Hello im new to DTR and i thought i would share some pics of my truck. Its a 1980 Power Wagon 200 crew cab short box but im extending the frame to a long box and dumping in a 93 cummins 5 speed getrag. Tell me what you think

 

Flippin' awesome. Stick with the chrome bumper and quad Headlights. You have a winner.

 

That is a bad truck will be nice when it is done.

 

Looks like a fine starting point...Good luck and Welcome to the DTR!!

PS...Got to the "Sticky" and start reading....tons of useful info there, and the search option is invaluable as well...

 

I don't care for it, tell you what, p/m me your adress and I'll road trip over from Alberta and get it out of your driveway for you
Seriously, that is sweet.
I'm with theidlemind,keep the "retro" front end if at all possible.
Oh,and welcome to the forum,nice to see a fellow Canadian on here. You'll actually find quite a few of us here.

 

Sweet truck, I think the front end looks good on the older trucks but its your truck and coin. Do what you think is best. How in the world do you Canada guys find rust free rigs up there? Good luck with the build.

 

Hey another Manitoban........welcome to the site and good luck with your project. It'll be nice to see another crew with a Cummins.

Freight Train, don't know about the others, but I run south of the border for my rust free 1st gens

 

Since you're going to be doing some Frame Work, I recommend using the frame off of the '93 and just do a body swap to add the Crew-cab itself. The '93 frame is 8" tall and your 1980 W200 is most likely 7" tall... Would make life a lot easier in the long run and you'd have a more robust chassis.

The reason to swap to a crew cab is because they stopped making them after '85 but they continued to make HUGE improvements through '93... You have a better starting point there just my opinion.

 

Very good points.....What he said....

 

thanks guys i will keep u updated with pictures as i go deeper in to debt!!!

 

just charge it! ;-) turbo diesel that is