Major_Mopar
Junior Member
- Joined
- Jul 7, 2014
- Posts
- 17
- Reaction score
- 3
- Location
- Canada eh
- Ram Year
- 2001 1500 ext cab short box 4x4 - 1997 1500 rag cab shortbox 4x4
- Engine
- 318 - 5.2
well picked up my second ram about a mounth ago now. its a 97 1500 rag cab shortbox and 4x4. its got a 5.2 in it. picked up the truck to fix up and give me somthing to do in my spare time. now trying to get the truck on the road for winter to give me time to fix a couple things on my 2001 (daily driver). well heres the 97 first time i seen it.
i seen the truck in the feild on my way to collage and i dident move all year. the preveus owner sed it only sat for 9 mouths but its been there for at lest 2. iam in on canada so the rust is there but its not to bad considering its sat for so long. thing wrong with it are brakes are all rusted together and needs brake lines. leaks oil out of the oil pan is my qwick gess could be wrong and the rust. other then that it starts up and runs good only 173xxx km/107xxx mi. so i got the truck and took it home.
and couple more pictures of around it.
so number one thing iam working on right now is the brakes. make some brake lines off the master and started on the back drums. had to get spring kit shoes and drums. the old drums were so stuck i was taking chunks out of them with the hammer. also sanded and ground down the fram a bite. took fenders off to make the brake lines a little less pain.
now i no a little about trucks and cars but am still lerning. may have to bug everyone for some help some time. but sofar happy with how this is coming. i work full time and and hoping to have the both drums done by the end of the week end and some more brake lines. once i get the truck rolling and stoping think it will go into the drive way to cut off the bumpers and fix the oil leak. then it will be onto body work. also want to say what a nice forum this is plenty to keep me bizzy. anyways feel like iam draging on now what dose everyone think?
i seen the truck in the feild on my way to collage and i dident move all year. the preveus owner sed it only sat for 9 mouths but its been there for at lest 2. iam in on canada so the rust is there but its not to bad considering its sat for so long. thing wrong with it are brakes are all rusted together and needs brake lines. leaks oil out of the oil pan is my qwick gess could be wrong and the rust. other then that it starts up and runs good only 173xxx km/107xxx mi. so i got the truck and took it home.
and couple more pictures of around it.
so number one thing iam working on right now is the brakes. make some brake lines off the master and started on the back drums. had to get spring kit shoes and drums. the old drums were so stuck i was taking chunks out of them with the hammer. also sanded and ground down the fram a bite. took fenders off to make the brake lines a little less pain.
now i no a little about trucks and cars but am still lerning. may have to bug everyone for some help some time. but sofar happy with how this is coming. i work full time and and hoping to have the both drums done by the end of the week end and some more brake lines. once i get the truck rolling and stoping think it will go into the drive way to cut off the bumpers and fix the oil leak. then it will be onto body work. also want to say what a nice forum this is plenty to keep me bizzy. anyways feel like iam draging on now what dose everyone think?