03 Reg cab build

[Demon-HeMi]

Now ive gotten this alot and im sure someone reading this will either be thinking it or even ask it, but why all this trouble for a v6 ram?

well why not, i love the 3rd gen body style, i have 3 of them, but there are a few reasons i went back with a v6, one being that it was the easiest way to go, two being that in the area i live in, they do not like vehicles with different motors swapped in them so it would have made it a PAIN to get it inspected and street legal, three, i have 4 dodge rams total, my 2003 show truck, this 2003 reg cab, my 08 3/4 ton and my 2013 reg cab, two of my trucks are HEMI trucks, the 08 and my show truck, my show truck has a 6.1 srt motor in it, so when it comes to performance i have it, my 2013 is a 3.6 v6 with an 8 spd auto, and if you havent driven one of those trucks they are quite peppy.

that being said i am not building this truck to be a race truck, i am building it to be another show truck that will be just as beautiful as her sister, and be one hell of a fun cruiser to take around town and to shows, and the big plan is to have her dragging the ground

so who needs speed when you got sparks

 

[chrisp2493]

I’ll admit, a v6 ain’t my first choice. BUT...if i had three other rams laying around my driveway, I’d say they same thing. “Screw it, I need a gas efficient grocery getter that looks awesome” haha. Great job Dan
I have half a mind to fly you up to Ohio to detail my truck when it’s all finished [emoji23]

 

[Demon-HeMi]

I’ll admit, a v6 ain’t my first choice. BUT...if i had three other rams laying around my driveway, I’d say they same thing. “Screw it, I need a gas efficient grocery getter that looks awesome” haha. Great job Dan
I have half a mind to fly you up to Ohio to detail my truck when it’s all finished [emoji23]

Lol bring it down here

 

[Demon-HeMi]

My 3rd brake light came in as well as my tow mirrors came in, ill wind up smoking the 3rd later.





I went with the 3rd gen style tow mirrors with LEDs in them, I almost went with the 4th gen ones like i have on my 08 but i want the more curved look of the 3g style for this truck

 

[ric3xrt]

Now ive gotten this alot and im sure someone reading this will either be thinking it or even ask it, but why all this trouble for a v6 ram?

Looks good, and I really respect the fact that you want to keep the 6 , there a good motor. gets the job done.

awesome looking ride so far.

 

[Demon-HeMi]

Looks good, and I really respect the fact that you want to keep the 6 , there a good motor. gets the job done.

awesome looking ride so far.

Thanks man!

 

[Demon-HeMi]

Well inran across a smoked 3rd so i bought it and swapped it out



Also new headlights and fog lights waiting to be installed, im gona be removing the amber corners eventually but for now these will work

 

[Demon-HeMi]

Installed the retrofit headlights and removed the ebay projectors that were thrown on there as fillers

 

[ramportin1]

Well inran across a smoked 3rd so i bought it and swapped it out



Also new headlights and fog lights waiting to be installed, im gona be removing the amber corners eventually but for now these will work

The 2 RAM's in the driveway make this pic just that much better dig that blacked out 3rd

 

[Demon-HeMi]

The 2 RAM's in the driveway make this pic just that much better dig that blacked out 3rd

shame i couldnt get all 4 in it

 

[ramportin1]

shame i couldnt get all 4 in it

when you can say that is when you can freely do this ----> lol

 

[Demon-HeMi]

New style LED fogs installed

 

[ramportin1]

They do look cool man, The black looks great in there

 

[Demon-HeMi]

Well today was a good day for my black truck...


Pulled her out of the garage at 9:30am and worked on her untill about 4pm, doing installs and cleaning up the massive mess the truck had inside of it...

Tons of leftover/extra parts from the two motor swaps, many various mods awaiting installation and more lol, it all came out and got cleaned, but aside of cleaning the truck i started with replacing all the speakers with fosgates...



And these things really suprised me to say the least!

Everything audio related in this truck will be fosgate, even all the wiring...

To add a small detail i took the emblem off the speaker grills that came woth the 6x9s and put it on the door panels just for that subtle touch...



Then I installed some new tow mirrors and wired in the LEDs to the turn signals





And folded up for the haters that cry and get butthurt over the tow mirrors...




Then once again, for the 4th time, bought another new 3rd brake light (didnt like the fitment of the others) and im much happier with this one.






You can see the trucks new wheels and just a fraction of the boxes removed from the inside of the truck



Then since i think a v6 sounds like absolute hell with custom exhaust, i cut off the visible tip of the tailpipe and just left the turndown behind the axel where you cant see it





And finished up the day with putting the smoked headlights back on the truck, i couldnt stand the amber corners in the retrofitted lights so apart they come and im gona put clears in em



And just a perfectly timed picture of the hazards turned on so you can see the mirrors lit up

 

[Demon-HeMi]

also i threw in a temp. custom radio just to get the ball rolling, but a more permanent setup is coming soon

 

[Demon-HeMi]

Took apart those ebay retrofitted headlights, then replaced the amber with clear corners...


So much better!

 

[Demon-HeMi]

And installed...



I also did switchbacks...

Parking lights with LED fogs




Turn signals...

 

[Demon-HeMi]

Well yesterday was very interesting to say the least, long story short, a old buddies show truck wound up wrecked and on the vehicle auction lot, i lost the auction for the whole truck, but i did make a dealw ith the winner to get the bed of the truck, anyways here is the truck in its better days...



And here is how i found the poor thing...



Anyways onto the point, here is the bed, obviously its going to get repainted but the perk of this bed is that the stake holes, roll pan and gas door are all completely shaved and the fuel filler has been relocated to the inside of the bedthe bed isnt perfect but its a really good start, the tailgate is shaved with full tailgate handle relocation kit and while the face of the gate is has some dents the tailgate is decent...




After close inspection me and my painter are going to redo the roll pan and we are going to reuse my tailgate from my black truck, the custom tailgate is going to become a wall hanger.

I hate seeing customs destroyed but my friends truck will live on through my black truck project

 

[Demon-HeMi]

Well since im not going to put the tailgate on a truck, i opened it up, used some PDR tools i have and got the dents out the best i could with the limited tools i had and then did a full polish and got this thing looking really good considering how it started...





Its all ready to be put on display, not sure where im going to hang it up yet but ill figure it out

 

[Demon-HeMi]

My current project, complete center console that houses a 12" kicker solo-baric, fine tuning on the mounting and fitment and it will be mounted in my black truck, and yes those are flames embedded in the top of the box