Hey guys so i just joinedhere also! Iended up going to a Dealer Auction (dad has a friend who is one and got use a "membership") and picked up a 2004 Ram 1500 with 65K miles, Also im paying for it. It has a 5.7 L Hemi Magnum in it, a new K&N Intake, Dual exhaust, All around tint to, power everything also. But the Front is a bit damaged, and that was the reason as to why i bought it so cheap. I paid 7,800 for it to. I' just went to the auto body shop and he said he can fix everything. So its going in tomorrow...

What should i do to it next?

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Welcome.

 

Welcome to the Forum and good job on your truck. It looks like the front end damage is highly cosmetic and should be failry easy and inexpensive to fx.

As far as mods... well the sky is the limit for you. I am however more of an outside guy on my truck before I get into engine parts.

I would look at the following things:

1. Bed Liner or Bed Rug (With with sprayed in bedliners or a bed rug)
2. Rear Wheel liners
3. Front end shield (you will appreciate it)
4. Spend some good money in floor Matts and either scotch guard your seats or get some good covers.
5. Check and change all your fluids, change your plugs, look for leaks, run some good fuel additives and make sure your injectors are clean, make sure your undercarriage is clean.

I would do #5 first then the rest and then start playing.

Again.. Welcome to the Forum... Best of luck

 

well since you saved some money and it already has mods.......look at what youve done.......u have exhaust and a CAI, so its already breathing properly.....first thing I would do is your basic tune up.....remove ur K&N filter clean it with a recharge kit.......change ur spark plugs......open up the throttle body and spray some carb cleaner in it, and then wipe it out with a dry cloth.....while ur doing the throttle body check to see if it has a spacer in it....if it does great....if not you might wanna get one.......oil change....check all ur fluids......make sure to check the tranny fluid and power steering fluid and rear diff. fluid......check your brakes as well......as far as cosmetics you said ur getting the damage fixed, so the next thing i would do since you already have ur exhaust and CAI is take it to a transmission shop it costs fourty bucks for a diagnostics check....check ur cvi and internal pressures make sure ur tranny isnt a piece...trust me im dealing with that focking nightmare right now.....after all that your next mod should be the tuner for your computer....(superchips)......if you want some cool websites to check out let me know I have a dozen sites you can go to to get aftermarket **** for cheap....nice truck man good luck.....

 

Thanx for all the input guys. I did check the Power steering fluid and it was bone dry, so it was making a bad noise. But i did fix that and got some new stuff. I also added raditor fluid to. So im going to try the stuff you guys mentioned also. Thanx again so far!

 

Here just in case ur feeling curious.....

All cosmetic mods.... http://www.streetbeatcustoms.com/index.html (interior and exterior)

Transmission Mods.... http://www.transmissionsone.com/45rf...s_from_pat.htm

Tires..... http://www.tirerack.com/

All kinds of ****.... http://www.performancecenter.com/

good luck again~cobra killer

 

Awesome thanks alot Cobra Killer

 

Welcome from this scurvy dog. You got that truck about 3k under Kelley Blue Book, smart man.

 

Nice Looking truck, I was wondering how much they are charging you to get the front fixed.

 

I would fix the damage before mods.

You will need a grill, looks like some brakets behind the bumper are messed up. If the bumper cover is not cracked it can be re-used. That hood and fender can be fixed. All that plus paint it still going to bull you over, my guess.... $1500.

By the way nice color Paint code PS2.