71 dodge d-100

dodgejohn · Post by **dodgejohn** » Sat Nov 20, 2004 1:59 pm

well just baught a 71 have not got it home yet monday i will though. its pretty clean needs a little work. will have to find some mirrors,and get the wipers to work and fix i fender brace on right side.other than that it just needs cleaned up. 318 727 trany. only has 80,000 miles on it. i am thrilled to death with it

Jims68 · Post by **Jims68** » Sat Nov 20, 2004 2:15 pm

Very nice find John. Welcome! You will like this forum. If you have any questions, just ask. Everyone is here to talk about these old Dodges.

I am sure you will find the parts that you need too.

Jim

Post by **cowboy** » Sun Nov 21, 2004 8:30 am

john

to the site , sounds like you have a good truck , on your wipers , unless you already know whats wrong with them , start with checking the fuse , or if you can here the motor working ,or the wiper arms can be loose or strip out easy fix , if you need any parts just post under parts wanted here on the site Good luck on her & come back soon & just kick you shoes off & vist

Website · Post by **wideblock** » Sun Nov 21, 2004 12:05 pm

hey dave, in all them parts you and chris took, theres a set of 70-71 wiper pivots

i found on my 66 wipers, all it needed was a little grounding help. ran a jumper wier from one of the wiper motor bolts to a good clean surface under the dash. it isnt a permanent fix, but it worked for 2 years.

welcome to the board john. check with napa, they sell new wiper motors for around $75 if you need one. if its the switch, good luck, i had to buy one from the salvage yard. no one around here sells any new ones.

dodgejohn · Post by **dodgejohn** » Sun Nov 21, 2004 5:47 pm

well the right side moves the drivers don,t might be stripped out ? will find out when i get it home. while i am here what rims will work on it if i choose to loose the mags?thanks for the help. john

Website · Post by **wideblock** » Sun Nov 21, 2004 10:52 pm

assuming its a half ton, the pattern is 5 on 4.5 bolt circle. this is shared with ford cars and small trucks, dodge cars, some jeeps, and toyota 5 lug trucks. whatever you get, make sure the back spacing is no more then 3.5 inches or you will rub the steering arm in a hard left. i had 15x8 amercan racing mags on mine with 31x10.5x15's on all four corners. this is the biggest tire you will get on the front of a half ton without modifying the fenders. the back will hold up to a 33x12.5x15. be carefull on some mags as well, one set i tryed had the center too thick for the stud length i had, and finding left hand tread mag wheel nuts is nearly impossible.