I recently purchased a 1995 Ram 1500 4x4 with a manual transmission. I bought it for hauling and if the need arises towing. Hopefully at some point I'll have a useful contributions, but in the beginning I'll probably be looking for pointers on maintenance issues.

 

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This will be an interesting project, congratulations on your purchase and good luck! You've came to the right place - this forum is a great resource with tons of useful information.