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The Ballad of Ol' Thumper
Then, the unthinkable happened.... well.. not unthinkable, but highly undesirable. Some dude completely blew a stop sign and used the front end of my truck to end his car's life.... Body shop estimates were around $4k, which I knew would total the truck out, being a 2wd with no...- Basslicks
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- Forum: Member Trucks
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The Ballad of Ol' Thumper
So the ram went back to being a summer truck and a tow/haul pig... just what a 2wd truck is made for! Ol' girl really does well for being a 1/2 ton with an original 5.2/46re combo on 230k miles! Even despite what I found in the transmission pan during my last time servicing...- Basslicks
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The Ballad of Ol' Thumper
The 2020-2021 winter brought some interesting driving conditions. My boss ended up getting a new set of tires for his Ram, so he gave me his old duratracs. I also bought a roll-up tonneau cover off of ebay for my anniversary. So I threw that on their as well. Bought 4 sand tubes and put...- Basslicks
- Post #49
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The Ballad of Ol' Thumper
My kids were playing hide and seek one day and decided to use the bed of my truck as a hiding spot.... not really a big deal at all, but unfortunately they used one of my tailpipes as a step up into the bed... needless to say, it didn't hold up to that. So I removed the other one at my shop and...- Basslicks
- Post #48
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The Ballad of Ol' Thumper
Started a job in June of 2020 at a local automotive repair shop. Got tired of sitting around and waiting for the state to pay the unemployment they promised everyone, and the severance pay was running out. Still had plenty in savings, but I didn't want to dip into that. After starting there, I...- Basslicks
- Post #47
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The Ballad of Ol' Thumper
After that, well... it was time to put it to work! My cousin bought a John Deere X729 mower. It's really more of a compact tractor than a mower. Has a hydraulic 3 point lift, it's 4wd, has 4 wheel steering (seriously, you should see this thing ring a tree!), a 54" belly mower, and it's plumbed...- Basslicks
- Post #46
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The Ballad of Ol' Thumper
Slapped a few coats of flat back on the subframe and put the plastic frame into the paint booth. I marked where my grounds were with a scratch awl before painting it so I could be sure to sand back down to bare metal when reinstalling everything. The main pivots on the bottom of the frame were...- Basslicks
- Post #45
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The Ballad of Ol' Thumper
Alright, back to the progress.... keep in mind, this was all being done during COVID lockdowns. My dash was in such bad shape that even the upper plastic structure of the dash that the top fastens to was non-existent. The AC vents, AC controls, headlight switch, and radio are all mounted to...- Basslicks
- Post #44
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The Ballad of Ol' Thumper
Oh believe me, I have no plans to sell it. It may not be ideal for winters up here, but I'm actually kinda glad for that. The fact that it doesn't have 4wd has kept me from driving it when there's salt on the roads. So during the winter, I'm primarily driving my Jeep and the Ram stays parked...- Basslicks
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The Ballad of Ol' Thumper
That's all for tonight, but I have more coming, I promise....- Basslicks
- Post #41
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The Ballad of Ol' Thumper
So the pandemic happened.... ya know... in case you weren't aware. Got laid off from the job I had just started. Low man on the totem pole is always the first to go. Props to my supervisors though, they fought to keep me. But corporate responded back with, "We can't keep a technician on the...- Basslicks
- Post #40
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The Ballad of Ol' Thumper
Came to the realization that at this point, I had owned the truck for 2 years and hadn't done a thing about the transmission fluid and filter (bought the truck in June of 2018 and it's now February of 2020). Time to drop that pan, change the fluid and replace the filter! Oh goody.... broken...- Basslicks
- Post #39
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The Ballad of Ol' Thumper
So the whole reason for removing the lift, other than the crappy ride, was to put smaller tires on it for fuel economy. Going back to the topic of harsh ride, in Florida it wasn't a big deal. Most of the roads are flat and they don't get destroyed by the winter. Kentucky is a completely...- Basslicks
- Post #38
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The Ballad of Ol' Thumper
WOW! Been a minute since I updated this thread... lots of changes have occurred since. Moved to KY.... Realized my rear was sagging after lifting it and it was driving me nuts, so I threw 2" blocks in it... Added some fog lights... (even though they sucked and didn't do anything)...- Basslicks
- Post #37
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46re Transmission Failing?
Not trying to bust your balls here man, but when you posted about this in Jan of '22 ( https://www.ramforum.com/threads/46re-transmission-question.191536/ ), it was recommended that you do a rebuild on the transmission.... sounds like you're still trying to bandaid it rather than accepting the...- Basslicks
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2001 slow drop.
Reviving a dead thread here, but half the pics aren't working anymore :( I'm lifted 3/2 on 285/70r17, but I'm over it. Going to remove the lift and drop the rear 2", but was considering doing more. After reading this thread I can still see enough of the pics to know for sure that I want to do... -
Pics of your 2nd gen ?
I know it's late, but Happy Independence Day, 'Muricans!- Basslicks
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Member Transformations
I see ya got it figured out lol Looks great man- Basslicks
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The Ballad of Ol' Thumper
So if I didn't mention it, that muffler was used. And unfortunately, one of the chamber plates broke loose inside the muffler... Rattle rattle rattle rattle. Anyway... Installed new headlights. Just not feeling the projectors. Also installed a new TPS. Shifts better now and got rid of the TC...- Basslicks
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What did you do to/with your second gen today?
Fail. DOUBLE double post :(- Basslicks
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What did you do to/with your second gen today?
Fail Double post.- Basslicks
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What did you do to/with your second gen today?
New headlights installed. New cap, rotor, plug wires, and TPS installed. Also installed a used Flowmaster 40 series, but the chamber plates broke loose inside, so now it's rattling :mad: Truck has much better throttle response, seems to use less fuel, and shifts much better. New TPS got rid of...- Basslicks
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What did you do to/with your second gen today?
That's a beauty!- Basslicks
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What did you do to/with your second gen today?
Switched to a Flowmaster 40 series.- Basslicks
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