A build thread for my truck. I'm keeping it mostly stock, since it already has quite a few goodies and there really isn't much left to do mechanically, but who knows what my old-man-brain will be looking for down the road. It's always something.
I bought it completely stock from a local dealer with 80k. One previous owner, which was a corporation so this was most likely a fleet vehicle of some sort and my guess is that those miles were mostly highway.
Original window sticker
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The first mods: 285/70R/17 Duratraks on AR Baja's, ProComp black lugs, and an Access Vanish tonneau cover:
I also built a small wooden storage rack, which has worked out great so far.
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The next mods were a K&N CAI and a Pedal Commander:
Living up to it's name, these CAI's really come alive with the colder winter weather, and combined with the PC, it's almost a completely different vehicle.
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Next up was some debadging, removing the REBEL & 4X4 from the tailgate and the RAM 1500 from the doors:
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A .50 Cal Bullet antenna from VMS Racing:
It does cut some of the reception, but I don't listen to local radio much.
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5" Carven Black Tips:
I think I hear a slightly deeper rumble with those, but that just might be my imagination. lol
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The latest mods to date were powder coating my Rebel rims to match the Brilliant Black Pearl on the two-tone paint, and my 'custom' (lol) bullet valve stem caps. I also went with my original Toyo's but switched back to the Duratraks:
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That's it for now. I'll be tackling brakes and some 100k PM stuff down the road and I have a few more small cosmetic mods to get to next spring. I've been playing around with some graphic ideas in the meantime though:
I bought it completely stock from a local dealer with 80k. One previous owner, which was a corporation so this was most likely a fleet vehicle of some sort and my guess is that those miles were mostly highway.
Original window sticker
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The first mods: 285/70R/17 Duratraks on AR Baja's, ProComp black lugs, and an Access Vanish tonneau cover:
I also built a small wooden storage rack, which has worked out great so far.
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The next mods were a K&N CAI and a Pedal Commander:
Living up to it's name, these CAI's really come alive with the colder winter weather, and combined with the PC, it's almost a completely different vehicle.
____________________________________________________________________________________
Next up was some debadging, removing the REBEL & 4X4 from the tailgate and the RAM 1500 from the doors:
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A .50 Cal Bullet antenna from VMS Racing:
It does cut some of the reception, but I don't listen to local radio much.
___________________________________________________________________________________
5" Carven Black Tips:
I think I hear a slightly deeper rumble with those, but that just might be my imagination. lol
___________________________________________________________________________________
The latest mods to date were powder coating my Rebel rims to match the Brilliant Black Pearl on the two-tone paint, and my 'custom' (lol) bullet valve stem caps. I also went with my original Toyo's but switched back to the Duratraks:
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That's it for now. I'll be tackling brakes and some 100k PM stuff down the road and I have a few more small cosmetic mods to get to next spring. I've been playing around with some graphic ideas in the meantime though: