I am a Mopar or no car man. I was raised in an all Mopar family, my grandad was a mechanic and powerwagon disciple. I want you to know about my first truck a 1973 W100 single cab long bed. It was the farm truck where I worked in NE Oregon. I learned how to drive in this truck and my boss made a deal with me to work it off when I was 16. The deal was for $2,000 worth of my labor at my $6.00hr pay rate in 1988. The truck had 97,000 miles 8.75 rear 44 front 318 2bbl 727 and 205. It had been loaded like a 1ton, jumped by me and the boss chasing deer, and abused in every way imaginable. Before the end of summer the tired 318 sucked a valve keeerpluey! I bought an E58 360 from a cop car in the local junkyard and a new edelbrock manifold headers and WOW my truck was now one of the fastest in highschool
My highschool had a group of off road enthusiasts and I immediately was adopted into this group of thrill seekers called the "cake eaters". Right away we lifted my truck 2" and put on some 33's my truck was fast but not great wheelin so in went an auburn sure grip now I was breakin trail with the best of them and an occaisional axle. Oops out of room have to continue