Hi all,
I was a Dodge kid growing up, almost entirely because of my mom's Dodge Ram conversion van, a 1996 or 1997 (not sure which, maybe even 1995 - once I go see it again I might be able to get the actual year...either way, once I get the title, I should know for sure). It was such a staple of my life growing up that it is what lead to my interest in cars.
As an adult, I've kinda moved on from Dodge, but that van is working its way back into my life. It's been in the possession of my mother's partner, inherited after she passed. He's been wanting to give the van to me for some time, but I've never really had the means to take it in.
Unfortunately, it's been rotting away for probably the better part of a decade now, so I've decided I need to move forward with getting it taken care of before it becomes untenable. It's been beaten up by folks trying to break in (smashed a window) so the interior has been getting beat up by the elements, though I think most of it is salvageable. I want to try to keep as much original as possible and only replace what absolutely needs to be.

That's where I'm probably going to run into issues that I'll need help with. I haven't found any good online sources for OEM NOS/used parts or a good parts catalogue. Being a conversion van, a lot of the interior stuff is all custom so I may never find a good source for that stuff and may just need to work with an interior upholstery place for a lot of the interior stuff, but I think for the most part, mechanical and exterior stuff should all be Dodge parts.

An example of something I'm trying to source now: a hubcap for the driver's rear wheel. I don't have a part number, so I'm hoping maybe some folks on the forum would recognize the part and know where I might be able to get one or at least a part number that I might be able to search for. There will be likely be many more questions like this coming haha

Appears to be 5 lugs but I don't know spacing or anything

 

EBay and On-line or car and truck swap meets are going to be the best bet i think... Good Luck.... Keep us posted on the project... Love the Custom Conversion Van days !!!!

 

In the mid nineties you could buy a new full size convertion van for less then a new minivan.