1982 Ramcharger

[ProjectM880]

Now that's how you remove a roll cage 

[taz_man440]

Picked up some rims for the Ramcharger...$75 for the set. Couldn't pass em up....  I will soon get a chance to work on it..  I did strip the old tub, going to cut it into short iron & turn it into a trailer load of scrap.     Next is make the body lift & get the tub bolted down, then I can start on the wiring issue.

[rjtx667]

nice looking wheels 

[taz_man440]

This is the new rims on it... had to make sure the front cleared... Next is to get some tires or might use the old 36" tires...

[ProjectPW]

looking good 

[rjtx667]

so do you have plans to make a working A/C in the new truck?

I would like to someday not be the only one that gets made fun of for having A/C 

[taz_man440]

It would be nice to have ac, but that would be a wait & see thing....  No ac would be a good way to keep my girls out of it..LOL

[ProjectM880]

Thats going to be one good looking RC! 

Will it be dipped in any of that east Texas Shiloh Red Dirt?

[taz_man440]

Thats going to be one good looking RC! 

Will it be dipped in any of that east Texas Shiloh Red Dirt?

NO to the Shilo , mainly cause its been closed..LOL  it will at some point make it to Marble falls!!

[ProjectM880]

I seem to remember reading something about Shiloh Ridge Closing.

I guess you'll Just have to break it in at General Sams or Hidden Falls. 

[taz_man440]

Well, I just ordered a 3" body lift & new body bushing kit for the old Ramcharger.  I have come close to making a body lift using 3" pipe collars, but then since it will eventually be on the highway I figured better be safer & do it right...  Should be delivered February so within the first few weeks of the month I hope to have time to make it happen.  Seems like every time I get a day off & want to work on the truck it rains or its butt cold...    I still have so much to do, its almost depressing..  When I lift the tailgate, It looks like a complete truck piled up back there..LOL

[rjtx667]

I know that feeling all too well. I had to take a day off this week just to work on stuff since the weather was nice

[taz_man440]

As of today I have received the body lift I ordered, but the body bushings just shipped today... maybe by Monday I will have what I need to start puting this beast back together..   I did go & cut some sheet metal to patch the small rust hole in the driver floor... Cleaned out the other pieces from the back & organized it some... Found the roof hatch leaks so I pulled out the old rubber floor & all the wet insulation stuff so maybe it will start to dry out... Seems like every Ramcharger I have ever owned leaked at the rear hatch. but that's another project... Gotta get this critter going.... 

[ProjectM880]

Sounds like you are making progress there Will 

Can't wait to see it going!

[taz_man440]

Got the Body Bushings today.... if anyone ever orders a performance Accessories body bushing kit, be for warned the instructions ain't worth a crap.... Guess its been too long since I tore this thing apart....   I'm gonna make it work just can't hardly wait till first day off to put it together...

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