scream. I had a set of Js with an old cop intake (cast dual plane medium rise) on my old 318 in my 68 polara and it would move pretty good for what it was... Lumpy cam and it would still knock down high teens low tewenties for MPGs. I used to race the mercedes dealership guys on the freeway on the way to work in the morning... Coudnt ever beat the bad ass AMGs but it was always good for a grin or two:rolleyes: Then again their exhaust tips probably cost more than my whole damn car. Oh yeah, crazy part of the story... I got the 318 out of an old datsun 620 drag truck that a guy bought for body parts... It was probably built in the late 70s early eighties, straight as shit with a nice black paintjob and old school pinstripes and lake pipes... with a dual quad tunnel ram. Cool little truck but its long gone now. Edited June 7, 2009 by mike Quote Link to comment
moparvwfreak Posted June 8, 2009 Author Report Share Posted June 8, 2009 as promised, here are the pics. my power wagon. the pics are kinda out of order but i dont really care. and yes i took the entire front end apart to pull the motor. before the new one goes in i am painting the frame rails as far back as i can as well as redoing some of the other things under hood. and here is the parts rig. 75 ramcharger sport. axles, passenger door, adn seats are already spoken for as is the engine, trans and transfer case. Quote Link to comment
Guest DatsuNoob Posted June 8, 2009 Report Share Posted June 8, 2009 :eek:Holy Shite! You gotta lotta work ahead of you with this and 2 620's. Hope it all goes smooth for you. Quote Link to comment
sly-yota Posted June 9, 2009 Report Share Posted June 9, 2009 it'll be easy..he has me on call.. hell i hooked him up with the beast, coulda just thrown the motor in my yota but i felt like keeping the yota all ford powered with ramcharger axles :lol: :cool: lookin good marky, let me know if you need help and when you get those axles off. :) Quote Link to comment
yello620 Posted June 9, 2009 Report Share Posted June 9, 2009 Might hang onto that guage cluster too, but only if the alternator guage hasnt melted it YET. Very common for the back of the guage to be melted. Quote Link to comment
moparvwfreak Posted June 9, 2009 Author Report Share Posted June 9, 2009 :eek:Holy Shite! You gotta lotta work ahead of you with this and 2 620's. Hope it all goes smooth for you. not really. as soon as i get the PW going the 78 is getting cut up. exhaust came off AGAIN on me at teh manifold. i just want my giant back. it'll be easy..he has me on call.. hell i hooked him up with the beast, coulda just thrown the motor in my yota but i felt like keeping the yota all ford powered with ramcharger axles :lol: :cool: lookin good marky, let me know if you need help and when you get those axles off. :) will do. Might hang onto that guage cluster too, but only if the alternator guage hasnt melted it YET. Very common for the back of the guage to be melted. but of course. i have 3 of these clusters now, and the one in my teuck has already been bypassed via a sunpro ammeter. Quote Link to comment
sly-yota Posted June 10, 2009 Report Share Posted June 10, 2009 car whore. :fu: Quote Link to comment
moparvwfreak Posted June 10, 2009 Author Report Share Posted June 10, 2009 car whore. :fu: look whos talking :D Quote Link to comment
LAYEDOUTB2K Posted June 10, 2009 Report Share Posted June 10, 2009 the truck looks real good. my friend actually used ramcharger axles under his 4x4 620. those things can put up with a lot of abuse. Quote Link to comment
moparvwfreak Posted June 11, 2009 Author Report Share Posted June 11, 2009 that they can. Quote Link to comment
sly-yota Posted June 13, 2009 Report Share Posted June 13, 2009 lol 70 cars in 12 years desnt make me a car whore does it? :lol: Quote Link to comment
moparvwfreak Posted June 13, 2009 Author Report Share Posted June 13, 2009 lol 70 cars in 12 years desnt make me a car whore does it? :lol: yes. but i am creeping up on you :D Quote Link to comment
sly-yota Posted June 14, 2009 Report Share Posted June 14, 2009 man, i need to stop giving your ass cars....:fu: (oh and dont forget you still have like 10 years on me so dont think your going to get away with it..:P) Quote Link to comment
moparvwfreak Posted June 15, 2009 Author Report Share Posted June 15, 2009 i am NOT putting a 318 into my power wagon. and thats what i have. Quote Link to comment
moparvwfreak Posted June 15, 2009 Author Report Share Posted June 15, 2009 the motor in hte ramcharger is a 318. not happy. Quote Link to comment
sly-yota Posted June 15, 2009 Report Share Posted June 15, 2009 that sucks, but hey... you said to me, and i quote "it doesnt matter if its a 318 or a 360 i can use them both, the 318 has more torque and is better for towing but the 360 has more hp so either one will work" ;) Quote Link to comment
moparvwfreak Posted June 15, 2009 Author Report Share Posted June 15, 2009 yes i did. BUT come to find out i may not be able to use the trans in my truck due to a spline count being different on the input shaft. that would mean using the leaky POS in the RC. plus i have a shitload of new parts for the 360 that i may not be able to use or cant use. like a BRAND NEW OIL PAN. Quote Link to comment
sly-yota Posted June 15, 2009 Report Share Posted June 15, 2009 that sucks, put the motor in the dart then and get a new motor for the power wagon :fu: Quote Link to comment
moparvwfreak Posted June 15, 2009 Author Report Share Posted June 15, 2009 (edited) that sucks, put the motor in the dart then and get a new motor for the power wagon :fu: same issue. 273 is externally balanced. plus no more $$ but ti will most likely go in. although i am not happy about it, that motor will do the job. Edited June 16, 2009 by moparvwfreak Quote Link to comment
sly-yota Posted June 16, 2009 Report Share Posted June 16, 2009 oh change your man-pon and smile..a motor is a motor! :fu: Quote Link to comment
sly-yota Posted June 24, 2009 Report Share Posted June 24, 2009 so marky, found out the axles in the ramchargers suck so you can keep them, hell might as well just leave it together and either sell it or use it now lol... but ya.. no need for them so im going to use factory's untill i get better ones. oh and um... you figure out what your doing yet cuz i could REALLY use a new carb for the 5.0 :D Quote Link to comment
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