02 2500 Cummins build thread

[bigbadram1500]

nice find on the rims/tires

 

[loki223]

yeah, they were asking $750 "firm" but they also told me that all 4 were like new and barely ran a month, thanks to them saying that i was able to get $550 off the asking price, almost enough to buy 2 brand new tires

 

[Oefootball_70]

I love the look of the Hummer wheels on the Ram's.

I was pretty sure you had to grind out the lug holes on them tho? Is that just for the 3rd Gens??

 

[loki223]

not the lug holes, (hat'd be dangerous, but i've seen it done) you have to open up the opening for the hub. i forget what the spec says it needs to be, but a 6.5" hole saw gets it done perfect. just a hair bigger than spec, but works great, so i've read. i guess i'll find out soon though. lol. prolly go to town on the rims once my hand is healed up, and i can get 2 new tires or find 2 on CL...

 

[Davy120]

rims look good, and so does that sub box looking forward to hearing your new set up prolly gonna make me jealous ahaha

 

[bigbadram1500]

holy crap, that's a BFAF lol

 

[Catchin Zs]

Loki you got a great rig here bud!

 

[loki223]

lol, thanks guys! and yeah, big honking air filter, gotta love it! although i did notice something that i think might work, but i will know for sure once i machine those rims....

 

[loki223]

for interested people, here is a list of known compatible filters for a BHAF....

Fleetguard AH19037
NAPA 2790
WIX 42790
Donaldson B105006
Baldwin PA2820
Hastings AF1012
AFE 20-40044
Carquest 87790
John Deere pmah19037
Big A 93790
Caterpillar 3i0005
Fleetrite ahr819037
Luber-finer laf2531
Fram ca6818
UNI 908

Also, there are not enough words to express how pissed i am right now.....

 

[Catchin Zs]

You took the time to find all those BHAF's? Jeez. What the heck happened? I see one thing wrong. A chevy...

 

[loki223]

Na, borrowed the list i had saved on my computer with known filters. lol I've got alot of how to and mod stuff saved on this baby...

didn't see my truck on the trailer???? lol i wish i didn't have to see it either....

http://www.ramforum.com/f61/np241-dld-gets-lazy-22489/

 

[Davy120]

ouch man hope you get it fixed soon

 

[loki223]

alright, well since i've been kinda busy haven't really updated. i've mentioned a couple things in other threads, but here is whats going on. My old transfer case, there is something wrong with and i have no idea, won't engage in 2 hi, but 4 hi and 4 lo work. (this is from a bench test outside of the truck). So that got replaced with a rebuilt one from the wrecker that works great! (but i am gunna return it anyhow....that will be explained later) but when i managed to mess up my t-case, i also managed to destroy my rear axle. i disintegrated the spider gears for my factory LSD. Pulled my diff cover off and started pulling chunks of metal out, and yes, i do mean chunks. which that is a great feeling lemme tell you what...so, i pulled my third member out, and yeah, most of the internals of the third member are destroyed. 3 out of 4 spider gears are in pieces, the last one is missing half its teeth, but still in one piece. lol. The gears that transfer the power to the axle shafts are ground down from the destroyed spider gear, couple of the clutch pads are snapped, and a couple other pieces are screwed up in there too. So, i figured i could rebuild the diff, swap it out with a junker, (both options say this will happen again) or upgrade to something a bit stronger....which seamed like the best way to go. So i am picking up a detroit Locker from Dave for my truck and gunna get that in when it gets here.

Now, as to why i will be returning my t case, as some of you might know, my view on automatics are that they work on magic and want to kill me. i also don't think the 47re is a strong tranny in the first place, so i am replacing everything. with a manual conversion. there is a yard around here that has everything, they are pulling it, i'm having a local carrier pick it up, than i will be installing it into my truck. So, kinda excited about that, but it also means a couple weeks without my truck. So this will be fun.... but anyhow, here are some pics...I also painted my diff covers and transfer case skid plate..i like 'em. lol

what i first pulled out of the diff...



internal gears, they got atleast 30% tread left on them, still runnable right? lol







and than painting the diff covers, because I wanted to feel good and do some kind of mod his week...degreased them than cleaned them up with a wire wheel on my grinder...worked great, looks great. Used red caliper paint because i had it sitting there...

front....





rear




skid plate

 

[RompinRam]

Sorry to hear about all the problems man. But all this is gonna be a beast when it's finished!

 

[Oefootball_70]

Wowza, talk about a bad day. Sounds like the ram will be back bigger and badder than ever!

 

[loki223]

yeah, she is going to come back with a vengeance, thats for sure.everything in front of the cab is good, lol. and when it happened i was about ready to kill someone, because i don't know anyone that would have the money to do the swap (since its so short notice, i wasn't able to find a great deal, but 3500 for everything i need out of a 6 speed manual isn't a horrible one, so we shall see. i hate short notice projects, but this was bound to happen....lol

on the upside, since i use my truck for work, and since this all happened while i was towing for the company, we are gunna talk to the accountant and see if these repairs are expansible to the company, we think they are but we shall see if they legally are....if so company is covering the repairs and fixes as long as i don't get unreasonable with my demands...lol so hopefully stuff will start getting better soon, 2 weeks ago broke my hand, last week broke my truck, next week, install 6 speed and rear locker...seems promising....lol

 

[Davy120]

hahah damn man im telling ya those gears look fine to me hahaha, but hey least your getting your manual conversion now i think that this was destiny, it was your trucks way of saying im done with this ****** auto trans and this crappy LSD beef me up lol i notice dodges have attitudes, like my old dodge it would run crappy for anyone but me and my dad cause we drove it like it was meant to be driven. but anyways good luck with the build gonna be taking my beast apart next weekend and change out all rotors and brakes, so that brings me to my next question happen to have an extra jack? and two stands maybe? all i gots this piece of crap that will barely lift my honda. oh btw love the red dif covers and skid plate looks cool

 

[loki223]

lol, yeah thats about what i figured. my truck made the decision that light duty stuff doesn't belong and its time to replace stuff and make her a power house. lol.

yes and no, yes i have them, but no not available. sorry bud, but my truck is on them right now...after the conversion and rear axle swap they will be available...lol

and in other news. word on the ground is that i have a pallet sitting in our shop with my name on it. I should also have a locker sitting around somewhere in spokane...downside is i am 3 hours away working on a job and won't be home until later this week...i still want to atleast drop my transmission and transfer case today, and get my axle together. i don't know if i will have the time to do it all, or the help since my hand is still all messed up...but thats the plan for today after work....

 

[Davy120]

how goes the install? and did you get your locker?

 

[loki223]

well, i expected to be home and working on my truck before noon yesterday, but i ended up going out to another job, and didn't get off work until 7. so needless to say, i didn't get a chance to work on my truck. but i will be heading out in a minute to start with the rear diff, (locker is here, thanks Dave!) and than start dropping my tranny and t case.