Drunken Hamster
Turncoat Ford Boi
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- Jul 18, 2017
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- Location
- South Carolina
- Ram Year
- was 2005
- Engine
- was 5.7 Hemi
Yo, guys, Dave here finally posting the build thread!
No pics as of yet, gotta load up tapatalk or something with my phone, or rip them off with my PC, but for now, I can give you my build list and specs so far.
It's an 05 Patriot Blue Ram 1500 QCRB Hemi SLT with 108,8xx miles. Basically everything is stock except for the sound system and muffler delete+resonator relocate and side pipe so far.
Current issues:
Some kind of ticking when cold. I think its an exhaust leak. A ffriend thinks so, too, as his work truck makes a very similar noise, and he has a broken header bolt.
****** ASS ergos. Pedals are too high off the floor and too close, steering wheel is too far. To get anything close to a proper poitioning, I have to make the chair either too high, too tilted in the front, or have the back too straight. I'm starting to get low back pain from it all, and had to lean the seat back some, which is, once again, compromising the correct purchase on the steering wheel. Also, the butt 'bolstering' on the driver's side of the driver seat is collapsed from ingress and egress. Need new seats.
Broken tilt steering. Took the underside of the dash apart and found out why. The cuff and hook are made of plastic, and the cuff broke off, leaving the hook to flap about and do nothing when I operate the lever. So far, I've manually rotated the cuff to move the tilt steering to a usable position and left it alone.
Sound System on its way out. Not technically a current issue, but it was back when I originally said I wanted to start this thread. The volume knob on the stock head unit was ceasing to work and the front speakers didn't work at all. When I got a new single din Kenwood head, I blew out my left rear speaker. And just recently I replaced all the door speakers with some stock sized kickers. No amps, crossovers, subs, HPF's or LPF's. Yet
Dash starting to warp, one vent grill cracked. The vent grill was my own doing. I was trying to pull up -and then push back down- the wavy section of the dash to see if it would easily come off to be replaced, or push back down to look better. Guess I effed myself on that one, huh? Pics on this specifically later.
Noticing Blend Box issues. Starting to notice a few selections on the knob won't work exactly how they should, and how I have to switch to another to get the desired effect. The main ones I use work, though, so it's not a huge priority unless it gets worse.
Tint is SCREWED! Totally charred and bubbling. Got a quote from a local place that's a certified Llumar installer. Removal is $100, the truck is $300[?], and the front windshield with air80 is $150. So, $550 total for some of the best tint, on the whole truck, that will hopefully last 10 years, instead of the two that my dad I had it when we got the truck used.
Body and Paint damage. Various. One big obvious dent is the reason for me wanting to facelift it, but there are at least 3 other mild-ish dents that need work, too. And plenty of scratches and 'love marks' as well. One big dent at the bottom of the passenger side of the bed behind the rear wheel was recently 'roughed out' by a friend with a hammer for $5. Even THAT looks miles better, already.
Quirks:
I've noticed that the center console won't open while you have it flipped up to act as a seat.
The truck idles at ~500 with HVAC off after it's warm, about ~650 with HVAC on, and around ~800 for the high idle during the first 30-60 seconds.
Also found a straight stretch of road with a nice downhill start and no cops or other cars, and couldn't get it past 107MPH indicated. And the needle was still moving decently before it got there, too, so I doubt it's an Aero, Suspension, Power, or Transmission/Gearing issue. I'm just about %100 sure it's a governor of some kind. Only question is, will that go away when I get into doing the tune to go with the other mods?
And when I did my speaker install, well, you'll see.
{{WILL EDIT AS I REMEMBER/THINK OF THINGS AND GET STUFF KNOCKED OFF THE LIST.}}
Mod List: ((An asterisk means 'in progress' 'got it to work' or 'base level', two means 'completed'))
-Full Bolt ons
-[Slightly?]Built internals
-Raised compression
-Heads
-Cam
-Tune
-Custom Exhaust *
-Flex fuel setup
-125-250 shot of Nos max
-Water/**** injection setup
-Sonnex Line Booster
-Shift kit
-Floor shifter 4-3-2-1/3-2-1
-Trans swap {{likely before Nos or cam, or when the cam blows the trans}}
-Lowered Suspension
-Biggest c-notch without bed mods
-New wheels and tires
-New brakes/brake kit
-Diff gears {{the number depends on final tire size, which depends on my final drop level}}
-Adjustable performance coil spring/coil over rear suspension {{HTH truck arm?}}
-Fuel tank relocate
-BedRug
-Herculiner
-Bed Extender
-Below bed rail toolbox
-Tonneau cover *
-Custom lighting all around
-07 facelift {unless I can get flat, lineless lenses on stock 3g heads}
-Customized headlights with projector retrofit
-06+ dash
-4th gen seats/performance seats
-Harness bar
-Custom Center Console to fit floor shifter
-Custom sound system *
-Fresh Paint
-Undercoating
-Deezee Tailgate Assist
-Debadge *{{still gotta shave the grill}}
-Paint match the horrendous chrome.
Near Pipedream stuff:
{{WILL EDIT AS I REMEMBER/THINK OF THINGS AND GET STUFF KNOCKED OFF THE LIST.}}
No pics as of yet, gotta load up tapatalk or something with my phone, or rip them off with my PC, but for now, I can give you my build list and specs so far.
It's an 05 Patriot Blue Ram 1500 QCRB Hemi SLT with 108,8xx miles. Basically everything is stock except for the sound system and muffler delete+resonator relocate and side pipe so far.
Current issues:
Some kind of ticking when cold. I think its an exhaust leak. A ffriend thinks so, too, as his work truck makes a very similar noise, and he has a broken header bolt.
****** ASS ergos. Pedals are too high off the floor and too close, steering wheel is too far. To get anything close to a proper poitioning, I have to make the chair either too high, too tilted in the front, or have the back too straight. I'm starting to get low back pain from it all, and had to lean the seat back some, which is, once again, compromising the correct purchase on the steering wheel. Also, the butt 'bolstering' on the driver's side of the driver seat is collapsed from ingress and egress. Need new seats.
Broken tilt steering. Took the underside of the dash apart and found out why. The cuff and hook are made of plastic, and the cuff broke off, leaving the hook to flap about and do nothing when I operate the lever. So far, I've manually rotated the cuff to move the tilt steering to a usable position and left it alone.
Sound System on its way out. Not technically a current issue, but it was back when I originally said I wanted to start this thread. The volume knob on the stock head unit was ceasing to work and the front speakers didn't work at all. When I got a new single din Kenwood head, I blew out my left rear speaker. And just recently I replaced all the door speakers with some stock sized kickers. No amps, crossovers, subs, HPF's or LPF's. Yet
Dash starting to warp, one vent grill cracked. The vent grill was my own doing. I was trying to pull up -and then push back down- the wavy section of the dash to see if it would easily come off to be replaced, or push back down to look better. Guess I effed myself on that one, huh? Pics on this specifically later.
Noticing Blend Box issues. Starting to notice a few selections on the knob won't work exactly how they should, and how I have to switch to another to get the desired effect. The main ones I use work, though, so it's not a huge priority unless it gets worse.
Tint is SCREWED! Totally charred and bubbling. Got a quote from a local place that's a certified Llumar installer. Removal is $100, the truck is $300[?], and the front windshield with air80 is $150. So, $550 total for some of the best tint, on the whole truck, that will hopefully last 10 years, instead of the two that my dad I had it when we got the truck used.
Body and Paint damage. Various. One big obvious dent is the reason for me wanting to facelift it, but there are at least 3 other mild-ish dents that need work, too. And plenty of scratches and 'love marks' as well. One big dent at the bottom of the passenger side of the bed behind the rear wheel was recently 'roughed out' by a friend with a hammer for $5. Even THAT looks miles better, already.
Quirks:
I've noticed that the center console won't open while you have it flipped up to act as a seat.
The truck idles at ~500 with HVAC off after it's warm, about ~650 with HVAC on, and around ~800 for the high idle during the first 30-60 seconds.
Also found a straight stretch of road with a nice downhill start and no cops or other cars, and couldn't get it past 107MPH indicated. And the needle was still moving decently before it got there, too, so I doubt it's an Aero, Suspension, Power, or Transmission/Gearing issue. I'm just about %100 sure it's a governor of some kind. Only question is, will that go away when I get into doing the tune to go with the other mods?
And when I did my speaker install, well, you'll see.
{{WILL EDIT AS I REMEMBER/THINK OF THINGS AND GET STUFF KNOCKED OFF THE LIST.}}
Mod List: ((An asterisk means 'in progress' 'got it to work' or 'base level', two means 'completed'))
-Full Bolt ons
-[Slightly?]Built internals
-Raised compression
-Heads
-Cam
-Tune
-Custom Exhaust *
-Flex fuel setup
-125-250 shot of Nos max
-Water/**** injection setup
-Sonnex Line Booster
-Shift kit
-Floor shifter 4-3-2-1/3-2-1
-Trans swap {{likely before Nos or cam, or when the cam blows the trans}}
-Lowered Suspension
-Biggest c-notch without bed mods
-New wheels and tires
-New brakes/brake kit
-Diff gears {{the number depends on final tire size, which depends on my final drop level}}
-Adjustable performance coil spring/coil over rear suspension {{HTH truck arm?}}
-Fuel tank relocate
-BedRug
-Herculiner
-Bed Extender
-Below bed rail toolbox
-Tonneau cover *
-Custom lighting all around
-07 facelift {unless I can get flat, lineless lenses on stock 3g heads}
-Customized headlights with projector retrofit
-06+ dash
-4th gen seats/performance seats
-Harness bar
-Custom Center Console to fit floor shifter
-Custom sound system *
-Fresh Paint
-Undercoating
-Deezee Tailgate Assist
-Debadge *{{still gotta shave the grill}}
-Paint match the horrendous chrome.
Near Pipedream stuff:
{{WILL EDIT AS I REMEMBER/THINK OF THINGS AND GET STUFF KNOCKED OFF THE LIST.}}
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