Damnnnn... That' a big 2nd gen!
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Damnnnn... That' a big 2nd gen!
My 2001 Dodge Ram 1500 Sport!! Pungo Offroad, near OBX, did the suspenion work on my truck before I bought it from the previous owner. Six inch sus lift, with a 3 inch body. BDS Suspension all over. Front stabilizers too 
. What I've done to it includes a Flowmaster Super 44 in place of the stock muffler, SCT 87 canned tune. Some stickers lol...
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Picked up this truck about two months ago, which is about the time I joined the forum. I don't post a whole lot, but I read damn near every thread I lay eyes upon. Anyways... When I bought the truck from a guy in VA, it already had the lift and tires on it. A new trans less than 10k ago (prob due to the fact that he towed a camper without changing the diff. gears on those tires) I haven't done anything to it for appearance except for a few stickers. I picked it up for an absolute steal at 7k flat, and you could tell it was babied (Not a drop of anything, anywhere on the engine and no leaks from trans, diffs, etc). It clearly never saw the mud because there was not a flake of dried mud ANYWHERE, so either this guy paid $$$$ to have a pro clean the **** out of it, or it never saw past his gravel drive. The only catch was the A/C didn't work. Test drove it and it purred like a kitten with 170k on the clock.
After I brought it home, I had it checked out by our family mechanic (this guy is so unbelievably fair, its almost criminal) and he said I needed front brake pads, rear drum cylinder, gas cap (threw code), and general tune up stuff (plugs, wires, dist, rotor...). Ran beautifully for about a month and it stared misfiring on cyl 5. Family guy said compression was real low, and pulled the heads. Sure enough, both heads were cracked right along valves. Got new stock heads, swapped over the usable valves, and purrs like a kitten all over again. A/C turned out the be a bad compressor, and evap. Blows cold now!
So guys, any questions or comments?
. What I've done to it includes a Flowmaster Super 44 in place of the stock muffler, SCT 87 canned tune. Some stickers lol...MORE PICS HERE:
http://img20.imageshack.us/g/dsc0071jo.jpg/
STORY TIME
Picked up this truck about two months ago, which is about the time I joined the forum. I don't post a whole lot, but I read damn near every thread I lay eyes upon. Anyways... When I bought the truck from a guy in VA, it already had the lift and tires on it. A new trans less than 10k ago (prob due to the fact that he towed a camper without changing the diff. gears on those tires) I haven't done anything to it for appearance except for a few stickers. I picked it up for an absolute steal at 7k flat, and you could tell it was babied (Not a drop of anything, anywhere on the engine and no leaks from trans, diffs, etc). It clearly never saw the mud because there was not a flake of dried mud ANYWHERE, so either this guy paid $$$$ to have a pro clean the **** out of it, or it never saw past his gravel drive. The only catch was the A/C didn't work. Test drove it and it purred like a kitten with 170k on the clock.
After I brought it home, I had it checked out by our family mechanic (this guy is so unbelievably fair, its almost criminal) and he said I needed front brake pads, rear drum cylinder, gas cap (threw code), and general tune up stuff (plugs, wires, dist, rotor...). Ran beautifully for about a month and it stared misfiring on cyl 5. Family guy said compression was real low, and pulled the heads. Sure enough, both heads were cracked right along valves. Got new stock heads, swapped over the usable valves, and purrs like a kitten all over again. A/C turned out the be a bad compressor, and evap. Blows cold now!
So guys, any questions or comments?
Just want to check out the flex.
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Haha, I gotta have some sort of vehicle for gas mileage!
Thanks guys, I get so many head turns around town... I pull up to the pump and shake my head, goin "why did I buy this..."... then I drive through the main street in first gear, buildings both sides (exhaust reverbs real loud), with the windows down blastin' "Brantley Gilbert - Hell on Wheels". As I roll through goin 15mph at 1500 rpm, its all eyes on me, and I remember why I just put another $50 bucks in the tank.
Thanks guys, I get so many head turns around town... I pull up to the pump and shake my head, goin "why did I buy this..."... then I drive through the main street in first gear, buildings both sides (exhaust reverbs real loud), with the windows down blastin' "Brantley Gilbert - Hell on Wheels". As I roll through goin 15mph at 1500 rpm, its all eyes on me, and I remember why I just put another $50 bucks in the tank.
