RYAN66's cummins build thread (PIC HEAVY)

[RYAN66]

Well figured I should get on board.

the List:
Smarty sr.
edge insight
tinted tails
putco 60'' light bar
KC Off-road lights
Ranch Hand Bumpers front and rear
17'' fuel boost rims
35'' GoodYear Duratracs
6'' ProComp lift with Fox 2.0 remote res shocks
pioneer deh-4400 hd
Limo Tint w/ 10" brow
Cobra 29lx CB
straight pipe to 8'' miter cut stack

to do list:
two 10'' subs
led strips in the grill
train horns


picture time:

How it looked at the dealer

going riding

these add like 10 rwhp a piece:


The wheels and tires were the first thing I had done, just put about a thousand miles on them and love them. hopefully I will get to test them in some snow today or tomorrow.




and these are some of my favorite pictures, they are at the shooting range I am a member at. the only place I can get a picture of just the truck.

 

[RYAN66]

next came the radio, I got a CD stuck in the stock head unit. plus I was looking for a better sound output and something I can wire subs to later on.

went with the pioneer deh 4400 hd, mainly because I could make it green backlighting to match the truck.



then I wanted tinted tails, so my friend and I bought some nightshades and did mine and his one night. turned out pretty good and I am super happy with it. went with three coats of nightshades and 3 coats of clear.




since I was worried about the light output with the tinted tails. even though they are legal by CO laws. I got a light bar, well I guess that is just my excuse for getting a light bar. I always wanted one cause I think they look good.
Plugged into the 4 pin flat connector, and wired it to my backup lights as well.



and while this post is mostly about lights, I bought some KC daylighters to put on the bumper/bull bar.
wiring wasnt as bad as I thought it would be, ran a switch and put it in under the headlight switch on that blank panel, plan on adding my other switches in the same spot.

 

[RYAN66]

this post is all about performance!!!

stock: 16.727
current: ???

after getting hooked on the track I straight piped the truck to make it sound better and be free flowing.

then I picked up a smarty, i keep it low since I dont have he supporting mods YET, but I figured I would be best off buying a tuner that is going to work no matter how much power I put out.


then since I was adding power I wanted to make sure I didnt toast anything, so I was really unsure what to do about gauges. The price was right for the edge insight system, and I love how much it monitors and I have alerts set so I dont have to look at the screen to see if something is going wrong. even though I look at that more than anything else since it has my corrected tire size speed on it.



I wanted it pillar mounted, but they only make the pillar mount for 10+ rams, so I figured screw it I can make it fit! how different can it be? so I had to buy a screw at the hardware store since the one they gave me wasnt long enough, and some trimming but it isnt to bad.

 

[RompinRam]

Lookin good brother! Keep it up

 

[Catchin Zs]

Good looking truck that's forsure! Wheel and tire combo goes together perfectly

 

[S2kiHemi]

Nice progress!

 

[bigbadram1500]

nice!

 

[RYAN66]

tried plasti dipping my badges last night, turned out like ****. all bubbly and couldnt get it to peel nice. have to re-do it. or maybe just de-badge.

 

[RYAN66]

updated the OP as well as the two follow up posts, please check em out!

I retried plasti dip yesterday and it worked well, I think it was to cold the other night.

re-did my badges on the tailgate, and did my grill. didnt do the side ones since they are covered in mud at the moment.:********:

progress:
finished:


grill before:

during:

after:



and I had to take the truck through some mud, this aint no pavement princess!

 

[suzukiquadrider]

Did insurance claim your truck or did they fix it and you already have it back?

 

[RYAN66]

Did insurance claim your truck or did they fix it and you already have it back?

it was repaired, took a little over 4 weeks.

 

[suzukiquadrider]

Thats good, you have the truck back.

 

[RYAN66]

washed the truck yesterday, never ever going through mud again. such a PITA to clean!

 

[GhostRam94]

haha i have said that before and then when you see that puddle again you just say f it

 

[Sagebrush2500]

Great looking truck - nice work. Thanks for sharing

 

[RYAN66]

Got our first real snow in the city yesterday, tires did great in 4wd. in 2wd I just spun everywhere which was fun on some of the back roads. but once I put it in 4 I couldnt spin when I tried.

 

[RYAN66]

pictures from the first snow 10/25


installed sylvania silverstar ultras in the head lights.


I like light when im backing up.


and bought one of these and a 30,000 lbs. tow strap.

 

[WhiteRam]

Looking swell

 

[RYAN66]

been a while since I have done anything to the truck, all the next mods are quite expensive.

but I can update with some pictures!

washed, clayed, waxed, polished.


only to drive through this 3 days later



and now the truck looks like this:



doing what she does best, drink diesel:

 

[(S.M.R) 101]

Love it dude! Truck is bad ass