1SlowFormula

Hey all, I am looking to switch to a CTD truck over my current 05 Ram 1500 Hemi. I found this site when looking around for info on CTD's and will continue to look around and find some more info on them.

Thanks,
John

megacabdad

Welcome to the DTR, John!

Don't be afraid to ask any questions you may have if you don't find them in a search!

John_P

Welcome to the website!

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John_P

wytesyko

Welcome to the club!!!

1SlowFormula

Thanks for the welcomes...

But good news I can actually join the club now, I just bought a diesel truck last night...

It's a mineral gray metalic 07 5.9, 6spd manual, QC, SLT, 4X4 that has been lifted and a few mods already installed and I had a chance to talk to the shop that did most of the work before purchasing it...

There are some dents and dings, but nothing I couldn't live with, and all around good feeling/driving truck. I spent more than 4 hours driving it home from VA last night in both good weather and then throuugh thunder/lightning storms around Baltimore and most of Maryland. It was a comfortable drive considering I was still learning the new (to me) truck, so all in all I am extemely happy right now.

megacabdad

Congrats on the new truck!

Be sure to fill out your signature, and once you get it detailed, take pictures!

1SlowFormula

It was detailed before I picked it up, but I drove home trough so bad storms yesterday so it is a little dirty again, I also installed the step tubes I had on my other truck.. Here are some pics from this morning ( I put details in case anyone just wanted to skip around)
Pic taken from the driveway (truck is on the street)
http://www.pszweb.com/truck/New%20Truck/DSCN1983.JPG
same angle(ish) but closer, you can make out the dents in the front bumper
http://www.pszweb.com/truck/New%20Truck/DSCN1984.JPG
more of the bumper damage (not much) and down the drivers side
http://www.pszweb.com/truck/New%20Truck/DSCN1985.JPG
I just realized this isn't the best pic, but it was a shot of the stuff for the GN hitch
http://www.pszweb.com/truck/New%20Truck/DSCN1986.JPG
driver side angled from the rear, you can still see that the truckis wet and dirty from the trip home last night, and you can see the step tubes I put on (took them off the 1500 I traded in) before driving it home. Also there is no "HEAVY DUTY" badge on the tailgate, were they on the 07 trucks?
http://www.pszweb.com/truck/New%20Truck/DSCN1987.JPG
passenger side angled from the rear, you can see a little wavyness in the rear door, it's not a dent, just wavy panel, someone probably leaned on it or a dent was there an was poped out, you also see the aftermarket 3rd brake light, I noticed that it has LED cargo lights so I assume it is aftermarket...
http://www.pszweb.com/truck/New%20Truck/DSCN1988.JPG
passenger side angled from the front, you see the wavy door a little more with the sun behind it, also notice there are no Cummins logos on either side of the truck...
http://www.pszweb.com/truck/New%20Truck/DSCN1989.JPG
Front from the passenger side, I love the cowl hood, and you can also see more of the front bumper damage
http://www.pszweb.com/truck/New%20Truck/DSCN1990.JPG
this is a shot detailing the rather large wheel well gap (front pass. side)
http://www.pszweb.com/truck/New%20Truck/DSCN1991.JPG
The NEW and I mean installed the day I picked up the truck new exhaust, tailpipe
http://www.pszweb.com/truck/New%20Truck/DSCN1992.JPG
another shot of the tailpipe, and you can see the road grime from driving home in a storm last night
http://www.pszweb.com/truck/New%20Truck/DSCN1993.JPG
a shot of the new muffler and all that from inside the rear pass. wheel well
http://www.pszweb.com/truck/New%20Truck/DSCN1994.JPG
the interior is in good shape, just a little spot on the side of the seat, but hey it comes with floor mats
http://www.pszweb.com/truck/New%20Truck/DSCN1995.JPG
shot of the driver side front with the hood up, can see more of the bumper damage too
http://www.pszweb.com/truck/New%20Truck/DSCN1996.JPG
the pretty 24V CTD, underhood shot
http://www.pszweb.com/truck/New%20Truck/DSCN1997.JPG
the pretty 24V CTD, underhood shot, and you can start to see the airraid CAI
http://www.pszweb.com/truck/New%20Truck/DSCN1998.JPG
slightly blurry pic of the pretty 24V CTD, underhood shot on the turbo side
http://www.pszweb.com/truck/New%20Truck/DSCN1999.JPG
shot of the turbo and manifold from above
http://www.pszweb.com/truck/New%20Truck/DSCN2000.JPG
Passenger side profile, you can see the wavy rear door, and the trailer I will be pulling with it under the carport in the background
http://www.pszweb.com/truck/New%20Truck/DSCN2001.JPG
angle shot from the pass. rear, notice the PO debadged the SLT badge as well
http://www.pszweb.com/truck/New%20Truck/DSCN2002.JPG
shot of the cruiser alloy rims (at least that is what the center cap says), anyone know if this is a good brand? And wow what an offset, no wonder the tires stick out so far...
http://www.pszweb.com/truck/New%20Truck/DSCN2003.JPG
this shot is of the clearance of the tires from inside the wheel well, notice the wheels are soo ofset that the brakes aren't even inside the backspacing, is that normal with lifted trucks?
http://www.pszweb.com/truck/New%20Truck/DSCN2004.JPG
close up on the Ram 2500 Heavy Duty badge, I took this shot to use in a sig or at the top on a webpage if I make one for this truck
http://www.pszweb.com/truck/New%20Truck/DSCN2005.JPG
Oh, and if you couldn't tell the windows are tinted, I put a white bag on the center console and you can barely make it out in this shot in the daylight, drvers window
http://www.pszweb.com/truck/New%20Truck/DSCN2006.JPG
shot of the back with the tailgate down, you can see the bed liner that the dealership installed because the bed was scratched up and had a GN hitch so they just covered it up,
http://www.pszweb.com/truck/New%20Truck/DSCN2007.JPG
shot of the 3rd brake light sliding rear window and toolbox
http://www.pszweb.com/truck/New%20Truck/DSCN2008.JPG
shot looking trough the drivers window, see how tinted that is compared to the background next to the door?
http://www.pszweb.com/truck/New%20Truck/DSCN2009.JPG
The rear tint is even darker, it looks like it had the factory tint then they added aftermarket stuff, you can see som scratches on the inside of the aftermarket stuff
http://www.pszweb.com/truck/New%20Truck/DSCN2010.JPG
no clue what this thing is, there is a wire coming off of it and it is sitting on a felt pad
http://www.pszweb.com/truck/New%20Truck/DSCN2011.JPG
another shot of this thing, but there are numbers on the back side, so I will search on those numbers to see what it may be
http://www.pszweb.com/truck/New%20Truck/DSCN2012.JPG
shot of the Eclipse in dash Nav unit that also plays CD's DVD's and so on, there is also a wire in the console (not pictured to attache your Ipod ( I just don't have an Ipod, lol) I took a shot of the Nav, but it showed exactly where I live, so I took it down...
http://www.pszweb.com/truck/New%20Truck/DSCN2013.JPG
another shot of the head unit open showing the dual slots so you can have a Map DVD in and running the Nav while also using a CD or DVD.
http://www.pszweb.com/truck/New%20Truck/DSCN2015.JPG
the power PDA with the Banks 6 gun, set on level 5, and **** does that pull nicely, I am going to try level 6 later today if I get some time to go for a drive...
http://www.pszweb.com/truck/New%20Truck/DSCN2017.JPG