dapepper9
Senior Member
- Joined
- Feb 7, 2013
- Posts
- 5,906
- Reaction score
- 2,227
- Location
- Iowa/Nebraska Border
- Ram Year
- 2001
- Engine
- 5.9L V8
daaamn lol, got it off a cherokee right? I got the same one
Finally modding!
- Thread starter dodge dude94
- Start date
Disclaimer: Links on this page pointing to Amazon, eBay and other sites may include affiliate code. If you click them and make a purchase, we may earn a small commission.
OP
OP
dodge dude94
Millennial Boomer
- Joined
- Sep 5, 2013
- Posts
- 27,745
- Reaction score
- 6,429
- Location
- East Texas
- Ram Year
- 1998 Ram 1500
- Engine
- 5.9 Magnum
Yup. Only likes to be put on one way, and that's with the inlet toward the DS. lol
OP
OP
dodge dude94
Millennial Boomer
- Joined
- Sep 5, 2013
- Posts
- 27,745
- Reaction score
- 6,429
- Location
- East Texas
- Ram Year
- 1998 Ram 1500
- Engine
- 5.9 Magnum
Thanks John!
OP
OP
dodge dude94
Millennial Boomer
- Joined
- Sep 5, 2013
- Posts
- 27,745
- Reaction score
- 6,429
- Location
- East Texas
- Ram Year
- 1998 Ram 1500
- Engine
- 5.9 Magnum
ANytime man. SO what are you going to do about sealing the filter from the engine compartment?
BTW check sig
In theory I'm going to be snagging a sheet of metal from work and bending/cutting it into a heat shield and grille scoop.
I saw that. Y U NO TELL ME?
Johnn123
Senior Member
- Joined
- Sep 23, 2013
- Posts
- 2,090
- Reaction score
- 1,099
- Location
- Ontario
- Ram Year
- 2010
- Engine
- 5.7L Hemi
In theory I'm going to be snagging a sheet of metal from work and bending/cutting it into a heat shield and grille scoop.
I saw that. Y U NO TELL ME?
Nice. Very nice
Me id prob use fiber glass and silicone and weather stripping.I just changed it and then told you I did here!
OP
OP
dodge dude94
Millennial Boomer
- Joined
- Sep 5, 2013
- Posts
- 27,745
- Reaction score
- 6,429
- Location
- East Texas
- Ram Year
- 1998 Ram 1500
- Engine
- 5.9 Magnum
Nice. Very nice
I just changed it and then told you I did here!
Meh! Fiberglass is messy. lol
I saw where you said you changed it, just not where you said you were pulling the trigger on it. lol
BBartow
Senior Member
- Joined
- Nov 18, 2013
- Posts
- 5,759
- Reaction score
- 3,395
- Location
- New Port Richey, Florida
- Ram Year
- 1995
- Engine
- 5.9L Magnum
ANytime man. SO what are you going to do about sealing the filter from the engine compartment?
BTW check sig
Switched to web view just to look at your siggy. First of all, why no pics? And second why a 1500? Have you learned nothing?
Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
OP
OP
dodge dude94
Millennial Boomer
- Joined
- Sep 5, 2013
- Posts
- 27,745
- Reaction score
- 6,429
- Location
- East Texas
- Ram Year
- 1998 Ram 1500
- Engine
- 5.9 Magnum
Switched to web view just to look at your siggy. First of all, why no pics? And second why a 1500? Have you learned nothing?
Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
Quoted for the hilarity.
Johnn123
Senior Member
- Joined
- Sep 23, 2013
- Posts
- 2,090
- Reaction score
- 1,099
- Location
- Ontario
- Ram Year
- 2010
- Engine
- 5.7L Hemi
Switched to web view just to look at your siggy. First of all, why no pics? And second why a 1500? Have you learned nothing?
Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
Dont have any yet. Lol. 1500 because I wanted something I could use as a reliable daily driver. Not planning on lifting or bigger tires or anything for it. Ill get a 2500 for an offroad toy at some point down the road.
OP
OP
dodge dude94
Millennial Boomer
- Joined
- Sep 5, 2013
- Posts
- 27,745
- Reaction score
- 6,429
- Location
- East Texas
- Ram Year
- 1998 Ram 1500
- Engine
- 5.9 Magnum
^Or so you think. 
You'll change your tune once you start lurking in the 4g section more.
Well....all progress is really getting put off til mid next week. Can't mount the air hat because it needs trimming and I don't have the Dremel here. So I'll bore the TB at work and bring the Dremel home.
You'll change your tune once you start lurking in the 4g section more.
Well....all progress is really getting put off til mid next week. Can't mount the air hat because it needs trimming and I don't have the Dremel here. So I'll bore the TB at work and bring the Dremel home.
OP
OP
dodge dude94
Millennial Boomer
- Joined
- Sep 5, 2013
- Posts
- 27,745
- Reaction score
- 6,429
- Location
- East Texas
- Ram Year
- 1998 Ram 1500
- Engine
- 5.9 Magnum
Alright, so I got the TB about 80-85% done this past weekend....
So what I started with:
First I drilled the screw out.....
bit started moving around too much, so I just drilled the hole thing out. I need a tap now. lol
What I ended up with after that
Started cutting the air horns. I cut them down halfway to keep myself from destroying my cutting wheel and/or myself
Hard to see but all ground down now
Tried taking a grinding wheel to remove the casting burs. Looked nice on the one small spot I tested it on....didn't look so great on the rest of it. Oh well. lol
The air horns
Soooo this weekend I'll be taking my hone and will be boring it out.
Brought the Dremel home this weekend and will be modding the air hat to be mounted.
So what I started with:
First I drilled the screw out.....
bit started moving around too much, so I just drilled the hole thing out. I need a tap now. lol
What I ended up with after that
Started cutting the air horns. I cut them down halfway to keep myself from destroying my cutting wheel and/or myself
Hard to see but all ground down now
Tried taking a grinding wheel to remove the casting burs. Looked nice on the one small spot I tested it on....didn't look so great on the rest of it. Oh well. lol
The air horns
Soooo this weekend I'll be taking my hone and will be boring it out.
Brought the Dremel home this weekend and will be modding the air hat to be mounted.
Last edited:
crazzywolfie
Senior Member
- Joined
- Apr 6, 2013
- Posts
- 16,646
- Reaction score
- 3,430
- Location
- under the truck
- Ram Year
- 81 93
- Engine
- 5.2
why didn't you trim a bit more like this?
OP
OP
dodge dude94
Millennial Boomer
- Joined
- Sep 5, 2013
- Posts
- 27,745
- Reaction score
- 6,429
- Location
- East Texas
- Ram Year
- 1998 Ram 1500
- Engine
- 5.9 Magnum
why didn't you trim a bit more like this?
I had been on the fence with that. Still might lop more off it. Main thing that concerns me is the air cleaner stud mount getting buggered up.
leadrofthepak
Senior Member
You may be able to smooth the top of the tb with some medium grit sand paper, should look a little more uniform if that was what you were trying to do. For small areas I usually wrap some sand paper around a pointed triangle file and gently work the surface.
OP
OP
dodge dude94
Millennial Boomer
- Joined
- Sep 5, 2013
- Posts
- 27,745
- Reaction score
- 6,429
- Location
- East Texas
- Ram Year
- 1998 Ram 1500
- Engine
- 5.9 Magnum
What grit should I use? 200, 250, 300?
leadrofthepak
Senior Member
When in doubt start with a higher number (300), if it isn't cutting as much as you want go lower (150). Being that it is aluminum, harsh sand paper will likely do more harm than good (plus aluminum tends to cake sandpaper up). I would probably use 300, maybe even 400 to start. Keep in mind your just trying to clean the surface, not remove material. (That is your goal right?)
Last edited:
crazzywolfie
Senior Member
- Joined
- Apr 6, 2013
- Posts
- 16,646
- Reaction score
- 3,430
- Location
- under the truck
- Ram Year
- 81 93
- Engine
- 5.2
i would probably use a rotary file to clean off a bit more material
OP
OP
dodge dude94
Millennial Boomer
- Joined
- Sep 5, 2013
- Posts
- 27,745
- Reaction score
- 6,429
- Location
- East Texas
- Ram Year
- 1998 Ram 1500
- Engine
- 5.9 Magnum
The original goal was to remove enough material to smooth it out...and that mostly worked, but it made those waves you see.When in doubt start with a higher number (300), if it isn't cutting as much as you want go lower (150). Being that it is aluminum, harsh sand paper will likely do more harm than good (plus aluminum tends to cake sandpaper up). I would probably use 300, maybe even 400 to start. Keep in mind your just trying to clean the surface, not remove material. (That is your goal right?)
Material off what?
