96,000 on the 95 Half ton 4wd. Uncle ordered it new, I got it at 73,000.
Brought it home, had to change the drivers side window motor, the radio, and the tires.

I just recently did a 3 inch lift and some 35's.



157,000 on the 94 12 Valve Cummins. My dad bought it with 97,000. New BHAF, 90 HP injectors, TST stage 5 kit. and KDP dealt with. SRW Dana 80 swapped out for a DRW Dana 80, as well as a dually bed. Then parked in 2009.


The dually bed disappeared somewhere around this point


Recently revived in 2015, slowly working on getting it road worthy again.

 

Welp....5 years later and just hit 160K

Have had to do:
Plenum
Water pump
Timing chain
Radiator
Front axle seals
Unit bearings
Fuel pump

about to do ujoints and a second set of tires...all in all, not terrible considering it's almost 19 years old.

 

453,000 miles same engine

 

2001 318 5.2 with 594,000 miles. Just now becoming a headache.

 

How much of that truck is original?

 

Most of it. I modded the suspension to hold 2 pallets of marble pavers. I removed a lot of stuff.

I rebuilt the differential twice. The first time I screwed it up. 4.10 gears set with Yukon Duragrip carrier. I rebuilt the transmission once. Still shifting perfect, but leaks at the rear seal now.

The only real work done to the motor was a half a head job. #7 dropped a valve. The rest was just basic maintenance. I beat the crap out this truck. But sadly it's about done. I don't know how to build engines so I am hunting for a new old truck to move my suspension over to.

Its a 318 2001 dodge 1500 long bed quad cab.

 

Could always just buy a long block, and replace the motor...... might end up being cheaper/less work, than finding a whole 'nother truck.

 

WOW!!!! My figurative hat off to you!

There are a lot of clean, well-maintained, no rust trucks out in the northwest here for dirt cheap if you want another 2nd gen.

 

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1997 1500 4x4 225,569
rebuilt trans 13,000 ago last year in April. burned exhaust valve #8 cylinder, right after trans job, since then great truck, till mysterious electrical "gremlins" just now! think I figured it out tho thru the help of the 2nd Gen tech here in this forum! time will tell!
Gonna have to get into front axle u joints REAL soon too tho!