'98.5 3500 2wd, Flatbed, Twin Turbo

***MCummings*** · 09-08-2009, 11:10 PM

For sale.
Before you read on, it is a 53 Block.

* Year - 1998.5
* Make - Dodge
* Model - Ram 3500
* VIN (upon request)
* Mileage - 200k on body, odo. shows 124,716
* Auto/Manual - 6-speed manual
* Mods - Listed below
* Title Status - Clear, Clean, In hand
* Price - $12k

I'm selling my truck to purchase a new one. No other reason. I'd keep it, but having 3 diesel trucks seems a little excessive to me.

It's a '98.5 . For Dodge '98 was a split year, half mechanical motor (12v), half electronic (24v). Originally came with a 5-speed. It's a Quad Cab, Long bed, 2wd. Driftwood in color (gray).

First the bad.
Here's what is wrong with it...

* Speedometer doesn't work (It's the ABS module) I am throwing in a GPS Navigation unit that displays speed, avg. speed, max speed, altitude, direction, travel time, stopped time, direction, etc. etc.
* Fuel Gauge doesn't work below 1/4 tank. I have a new fuel sender I'm throwing in as well
* Drivers side power seat doesn't work (It's the switches, motors test good)
* Drivers Seat has a Nifty tear, but I am throwing in a spare lower seat cushion that can be re-upholstered
* Dash has a few cracks, along with the dash bezel missing a few pieces

Got that over with, here's what's up....

* 24V Cummins 5.9L Turned up to 500rwhp/1000rwtq... How?

Factory pistons shaved down .020" by James Automotive.

Cummins 12v .020" Over HeadGasket modified for a 24v.

PDR Stage 1 Cam PDR Diesel Performance

PDR Stage 1 Ported Head PDR Diesel Performance

A-1 Head Studs A1 XHD H11 12MM 98-02 Dodge 5.9L 24 Valve Cummins Diesel Cylinder Head Stud Kit

ATS 3-piece Pulse Exhaust Manifold ATS 3 Piece 24 Valve 5.9L Cummins Exhaust Manifold T4 Flange

Custom Twin Turbo's. Pretty much a copy of this kit... BD Power - Product: Super B Twin Turbo Kits

F1 Injectors 180HP over stock. Mach 4.8 injectors24

FASS 95GPH Fuel Pump with -10AN Stainless Steel Braided Line. Heavy Duty Series

Edge Drag Comp ($120 upgrade over standard comp, Fuels harder at low RPM, and up to 3,200RPM instead of 2,700RPM) Edge Products: Categories

Modified ECM, CatCHER ECM from Mads Electronics - Smarty - CaTCHER - Dodge Tuning - Home

Custom 5" Exhaust, w/5" downpipe to 6" Stack done at Pronto Muffler.

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Trans..
New Venture Gear NV5600 6-speed, recently rebuilt at www.blumenthlmfg.com Grinds 5th gear if you force it, always has.
Clutch,
South Bend Clutch, 650HP Dual Disc. 3,250Lbs Plate Loading, 12Pucks per side of disc (48 total), ceramic, with ductile Flywheel, not SFI Approved. Can be rebuilt for $750, was over $3k when purchased, but now can be had for about $1,950 new. South Bend Clutch Double Disc - SBC DD

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Brakes,
Full brake kit from EGR, inlcuding Drilled Rotors, Carbon Kevlar Pads, Stainless Steel Brake Lines, DOT5,1 Fluid, Upgraded cylinders in rear, and carbon kevlar shoes in rear. EGR Performance Brakes, brakes for Dodge, Ford, Chevy, GMC, Tahoe, Yukon, Excursion, Dakota, Durango or whatever you drive.

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Interior.
3 gauge a-pillar from Gauge Works, with tweeter, has 0-15PSI Fuel Pressure, 0-60PSI Boost, and 0-1,600*F EGT. The Boost is a z-series, and the other two are pro-comps, all autometers. Only difference is that the z-series has a black bezel, the others are silver.

Sound System,
Eclipse Head Unit, with 8v pre-out, Kicker IQ900 EQ, Eclipse 45Wx4 amp for the mids/highs, and a Precision power 200w for the subs that are in a underseat probox with 2 10" JL Audio Subs. The front speakers are 6x9, 3-ways, and the rears are 5.25" 2-way.

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Other Notable items,

C&M Flatbed with Blacked out LED lights, without reverse lights.

Re-stacked differential for a tighter Limited Slip.

Starter kill. Truck won't start without doin' a special sumpin'. Has to be done everytime truck is started. Cannot be "valet'd"

Truck ran a 14.3 in the 1/4 mile, with a best MPH of 106.

Last dyno was 497rwhp and 1027rwrq.
Best dyno on nitrous was 588rwhp, and 1,200+rwtq

A simple change of turbo's and injectors can easily bump up the power to over 600, and still be reliable.

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Any questions, please feel free to ask.

Merrick

__________________
'98.5 3500 2wd 6-speed
Dual Wheels, turbo's, and clutch. Almost 500HP(497/1020). Looking for a 2010 Ram...

***MCummings*** · 09-08-2009, 11:16 PM

A few pics....

Merrick

__________________
'98.5 3500 2wd 6-speed
Dual Wheels, turbo's, and clutch. Almost 500HP(497/1020). Looking for a 2010 Ram...

oscar1017 · 09-10-2009, 02:22 AM

Here some additional pics of the truck

i can vouch for this truck it is a hnads down amazing truck great all around

good luck with you sale Merrick

__________________

-Oscar//LAREDO COAL ROLLERS

-'98 CTD 12 Valve (6" Stax, K&N cai, no plate, no afc, built trans )

***MCummings*** · 09-10-2009, 10:19 PM

Will consider partial trades.

Open to offers...

Merrick

__________________
'98.5 3500 2wd 6-speed
Dual Wheels, turbo's, and clutch. Almost 500HP(497/1020). Looking for a 2010 Ram...

Fern · 09-10-2009, 10:43 PM

DAMN, that is one nice truck. Can't imagine what your other trucks are like if this the one your getting rid of. Bump.

__________________
2001 sport 4x4 CCLB, 4" turbo back w/ 5" tip. Adrenaline w/ Pulse, BD Stealth cover, FASS, Amsoil 4510, PS 62/14, 100hp sticks,315/70 on H2 alloys, Skyjacker 5" lift, 98-99' HD steering, Inglewood Trans ,triple disc TQ, Billet input and flexplate

***MCummings*** · 09-11-2009, 02:00 AM

Thanks for the bump...

I tried to keep it pretty nice...

I just installed 10k HID's in the heads and fogs last week...

Merrick

__________________
'98.5 3500 2wd 6-speed
Dual Wheels, turbo's, and clutch. Almost 500HP(497/1020). Looking for a 2010 Ram...

**jkidd** · 09-11-2009, 02:29 AM

bump for a nice truck with all the upgrades.

btw you can swap the passenger and driver side seat cushions to hide the tears and since the passenger side is less used it makes for a more comfortable ride in the drivers seat.

__________________
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***MCummings*** · 09-11-2009, 01:21 PM

Wow.

I did not know that. I'm gonna do that today...

Within the week, I'm going to be pulling the stickers off the hood and front fenders, and also the Janetty Racing and sticker residue off the front doors.

The flamed out grill comes off with a few allen wrenches. The OE grill is in perfect shape.

Thanks for the bump.

Merrick

__________________
'98.5 3500 2wd 6-speed
Dual Wheels, turbo's, and clutch. Almost 500HP(497/1020). Looking for a 2010 Ram...

**jkidd** · 09-11-2009, 02:08 PM

you will have vinyl on the side that faces out if your seats are like mine. but sure makes sitting in the drivers seat more comfortable.
4 bolts each side

__________________
www.DieselAutoPower.com Call Jacob at 951-377-4844 for best pricing
SUPER DEALS on Injection pumps, Turbos, Injectors & Programmers
SUMMER SPECIAL--8% off after REBATE(up to $200 off per transaction.)
When you buy from me on Ebay and pay with paypal you will receive an 8% rebate from Ebay in 60 days.
Call me for rebate coupon code or questions.
Example: Buy VP44 for $1000- 8% Rebate of $80= $920 after rebate

***MCummings*** · 09-11-2009, 03:53 PM

Awesome. I'll try it.

A few videos of this truck.

No sound - YouTube - Dodge Diesel Smoke

No Sound - YouTube - My Dodge 3500 Diesel

Not plugged in, no grid heater, 3 day cold soak at ~30*F.
YouTube - Cold Start DOdge

Thought I'd film a wrecked car, but, you can get an idea of how quiet the truck is. It's barely louder than factory...
YouTube - My Dodge Cruisin' through town

This is how the truck shifted with a solid disc clutch. Truck now has as sprung dual disk..
YouTube - Dodge Diesel 5600 Shifting clip

Wedding Donuts...
YouTube - Wedding Donuts

The dual disc clutch in action...
YouTube - Dodge Diesel 3500 Dual Disk Clutch

Pulling a out of fuel 18 wheeler..
YouTube - Dodge pulling a broke down 18wheeler

Part 1, 2, 3, and 4, of the KDP repair I performed on the truck...
YouTube - KDP Repair home video Part 1
YouTube - KDP repair on my Dodge Cummins Part 2
YouTube - KDP Repair home video Part 3
YouTube - KDP Repair home video part 4

A condensed version of part 1,2,3 and 4, of above vids, (Still over 8 minutes long)...
YouTube - KDP Repair Home Video Highlites

Starting the truck after the KDP repair...
YouTube - Cummins Start after injector lines removed

And my favorite....
YouTube - Thursday Night Burnout! Diesel Power!

Merrick

__________________
'98.5 3500 2wd 6-speed
Dual Wheels, turbo's, and clutch. Almost 500HP(497/1020). Looking for a 2010 Ram...

oscar1017 · 09-12-2009, 10:02 PM

SWEET VIDS Merrick

Gl on your sale

BUMP TTT!!!!!!

__________________

-Oscar//LAREDO COAL ROLLERS

-'98 CTD 12 Valve (6" Stax, K&N cai, no plate, no afc, built trans )

***MCummings*** · 09-12-2009, 10:13 PM

I've got a few offers so far...

I'll hop in this truck today and deliver it anywhere in the U.S. for the $12k. As long as it's drivable to, LOL. It's not a submersible...

Give me some time to get myself a passport and I'll take it into Canada, LOL.

Merrick

__________________
'98.5 3500 2wd 6-speed
Dual Wheels, turbo's, and clutch. Almost 500HP(497/1020). Looking for a 2010 Ram...

09-08-2009, 11:10 PM	#1 (permalink)
*MCummings* It's my name ^ Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Laredo, Tx Posts: 1,209 Thanks: 10 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts MCummings's Truck Pics	'98.5 3500 2wd, Flatbed, Twin Turbo For sale. Before you read on, it is a 53 Block. * Year - 1998.5 * Make - Dodge * Model - Ram 3500 * VIN (upon request) * Mileage - 200k on body, odo. shows 124,716 * Auto/Manual - 6-speed manual * Mods - Listed below * Title Status - Clear, Clean, In hand * Price - $12k I'm selling my truck to purchase a new one. No other reason. I'd keep it, but having 3 diesel trucks seems a little excessive to me. It's a '98.5 . For Dodge '98 was a split year, half mechanical motor (12v), half electronic (24v). Originally came with a 5-speed. It's a Quad Cab, Long bed, 2wd. Driftwood in color (gray). First the bad. Here's what is wrong with it... * Speedometer doesn't work (It's the ABS module) I am throwing in a GPS Navigation unit that displays speed, avg. speed, max speed, altitude, direction, travel time, stopped time, direction, etc. etc. * Fuel Gauge doesn't work below 1/4 tank. I have a new fuel sender I'm throwing in as well * Drivers side power seat doesn't work (It's the switches, motors test good) * Drivers Seat has a Nifty tear, but I am throwing in a spare lower seat cushion that can be re-upholstered * Dash has a few cracks, along with the dash bezel missing a few pieces Got that over with, here's what's up.... * 24V Cummins 5.9L Turned up to 500rwhp/1000rwtq... How? Factory pistons shaved down .020" by James Automotive. Cummins 12v .020" Over HeadGasket modified for a 24v. PDR Stage 1 Cam PDR Diesel Performance PDR Stage 1 Ported Head PDR Diesel Performance A-1 Head Studs A1 XHD H11 12MM 98-02 Dodge 5.9L 24 Valve Cummins Diesel Cylinder Head Stud Kit ATS 3-piece Pulse Exhaust Manifold ATS 3 Piece 24 Valve 5.9L Cummins Exhaust Manifold T4 Flange Custom Twin Turbo's. Pretty much a copy of this kit... BD Power - Product: Super B Twin Turbo Kits F1 Injectors 180HP over stock. Mach 4.8 injectors24 FASS 95GPH Fuel Pump with -10AN Stainless Steel Braided Line. Heavy Duty Series Edge Drag Comp ($120 upgrade over standard comp, Fuels harder at low RPM, and up to 3,200RPM instead of 2,700RPM) Edge Products: Categories Modified ECM, CatCHER ECM from Mads Electronics - Smarty - CaTCHER - Dodge Tuning - Home Custom 5" Exhaust, w/5" downpipe to 6" Stack done at Pronto Muffler. ---------- Trans.. New Venture Gear NV5600 6-speed, recently rebuilt at www.blumenthlmfg.com Grinds 5th gear if you force it, always has. Clutch, South Bend Clutch, 650HP Dual Disc. 3,250Lbs Plate Loading, 12Pucks per side of disc (48 total), ceramic, with ductile Flywheel, not SFI Approved. Can be rebuilt for $750, was over $3k when purchased, but now can be had for about $1,950 new. South Bend Clutch Double Disc - SBC DD ----------- Brakes, Full brake kit from EGR, inlcuding Drilled Rotors, Carbon Kevlar Pads, Stainless Steel Brake Lines, DOT5,1 Fluid, Upgraded cylinders in rear, and carbon kevlar shoes in rear. EGR Performance Brakes, brakes for Dodge, Ford, Chevy, GMC, Tahoe, Yukon, Excursion, Dakota, Durango or whatever you drive. ------ Interior. 3 gauge a-pillar from Gauge Works, with tweeter, has 0-15PSI Fuel Pressure, 0-60PSI Boost, and 0-1,600*F EGT. The Boost is a z-series, and the other two are pro-comps, all autometers. Only difference is that the z-series has a black bezel, the others are silver. Sound System, Eclipse Head Unit, with 8v pre-out, Kicker IQ900 EQ, Eclipse 45Wx4 amp for the mids/highs, and a Precision power 200w for the subs that are in a underseat probox with 2 10" JL Audio Subs. The front speakers are 6x9, 3-ways, and the rears are 5.25" 2-way. ---------- Other Notable items, C&M Flatbed with Blacked out LED lights, without reverse lights. Re-stacked differential for a tighter Limited Slip. Starter kill. Truck won't start without doin' a special sumpin'. Has to be done everytime truck is started. Cannot be "valet'd" Truck ran a 14.3 in the 1/4 mile, with a best MPH of 106. Last dyno was 497rwhp and 1027rwrq. Best dyno on nitrous was 588rwhp, and 1,200+rwtq A simple change of turbo's and injectors can easily bump up the power to over 600, and still be reliable. ------ Any questions, please feel free to ask. Merrick __________________ '98.5 3500 2wd 6-speed Dual Wheels, turbo's, and clutch. Almost 500HP(497/1020). Looking for a 2010 Ram...

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09-08-2009, 11:16 PM	#2 (permalink)
*MCummings* It's my name ^ Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Laredo, Tx Posts: 1,209 Thanks: 10 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts MCummings's Truck Pics	A few pics.... Merrick __________________ '98.5 3500 2wd 6-speed Dual Wheels, turbo's, and clutch. Almost 500HP(497/1020). Looking for a 2010 Ram...

09-10-2009, 02:22 AM	#3 (permalink)
oscar1017 Diesel Freak Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Grand Prairie, Texas Posts: 569 Thanks: 3 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts oscar1017's Truck Pics	Here some additional pics of the truck i can vouch for this truck it is a hnads down amazing truck great all around good luck with you sale Merrick __________________ *-Oscar//LAREDO COAL ROLLERS* *-'98 CTD 12 Valve (6" Stax, K&N cai, no plate, no afc, built trans )*

09-10-2009, 10:19 PM	#4 (permalink)
*MCummings* It's my name ^ Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Laredo, Tx Posts: 1,209 Thanks: 10 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts MCummings's Truck Pics	Will consider partial trades. Open to offers... Merrick __________________ '98.5 3500 2wd 6-speed Dual Wheels, turbo's, and clutch. Almost 500HP(497/1020). Looking for a 2010 Ram...

09-10-2009, 10:43 PM	#5 (permalink)
Fern Cummins Nut Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 465 Thanks: 3 Thanked 6 Times in 6 Posts Fern's Truck Pics	DAMN, that is one nice truck. Can't imagine what your other trucks are like if this the one your getting rid of. Bump. __________________ 2001 sport 4x4 CCLB, 4" turbo back w/ 5" tip. Adrenaline w/ Pulse, BD Stealth cover, FASS, Amsoil 4510, PS 62/14, 100hp sticks,315/70 on H2 alloys, Skyjacker 5" lift, 98-99' HD steering, Inglewood Trans ,triple disc TQ, Billet input and flexplate

09-11-2009, 02:00 AM	#6 (permalink)
*MCummings* It's my name ^ Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Laredo, Tx Posts: 1,209 Thanks: 10 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts MCummings's Truck Pics	Thanks for the bump... I tried to keep it pretty nice... I just installed 10k HID's in the heads and fogs last week... Merrick __________________ '98.5 3500 2wd 6-speed Dual Wheels, turbo's, and clutch. Almost 500HP(497/1020). Looking for a 2010 Ram...

09-11-2009, 02:29 AM	#7 (permalink)
jkidd Diesel Auto Power Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Riverside California Posts: 1,714 Thanks: 19 Thanked 36 Times in 31 Posts jkidd's Truck Pics	bump for a nice truck with all the upgrades. btw you can swap the passenger and driver side seat cushions to hide the tears and since the passenger side is less used it makes for a more comfortable ride in the drivers seat. __________________ www.DieselAutoPower.com Call Jacob at 951-377-4844 for best pricing SUPER DEALS on Injection pumps, Turbos, Injectors & Programmers SUMMER SPECIAL--8% off after REBATE(up to $200 off per transaction.) When you buy from me on Ebay and pay with paypal you will receive an 8% rebate from Ebay in 60 days. Call me for rebate coupon code or questions. Example: Buy VP44 for $1000- 8% Rebate of $80= $920 after rebate

09-11-2009, 01:21 PM	#8 (permalink)
*MCummings* It's my name ^ Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Laredo, Tx Posts: 1,209 Thanks: 10 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts MCummings's Truck Pics	Wow. I did not know that. I'm gonna do that today... Within the week, I'm going to be pulling the stickers off the hood and front fenders, and also the Janetty Racing and sticker residue off the front doors. The flamed out grill comes off with a few allen wrenches. The OE grill is in perfect shape. Thanks for the bump. Merrick __________________ '98.5 3500 2wd 6-speed Dual Wheels, turbo's, and clutch. Almost 500HP(497/1020). Looking for a 2010 Ram...

09-11-2009, 02:08 PM	#9 (permalink)
jkidd Diesel Auto Power Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Riverside California Posts: 1,714 Thanks: 19 Thanked 36 Times in 31 Posts jkidd's Truck Pics	you will have vinyl on the side that faces out if your seats are like mine. but sure makes sitting in the drivers seat more comfortable. 4 bolts each side __________________ www.DieselAutoPower.com Call Jacob at 951-377-4844 for best pricing SUPER DEALS on Injection pumps, Turbos, Injectors & Programmers SUMMER SPECIAL--8% off after REBATE(up to $200 off per transaction.) When you buy from me on Ebay and pay with paypal you will receive an 8% rebate from Ebay in 60 days. Call me for rebate coupon code or questions. Example: Buy VP44 for $1000- 8% Rebate of $80= $920 after rebate

09-11-2009, 03:53 PM	#10 (permalink)
*MCummings* It's my name ^ Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Laredo, Tx Posts: 1,209 Thanks: 10 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts MCummings's Truck Pics	Awesome. I'll try it. A few videos of this truck. No sound - YouTube - Dodge Diesel Smoke No Sound - YouTube - My Dodge 3500 Diesel Not plugged in, no grid heater, 3 day cold soak at ~30*F. YouTube - Cold Start DOdge Thought I'd film a wrecked car, but, you can get an idea of how quiet the truck is. It's barely louder than factory... YouTube - My Dodge Cruisin' through town This is how the truck shifted with a solid disc clutch. Truck now has as sprung dual disk.. YouTube - Dodge Diesel 5600 Shifting clip Wedding Donuts... YouTube - Wedding Donuts The dual disc clutch in action... YouTube - Dodge Diesel 3500 Dual Disk Clutch Pulling a out of fuel 18 wheeler.. YouTube - Dodge pulling a broke down 18wheeler Part 1, 2, 3, and 4, of the KDP repair I performed on the truck... YouTube - KDP Repair home video Part 1 YouTube - KDP repair on my Dodge Cummins Part 2 YouTube - KDP Repair home video Part 3 YouTube - KDP Repair home video part 4 A condensed version of part 1,2,3 and 4, of above vids, (Still over 8 minutes long)... YouTube - KDP Repair Home Video Highlites Starting the truck after the KDP repair... YouTube - Cummins Start after injector lines removed And my favorite.... YouTube - Thursday Night Burnout! Diesel Power! Merrick __________________ '98.5 3500 2wd 6-speed Dual Wheels, turbo's, and clutch. Almost 500HP(497/1020). Looking for a 2010 Ram...

09-12-2009, 10:02 PM	#11 (permalink)
oscar1017 Diesel Freak Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Grand Prairie, Texas Posts: 569 Thanks: 3 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts oscar1017's Truck Pics	SWEET VIDS Merrick Gl on your sale BUMP TTT!!!!!! __________________ *-Oscar//LAREDO COAL ROLLERS* *-'98 CTD 12 Valve (6" Stax, K&N cai, no plate, no afc, built trans )*

09-12-2009, 10:13 PM	#12 (permalink)
*MCummings* It's my name ^ Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Laredo, Tx Posts: 1,209 Thanks: 10 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts MCummings's Truck Pics	I've got a few offers so far... I'll hop in this truck today and deliver it anywhere in the U.S. for the $12k. As long as it's drivable to, LOL. It's not a submersible... Give me some time to get myself a passport and I'll take it into Canada, LOL. Merrick __________________ '98.5 3500 2wd 6-speed Dual Wheels, turbo's, and clutch. Almost 500HP(497/1020). Looking for a 2010 Ram...