My "work" truck- 1995 Dodge Ram 3500

[SShine]

well, I use it for work :-P



It got SIP/106ff/M21 about a month ago, so this was just a wash and wax, wanted to try out NXT2.0. I actually did it yesterday and took pics today since it was sunny, for some reason the truck was really dusty today, but I dont attribute it to the NXT since the windows had the same dust on it, so it got a UQD wipdown. the paint is relatively defect free considering its a repaint and I can see defects in the actual paintjob itself.



Yes, I know there is a "showroom shine" on the board, oh well



And it has some mods done to it ;)



ONR

Megs NXT 2.0

OQD wipedown

Megs Hot Wheels gel



http://i140.photobucket.com/albums/r5/rewsnaeht/015.jpg

http://i140.photobucket.com/albums/r5/rewsnaeht/013.jpg

http://i140.photobucket.com/albums/r5/rewsnaeht/012.jpg

http://i140.photobucket.com/albums/r5/rewsnaeht/010.jpg

http://i140.photobucket.com/albums/r5/rewsnaeht/009.jpg

http://i140.photobucket.com/albums/r5/rewsnaeht/008.jpg

http://i140.photobucket.com/albums/r5/rewsnaeht/007.jpg

[nmxdaven]

Big boy! Looks great especially considering its age. Being a ford guy I am very surprised a turbo diesel from 95 is still running. My f350 sure wouldn`t be. :(

[SShine]

haha thanks. I just broke 200k the other day, runs like new! Previous owner had it repainted by the dealer about 6 years ago so its in relatively good shape. 350whp/650wtq and 25mpg, cant beat that!

[GlossyTundra]

Mmmm, that thing looks great. You carry the *honor* of "Showroom Shine" well lol!

[howareb]

:) Get that clean work truck out of the click-n-brag. A work truck is not supposed to be clean. It should look like those dirty vans in your area. :LOL



Great job on the truck.

[SShine]

while im at it, some engine bay cleanup/repainting I did a little while back:

before:

http://i140.photobucket.com/albums/r5/rewsnaeht/engine001.jpg

http://i140.photobucket.com/albums/r5/rewsnaeht/engine002.jpg

http://i140.photobucket.com/albums/r5/rewsnaeht/engine003.jpg



during/after:

http://i140.photobucket.com/albums/r5/rewsnaeht/engine009.jpg

http://i140.photobucket.com/albums/r5/rewsnaeht/engine013.jpg

http://i140.photobucket.com/albums/r5/rewsnaeht/engine015.jpg

http://i140.photobucket.com/albums/r5/rewsnaeht/engine016.jpg



Heatshield I made for the intake:

http://i140.photobucket.com/albums/r5/rewsnaeht/heat002.jpg

http://i140.photobucket.com/albums/r5/rewsnaeht/heat003.jpg



Engine painted:

http://i140.photobucket.com/albums/r5/rewsnaeht/apaint003.jpg

http://i140.photobucket.com/albums/r5/rewsnaeht/apaint002.jpg



not bad considering it started out like this:

http://i140.photobucket.com/albums/r5/rewsnaeht/truck003.jpg

[jgh1987]

That looks good! I like the wheels

[GlossyTundra]

Wow, that engine job looks great. I like the "hino" grey on the motor, and thank god no more rusty turbo!

[SShine]

Wow, that engine job looks great. I like the "hino" grey on the motor, and thank god no more rusty turbo!



thanks man, the paint has since burned off the turbo, so it will need to get re-sprayed one of these days.



and its actually Cummins Charcoal Grey :)



kind of hard to see, but a before and after of the wheels:

http://i140.photobucket.com/albums/r5/rewsnaeht/detail001.jpg



the truck was a mess when I bought it, a large coat of oxidation on the paint, extremely dull wheels, smelled like cigarettes, etc. It cleaned up nicely and only has one tiny ding on it.

[P1et]

Wow, very impressive! The KING of all engines, a Cummins is hard to beat. What kind of exhaust are you running on that thing? Is that a 5" all the way back?

[SShine]

Wow, very impressive! The KING of all engines, a Cummins is hard to beat. What kind of exhaust are you running on that thing? Is that a 5" all the way back?



4" DP and exhaust, 5" tip. Came with the truck.

[Carbon Blue]

Im a fan of sports cars and really dont see myself driving a truck that big. But every now and then when a powerstroke dually or dodge/chevy blows past me on the freeway with that large black cloud of smoke with the turbo whining like a bat out of hell I cant help but appreciate these things! Something about knowing that you can pull 15,000lbs without breaking a sweat is just INSANE! Ive seen some vids of these things tear the 1/4 mile up in the 11`s!

[SShine]

and not to mention the 25mpg I get :)