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Old Jul 18, 2010 | 12:43 PM
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Ramcharger Re-Power (Project Cummcharger)

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But good-thing it's an organ-donor
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Old Jul 18, 2010 | 12:49 PM
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Wow that is a rough one! What is the plan???
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Old Jul 18, 2010 | 12:51 PM
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Nice ride man! looks like it's missing a vital engine part though

Where did you find it, lucky.

Are you making a cummins ramcharger? making your 91 a 4x4 ?

Seat looks useable too...
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Old Jul 18, 2010 | 01:00 PM
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Yeah this one is pretty bad, i'm going to document the tear down and go from there.

My plans as of now are to make my 1990 Ramcharger a Diesel

Joe(the one we 3 know) towed it down from Dicks house, couldn't refuse the deal.

All the major parts (engine trans xfer rears) are in good looking shape.
Yes the exhaust manifold is missing and turbo too, but i have an extra turbo and will soon find a manifold(as soon as i start looking).
The seat just needs a good cleaning...its still soft and bouncy.

More about the truck.
Its an SLE, has power windows/locks/mirrors, Cruise Control and what ever else i may have forgotten.
2 Rear sliding glass (one may make its way into my truck, just as soon as i figure out how easy it is).

Other than that it should be a straight forward project and hopefully one that will be done soon!!!
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Old Jul 18, 2010 | 01:12 PM
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Joe is awesome, he randomly showed up at my house today and gave me a pair of Aluminum 16x8's to mount the slicks on....

come to think of it, he said he had to drop something off on the way down....must of been your truck huh? I wasn't home when Joe showed up, but he called me and told me he put the wheels behind my garage i was like WHAT WHEELS??
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Old Jul 18, 2010 | 01:18 PM
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That's cool, he is one heck of a good guy. I still can't thank him enough. Come to talk about slicks, still have a few? Also i have a section of bed still if you guys need some(joe gave me on my last trip up).
Also you wouldn't know where i could find an exhaust manifold(CHEAP), im going riding right now and i will actually open my eyes and look later, never hurts to ask though.
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Old Jul 18, 2010 | 01:22 PM
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Ebay is usually promising for old Exh. Manifolds....actually, Joe has one with a 93 turbo bolted to it (probably off that truck now that i think about it)...you should see if he wants to sell it. He wanted to put it on his 90 that day but i told him it wasn't worth it. it was a Exh. manifold with a 56mm/18.5cm H1C on it stock on I/C truck. He probably robbed it off that truck

Still have lots of slicks.
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Old Jul 18, 2010 | 03:21 PM
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;-) yeah that and i have a lot of fuel line to bend for TWO vehicles now...

I'm sure this was the truck he robbed all the stuff from, the gauge cluster is ripped apart, and some of the wiring harness was cut away. I'm not really worried about it, i'm going to use relays and my own "computer" to make the motor work the way i want it to anyways(remote start/turbo timer).

I'm thinking about putting a vgt turbo on that motor, but i'd like the stock turbo to get a few more heat cycles in the head bolts, before i blow the hood off.

I sent you an e-mail about a meet/eat/swap a few weeks ago, no response... I just moved and haven't had access to internet until recently, and i'm taking care of my mom right now, then i have the rest of the week off when my sister takes over Wednesday.

Wednesday is when i plan on hacking the bed to pieces, and any and all bed material you want/need will be available then. I also plan to use the side panels to fix the smashed part of the ramcharger. Then i'll save the hood and emblems. i wish it had "power wagon" emblems, guess the power ram will just have to do. But the fenders and wheel wells will be going with the bed for scrap.
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Old Jul 18, 2010 | 08:12 PM
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wooooow you're guys' climate kills vehicles
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Old Jul 18, 2010 | 08:20 PM
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Wuss, that would all buff out.
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Old Jul 18, 2010 | 08:38 PM
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Originally Posted by ADMOPARMAN
Wuss, that would all buff out.
Yeah whats still there....

Originally Posted by W150CTDproject
wooooow you're guys' climate kills vehicles
NYish truck...
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Old Jul 18, 2010 | 08:49 PM
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nice
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Old Jul 18, 2010 | 10:47 PM
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Oh come on, that's just surface rust!
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Old Jul 19, 2010 | 02:55 AM
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i wish the truck was even drive-able. Seems the steering wheel is held in place by gravity go to turn the wheel and EVERYTHING turns

2nd vehicle i've bought without doing a burn out right after purchase...i must be loosing my touch.
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Old Jul 19, 2010 | 08:39 AM
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Originally Posted by JustRamIt91
i wish the truck was even drive-able. Seems the steering wheel is held in place by gravity go to turn the wheel and EVERYTHING turns

2nd vehicle i've bought without doing a burn out right after purchase...i must be loosing my touch.
My buddies dad did that every time he bought a new truck. He would leave the dealer smoking the tire.
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