{"id":24844,"date":"2019-07-05T09:00:35","date_gmt":"2019-07-05T13:00:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.dodgegarage.com\/news-api\/?p=24844"},"modified":"2024-03-25T11:24:21","modified_gmt":"2024-03-25T15:24:21","slug":"mobility-mashup-diy-pickup-trucks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/showcase\/2019\/07\/mobility-mashup-diy-pickup-trucks.html","title":{"rendered":"Mobility Mashup; DIY Pickup Trucks"},"content":{"rendered":"

There\u2019s no denying the pickup truck market is hot. Our co-workers at Ram and Jeep\u00ae<\/sub> have won countless accolades on the new 2019 Ram 1500<\/a><\/u> and the 2020 Jeep Gladiator<\/a><\/u> has the midsize truck world on its head. But, what if you want something with a Dodge badge on it? Sure, you could simply buy an older Dodge pickup – we made millions of them over the decades. Or, you can take things into your own hands. Literally. Feeling creative? Got a reciprocating saw? A number of folks have built their very own Dodge pickup trucks from some unlikely donor vehicles. Let\u2019s take a look at a few\u2026<\/p>\n

1971 Dodge Ram Wagon Conversion<\/p>\n

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This one seems to answer a question no one was asking, but it was done anyway. This 1971 Dodge Ram Wagon was a long wheelbase van, a B3500 chassis…I say WAS because, as you can see, now it\u2019s a pickup truck.<\/p>\n

There were companies who turned vans into fifth-wheel haulers, but this isn\u2019t one of those. I talked with Darrin, the current owner, who says it appears that when it was built, it was well done. Unfortunately, it\u2019s been neglected over the years and is in need of both mechanical and cosmetic repairs. That said, LOOK AT THIS THING! It already has a 400-cid V8, a rebuilt carb and it wouldn\u2019t take that much to get it running correctly. If you\u2019re feeling adventurous, it\u2019s for sale<\/a><\/u> in west Michigan.<\/p>\n

Dodge Caravan Minivan-Turned-Pickup<\/p>\n

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There have been a number of minivans cut up into pickups over the years. Most are garbage, especially the one in this video<\/a><\/u> that you MUST watch! The story behind this vehicle<\/a><\/u> is that it was essentially free to the shop that built it; the transmission was blown out, but it was otherwise rust-free and the price was right. The fit and finish is much better than you\u2019d expect and the body shop uses it as a parts runner.<\/p>\n

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Another Caravan-As-Cargo-Hauler<\/p>\n

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It\u2019s not well done, it\u2019s not pretty. I can\u2019t even guarantee it\u2019s still on the road, but\u2026  Here, digest this anyway you\u2019d like<\/a><\/u>.<\/p>\n

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Dodge Charger Ute<\/p>\n

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In Australia, there have been a number of factory-uilt utility cars or \u201cUtes\u201d as they like to call them there. In 1967,Dodge sold a Valiant Ute (yes, I know, I know…but it was in Australia so it\u2019s okay). You could even get it with a 3.5- or 4.0-liter 6-cylinder HEMI\u00ae<\/sup> engine.<\/p>\n

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\"aBut what if you wanted one today? That\u2019s where the guys at Smyth Performance come in. They\u2019ve developed a kit to turn a 2005-2010 Dodge Charger into a Ute<\/a><\/u>. And yes, you can use the HEMI engine and even SRT\u00ae<\/sup> cars for the conversion. In fact, the company\u2019s own shop truck has plans to add a supercharger!<\/p>\n

Of course, the factory took this idea and ran with it a couple of times over the years: The early A100 pickups and the Dodge Rampage come to mind right away, but if you\u2019re looking for inspiration and have a do-it-yourself side, perhaps you can come up with your own Dodge pickup!<\/p>\n

In the comments below, tell us what you think would make the base for a great pickup truck…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

There\u2019s no denying the pickup truck market is hot. Our co-workers at Ram and Jeep\u00ae have won countless accolades on the new 2019 Ram 1500 and the 2020 Jeep Gladiator has the midsize truck world on its head. But, what if you want something with a Dodge badge on it? Sure, you could simply buy an older Dodge pickup – we made millions of them over the decades. Or, you can take things into your own hands. Literally. Feeling creative? Got a reciprocating saw? A number of folks have built their very own Dodge pickup trucks […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":31,"featured_media":24903,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[638],"tags":[2227],"class_list":["post-24844","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-showcase","tag-mods"],"acf":[],"custom_fields":{"post_thumbnail_image":"https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/mobility-mashup-feature.jpg","icon_selection":"article","external_link":"","featured_article":[],"upload_background_image":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24844"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/31"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=24844"}],"version-history":[{"count":12,"href":"https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24844\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":43542,"href":"https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24844\/revisions\/43542"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/24903"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=24844"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=24844"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=24844"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}