I thought about welding in a piece of steel behind the frame to solidify it until I can get myself a nice frame to swap everything to. And yes, I looked on LMC and nobody on earth makes that bumper anymore

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-Brodie

1977 Dodge D100 stepside, slant six/3 on the tree
2002 Chrysler 300M Special (daily driver)

So a few weeks ago, my friend Laura, myself and a few other friends lifted the bed off the frame, removed the rear axle and dropped the fuel tank...yeah, it's pretty bad. I'm definitely looking for another frame.

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-Brodie

1977 Dodge D100 stepside, slant six/3 on the tree
2002 Chrysler 300M Special (daily driver)

Bummer! Any way you could just weld some steel plate over the existing frame after grinding/blasting all the rust away?

I could fix it, but the idea of wanting a show truck, it's not possible.
I figured i'd give you all a small but VERY important update. Today I have sourced out a parts truck which, after the owner strips it of what he needs from it, will have the rolling frame, decent cab, really nice doors, full interior, a pass. side box fender, a blown up 318 and a 4spd manual transmission. I just have to wait until he can strip the truck of the stuff he needs and to come to a price agreement. The good thing is, he LOVES these trucks! He has the truck I'm interested in, a '79 4WD Warlock, a '78 Lil Red Express and a '79 Lil Red Express. He also has another stepside box that he's going to make into a trailer for one of the Lil Reds! The guy was super nice and I guess my dad and him knows a lot of the same people...might give me a good deal on this truck. I'll keep y'all updated!

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-Brodie

1977 Dodge D100 stepside, slant six/3 on the tree
2002 Chrysler 300M Special (daily driver)

Well a small update, but an update none the less. I bought a set of what looks to be Clifford headers, but the rear header points straight down and I've never seen Cliffords like that. These are going on the engine I have on the engine stand (which I am hopefully transporting from my friend's garage to my garage within the next week).



Also, there's a lot of slant six turbo talk on the slant six Facebook page and it's getting me a bit antsy! I cannot WAIT to get my debt paid off so I can start buying parts and plan more for my turbo build!

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-Brodie

1977 Dodge D100 stepside, slant six/3 on the tree
2002 Chrysler 300M Special (daily driver)