2003 Blue Ram Build...

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Track3r

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Well sort of a build....

I bought my truck in FEB 2011 with 170k on her. Still ran strong and I got it for a good deal

The day I bought it the truck had aftermarket 20" rims and I put my tool box in it with a strap for a little while just till I figured out if I was going to keep a box in it.

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The first thing I did was put an aftermarket radio into the truck along with 2 10" Powerbass subs and a PPI amp mounted under the back seat

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Well a little while after I was in a rush and hit a pole with the back bumper... Only thing I have ever ran into in my life -.-

Rather than replace the bumper I opted for a roll pan and still have not gotten it painted... I plan to repaint the whole truck the same patriot blue as soon as I get everything else wrapped up..

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Tail lights were just a little to red so I tinted them

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The center console was cracked and looked like crap so I fixed it with new leather and blue suade

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Then I found a set of SRT-10 rims REAL cheap so I had to put them on there :p

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My heat was not functioning correctly this winter I thought it may be the vacuum line so I hooked in a gauge and liked how it looked so I left it :p

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Here is a shot of the truck next to my DD (1995 ford probe 5 speed)

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Due to work I was forced to allow some friend of a friend to work on my truck. While he was working on it he cracked my valve cover so now I have to pull it off and replace it. Here is a shot of the truck in the garage with the hood off for me to gain better access. While I have it apart I am flushing the coolant system out and cleaning up the hood area

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03MopaRamman

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I like the Roll pan, and would love to do a burnout video with that wheel tire combo!
 

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That is one awesome transformation!
Your pickup looks great.
 

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I love what you did.


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Here is the valve cover pr0n that I have for you guys...

A little back story in case you didnt know... Busy with work let a guy work on my truck and he did something and I have not discovered what... but he cracked my valve cover -.-

See the crack?
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How about now?
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BIGGGGG HOLE! -.-
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Here is some more pics from tonight for you guys to enjoy
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Couple of cracked tubes that run from the motor to the intake... I think it should be solid, no?
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Got the truck put back together and its running great

Got a radio installed and once I get done putting nitrous on my car I will be installing the carputer system into the truck
 

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Do you still have the other rims? I like what you did to the truck.


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Nice transformation, ever think about spraying your grille and bumper black to match the wheels and roll pan? Even though you said you were going to have the whole rig re painted.
 

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Lookin good, keep up the good work. You shoulda painted the valve covers while you had one off. That woulda really set everything off under the hood
 
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Do you still have the other rims? I like what you did to the truck.


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No I sold them for more than I paid for the new rims, Thanks.

Nice transformation, ever think about spraying your grille and bumper black to match the wheels and roll pan? Even though you said you were going to have the whole rig re painted.

I plan to paint the grill and bumper when I paint the rest of the truck.. I dont like chrome :p

Lookin good, keep up the good work. You shoulda painted the valve covers while you had one off. That woulda really set everything off under the hood

I wanted to make sure that JB Weld would hold up right for what I was doing... I plan to find a blue high heat paint and do the vc's and a few other parts under the hood... any suggestions on what all to paint? ;)
 
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nice work!

same thing happened to mine, have you replaced yours? is it a special tube you can buy or what?

I used gorilla tape to make sure the vc was going to hold... I plan to pull that back off in the next few days and take it down to advance and see if I can get another hose for that spot...
 
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