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  1. Ian_Olivas

    4th gen dash install

    I finally did a 4th gen dash install on my truck. Thought I'd put up some pictures and talk about it a bit since I know it's a question asked a lot. The dash mounts up perfect to the truck I did no trimming and re-used the same bolt holes. Obviously re-use the wiring harness on your third gen...
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    Could I use these button's for something else?

    Wasn't sure what to name the thread, and wasn't sure if this section or the tech info one would be better. So I am attempting the 4th gen dash in a 3rd gen body, I've found enough pictures and videos of other people getting it done and talked with fast69mopar enough to where I am confident...
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    Boost Auto Parts & Topgear Autosport

    Has anyone bought from these sites before? Verify reliability? I wanted to pick up a pair of power folding mirrors in the 4th gen style but 1A Auto doesn't sell them any more from trail ridge. So i now have these two sites as option, but never heard of them before or can find anything on reddit...
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    Battery voltage guage

    In the early years of the 3rd gen what exactly is the battery guage reading? Battery volts or alternator current? I was driving hone from work and it hit the low side and stayed there. Drove another 15 miles like that and truck never died on me and turned on right away when I turned it off, no...
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    New to me 5th gen

    I just bought a new to me 2019 rebel. Big upgrade from my 2002 1500 I have, now i have time to actually work on it without figuring out how I am going to get to work. Couple things I've tried searching but no luck finding an answer, maybe im wording it wrong in Google. But the power mirrors...
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    Rebuilt Blue Title?

    I know that these rebuilt Titles are from vehicles previously salvaged from a total loss of insurance. But how does a vehicle with a rebuilt title affect insurance coverage and financing? I found a 2017 ram 1500 bighorn with a rebuilt Title and they are asking $18k. It has 99k miles though and...
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    Truck caught fire

    Well my second ram caught fire today. Not really sure what started the fire. Engine temp was normal had no leaks and she drove fine. Fire dept says that electrical fires are the most common on vehicles. Im pretty upset I lost the truck I had such good plans for her to build and slowly make nicer.
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    2019 charger seats

    So I just picked up a set of seats of a 19 charger in pretty good condition for cheap. Im going to work on getting them fitted in probably next weekend. But the driver seat is a power seat and I tried googling the plug print out with no luck so im just going to play around with it till it works...
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    Cylinder head cc options

    So the heads off the hemi I bought are trashed cause 1 piston on each side failed and had some major damage, yay me. So I'm gonna go with the edelbrock heads, just haven't decided If I wanna go with the 85cc heads or the 63cc heads. 85cc is close the stock 03 heads volume size but the 63cc is...
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    Coolant leak, opinions please

    So I had a cracked heater core and it was Leaking into the hvac box. So I replaced it and thought the end of my coolant leak was over. Well my passenger side carpet is soaked in coolant and now I'm pissed cause I have to clean it and let it dry but more importantly I dont know why its leaking...
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    392 stroker build

    So I just pulled the donor hemi out and have it sitting in the garage right now. Gonna be a slow process to build this engine the way I want to and the engine is blown for sure. I found piston rings inside the intake manifold, so I'm excited to see what the inside looks like lol. Well I found a...
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    Bought another donor truck

    So about a year ago I bought a donor truck to put a hemi In my blue truck, well I kinda ended up fixing her up instead so now I have a pretty nice rcsb 1500 with a hemi in it and I really like it. So I bought another donor truck for my original donor truck lol. I needed a bed and door for my...
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    Ram 1500 door

    So with the doors on the 1500s can all the stuff from a door with power windows and power locks be transferred to a door with manual locks and manual windows, like the wire harness I'm mainly concerned with, I know the motor regulator can go in and stuff. Or does the door with the manual windows...
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    Towing questions

    So I found another rcsb 1500 and it needs to be towed, do you think that the rcsb I have right now could it? I googled the towing capacity of the truck and I've seen anywhere from 7600lbs to 9200lbs on the 1500s. This 1500 has a hemi with the trans and power steering cooler and 4.56 gears. With...
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    AC questions

    So I was curious as to how to make the ac in the truck ow ice cold and actually cool the entire cab of the truck like I remember it doing when my dad bought it brand new or like new trucks off the lot. I get ice cold air on the drivers side vent but not as cold on the passenger side vents. Also...
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    Ignition systems

    I've never really looked into it but I came across a youtube video of someone using the msd 6hemi ignition system. They used it with fast ez efi because it self tuned or some shit like that and they started it on the engine stand with no ecm/pcm. 2 questions. 1) does this replace or serve as...
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    Pull handle/A pillar mounting screws

    So on my single cab the screws that hold on the "oh shit handle" spin in place with the metal tab that has the threads for them. Anyone know where I can get some more of those threaded tabs to put new screws in? Also any ideas how to remove the old ones? I was thinking of grinding them off...
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    Sealing bedplate

    So I'm in the process of rebuilding the engine right now and I found the part number that factory service manual used to seal the bed plate so I ordered the gasket maker to use and it has been over 32 hours and the gasket maker is still wet to touch. Should I pull the bed plate off and seal with...
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    Stuck crankshaft sprocket

    So my crank sprocket is stuck. It will not slide off. Any ideas how to get off with out damaging the crank or the sprocket?
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    Pulling engine and sloped driveway

    So I have a pretty steep driveway and I plan on pulling the engine out on the street where it is level. My only concern is how do I get that heavy ***** up the driveway and into the garage as easy as possible with out possibly dropping the motor. I don't think using the hoist to go up while it's...
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    Caliper mounting bracket measurements

    So I was looking into getting a big brake kit for our trucks seeing what I find, I messaged wilwood and they sent me over to TCE Performance. They one time made a kit front a rear for a 2008 1500 with 6piston wilwood calipers and 16" two piece rotors. The only reason he never continued to make a...
  22. Ian_Olivas

    4th gen mirror on 3rd gen

    Does anyone know if the mirrors on the 4th gen fit the 3rd gen? More specifically the sport mirrors
  23. Ian_Olivas

    Opinions on engine oil coolers

    I was curious how an engine oil cooler would effect efficiency, gas mileage and all that other good stuff so I did some research but I want to hear some your opinions and if anyone has ran engine oil cooler on your rams and if you noticed a difference. Towing or not towing
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    Thinking of getting a newer ram

    So I've been considering about getting a newer model ram1500, what year is the best year for tuning? The most I plan on doing is a mild cam and some longtubes, maybe a whipplecharger if I get talked into it lol
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    Brakes

    So first of all, what fluid do y'all use? Dot 3 or dot 4? And second what is your opinion on steel braided brake lines and also do they even make actual steel braided lines for the rams? Or do you have to pretty much use universal line and get the right length of the lines?

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