1978 Dodge D150 Club Cab - 408 Stroker - Gear Vendors 6 Speed Over/under on 2040-cars

Note: This truck is equipped with a 408 Stroker  Engine – Not a 440

This Dodge started out life as a Washington State Parks and Recreation truck.  A few years later, with a blown 318 engine, it went on the auction block.  It was purchased by my Dad and brought back into driving condition with a rebuilt 318 engine and 727 Torqueflite trans.  It was the typical Gray, no AC, bare essentials truck.  He drove it for several  years, changing out the ‘hood ponds’ for an 80 hood.  Then noticing the roof rusting, we sanded it down and repainted it with Black rust proof paint.  Then, in 1996, he and I swapped some vehicles…I needed a truck and he needed a Sedan.  I took the Gray/Black truck with a Brown hood and started to do some changes. 

By 2003 I had done the following:

Front floor pans welded in

Radiator Support replaced

Grille reworked/polished

Dakota Digital Dash installed

Automatic antenna installed

Pioneer Stereo installed  w/XM unit

Garmin GPS installed in dash

Custom built Center Console with shifter/storage/cup holders/CD pocket/Center Vents

Saab bucket seats/Recline and are equipped with heaters though they are not connected

‘Vintage Air’ AC and heating system with rotating vents as installed on GT40

Gear Vendors Over/Under 6 speed O/D with Manual foot switch or Auto Mode

17 Inch KMC Tank chrome wheels

Goodyear Wrangler 255/75R17 tires with little to no wear

Bed liner

New chrome front and rear bumpers

Headers with custom crossover pipe and custom exhaust tips

360 Engine stroked to 408CI with forged pistons/moly rings/256H Comp Cam/forged H Beam rods/forged Eagle stroker crankshaft/340 J Heads/Dual Plane intake w/Holley 4bbl

Dual 14 inch Thermostatically controlled electric radiator fans

Painted White with a below belt line Patriot Blue – then covered with Blue Frost Pearl clear coat

Cat III hitch with wiring and under dash Brake Controller

There are two spots of rust that will need repair: the driver door and some small bubbling over RR wheel well

I have approximately 25K miles on the drive train since 2003 and have loved driving every inch of the way.  I also would have no issue with driving this truck from here in Charlotte to Los Angeles to Seattle and back to Charlotte.  The truck does need some TLC and an owner that can give it the attention it deserves.  I don’t drive it enough!!  If the photos do not answer all questions, please see, and hear, videos at:

http://www.eagleheart.com/1978dodge_d150.mp4

http://www.eagleheart.com/d1501.mp4

http://www.eagleheart.com/d1502.mp4

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Please ask any questions you might have via the ‘Ask Seller’ option…..I will answer any and all questions, related to the Truck, honestly and as soon as possible.

Note: 440 Long block Engine is available at $1k with the purchase of truck. (no intake/carbs/etc).

1. The listed miles are SINCE the work was completed. That is in addition to the original approximately 92,000 miles on the analog odometer. Total running time since build is 770.8 hours

Engine bay photos can be seen at: http://www.eagleheart.com/dodge_engbay/