I have decided to part out the 96 and toss the drivetrain in my jeep. The other one is sitting here waiting for work to come in. As soon as I get done with the CJ the dodge will be in the garage.
Geez give a guy a break. I have a wheeling trip that I am leaving for in a couple hours for so when I get back on Sunday night I guess I will start then or Monday. I need to give the garage a good cleaning. I have worked so hard I think I am getting a cold.
Glad to hear and see all about Chris' trip, but no, no trip for me... However, I did go and buy the wife a mountain bike Saturday morning before she woke up. I even bought one of those memory foam seat covers for her... but it wasn't quite soft enough, and she got saddle sore pretty quick, so we rode to Walmart and I went in, bought her a new seat, installed it on her post, trashed my old seat, and put the new seat w/ foam cover on my Cannondale... all while at walmart...
So I did get to have SOME outdoor time, and there was 'wheeling' involved...
Just wanted to let you know that the Ram is in the garage and ready for tear down. I could pull the axles and have them in my jeep tomorrow but then I am stuck with a Ram on jack stands for who knows how long so I guess the motor swap will be first.
Here are a couple pics of the new older Ram in service finally. I can't believe the power of the Cummins and how easily it moves that box and all those tools around.
I have a '99 1 ton Chevy with the 6.5 turbo diesel in it with a 9' bed on it that I absolutely love. And that motor has some real power. But I don't get nearly the mileage out of it that you probably do. I have to baby it to get 11 MPG. I know some people with the Cummins that claim 20+ with a 1 ton.