'98 24 valve ext cab longbed tow pig....

Not really a lot to say other than I didn't WANT to buy this truck but happened upon it and KNEW it was nice as I drove up to it. It's an auto, extended cab long bed (I'm a longbed kind of guy) and I know it will tow my Jeep fairly well. 207k miles on this old dog. It's really not to bad to drive at all. Pretty comfy and a good price for what it is. If I hate it, I'll flip it and make a thousand or two.





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For now, I'm going to keep the shell on and see how that works out. I'm not much of a shell guy but it adds a lot to the "old man" persona and my wife hates it so I think I'll hold onto it


Truck has a new FASS pump, injector pump (about 10k ago), new trans (about 50k ago) and some trackbar and steering upgrades.

I'm not a shell guy, but my Colorado has one. Keeping tools and gear locked up is nice. also doubles well as a tent when needed.

I didn't think I was a shell guy either but my DMax came with one and I use it a lot. When we go to Powell it's nice to have tools, boxes, and covers locked up and not exposed or in the weather. I like the new ride.

I think if my truck had an eight foot bed I'd go back to a box, but it is nice to have everything locked up out of site under a shell. My gripe with the shell is having to crawl into the bed to get to stuff near the front. I want to build a bed slide.

Kevin B. said:

My gripe with the shell is having to crawl into the bed to get to stuff near the front.

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Mine came with a hard tonneau cover. Getting to the front of that 8-footer is hard on the knees, and terrible to slide something heavy toward the front. I want to swap out for a shell (had one on my last truck and loved it), but my wife loves the way the truck looks with the tonneau :amy: I can't even haul an XR50 unless I lay it on its side. Now isn't that stupid? I'm going to wear out the threads removing and installing this friggin thing.

Kevin B. said:

My gripe with the shell is having to crawl into the bed to get to stuff near the front. I want to build a bed slide.

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I keep my totes in the front of the bed, then I use the shovel to hook and drag them back when I need them. I crawled about 2 times, and that sucked. Shovel works well.

jeeper said:

I'm not a shell guy, but my Colorado has one. Keeping tools and gear locked up is nice. also doubles well as a tent when needed.

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That's kind of my current train of thought. My knees will limit my ability to crawl around in there a little. I've thought of a bed slide but we'll have to see how I like the shell before I invest any real $ into the shell setup.

mbryson said:

My knees will limit my ability to crawl around in there a little.

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I thought you still had kids at home... Send them in to get stuff.

I bought my 99 with 200 and just turned 300. I have done a lot of other things, but still on the same injector pump and fass, I can't complain a bit. My favorite upgrade so far has been sport lights with a relay to pull straight from the battery. It was about $500 in parts, but now the lights are as good as my Denali. I was overdriving my headlights at 30 mph it felt.

I have it registered to 34000 and use every bit of it frequently without trouble (NV4500). Surprised to see you in another Dodge!

leorn said:

I bought my 99 with 200 and just turned 300. I have done a lot of other things, but still on the same injector pump and fass, I can't complain a bit. My favorite upgrade so far has been sport lights with a relay to pull straight from the battery. It was about $500 in parts, but now the lights are as good as my Denali. I was overdriving my headlights at 30 mph it felt.

I have it registered to 34000 and use every bit of it frequently without trouble (NV4500). Surprised to see you in another Dodge!

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yes, so am I. However, these things are pretty much gold on the used truck market and the shape this truck is in with where I bought it, I should be fine if it decides to be as big of a pile as my other Dodge

I wish I still had my black '99 longbed, 24 valve, manual with power everything and leather!

Nice truck Marc, I think it was a very good buy!