03 Reg cab build

[ramportin1]

WOW! This is a great thread lol so much story and detail I feel like I've watched her grow up [emoji23]. That is a awesome before/after detailing pic, the bed side polished with the rest untouched, and that tailgate reflection! Whewww

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[Demon-HeMi]

lol thanks man, it has been a watching it grow up thing, i still have more to post but it has definitely been a very long and stressful journey

 

[chrisp2493]

Looks like a lot of work went into it! That sport bumper really makes it look a lot better

 

[Rzrman328]

 

[02ramboi]

I must say I think you are a detailing god lmao


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[ramportin1]

I taught him everything he knows

LOL, JK. The mans got skills!

 

[Demon-HeMi]

I must say I think you are a detailing god lmao


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thanks man i have spent a lot of time and money teaching myself, practicing, and buying awesome products to help me get where i am today and it also enabled me to start a detailing business

I taught him everything he knows

LOL, JK. The mans got skills!

LMAO

 

[ramportin1]

thanks man i have spent a lot of time and money teaching myself, practicing, and buying awesome products to help me get where i am today and it also enabled me to start a detailing business



LMAO

[emoji23][emoji23] I thought it was funny lol

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[BTD07]

I need to see more! This is Such dedication and skill, and the need for perfection and willingness to re do things. I commend you. I don't know many people, who would do all that work just to say, that doesn't look right, let me start over!

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[Immortaldaul]

Guess you need a new pcm shouldn't be to difficult assuming you can find a totaled truck

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[Demon-HeMi]

Guess you need a new pc shouldn't be to difficult assuming you can find a totaled truck

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huh?

 

[Demon-HeMi]

Well after some time after the burn wore off from the first motor didnt work i decided to go ahead and get a set of black clear corner headlights

 

[Demon-HeMi]

Well since the hunt for a good motor wasnt going anywhere fast, I decided to turn my interest at the interior

 

[Demon-HeMi]

And did this...



Which thats not in the truck at the moment because it just got redone to this...

 

[Demon-HeMi]

Then i ran across a deal for a tripple gauge pod and some gauges, so i threw those in the truck, the gauges will be changed and hooked up later after i get the air ride components

 

[Demon-HeMi]

after a good while went by with no luck on sourcing a replacement motor i had a moment where i got really discouraged and half assed attempted to sell the truck as it sat, so i bought these projector lights on it so it had some bran new lights on it...

 

[Demon-HeMi]

now ive been told the comment that a motor isnt that hard to find, and that is very true, IF you want to spend over 3 grand for a V6 motor to stab in a truck that is not a primary vehicle, my mindset was that until the truck showed me that it was willing to run that i wasn't going to unass a lot of money in it, so my hunt for a motor had to meet certain criteria, and that was that the motor was no more than $1200, it HAD to come from an 02-03 ram to be compatible with my truck, and i wanted to be able to have my hands on it before i ever paid for it, so that ruled out ordering a motor for her from the internet...


mind you everything i had done to date on this truck was done without knowing if there was any other problems with the truck that would keep it from running, IE: wiring issues, trans problems, ect.

so anyways all my hunting and searching kept bringing me 04+ motors which obviously i cant use, and the few times i found an 03 motor it had over 200k on it or the condition was unknown and they wanted top dollar for an unknown motor...

so other than those headlights the truck had sat pretty much in the garage untouched for another length of time, the bed ad actually started filling up with tons of my spare ram parts and stuff like that, which i will ad was a pain to find a home for all those parts once the current motor came into play...

 

[Demon-HeMi]

Fast forward to about two months ago, i got word about a motor that was supposed to be compatible with my truck out of a jeep, so re-inspired i decided to do something on the truck and did the door handles in gloss black

 

[Immortaldaul]

now ive been told the comment that a motor isnt that hard to find, and that is very true, IF you want to spend over 3 grand for a V6 motor to stab in a truck that is not a primary vehicle, my mindset was that until the truck showed me that it was willing to run that i wasn't going to unass a lot of money in it, so my hunt for a motor had to meet certain criteria, and that was that the motor was no more than $1200, it HAD to come from an 02-03 ram to be compatible with my truck, and i wanted to be able to have my hands on it before i ever paid for it, so that ruled out ordering a motor for her from the internet...


mind you everything i had done to date on this truck was done without knowing if there was any other problems with the truck that would keep it from running, IE: wiring issues, trans problems, ect.

so anyways all my hunting and searching kept bringing me 04+ motors which obviously i cant use, and the few times i found an 03 motor it had over 200k on it or the condition was unknown and they wanted top dollar for an unknown motor...

so other than those headlights the truck had sat pretty much in the garage untouched for another length of time, the bed ad actually started filling up with tons of my spare ram parts and stuff like that, which i will ad was a pain to find a home for all those parts once the current motor came into play...

That's unfortunate you're having all those issues I suppose a new pcm is harder to come by than I'd have thought I'm sure the best universe will provide. You could maybe diesel swap it lol

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[Demon-HeMi]

Then you fast forward to a very good weekend for me, my friend shows up with a big suprise for me!!!