Recent content by Peep6543
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About to buy my first pickup
Got lucky already. Local yard had a 97 just brought in, virtually complete. I got the complete ignition module WITH THE KEY IN IT, plus a harness for the rear passenger tail, a cupholder, ash tray, steering wheel trim, and a reman battery for $103 OTD. Half hour later it fires up strong...- Peep6543
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About to buy my first pickup
Sad day. She was lifted from my driveway overnight and used as the ram vehicle in a coordinated smash and grab. There was a stolen getaway vehicle waiting at the store. The police did say the truck was running when they arrived, small win. The ignition was destroyed and the entire key cylinder...- Peep6543
- Post #54
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New member Stanwood WA, first post
Welcome aboard! You might recognize me as a follower Washingtonian with the "about to buy my first pickup" thread. I am down in Auburn. Regarding the air movement, I would suggest the simple fixes first. Without insulting your intelligence, have a look at all the fuses. Also the multifunction...- Peep6543
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About to buy my first pickup
Got the eBay headers on this afternoon. In a small miracle, zero bolts broke off in the heads. There was one bolt loose and another missing on the drivers side. I did have to chase 5 of the 12 threads. I used the included gasket, along with high heat gasket maker on the header side. I purchased...- Peep6543
- Post #53
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About to buy my first pickup
Intake put back together with the Repair plate and Doorman kit. Coolant is new. I also cleaned each fuel injector for about $15. YouTube shows how people step up the aerosol can straw to the injector. Connect 12v and spray carb cleaner. I saw crooked streams turn into wide most atomization...- Peep6543
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About to buy my first pickup
Truck is parked for a while so going under some pretty fair maintenance and repair. The kegger is off with the Ram Plenum Repair plate in the mail. I am slow halfway through porting a junkyard OEM throttle body. Soon after I will replace the upper and lower ball joints.- Peep6543
- Post #51
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About to buy my first pickup
Got the Redhead box in today and filled the system with fresh fluid. HOLY MOLY did it make a difference. I didn't even put the frame brace back in. The wheel is tight with zero slop. I can't believe I didn't do this sooner. A little steep at ~$400 but I am glad I made that change.- Peep6543
- Post #50
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About to buy my first pickup
My steering wheel still has loads of slop. Redhead Steering is actually 5 mins from my house so I bit the bullet today. I got the old box off in a half hour, I will put the new one in tomorrow. I have also heard a faint tick at cold startup that goes away after a few seconds. At first I...- Peep6543
- Post #47
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What did you do to/with your second gen today?
Picked up new tires from the nearby Tire Rack DC. These are for my daily.- Peep6543
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About to buy my first pickup
My cruise control has never worked. I pulled the old servo to find it was damaged, likely acid from the battery above. $10 junkyard part and presto! My tubing is all good so it should hold up. Took time to wire brush and paint the fender where the was a little surface rust under the battery tray.- Peep6543
- Post #46
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About to buy my first pickup
Since lifting last year my axle has been over to the driver's side. Today I welded on this angled track bar extension bracket. It has two mounting holes to the passenger side of the factory mount, I chose to plug weld those holes. It moves the factory mounting over an inch and centered the axle...- Peep6543
- Post #45
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About to buy my first pickup
My cupholder is on the right, clearly missing the support and spring for the bottom of a beverage. Learned the hard way last year when a can went straight to the floor. The junkyard piece on the left is complete but grungy. I combined them to create a functional cupholder. Lubed the runners a...- Peep6543
- Post #44
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About to buy my first pickup
$200 for a set of 5 Pro Comp Alloy Series 69 and 285/75/16 Pirelli Scorpion MT. More tread than I had. They came from a JK so I added 1.5" wheel adapters. Torqued and threadlock applied. Cleaned the hubs a little first also, and greased the ball joints while I was staring at them.- Peep6543
- Post #43
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About to buy my first pickup
Junkyard find! Dodge stamped drop in bedliner and the tailgate piece. The tailgate had a Mopar sticker on the back. $50 and some cleaning.- Peep6543
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About to buy my first pickup
The OEM muffler was beginning to rust through so I replaced with knockoff Flowmaster style. It is a bit shorter so I needed about a foot of tube at the exit. Sounds throaty. Used a couple $10 rolls of budget tint film and got the rear window and front windows. It is not perfect, although I...- Peep6543
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