Derekp's 1500 and Cummins Swap

[JaySpicerBruh]

yeah ebay is much cheaper thanks!

also where did you get your bumper? i need it in my life

 

[SilverStreak88]

Were your original tow mirrors OEM or aftermarket?

 

[derekp]

Were your original tow mirrors OEM or aftermarket?

They were aftermarket. I never had any issues with them.

 

[derekp]

yeah ebay is much cheaper thanks!

also where did you get your bumper? i need it in my life

My buddy owns a truck outfitter shop in New Braunfels Tx. I got it through him. You can get it anywhere though it is an N-fab pre runner bumper with light tabs.

 

[SilverStreak88]

They were aftermarket. I never had any issues with them.

Okay, I got some replacement glass for my standard mirrors because the heating elements went out, but sadly, the sucked ass. The reflection was like a fun house mirror and the heating element heated up in a # sign. I'm looking into tow mirrors now because I might try to buy a camper depending on how work goes.

 

[derekp]

Okay, I got some replacement glass for my standard mirrors because the heating elements went out, but sadly, the sucked ass. The reflection was like a fun house mirror and the heating element heated up in a # sign. I'm looking into tow mirrors now because I might try to buy a camper depending on how work goes.

I actually like the mirrors I currently have from 1A auto. If I still had my old manual pair I would've given them to you. Your truck should have had tow mirrors a long time ago. Lol

 

[SilverStreak88]

I actually like the mirrors I currently have from 1A auto. If I still had my old manual pair I would've given them to you. Your truck should have had tow mirrors a long time ago. Lol

Yeah.... SHoulda, coulda, woulda...

 

[derekp]

Yeah.... SHoulda, coulda, woulda...

Lol if only.

Took some stuff to storage today. Kinda cool pic from the top of the truck.

 

[derekp]

Got my black led third brake light in the mail today. Now all my lights match. Lol

 

[derekp]

Let my fiance drive the truck while I drove the firehawk on the highway today. I managed to get some cool pics. She told me afterwards that she could barely see to drive because of the hood scoop and the pillar gauges. Lol

 

[derekp]

I installed my electric fan yesterday and the controller. Everything is bolted and works but I still need to figure out the controller better. I left the fan clutch on until I figure it out. The controller is a derale from summit racing and it has that little knob inside that you have to turn like 50 times with a tiny screwdriver to find the right turn on temp. Still haven't found it yet...

 

[derekp]

Ditched my stock box intake and air raid box. Built my own out of pvc to down behind the fender. Had to drill the maf sensor in and the intake tube that goes to the back of the motor. You can hear the suction more when I'm driving and feels a little more peppy. It's really noticeable on the highway. At wot it is way more throaty and a lot quicker. I did it so I could add an extra battery. I grabbed the second battery holder off of an 03 3500. I'm going to install it and use a battery disconnect switch to not have it on all the time until I need it.

 

[derekp]

Yeah buddy! Finally got this in the mail. Time for a rear end rebuild.

 

[EWC88]

You going change gears or anything?

 

[derekp]

You going change gears or anything?

No I already have 3.92 gears in the truck and I like how they run. Just gonna change my bearings and seals out. The differential hasn't been touched in almost 190,000 miles so it's about that time to check it.

 

[EWC88]

What wattaged did you go with on your rear pods? Looking at getting some flush mount pods and not sure what wattage to do, I just want it bright

 

[derekp]

What wattaged did you go with on your rear pods? Looking at getting some flush mount pods and not sure what wattage to do, I just want it bright

I honestly don't remember. I bought them off of ebay. I'll see if I can find them in my history and let you know.

 

[derekp]

Okay so the little leds that I used to replace my cluster and ac panel with were junk. I bought three different sets from superbrightleds.Com and every time I had issues. They would mostly just work and then flicker out. I got tired of not being able to see. I had left over blue led bulbs with wires so I figured I would just make my own. I drilled out the led bulb holders and super glued the bulbs into the slots. Then I put them back into the cluster and ac panel and hard wired them in. I just grounded them to the truck and tapped into the headlight switch with the positive wire. They come on now every single time and don't flicker out. Little hot spotty but it doesn't bother me. Didn't take long to do eithet but it should last me a long while.

 

[SilverStreak88]

Get a pic in the daylight looking out. I wanna see how high that hood comes up.

Sent From The Automotive Proof S5

 

[derekp]

Lol I'll see if I can get a good one. It's pretty high. High enough for my fiance to tell me she didn't like driving the truck because she couldn't see over it.