1978 Dodge W150 "BEAST"

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My "BEAST" is a 1978 Dodge W150.

It is also, and more well known as a Powerwagon W150. The 150 of the name may indicate to some of you it has a weaker suspension, &/or it is built like a more "light-duty" truck, but let me tell you that It is NOT named "THE BEAST" for no reason.

I plan on someday relatively soon, adding stainless, slant-cut "Big Rig" exhaust pipes extruding out of the truck bed, and reaching over the cab. I would also like to have a custom made bumper/brush bar built for the front, due to the fact that my stock front bumper was ripped off while four-wheeling. My new bumper when constructed will hold a winch.

Personally my beast and I are doing fine, although it could come in handy rescuing other stuck off road drivers. I have rescued many a vehicle in some of my favorite swampland, and a winch would make it that much easier.

I go wheeling to any local wetland. I usually drive down the road, find woods, and flatten it, hoping to find some held water once deep enough off road. Well it is a DODGE for one thing. And my ONLY complaint, is my transfer case. I've heard only good things about my NP230F. yet I am currently in another point in time where I need yet another transfer case. I'd like to upgrade it to a "heavier-duty" New Process. Maybe the NP250F. I've heard it's divorced from the tranny, so that just makes it a bigger price tag/job to install.

Body lifts are weak. I understand most people install them merely to fit larger tires onto their axles, but I plan to get a set of 44x18.5x15 BOGGERS! And I would most certainly install a larger SUSPENSION lift before I add a foot tall airhole between my frame&body.

Plus a body lift is clearly not as helpful/productive of a lift seeing as how your frame/drivetrain remains much lower, giving you far less ground clearance.

Would like to see more pictures of readers rides, and videos of Four Wheeling with others' rides in fun wooded area. Not that everyone must be in a wooded area, I merely appreciate the natural surroundings.

Kirklee

United States