the codes
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- Joined
- Jan 8, 2012
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- Location
- Houston, Tx
- Ram Year
- 1998
- Engine
- Magnum 5.2
So Iv finally got myself to sit down and get to this, my mod thread. So Just a little background about my truck and myself. I’m a college student right now, and my truck is my hobbie and my baby like most guys on this forum. My dad drove her off the lot in 98 and used her as a work truck and she was always solid for him. He handed her down to me when I turned 16 and Iv been babying her every since. I have such a long list of mods to do for this truck that its not even funny, and its gonna take me some time to get it all done but that’s what makes the journey fun. Hope you guys enjoy the progress, Im loving every minute of it.
So I don’t have very many pictures of her from the day I got her but she was bone stock, except for the step bars and fog lights my dad put on her.
Mod List and Future Mods
Exterior Mods
*Painted Calipers/Drums (Red)
*Step Bars
*FogLights
*Amazon Headlights w/ 35w 6000k HIDS
*Rok-Tek Grille
*hellwig anti-sway bar
*Plastidip Front Bumper/Spoiler
*Xtreme Bed liner
*Rancho Shocks on all corners
*Moog Coil Springs (OEM Replacements)
*20" Chrome XD Rockstars
*Kumho 275/55/20 Tires
*Mopar Black Valve Covers
*Light Bar w/ a few lights
*LED 3rd Recon brake light
*Mopar Red "M" Hood Liner
*Engine Bay Red LED Bars
*Red LED bars behind the grille
*back up beeper system from vatozone
Future Exterior Mods
*Pocket Fender Flares
*Red Hash marks
*new tires
*Painted emblems
*Stubby Antenna
*demolding
*New bumper w/ 4 light pockets
*Custom Plates
*2-3'' body lift
*new diff cover
*Led Tails
*55W 6000K HIDS
*Projector Retro Headlights
*HID Foglights
*WK Back Up lights
*HBS steering stabilizer
*Custom Badge
*Bilstein 5100 shocks
*2'' level kit from TGC
*train horns
*Lined rockers
*Magnaflow 14'' muffler
*MSD Ignition Box
*Shaker Hood
Performance Mods
*Hughes FI Air Gap
*MSD Blaster Coil&Wires
*Flowmaster 40 1 in 2 out dual exhaust w/ slash cut tips
*SCT Canned tunes from Sean
*50 mm bored/shaved Throttle body
*K&N CAI
Future Performance Mods
*Cam
*Stroked 360->408 Swap far far far future lol
*Harland Sharp RR 1.7 Ratio
*Pacesetter Long tube headers
*Efan&Shroud delete
*Trans cooler
*Aluminum radiator
*Trans rebuild w/ performance parts
*Custom tuning from Sean
*Raceland E-Cutout
*4.56 Gears & LSD
*Home Brew CAI Box & Ram Air System
Interior Mods
*Front and Rear Red/Black Seat covers
*Custom Cubby/Cup holders
*Custom Painted Red/Black Interior
*Probox Sub System
*Pioneer 1300 Series single din
*Power Acoustik Crypt series 2000w amp
*"matecki customs" lexan/led display
*Custom Switch Panel in the overhead consol
*viper 2 way system (remote start)
*Black Headliner/Black A Arms/Black Doors/Black Visors/Red accessories on headliner
*Weather tech weather beaters
*dash cap
*LED Floor lighting
*Red interior fabric on door panels
*red led dash cluster lights
*Ferreus dash cluster bezel insert red anodized
*Tint all the way around (limo) except for front 2 windows
Future Interior Mods
*JVC 60BT double din
*weedahoe bezel
*instrument/window switches
*Husky liners
*Dye carpets back to black (faded)
*New speakers
*Custom "stuff"
*Limo tint on front two windows and brow
*Back up cam
*TONS of leds
*New shifter knob w/ o/d relocation
*LMC Dash Replacement
Ill be adding to this and updating it, so check back if your interested, thanks!
Heres how she sits now.
and a VIDEO. I need to get a walk around vid.
First mod I did was replace the headlights (unfortunately since joining ram forumz I now want to replace them again..with some jj headlights -_-). The stockers were the 2 piece design I hated, and were badly oxidized, so they had to go. Later on down the road I added 6000k HID’s in the lows from DDM.
before hid
after
Next was a K&N Intake, that I painted red. The truck theme is black and red, with a slight hint of chrome so it tied in well.
Next up was some billet grille inserts, wanted to get away from the honey comb.
Next I gave her a tune up, as well as replaced the keg with a air gap intake from hughes, along with some new valve covers.
then I changed up the stock exhaust, dualed it out with a 1 in 2 out flowmaster with some slash cut tips.
also changed the cat out, and now need a o2 simmulator for the rear o2 sensor because the cat is to efficient.
Next gave the tired, and worked suspension an upgrade. OEM moog springs and 4 new rancho shocks. Fairly impressed with rancho ride, but not enough to stick with em. Will be trying bilstein next. As for the springs they gave the truck a MUCH better ride and even gave it way better handling.
Upgraded the head unit to a pioneer 1300, mainly so I could listen to my iphone. Am going to be replacing it with a double din and modding the bezel in the future. Around the same time did some under the dash led’s, and a dash carpet to hid the hideously cracked dash. The look has become normal to me and I like it.
really wanted to protect my investment and got a viper one way system installed.
got some weather tech matts, they didn’t have any liners for my model ☹ will be trading these out for husky liners soon.
dumped the stocker tires because they were dry rotted bad from the truck sitting waiting for me to turn 16. Got some rocky mountain falken a/t which were new on the market at the time and I love em.
So I don’t have very many pictures of her from the day I got her but she was bone stock, except for the step bars and fog lights my dad put on her.
Mod List and Future Mods
Exterior Mods
*Painted Calipers/Drums (Red)
*Step Bars
*FogLights
*Amazon Headlights w/ 35w 6000k HIDS
*Rok-Tek Grille
*hellwig anti-sway bar
*Plastidip Front Bumper/Spoiler
*Xtreme Bed liner
*Rancho Shocks on all corners
*Moog Coil Springs (OEM Replacements)
*20" Chrome XD Rockstars
*Kumho 275/55/20 Tires
*Mopar Black Valve Covers
*Light Bar w/ a few lights
*LED 3rd Recon brake light
*Mopar Red "M" Hood Liner
*Engine Bay Red LED Bars
*Red LED bars behind the grille
*back up beeper system from vatozone
Future Exterior Mods
*Pocket Fender Flares
*Red Hash marks
*new tires
*Painted emblems
*Stubby Antenna
*demolding
*New bumper w/ 4 light pockets
*Custom Plates
*2-3'' body lift
*new diff cover
*Led Tails
*55W 6000K HIDS
*Projector Retro Headlights
*HID Foglights
*WK Back Up lights
*HBS steering stabilizer
*Custom Badge
*Bilstein 5100 shocks
*2'' level kit from TGC
*train horns
*Lined rockers
*Magnaflow 14'' muffler
*MSD Ignition Box
*Shaker Hood
Performance Mods
*Hughes FI Air Gap
*MSD Blaster Coil&Wires
*Flowmaster 40 1 in 2 out dual exhaust w/ slash cut tips
*SCT Canned tunes from Sean
*50 mm bored/shaved Throttle body
*K&N CAI
Future Performance Mods
*Cam
*Stroked 360->408 Swap far far far future lol
*Harland Sharp RR 1.7 Ratio
*Pacesetter Long tube headers
*Efan&Shroud delete
*Trans cooler
*Aluminum radiator
*Trans rebuild w/ performance parts
*Custom tuning from Sean
*Raceland E-Cutout
*4.56 Gears & LSD
*Home Brew CAI Box & Ram Air System
Interior Mods
*Front and Rear Red/Black Seat covers
*Custom Cubby/Cup holders
*Custom Painted Red/Black Interior
*Probox Sub System
*Pioneer 1300 Series single din
*Power Acoustik Crypt series 2000w amp
*"matecki customs" lexan/led display
*Custom Switch Panel in the overhead consol
*viper 2 way system (remote start)
*Black Headliner/Black A Arms/Black Doors/Black Visors/Red accessories on headliner
*Weather tech weather beaters
*dash cap
*LED Floor lighting
*Red interior fabric on door panels
*red led dash cluster lights
*Ferreus dash cluster bezel insert red anodized
*Tint all the way around (limo) except for front 2 windows
Future Interior Mods
*JVC 60BT double din
*weedahoe bezel
*instrument/window switches
*Husky liners
*Dye carpets back to black (faded)
*New speakers
*Custom "stuff"
*Limo tint on front two windows and brow
*Back up cam
*TONS of leds
*New shifter knob w/ o/d relocation
*LMC Dash Replacement
Ill be adding to this and updating it, so check back if your interested, thanks!
Heres how she sits now.
and a VIDEO. I need to get a walk around vid.
First mod I did was replace the headlights (unfortunately since joining ram forumz I now want to replace them again..with some jj headlights -_-). The stockers were the 2 piece design I hated, and were badly oxidized, so they had to go. Later on down the road I added 6000k HID’s in the lows from DDM.
before hid
after
Next was a K&N Intake, that I painted red. The truck theme is black and red, with a slight hint of chrome so it tied in well.
Next up was some billet grille inserts, wanted to get away from the honey comb.
Next I gave her a tune up, as well as replaced the keg with a air gap intake from hughes, along with some new valve covers.
then I changed up the stock exhaust, dualed it out with a 1 in 2 out flowmaster with some slash cut tips.
also changed the cat out, and now need a o2 simmulator for the rear o2 sensor because the cat is to efficient.
Next gave the tired, and worked suspension an upgrade. OEM moog springs and 4 new rancho shocks. Fairly impressed with rancho ride, but not enough to stick with em. Will be trying bilstein next. As for the springs they gave the truck a MUCH better ride and even gave it way better handling.
Upgraded the head unit to a pioneer 1300, mainly so I could listen to my iphone. Am going to be replacing it with a double din and modding the bezel in the future. Around the same time did some under the dash led’s, and a dash carpet to hid the hideously cracked dash. The look has become normal to me and I like it.
really wanted to protect my investment and got a viper one way system installed.
got some weather tech matts, they didn’t have any liners for my model ☹ will be trading these out for husky liners soon.
dumped the stocker tires because they were dry rotted bad from the truck sitting waiting for me to turn 16. Got some rocky mountain falken a/t which were new on the market at the time and I love em.
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