I want to see the Rams

[JDCarguy]

Hey guys! Awesome thread and great rigs! Getting some great ideas for my build here!
Well here we go. She is getting a little old but I have only had her a year. 2004 ram 2500 cummins. She has the 6 speed manual and limited slip difs front and rear.

I got her with the Bradford Built flatbed all rusty and glorious. Painted that (bed liner) and mounted two yard sale special tool boxes to her. Have all of my tools and gear, room for camping goodies, and am working on my third battery setup with solar and on board air.

I just got done leveling the front with simple 3 inch spacers, but I also added on Carli signature series shocks with Thuren upper and lower control arms and drag link. Ordering Thurens rear shackles to lift the back up to match, and Carli shocks for it as well. Rocking 37" Toyos (also second hand. Sue me tires are expensive!)

In the process of custom building a front mount for a used DV8 bumper of a 2018 ram 1500 with winch mount, and a whole lot of lights.

I also swapped out the front seats for some leather captains chairs from a ford van, and have an 80 gallon fuel tank in the bed that feeds via a second pump and filter right into the main tank. On a bad day I have roughly 1200 miles of range. Give or take 50. Hope you like it!!!

So good! I wish I could fit a bigger tank on my Power Wagon. That's the PWs greatest flaw (besides no diesel option).

Would there be no room in the bed for a transfer style tank? Takes bed space sure but they make some that are a toolbox and tank in one.

 

[AnthonyD1978]

Would there be no room in the bed for a transfer style tank? Takes bed space sure but they make some that are a toolbox and tank in one.

I put some cans up on my bed rack, but still doesn't compare having the built in tanks the diesels can get. I would pay big money for one of the aftermarket tank companies to do something for our gas trucks.

 

[Mekcanix]

So I already threw this up in the what did you do today thread, but I like this area better.

I installed a cap on my truck. I have been looking for sometime, as my idea of bedslide ,toolbox and short tonneau cover proved a poor combination.
I really didnt want to get rid of the bed slide and i really wanted good storage for camping so my wife finally came on board after a late winter adventure and I have been searching in earnest the last month. So to list the mods I have done since purchasing the 2016 rebel at the end of may last year are as follows:
Level in front
Bed slide
Air bags ( for towing camper)
Weather guard tool box (now for sale) with shortened tonneau cover
Side steps
TYT 12000Lb Winch with mount I built
and this weekend Cap
Leer 100XL

Happy happy

 

[AnthonyD1978]

So I already threw this up in the what did you do today thread, but I like this area better.

I installed a cap on my truck. I have been looking for sometime, as my idea of bedslide ,toolbox and short tonneau cover proved a poor combination.
I really didnt want to get rid of the bed slide and i really wanted good storage for camping so my wife finally came on board after a late winter adventure and I have been searching in earnest the last month. So to list the mods I have done since purchasing the 2016 rebel at the end of may last year are as follows:
Level in front
Bed slide
Air bags ( for towing camper)
Weather guard tool box (now for sale) with shortened tonneau cover
Side steps
TYT 12000Lb Winch with mount I built
and this weekend Cap
Leer 100XL

Happy happy

Bed slide will be my next big purchase. I postponed it when I bought my awning setup last week.

 

[Nick Malette]

Snugtop Rebel cap was ordered last week....only 8 week lead time. Spent the night in San Lorenzo Canyon - first night sleeping in the truck bed!

 

[AnthonyD1978]

Added a front runner awning and a swing arm mount so I can rotate the awning to the back of the truck to shade the tailgate. Also still allows my ram box to open.

 

[JDCarguy]

Fun weekend project, been gathering parts for a while. Power setup built into the box, twin compressors and a 900w inverter. Making progress.

 

[AnthonyD1978]

Fun weekend project, been gathering parts for a while. Power setup built into the box, twin compressors and a 900w inverter. Making progress.

Looks good. I've been thinking of how I'm going to integrate my fridge/power setup lately.

 

[AnthonyD1978]

Did some camping along a river here in Arizona.

 

[DaleRF]

Did some camping along a river here in Arizona.



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Very nice!

 

[AnthonyD1978]

Got a gas can setup on the bed rack. Had to rearrange the items on the rack to better distribute the weight. Think the rack is basically built-out now. Further down the road I will add a spare tire mount when I go from my 35s to 37s. Will probably add a 100w solar panel on top of the spare or the traction pads also.

 

[472HemiGTX]

Most recent picture on the way to camp last week.

 

[Doug Morgan]

Went out last weekend to find some new waterfalls and watering holes. View attachment 134252View attachment 134253View attachment 134254View attachment 134255View attachment 134256View attachment 134257View attachment 134258

Looks like you are on the Pig Trails in Arkansas! Ha!

 

[Nick Malette]

Did the Hoodoo and Calderas trail a few weekends ago, longest trip I've done offroad. Camped two nights and did almost 80 miles on forest roads. Started down near the Gilman Tunnels in Jemez and came out over the Valles Caldera in Española.

 

[AnthonyD1978]

Son and I did some camping last weekend again. Luckily none of us sleep walk.
Was a nice relaxing path to this spot and it was a nice change of pace.
I've been really happy with the rack setup. The next big mod will probably be a bed slide later this month.

 

[OverDavidLand]

Front Runner Rack and Octane front bumper being installed today. Finally making progress on this build. Parts and accessories and hard to come by. It would help if you guys stopped buying all the stuff I need.

 

[Brewbud]

Front Runner Rack and Octane front bumper being installed today. Finally making progress on this build. Parts and accessories and hard to come by. It would help if you guys stopped buying all the stuff I need.


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That bumper on yet? We need more pics. LOL

 

[OverDavidLand]

That bumper on yet? We need more pics. LOL

Ever seen a grown man cry?

(Mess up with my Baja light order is torture.)

More pics ASAP, I swear.

 

[DieselRamOverlander]

Son and I did some camping last weekend again. Luckily none of us sleep walk.
Was a nice relaxing path to this spot and it was a nice change of pace.
I've been really happy with the rack setup. The next big mod will probably be a bed slide later this month.

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Beautiful camping spot brother!!!!!

 

[DieselRamOverlander]

Wow!!!!! there are some beautiful Ram Rigs here!!!! glad to see my fam showing all the Tacoma's that us big bodies can have just as much fun as them!!! Here's mine... I gotta get through all my pix, and upload some more, but here is my most recent trip up to Bald Mountain up North East of Shaver lake...