WTH? LOL
Um you just ruined that beast! :suspect:
Have you guys put on and tested the steering fix yet?
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WTH? LOL
Um you just ruined that beast! :suspect:
Have you guys put on and tested the steering fix yet?
No, not yet.
It getting a 40 or 50 series flowmaster. I just haven't had time to do it.
About 80% done. The new black carpet should be in sometime next week, we'll finish dying the rest of the interior panels, we're leaving the back seats out for now... not sure what we're going to do about those yet. The power crossfire seats are fully functional, just need to tidy up the wiring.
I located a sport bumper, so, we'll be picking that up sometime next week as well... so the chrome will be going "bye-bye" shortly.
Still have to put the rear bumper on, and get in the bed caps, along with getting the rear window installed... and now a reverse problem just popped up...
ALMOST THERE!!! :)
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Hans poking around, trying to figure out the reverse problem
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The custom exhaust all finished!
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POR15 all over the interior.... NO MORE RUST ALLOWED!!!
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dyed door panel, and crossfire seat all bolted it with the customized brackets
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Can't wait to see those lights with the sport bumper and the hood down!
Still waiting on the link for the lights... Please?
We got the lights from eBay. You can get them from lmctruck, but they are more money.
Wow! You halo'd the ram? lol
Looking good
The trans is usually the 1st thing to go in these
I'm talking with a place down in Alabama today to order up some upgraded trans parts for it. It will probably put me at their stage 3 Mega Viper trans lol. Where do they come up with these names?
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Third time is a charm with this trans. We smoked 2 trans pumps on initial start up only to find out that the torque converter hub was machined wrong and pushed the converter into the trans causing the pump to kill itself. Now we just got the trans back with the 3rd new pump and the torque converter back from the machine shop so the hub is the right size now.
Since we switched to the sport bumper, I have to get yet another new grille and mounting bracket for the grille. I'm also getting some new door and tailgate handles in so the small things look nice. Then, it's just wiring in the seats and installing the rest of the interior.
Looking back at it now, there is no way in HELL I would do all this to a 96 Ram again. I could have easily had a 2003+ model year diesel dually for the cash I threw at this thing.
Looks like a fun project, I do have to comment on the previous statements about the truck. I had a simple equation back when I had one for work. Gas V10=gutless whore. You will be standing on it for sure.
It makes more power and torque then a cummins diesel of the same year
Well, the oil pump grenaded 2 weeks ago and the starter went out.... both at the same time LOL. So, in typical me fashion, I bought the new oil pump gears, rear oil pump cover, gaskets/seals.... dove into the truck and remembered the sloppy steering it had. So, I got a new Borgeson steering box and steering shaft, reman'd power steering pump, new power steering lines, and a dual steering stabilizer setup. We also fixed up the trailer wiring and got a new progressive trailer brake controller that plugs into the factory harness. The old trailer brake controller was hacked in with wires running the length of the truck. The factory plug was unused and tucked behind the fuse box. It's so silly not to use it because of a $10 harness adapter.
I also installed a 4.56 gear set in the rear. Got a whole 150 miles on it before the oil pump crapped out. I still have to do the front, but that's going to have to wait another few weeks. This truck is just a lift ornament, and I need to get this thing making money for me first haha.
Here's a pic of the dual steering stabilizers. It's a skyjacker kit. I bought a set of blue boots for the shocks because the red would clash :). Installing the kit was a major PITA because of the plow mount. Hopefully we will have a plow for that mount next week to make keeping it worth the hassle.
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Lookin GOOD Hansie :)
I got some GAS $$$ sitting on the counter for ya.....
Bob. =)
Have you guys replaced the drag link yet, it can cause steering looseness even with the stabalizers installed
HTC EVO 4G
Also if you didn't know the dash boards are a known problem for cracking and then your wiring will melt and fail from minor sunlight
HTC EVO 4G
Drag link was replaced at some time with a Moog one. It's still in good shape, so I'm leaving it alone. Our dash isn't cracked neither :)
All of the slop was in the steering gear box. Even adjusting the screw on top of the box did nothing to remove the slop. So, new box and shaft. I'll find out on tuesday how it drives.
Yes but do you have this MOD?
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LOL, Well... I'm sure my dad would rub that in my face since he has a silverado 2500 and a vette.... and his shit is never broken :p
Tell him he has to drive it, and it will come...
Also the slop in your steering could be the bushing in the column...
I'm replacing the bushing while doing the new steering shaft. I had Em turn the wheel and it was definitely in the box though.
..almost always is. The box and the frame rails flex a good bit too. If you dont have a brace yet, if you are going to be plowing this winter, id suggest it, they are cheap too.
Jason
I have to see if the brace will clear my plow mount. I had to trim my plow mount a good bit to get the steering stabilizer kit in there.
It's come to the point that I don't even have to ask Emilie for permission to get stuff for the truck. She's just "whatever it needs, just get it" LOL. Lots of frustration wrapped up into this thing.
Good news is, a lot of guys make a fortune plowing snow down here. If you have larger communities up your way, if you can afford 2-4 trucks you can usually get the contract to clear the streets and it pays big bucks down here.
Jason
My next door neighbor makes $2-3k per weekend doing mostly commercial parking lots. It can definitely pay good but you better have a backup truck if you get any contracts because it's very hard on trucks. You'll end up paying $100+ an hour for someone else to come finish your lot if you have a catastrophic failure.
Got it all fired up today and that lasted a whole 5 seconds before the timing chain ate my new cam sensor. Another new sensor comes in on monday. I'll have to space this one a bit further away from the chain this time :)
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I think all of the broke down 3/s cars infected my truck. I'll make it run like a champ and run it into the ground :p
starts and all that jazz just fine. some bushing on the steering column now was not set right... when you turn the steering wheel, it shifts gears. "new" replacement steering column coming tomorrow morning :(
Go ahead and stick some VR4 decals and shit on it, Em.
You know you should. :D
It will probably run better. :(
Is this a NEW issue?
Where did you find this truck again? (Buy a haunted truck.com? :) )
All I can say is "come ON truck!!!!" (I need you....)
Bob. :)
It's an issue we caused. There is a bushing you can add to the steering column to get the slop out of it. Well, when we put it in... we put it in too far. So yea.... gotta replace the whole column because of that goof up. So, we'll swap one in tomorrow and send it in for an alignment on wednesday... then put some miles on it.
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But you could blame it on the "pedigree"...:)Quote:
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Never thought you'd hear "I put it in too far", did ya? Lol
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It's going in for an alignment tomorrow. Hoping for the best :)
Saturday maybe?
Bob. :)
we'll see. I'm not jinxing anything. I'll wait until after the alignment to let ya know LOL.
Heads up, if you're NOT coming, we need to talk....
Bob.