What Did You Do To Your 2ND GEN RAM Today?
#5642
Heh, that right rear is showing wear bars and has a bulge. The left rear is my spare, which is the best wheel on the truck. The fronts are a bit better, but not by much. Hopefully, I can come up with enough scratch to get new rubber by the end of July.
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Used tires man, they're $25 a pop around here.
All you need to know is how to read the date code on the tires to make sure they're not more than 4 or 5 years old and you need to put a knee on each one to check for dry-rot.
There's a couple tire places here that store their used tires inside so most of them are in pretty good shape.
All you need to know is how to read the date code on the tires to make sure they're not more than 4 or 5 years old and you need to put a knee on each one to check for dry-rot.
There's a couple tire places here that store their used tires inside so most of them are in pretty good shape.
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#5646
Hacked off door bottom
Yo! My first post. Today I took the passenger door off and chopped the inner & outer panel bottoms off. they're totally rusted through. Grabbed a welder off craigslist and started practicing welding! Got some replacement panels to slap on once I my welding mojo improves.
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If you haven't heard of them before, there's a grinding wheel called a flap wheel for angle grinders. One of those will clean up the weld nicely so you won't have a bulge when you paint the door. Just make sure you get one in a fine grit and use light pressure.
#5649
Ya, I picked up a bunch of those, 40, 60, 80, & 120 grits. Once the doors are done, there's a bunch of smaller spots I'm gonna clean up too.
#5650
I'm a computer nerd in my day job so this will be a change of pace. Haven't welded since 8th grade.
My primary goal is that the door closes once I put it back on. If it looks half decent ( and passes inspection) that'll be a bonus.