eduardostewart
Member
- Joined
- Oct 5, 2013
- Posts
- 46
- Reaction score
- 1
- Ram Year
- 2003
- Engine
- 4.7L
Hi guys,
let me start by saying that my next purchase journey started out as looking for a 3rd gen ram. After trying to find a manual transmission, 2500, quad cab, 4x4 and dealing with the a$$hole dealers wanting to charge in upwards of $20k for a 7~10 vehicle i've changed directions. I bought my first jeep over a year ago and quickly learned how to work on vehicles (generally speaking compared to what i used to know - nothing), so i'm not afraid to tinker with things if need be. Thanks for the members who helped out out during that fiasco!
Now i need your help again!
I'm looking for a first gen ram, not a ramcharger, but i believe a power ram - if that is what the 4x4 models are designated as. i also believe they're a W150
This is also going to be a new daily driver and in talking with my dad he said to go with the 318. He said the 360s had some problems and you won't win a lot of races with the 318, but it was a solid engine.
I also want a manual transmission, which seems to be a four speed.
transfer case - i believe they're solid because they were before the let's-save-money-chain-era. I do want shift on the fly though, like current vehicles. I thought i read that some latter models were able? Also, are they direct or vacuum lock crap? i remember driving back on the farm on a chevy which had a vacuum lock system 4x4 which i thought sucked and i was only 12?
So to sum up what i want, or at least until you guys tell me otherwise:
w150
4x4
318
4 speed
transfer case? years?
Thanks guys!
let me start by saying that my next purchase journey started out as looking for a 3rd gen ram. After trying to find a manual transmission, 2500, quad cab, 4x4 and dealing with the a$$hole dealers wanting to charge in upwards of $20k for a 7~10 vehicle i've changed directions. I bought my first jeep over a year ago and quickly learned how to work on vehicles (generally speaking compared to what i used to know - nothing), so i'm not afraid to tinker with things if need be. Thanks for the members who helped out out during that fiasco!
Now i need your help again!
I'm looking for a first gen ram, not a ramcharger, but i believe a power ram - if that is what the 4x4 models are designated as. i also believe they're a W150
This is also going to be a new daily driver and in talking with my dad he said to go with the 318. He said the 360s had some problems and you won't win a lot of races with the 318, but it was a solid engine.
I also want a manual transmission, which seems to be a four speed.
transfer case - i believe they're solid because they were before the let's-save-money-chain-era. I do want shift on the fly though, like current vehicles. I thought i read that some latter models were able? Also, are they direct or vacuum lock crap? i remember driving back on the farm on a chevy which had a vacuum lock system 4x4 which i thought sucked and i was only 12?
So to sum up what i want, or at least until you guys tell me otherwise:
w150
4x4
318
4 speed
transfer case? years?
Thanks guys!