Something that blows black!...kinda'.

[DSMINMN]

Well I'm bored, everyone else is making project threads and I don't feel like doing homework right now! So here we go.

July 26th, at about 7-8:00PM my dad and I set off for Nebraska. We didn't know exactly where we were headed, we just knew it was somewhere around Cody. Yeah, Google Map that shit. Better yet, I'll do it for you.

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In other words, it was a long ass trip! We spent the night in Souix Falls (I think), slept a measly...3-4 hours and were back at it. We expected an alright shape truck. I mean, it had about 248,xxxmiles on it and the guy lived on what looked like a farm. Here are the pictures he sent me originally as well as one I found on the previous owner's Facebook page.

1995 Dodge Ram 2500 12 Valve Cummins


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[b00sted_spyder]

If you ever need driveshaft work, send them to Proven Force. Is that a 2wd or 4x4?

[DSMINMN]

From the looks and sound of it, the truck was pretty clean. The previous owners claimed it has all synthetic fluids, a rebuilt transmission a billet input shaft and a "different" or "better" torque converter (I forget his exact words). That sounded alright to me.

We get to Cody and call the guy up, he tells us to drive west out of town and we were to look for his newer white Chevy dually. He said it was take him a few minutes to get down his driveway. Alright, we headed out. After about 15 minutes we figured we went too far. Turned around and there he was.

Now shit you I not, this guy's driveway was 5-8+ miles long, easily! He later told us he had about 200,000 acres...maybe it was 400,000....I forget. Either way, he had a LOAD of land. We get to the truck, it looks alright. It's been repainted, the body work was okay but it's a truck.

We test drove her down the driveway and everything checked out. The four-wheel drive worked, it shifted smoothly and it didn't act stupid in any way. The only thing he said it needed was the front steering stabilizer and the steering gear box; all of that jazz. He has the parts ordered from BD Power and he said he would ship it to us (we've yet to see anything). We bought the bitch and made it home by about 11:00PM; what a trip..


This was a few weeks later. Yeah, I know..Colorado plates. According to this guy he bought the truck while he was living in or in Colorado for whatever reason. He then took it to New Mexico. I also believe he mentioned Texas. That was where he was originally from so maybe that's where the confusion comes from; know's, care's.


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Now my dad being who he is...just can't leave anything alone. Before you knew it, we were both buying new parts for it left and right. A new grill, headlights, bed liner, rear bumper, front bumper plastics, factory side molding and some stainless steel rocker covers. Oh! Fender flares too! Not the one's I would've liked but they weren't $5xx.


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Yeah, we threw a 3500 dually tailgate on it. We literally had it sitting in our back "shed" for the last 15 years. The story behind it pretty much goes like so; a guy screwed his up and needed one "yesterday" for a trip somewhere. So they banged the thing out to just have the guy go on his trip without it and blow the truck up. The fuuuu?

Whatever, I think it does the truck good as far a looks go. It just needs some white to make it look at home.

It didn't take long before I started to put it to work. Hauling a shell to the scrap yard!


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[DSMINMN]

Of course there has to be some performance. Back when I actually had money I bought myself a "nice" Magnaflow exhaust..that wasn't all there. They literally took a piece out of the kit and figured it would work. lol This was over a month or two ago. Just today I received confirmation that they have sent me the piece of pipe I am missing. I've been running just a down-pipe and about 24-32" of pipe. The sound is starting to get a little annoying but I like it. :D


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I also yanked that lame-o silencer ring off of that little 'ol HX35doubleya'.

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[DSMINMN]

Here are a few pictures of me trying to get all crafty with taking pictures.


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Yes I get bored and yes I need a decent camera. Who doesn't?

[DSMINMN]

If you ever need driveshaft work, send them to Proven Force. Is that a 2wd or 4x4?

Hey, thanks! I will keep that in mind.

This truck 'tis a 4x4! That was one of the many reasons I decided on it. I do somewhat like the idea of having a manual trans. truck though. The auto. can be nice for some things though, too. :cheer: lol

[goodhart]

12 valve FTW!!

If I was going to get any truck it would be one of these.

Now take the fuel plate out of that sucker and get some injectors!

[turbotalon1g]

Diesel truck. :-!

[Kracka]

LOL @ Prius repellant!

[DSMINMN]

12 valve FTW!!

If I was going to get any truck it would be one of these.

Now take the fuel plate out of that sucker and get some injectors!

Yes sir indeed. I looked at a few 24 Valves but after the main one I was looking at had the lift pump go out on me (on the way back to the dealership LOL), I set my sights on something different.

I always tell people that I see no point in not going straight for the "big" truck(s) as they call it. For me this is a minimum. If you're getting something to haul it had better haul and then some.

I'm not sure on the fuel plate. Maybe I'll get an aftermarket one. Or cut it. lol Same difference. Injectors probably aren't in my near future. Sometime this summer possibly if I'm working at a machine shop.

Diesel truck. :-!

Good shit right there.

LOL @ Prius repellant!

You like that?! lol Everyone get's a little chuckle out of it. Since having half of my exhaust gone I feel kind of like a tool with it there.