swirvin 21's build thread

[swirvin21]

Ran into Shannon on a deal for an axle I had to sell and he told me about this site. I'm on a number of other Dodge Ram and offroad sites: Dodge Offroad, Pavement Sucks, Pirate, Infamous4x4 and Tulsa Offroad to name a few. I'm even a mod on a few of them.

I own 2 1998 Dodge Ram 2500 4x4 extended cab trucks, 1 white and 1 black, 1 V10 and 1 V8. The black Ram I've owned since 2004 just after I joined the Marines and I have done a TON of stuff to it. The white Ram I've only had for a little more than a year and I've nearly got it all put together. I have done a ton to both and have a very good understanding on all the 2nd gen Rams.

Right now I have a ton of extra parts I need to let go to help pay some medical bills, so I'll be tossing them up in the classifieds. Here's a few pics of my truck as it sits now and I'll post up a list of mods to both here soon:

[Lt.Dan]

Welcome to the site man! Bumper on the black one looks sick!

[myoung84]

Welcome to the site! I recently joined TOR and you posted on my welcome thread.

Where are those first 2 pics taken at?

[swirvin21]

Brief specs.

-Black Ram:
V8 360 w/ open air cleaner mod, Hughes plenum plate, 180* thermostat, aluminum radiator, Magnaflow exhaust, 46RE w/ shift kit & 241DHD transfer case, Dana 60's front & rear, dual ARB lockers w/ 35 spline alloy shafts, 1 pc CAD delete, EMS hub conversion kit front, 35 spline outer alloys, ARB diff covers, 35 spline rear Moser shafts, 4.88 gears, 3" Skyjacker suspension system, rear lift leafs to delete blocks, DT Profab .5" extended control arms, DT Profab steering support, Borgeson shaft, 2" body lift, Road Armor bumpers front and rear, Line-X liner on rockers and in bed, 37" Goodyear MTRs on 16.5" alloys

Currently working on installing long arms in the front, rear shackle flip, extended brake lines, hi-steer knuckles and some sheetmetal work to increase approach and departure angles.

-White Ram:
V10 w/ K&N FIPK, stainless headers, Magnaflow cats w/ Flowmaster muffler, nerf bars, DT Profab adjustable trackbar, steering column lower spring fix, 47RE w/ shift kit, 241DLD, 3rd gen 17" alloy wheels w/ 265/70R17 Michelin "E" rated tires

Currently working on installing Borgeson delphi steering box & shaft, Fastman 52mm throttle body, transmission cooler & aux filter, bumpers and interior upgrades. Going to be transferring a number of parts from the Black Dodge as I go.

[swirvin21]

Those were at Disney near Little Blue. It's the cave just south of the Z canyon.

Thanks for the props. I know the owner of Road Armor, good guy, and I've enjoyed the bumpers. Been considering getting another set for the White Ram or transferring these and building myself something for the Black one. I can probably set up a Group Buy on Road Armor if enough people are interested.

Check out my classified ad if you get a chance. I need to be able to pay for a back operation here soon and some of my toys have to go as a result. Feel free to ask any questions, I've done everything but the gear swap myself on these trucks!

Here's my build thread over at TOR. It's another local forum more tuned to offroaders. I'm one of just a few Mopar guys as MYoung84 will attest. Hope it not a problem posting a link to another forum, it is local if that helps...this is the entire build on the White Ram:
http://www.tulsaoffroad.com/forums/s...ion-to-Family!

[(S.M.R) 101]

Welcome to the site bud... Glad you joined

[ramthis9501]

Welcome to ORC! Both very nice trucks!

[DoubleTakeDodge]

Welcome to the ORC!

[Lt.Dan]

I knew I recognized where that was

[rvarela]

welcome!