My ram (ongoing project)

[czervika]

A tad bit rear high for the trans. Lmao. Time to get started on the thermostat.

Damn that snorkel looks good.

 

[crazykid1994]

Damn that snorkel looks good.

My wife said it looks like a hand so when we are looking for it in the parking lot it’s easier to find… but so far I’m really happy with it. I am really liking it for all the kicked up dust when off-roading. My airbox is staying cleaner

 

[crazykid1994]

Truck needs a bath but I finally installed some new power fold mirrors with lights in them. Looks so nice. Really been wanting the lighted mirrors for a while and found a used set shipped for 325$. Also swapped my blind spot mirror over to the new mirror as well.

 

[crazykid1994]

Took the truck for a good drive on the interstate today. 38 miles each way. Trans got to 163° during warm up and regulated back to 158° on the interstate. Shifts were great. I noticed my eco light was coming on. I haven’t seen that in a long time. Checked the current mpg and it read around 19-21. I’m not used to that. Usually I’m around 16-18 on the interstate. All I’ve changed is the transmission temp is higher now than before. Weather was 84° out. Oil was 194°. Not sure why the higher mpg on the lie o meter but I’m happy. The trans definitely feels happier hotter. That 120° was too low. Wondering if that really made that much of a difference for my mpg. And this suspension is still blowing my mind. Can’t believe how smooth it is for a lifted truck on 35s driving down the interstate here in south Florida.

 

[crazykid1994]

Got my bed tent in the mail today and did a trial setup in the driveway. I’m happy. I’ll have to travel out of Florida if I want to do any camping currently though. Weather has been in the upper 80s with real feel into the 90s. The rain cover will work great at keeping the heat in on cooler nights. No breeze gets through it.

 

[DILLIGAF]

those are ******* cool .

 

[healthyrx]

Got my bed tent in the mail today and did a trial setup in the driveway. I’m happy. I’ll have to travel out of Florida if I want to do any camping currently though. Weather has been in the upper 80s with real feel into the 90s. The rain cover will work great at keeping the heat in on cooler nights. No breeze gets through it.

Looks like a great setup to pick up a dirtbike and do some trail riding and camping! (maybe an excuse to get a dirtbike too)

What is the setup and takedown time like?

 

[crazykid1994]

Looks like a great setup to pick up a dirtbike and do some trail riding and camping! (maybe an excuse to get a dirtbike too)

What is the setup and takedown time like?

Given that I only set it up the once it was about 15 minutes but I was really going over everything during the setup to make sure it was all good. Probably about 5 minutes actually to do setup. Taking it down is super easy. It’s 3 rods to hold the tent up and then 8 straps to the bed sides to hold it in place.

 

[crazykid1994]

This sucks… I’m feeling so drained from this. Hopefully it works. I need it to work. The wiring is 100% complete and tested the canbus again today. Hopefully have the right info this time or I’m going to lose my mind. Honestly didn’t think doing this would be so stressful. However here is a video after the wiring was completed. Fan is running off the trigger wire I have tied into the factory harness as a failsafe setup. Fan running video

 

[crazykid1994]

Talk about tiring. I think this should be it. I am not sure if anyone here has an idea of how much crap I have to go through. And the rpm extreme guy as well. It’s hundreds on hundreds of lines of code to sort through and watch with troubleshooting to figure out what each line is. Pretty sure we have engine rpm, ac line pressure, and coolant temp figured out in order to program the module. Was contemplating trying to find trans temp as well but I have the factory fan harness tapped as a fan override trigger anyways as a fail safe so I don’t really see a need.