[noveske]

This is just going to be a humble thread for my truck just to show what I eventually add to it.

Will be slowly building it over time.

2004 5.9 HO Cummins
Ram 3500 w. 4.10s
Heavy Duty Mopar Front End
33" Procomp MT Tires
K&N CAI and Edge EZD1000C
Magnaflow 4" Cat-Back Exhaust
Also a lot of audio and lighting upgrades.

Beginning Picture:

I don't mind if ya comment. Just be nice

 

[noveske]

My next "upgrade" was adding this sticker. Not too big, nor too small. Modest enough for me.

I know some of y'all are against these Cummins stickers for some reason, but I like them.

I don't see it as douche-y but rather a way of showing your love for Cummins. Also kind of a way for people to know its a Cummins from a distance since I have sport mirrors for now.

I plan on taking it off down the road when I get tow mirrors and putting an Alabama "A" smack dab in the middle of the window. Roll Tide! :thumbsup:

 

[noveske]

Next was replacing my old headlight bulbs with Silverstars. These were the middle-of-the-road model Silverstars, so I didn't expect a huge difference. Only real difference was color, not much else. Same crappy visibility. If anyone knows a great bulb, let me know.









After replacing bulbs, I spray-painted my radiator with Rustoleum high temp engine paint. The factory paint had begun to chip and leave silver blotches on my radiator. (See my first post).

 

[noveske]

Today I received my Go Rhino Dominator II nerf bars. Prepped it up for tomorrow or some day this week to put them on.

The website said that no drilling was required, but the directions I received are telling me to drill a ⅜" hole through my pinch weld.

Oh well, gotta do it.

Here is what it looked like once I got it mostly unpackaged and organized for install:



A lot of hardware came with them:



It was good to see they were pretty liberal with the packaging. Kept everything very clean:








I was pretty glad when the UPS man stopped by at dinner time and delivered my MBRP 6" Black Tip. arty018:

This thing is freaking huge! Very happy with the quality, maybe I can install it tomorrow or sometime this week!:thumbsup:
Sorry for the crappy pic:



Cell phone pic:

 

[noveske]

Today I installed my nerf bars in around 4 hours give or take. Coldest day of the year... freezing temps are too cold for Georgia!!:S:

Install wasn't too bad. The first side took really long to get going, but the other side took about 45 minutes to drill and mount.

I'm really loving how it looks!:



Excuse the bent tailgate... towing accident!



Also got another late night package once again today.. what was it??

Mopar Tow Mirrors! Will go on tomorrow most likely..:thumbsup: Very happy to finally get my truck looking like a REAL Cummins.

I should also add that I will install my exhaust tip after my next couple upgrades.

 

[strattonc]

I got the same Nerf bars, I like them, they work well and were decently priced. What part of GA by the sand in the last picture I'm going to guess atleast south of macon.

 

[noveske]

I got the same Nerf bars, I like them, they work well and were decently priced. What part of GA by the sand in the last picture I'm going to guess atleast south of macon.

Great guess- I'm about an hour south of Macon. Close to Dublin. I love these steps as well. They look great and work great, too.:thumbsup:

 

[noveske]

Installed my tow mirrors today, went pretty easy besides for cracking my window visors trying to fit them on, lol. It was in the way and I put too much pressure on it and it cracked off. Will probably get new ones or just take them all off for good. I guess my truck looks like a real truck now.. bye bye sport mirrors!

 

[noveske]

Got my Carli 7100 steering stabilizer and will put it on after my next couple upgrades. You should probably know what they will be by now...

 

[CTDanger]

Truck is looking good. I do like the nerf bars. May I suggest removing the 4x4 stickers. Easy to do and will clean her up nicely.

 

[noveske]

Truck is looking good. I do like the nerf bars. May I suggest removing the 4x4 stickers. Easy to do and will clean her up nicely.

Thank you very much. I'd love to do that, but I'm afraid of a shadow being left from where it was. As far as I know it has been on there since 2004, I bought it last year so I'm not sure.

 

[noveske]

Just went and visited the truck at the shop today. Will pick it up tomorrow when are done trimming. Very happy with how it came out. It was a northern (nj) truck, so it was rusted to hell underneath. A lot of bolts were torched, hammered, drilled, etc. to get them out. They had to saw the old control arms in half to get them out. Sounded like a rough job for the shop but they seem to have done a good job.

I'm very happy with how it looks. Almost looks like an 8" lift in person and in some pics. The offset stance looks sweet, too.

5" RCX Lift Kit, 37x13.5r20 Nitto Mud Grapplers, 20x12 -44mm Fuel Hostages.
Carli 7100 Bilstein Steering Stabilizer, New Brake Calipers, Rotors, and Pads all around.
I think that is all, if I remember correctly.

 

[noveske]

Heres some more pics, its really rainy so I can't get any more pics. Sorry about the second photo, the B&W came out weird and I can't fix it, the file might be screwed up IDK.

 

[noveske]

I can barely fit in my driveway now lol

 

[scottd53]

looks killer!!!

 

[noveske]

UPDATE:

Installed the MBRP 4"in 6"out exhaust tip today. It looks great! I didn't take any during photos but the after pics look good.

Started by sanding down the rust and corrosion off the exhaust until it was pretty much new-looking, all silver. It looked really nice actually. After that I cut off about 8 inches from the end of the exhaust using a sawzall.

Then I put soap on the inside of the exhaust tip and around the exhaust and slid it on (it was too tight to get on without sanding or soap). Tightened it up and snugged it good.

I can already hear it has a deeper and louder sound, so anyone that says exhaust tips don't affect sound, they are wrong. It sounds really nice paired with the Magnaflow exhaust.



As for the truck itself, it drives even better than it used to. Takes bumps just slightly better/about the same. Very little/no drifting thanks to Carli's steering stabilizer.

Really loving the sound of these tires hum down the road, they're MUCH louder than my old 33" ProComp MTs. Lost some pickup/speed because of the big tires, but its still pretty past. My 4.10 gears have no problem turning them.

As for rubbing, I had it trimmed by the shop and filled the holes with expanding foam. I had no issues before the foam but after I put the foam in I got some rub at almost full lock.

Going to trim the foam to be flush with the hole and see if that helps. If not, I will try something else.

Overall I'm very happy with the upgrades.:thumbsup: Here's an iPhone pic from today.:drool2: