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Old 07-03-2012, 12:03 PM
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Originally Posted by phelsel
"D-O-D-G-E, I drive a dodge cuse I can't spell chevrolet"
Jerks, and its a joke I hate hevys,
But since none has any fabracation imagination, ill share my plan I'm gona cut the lip off of the hood and the substructure gold three skin down and tack it down to the sub structure and box it in so it will fall and sit flush with the grille like any other vehicle, and make brakets to mount the grille to the coresupport and bumper


Wow. No fabrication imagination? .......never saw that coming with my years in engineering management...but you are probably right there, young pup!


And when the front edge of that hood gets floppy running down the raod there, let us know how it works out! Sometimes an edge is bent on sheet metal for strength......OK...most of the time.....


 
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Old 07-03-2012, 06:01 PM
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I did it on my Dakota, I love it but I never thought about doing it on my Ram. The grill tilts out so you can open and close the hood...As others have said, leaning over the grill on a full sized truck would be bitch.

 
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Old 07-03-2012, 10:05 PM
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Sick Dakota!!! Is that a 408.....
 
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Old 07-03-2012, 10:11 PM
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maybe you could cut the grille in half then call it done.
 
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Originally Posted by Adobedude
I did it on my Dakota, I love it but I never thought about doing it on my Ram. The grill tilts out so you can open and close the hood...As others have said, leaning over the grill on a full sized truck would be bitch.


Looks like more hardware under there than a Freightliner! Looks great!
 
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Old 07-03-2012, 11:26 PM
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Originally Posted by QuadCabLuv
Sick Dakota!!! Is that a 408.....
New 408, 412 RWHP.

Ran 11.79 at 8600' DA first time out. I've done a lot to it trust me, I had it on digital scales last week...3292 lbs.

Hope to spray it into the 10s...I'm roll bar legal
 



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