RadioRedline Posted July 9, 2011 Report Share Posted July 9, 2011 Looks Nice. What are plans for paint? Radio Quote Link to comment
lil89ram50 Posted July 17, 2011 Author Report Share Posted July 17, 2011 so i was getting ready to leave my appt, to get supper and i spotted a long box mega cab conversion :) had to take a few pics for you guys cuz i know its a lie with out pics. also sorry for the shitty cell pics Quote Link to comment
Z chopper Posted July 18, 2011 Report Share Posted July 18, 2011 well having a bright orange tool box should ensure nobody drives into it Quote Link to comment
Nas Posted July 21, 2011 Report Share Posted July 21, 2011 nice find, man! i like those mitsu wheels Quote Link to comment
lil89ram50 Posted July 25, 2011 Author Report Share Posted July 25, 2011 well i stripped the dash out of the truck today to make it a metal top and paint it. Unfortunately, it has 6 big cut outs, and i have never seen another dash like this. so now i am driving this truck with the ugliest dash i have ever seen :( Quote Link to comment
lil89ram50 Posted July 26, 2011 Author Report Share Posted July 26, 2011 changed the oil. wix and a mix of mainly regular 10w30, and mobil synthetic 10w30. At work, if theres just a swig of oil left in a jug, we dump it all in one container, 1 for each weight, blend doesn't matter. Then we use it in our personal vehicles. Replaced rear diff fluid, added some additive to it. Filled up transmission also, as it was a good amount low. Did a good inspection, found i need the front end gone through, king pins, fulcrum kit, tie rods, idler, pitman. its pretty loose. Its all fixable though in the end with time and money :) also found rear trans seal is leaking a little bit. when i drained the oil, i noticed it seemed clean, like not at all dirty, like 500 miles clean. Looked at the oil filter, and someone wrote on it the date it was last changed. 7/09!! wow this last owner told me he had it for about 3 weeks and did not drive it much. i believe him now 96,502 on the odo today Quote Link to comment
lil89ram50 Posted July 28, 2011 Author Report Share Posted July 28, 2011 purple power degreaser is the shit! made this engine so clean! Quote Link to comment
lil89ram50 Posted July 28, 2011 Author Report Share Posted July 28, 2011 oh and i also got an exhaust on it today! Its been open manifold for the past 3 weeks. I put the l16 manifolds on it when i got it, to rid the egr and smog shit the l20b had. so i got paid today from a side job (fireworks) and went and got the exh done. 1 3/4 from manifold to the rear end where the thrush turbo muffler is. (2in inlet, 2in outlet) Then 2 inch pipe to behind the rear left tire in factory position. with a 2 inch rolled lip exh. tip. I droped it off at my lunch break and asked wat its going to cost, paid him and went back to work. he delivered it back to me, and said if i knew it was going to be that much work running it through the torsion bars and trying to weld to the cast manifold. He said i should have paid about 100 more. but he has ripped me off many time, and about everyone else in this town also. So i said oh well, and kinda laughed it off. more then likely his welds will break in a couple weeks, since they all suck at welding. the only shop in town that will do it though, exhaust pro's. Quote Link to comment
RadioRedline Posted July 28, 2011 Report Share Posted July 28, 2011 Oics of under Der Hood! Radio Quote Link to comment
burrito213 Posted July 28, 2011 Report Share Posted July 28, 2011 i like this truck. :cool: Quote Link to comment
lil89ram50 Posted July 30, 2011 Author Report Share Posted July 30, 2011 my little guy decided to come see me out at the garage today :) Quote Link to comment
Jayden71 Posted July 30, 2011 Report Share Posted July 30, 2011 Like the truck man! How bout some engine oics! Pleeze :D Quote Link to comment
lil89ram50 Posted July 31, 2011 Author Report Share Posted July 31, 2011 wel i washed the engine, and i have a valve cover leak, so its oily again. might go take a pic now though. I adjusted the valves today, as i didnt know when the lat time it was done, and it was a little clattery and had a slight stumble. After adjustment, it ran much smoother, less noisy, and started easier also. still a slight hesitation, but that is carb problems, but not too bad. Would like to put a weber on if one of you have one for sale. Quote Link to comment
lil89ram50 Posted July 31, 2011 Author Report Share Posted July 31, 2011 uploading a few pics Quote Link to comment
lil89ram50 Posted July 31, 2011 Author Report Share Posted July 31, 2011 also found a pile of old rubber bedliners at work. They are all out of trade in's. So i took one home and cut it to fit. I'll grab another and re-do it when i get that gas tank out of the bed. Also notice the rivited on patches the truck has. one on lowr passenger fender, and on one the front of each fender Quote Link to comment
Jayden71 Posted July 31, 2011 Report Share Posted July 31, 2011 Someone swapped in a L20 eh? :cool: What head is on it, just curious?? I like the brass top radiator, mine got painted over black some time ago. Quote Link to comment
lil89ram50 Posted July 31, 2011 Author Report Share Posted July 31, 2011 w58 head, i thought i got a pic of that.. guess not. Weather or not its an open or closed, idk. It does have round ports though. I believe this came out of a late 620 though. Also, i have 2 dipsticks.... one on the pan, and one on the bock. I will get pics of that later. My radiator was also painted black. but years of abuse caused it to peel off. So i took some works toilet bowl cleaner and scrubbed the top with that. Quote Link to comment
lil89ram50 Posted July 31, 2011 Author Report Share Posted July 31, 2011 also did you guys note the shit box car in this pic? lol my little brother thinks his car is the coolest thing in the world. my buddy bought it a few years ago, thought it was cool for a while, parked it in a garage for a couple years cuz he realized it was was gay, then called the scrapper to come get it, and my brother ended up getting it for 500 bux. its a 99 sunfire, lambo doors, shaved handles, painted dash, under glow, gay hub caps, it had white 19's on it, but i told my buddy to keep them for his 77 yota truck. this car is GAY!!! Quote Link to comment
lil89ram50 Posted July 31, 2011 Author Report Share Posted July 31, 2011 and here is the datto next to my camry Quote Link to comment
lil89ram50 Posted July 31, 2011 Author Report Share Posted July 31, 2011 what should i get for license plates? i am getting the vintage plates. anything over 40 years, dont have to worry about tabs, and can drive as many miles, when ever i want. just dont know what i want it to read Quote Link to comment
RadioRedline Posted July 31, 2011 Report Share Posted July 31, 2011 Nice 510! Whered you get it Quote Link to comment
RadioRedline Posted July 31, 2011 Report Share Posted July 31, 2011 Get LilRam radio Quote Link to comment
lil89ram50 Posted August 1, 2011 Author Report Share Posted August 1, 2011 just bought a weber! 32/36. need to find a 1 piece adapter now Quote Link to comment
lil89ram50 Posted August 13, 2011 Author Report Share Posted August 13, 2011 got the weber on last saturday! it runs great!, the choke does not work, and it is missing a idle cut off solenoid, so there is a big vacuum leak. But it still runs better than the old carb did. Although it is not drivable now due to no choke,i can drive it when im not in a hurry if i let it warm up real good first. Also got my solid dash top from Wayno. Wrapped that in some fake leather stuff i found at walmart (for now). I am also painting the dash, and i cleaned up the gauge cluster last night. I even painted the very faded needles! also considering buying a new truck, its a 99 chevy silverado. 5.3 vortec, bad trans. It's bright red, extended cab, nicely done exhaust, brown interior :( . About 200k on the clock. Its the ladyfriends best friends pickup. Trans went out this past weekend. she wants 1500 bux for it. i talked her down to 800. I can get a trans for 500 bux. then i wil sell it for a profit. i can get about 3500 to 4 grand for it. More if i got it detailed at work probaby closer to 5500, cuz its got a dirty interior, but a good shampoo and buff will clean it up very nice! Quote Link to comment
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