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03-18-2014, 10:45 PM
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Name: NakeDiesel
Title: Smoke'n in the Mud
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Location: Hominy, OK
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Spent mucho time tonight brushing on the por 15 chassis black on the front frame after I filled all the holes in with spray foam today on the boxed in portion of the frame. I managed to get all of the outside, underside and topside of the boxed frame painted tonight as well as the front drive shaft and the front differential. I was working on finishing up the rear differential and my caltracs when my last foam brush decided to fall apart.
I will pick up a couple more tomorrow so I can finish up the differential and the last couple of little pieces I need to coat in the chassis black. I'm hoping to have enough to finish that. Then I need to figure out if I want to spend another 50 bucks to get one more quart to do the inside of the boxed frame rails.
My new ppp shifter came in today, man is that thing light and smooth operating. I think I'm going to like it. Hell of a lot easier to operate than that piece of junk B&M truck shifter I've been using.
I had decided to put regearing the truck on hold due to time/money and my wife is pressuring me to do the regearing, she want to make sure I win. God I love that woman.
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2005 Dodge Ram 3500 2x4 QC
1999 Dodge Ram 2500 4x4 QC
Coaltrain - 1946 Dodge Power Wagon powered by a little modified 12 valve.
Thanks to my sponsors: CP-Carrillo, Air Dog, Muldoons Diesel Performance, Power Driven Diesel, Diesel Performance Converters
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03-19-2014, 08:28 PM
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#442
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Name: NakeDiesel
Title: Smoke'n in the Mud
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Picked up the new drive shaft for my daughters truck tonight and got it installed, hopefully this fixes her problem with her truck. I then decided since the wind was blowing less than 20mph, that I'd sand blast till dark. I managed to get the second front fender completely sand blasted just before I lost all light outside.
Ordered my 16" travel fox 2.0 remote reservoir shocks today, almost waited too long to get them ordered. Said it would take 3 to 4 weeks before they can get them and then they will revalve them and ship them out to me. Hopefully they will get them quicker.
Should have my seat in tomorrow as well as the fittings needed for my air filter to get it complete.
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2005 Dodge Ram 3500 2x4 QC
1999 Dodge Ram 2500 4x4 QC
Coaltrain - 1946 Dodge Power Wagon powered by a little modified 12 valve.
Thanks to my sponsors: CP-Carrillo, Air Dog, Muldoons Diesel Performance, Power Driven Diesel, Diesel Performance Converters
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03-20-2014, 09:59 PM
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#443
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Name: NakeDiesel
Title: Smoke'n in the Mud
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2005 Dodge Ram 3500 2x4 QC
1999 Dodge Ram 2500 4x4 QC
Coaltrain - 1946 Dodge Power Wagon powered by a little modified 12 valve.
Thanks to my sponsors: CP-Carrillo, Air Dog, Muldoons Diesel Performance, Power Driven Diesel, Diesel Performance Converters
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03-21-2014, 09:45 PM
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#444
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Name: NakeDiesel
Title: Smoke'n in the Mud
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2005 Dodge Ram 3500 2x4 QC
1999 Dodge Ram 2500 4x4 QC
Coaltrain - 1946 Dodge Power Wagon powered by a little modified 12 valve.
Thanks to my sponsors: CP-Carrillo, Air Dog, Muldoons Diesel Performance, Power Driven Diesel, Diesel Performance Converters
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03-22-2014, 08:48 PM
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#445
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Name: NakeDiesel
Title: Smoke'n in the Mud
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Today I finished up the steering column and can now steer the truck. I had already welded the top clamp onto the cage and dash, so today I built a mounting plate for the firewall out of 11 gauge sheet, and cut out the oval for the clamp to fit into it. Mounted the plate to the fire wall and then welded the clamp onto it.
I then put on the stop collar at the bottom of the column and cut the tube off where it needed to be. I then cut off the tip off my old steering column so I can use the rest of the steering components. Welded the nipple on and the steering was complete.
I cut and an welded in the second diagonal brace on the rear of the cage today as well.
Removed the cowl vent and found a massive wasp's nest under the dash while I was removing it. I also figured out how I was going to place my gauges and tachometer and shift light. I cut out two rectangles to fill in where the old rectangle gauges were in the dash. I will weld them in place tomorrow and then cut out the circular holes for my gauges and switch panel. The tach is going to be placed where the original speedometer was located and I will mount the shift light on the top of the dash at eye level.
I removed the seat, belts and unbolted/moved the rear bed frame back so that I can start taping off the frame tomorrow and begin the preparations for shooting some primer on the inside and outside of the cab.
Tonight I broke out the leading supplies and worked on that huge dent on the windshield pillar on the driver side. I couldn't get into where it was located and knocked out, so I used the lead and filled it in to where it won't need near as much work getting it smoothed out.
Started cleaning my air filter from last season in water and simple green. Also ordered a tighter rubber 90 to see if I can get my fresh air figured out.
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2005 Dodge Ram 3500 2x4 QC
1999 Dodge Ram 2500 4x4 QC
Coaltrain - 1946 Dodge Power Wagon powered by a little modified 12 valve.
Thanks to my sponsors: CP-Carrillo, Air Dog, Muldoons Diesel Performance, Power Driven Diesel, Diesel Performance Converters
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03-23-2014, 07:48 PM
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#446
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Name: NakeDiesel
Title: Smoke'n in the Mud
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2005 Dodge Ram 3500 2x4 QC
1999 Dodge Ram 2500 4x4 QC
Coaltrain - 1946 Dodge Power Wagon powered by a little modified 12 valve.
Thanks to my sponsors: CP-Carrillo, Air Dog, Muldoons Diesel Performance, Power Driven Diesel, Diesel Performance Converters
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03-24-2014, 10:08 PM
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#447
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Name: NakeDiesel
Title: Smoke'n in the Mud
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tonight I starting on the long process of doing body work on the cab. I put a skim coat all across the top of the truck and started in on some of the other areas. I will let it harden overnight and get out there tomorrow and get that sanded down and start the process over again tomorrow.
While that was drying, I cleaned up the piles of tools laying around and cleaned off a section of the work bench so I could move all the painting stuff to it and free up my saw horses I'm using to do work on and began working on the passenger door. Didn't take any pictures of it tonight, but that door is in rough shape. Hoping I can get it smooth looking.
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2005 Dodge Ram 3500 2x4 QC
1999 Dodge Ram 2500 4x4 QC
Coaltrain - 1946 Dodge Power Wagon powered by a little modified 12 valve.
Thanks to my sponsors: CP-Carrillo, Air Dog, Muldoons Diesel Performance, Power Driven Diesel, Diesel Performance Converters
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03-25-2014, 07:09 AM
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#448
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Name: mathews8pt
Title: Too Much Time
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Looking more like a whole truck everyday!! Looking great!
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2000 QCSB, 180 pump, 6x.013's, maxspool 2.5, trans built by me, AD150, 64/80 compounds 11.51@119mph w/s468 single
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03-25-2014, 09:19 PM
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#449
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Name: NakeDiesel
Title: Smoke'n in the Mud
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2005 Dodge Ram 3500 2x4 QC
1999 Dodge Ram 2500 4x4 QC
Coaltrain - 1946 Dodge Power Wagon powered by a little modified 12 valve.
Thanks to my sponsors: CP-Carrillo, Air Dog, Muldoons Diesel Performance, Power Driven Diesel, Diesel Performance Converters
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03-26-2014, 11:59 AM
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#450
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Name: ENafziger
Title: Too Much Time
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Location: Knoxville, TN
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One of my favorite builds here. I look forward to checking this one every day. Keep up the momentum!
When's the first mud run of the season?
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2006 Dodge 3500 SRW, 62/476 twins, Flux 2.5s, G56, Carli 2.65s, etc. Jer. 33:3
2003 Ford Excursion, '97 Cummins P-Pump, HX35/475 twins, studded and o-ringed, ZF6/271, forged Rickson 19.5s.
1991.5 W250, NV4500, Rickson 19.5s, HE351, long travel suspension build
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03-26-2014, 01:55 PM
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#451
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Name: NakeDiesel
Title: Smoke'n in the Mud
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Thanks, I knew this year was going to be a ***** getting it ready in time for the first race, which is why I started in on it right after last season was over, but I'm to the point of just wanting it done now so I can do some other things on the farm and the house.
May 3rd is the first race and is at Tulsa Raceway Park for our season opener.
I'm sure my wife is tired of the hours out in the shop every night and all weekend long for the last few weeks. But she is real supportive even though she hates the new body and is pushing me to get it done so we can go race and she can watch me kick peoples arses with my fat pig. She doesn't like change, and was upset that I changed the body of the truck, she isn't a big fan of the old cars. I really upset her when I told her I was thinking of changing the name of the truck to Coaltrain: Pork Chop Express.... I got told that under no condition was the name to be changed to any animal or animal parts... She doesn't want it on her shirt she wears to the races. She wouldnt' even go for the flying pig hood ornament I was going to put on the front grill. So I found this one that I think she is willing to live with:
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2005 Dodge Ram 3500 2x4 QC
1999 Dodge Ram 2500 4x4 QC
Coaltrain - 1946 Dodge Power Wagon powered by a little modified 12 valve.
Thanks to my sponsors: CP-Carrillo, Air Dog, Muldoons Diesel Performance, Power Driven Diesel, Diesel Performance Converters
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03-27-2014, 11:00 PM
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#452
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Name: NakeDiesel
Title: Smoke'n in the Mud
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The last two nights have been sand, sand, sand then filler up again on the roof. My arms are worn out from using that long board on the roof for several hours today. I completely sanded the roof the last 2 nights, and tonight I applied a spot coat to the passenger side again and sanded it down after dinner. The roof is starting to look like it's actually smooth. I'll apply a couple more spot coats on tomorrow, and hopefully get it ready for the glaze coat tomorrow night. The rest of the dents and dings are making some progress but I've been pretty focused on the roof as that is the majority of what needed to be done. Hoping to get it to the point where I can shoot another coat of primer on the cab before the weekend is done and get it ready for the color.
Here is the roof of the cab before I started
This how the driver side looks now
Passenger side before second spot coat tonight
The wind blew the delivery driver in today with my new shocks.
I took a picture with the new shocks next to my old bilstein 5160's that I have been using. I'm not going to be able to get my full use of the shocks until I get some new springs built for the truck, but I don't like rebuying stuff and try to plan ahead.
Just 5 weeks left till the first race.
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2005 Dodge Ram 3500 2x4 QC
1999 Dodge Ram 2500 4x4 QC
Coaltrain - 1946 Dodge Power Wagon powered by a little modified 12 valve.
Thanks to my sponsors: CP-Carrillo, Air Dog, Muldoons Diesel Performance, Power Driven Diesel, Diesel Performance Converters
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03-27-2014, 11:13 PM
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#453
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Name: crackerman
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On that bondo. Dont let it set overnight it gets too hard. Give it 1-3 hours. It is much softer. If it is loading up the 36 grit, let it set a little longer. It works much faster and less labor intensive.
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03-28-2014, 05:13 AM
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Name: Kill
Title: Diesel Enthusiast
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Can't wait to see videos of this thing flying through the mud. Best looking truck ever made in my opinion, keep up the good work.
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03-29-2014, 11:06 PM
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#455
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Name: NakeDiesel
Title: Smoke'n in the Mud
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Thanks for the tip on the bondo, if I can, I hit it as soon as I can, but during the week, it's hard to when I can only get out there for a couple of hours at most.
Last night and today, I sanded, sanded some more and then sanded again. The cab is almost done with all the major filling. I have two more spots with regular filler on them left to sand in the morning. I started with the finish putty tonight on the roof. I have half of it done and sanded smooth with 140 grit. After I finish the rest of the roof with finish to 140, then i'll hit it and all the other areas with some 400. The half of the roof I have done to 140 looks damned good considering what I started with.
I'm hoping to get all the finish coat on it tomorrow, and sanded down. Will see if I can get the primer shot to seal it or not.
I did get the tighter 90 from UPS Friday. So I need to figure out if that will work or not. If it doesn't, then I guess i'm going to attempt to route the turbo inlet into the cab of the truck. Will be tricky because my W2A is in that area as well.
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2005 Dodge Ram 3500 2x4 QC
1999 Dodge Ram 2500 4x4 QC
Coaltrain - 1946 Dodge Power Wagon powered by a little modified 12 valve.
Thanks to my sponsors: CP-Carrillo, Air Dog, Muldoons Diesel Performance, Power Driven Diesel, Diesel Performance Converters
Last edited by NakeDiesel; 03-29-2014 at 11:07 PM.
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03-30-2014, 09:14 PM
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#456
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Name: NakeDiesel
Title: Smoke'n in the Mud
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2005 Dodge Ram 3500 2x4 QC
1999 Dodge Ram 2500 4x4 QC
Coaltrain - 1946 Dodge Power Wagon powered by a little modified 12 valve.
Thanks to my sponsors: CP-Carrillo, Air Dog, Muldoons Diesel Performance, Power Driven Diesel, Diesel Performance Converters
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03-31-2014, 10:36 PM
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#457
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Name: NakeDiesel
Title: Smoke'n in the Mud
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Tonight I wet sanded the truck down with 400 grit wet/dry and it's looking really good. I did go through the primer in a few places working out the imperfections, so I'm going to take a break during the day tomorrow and shoot a new coat of primer on the truck around lunch time so I can get it wet sanded with some 600 grit around 4 tomorrow and then lay on 3 coats of color. I'm getting itchy to see what it's going to look like.
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2005 Dodge Ram 3500 2x4 QC
1999 Dodge Ram 2500 4x4 QC
Coaltrain - 1946 Dodge Power Wagon powered by a little modified 12 valve.
Thanks to my sponsors: CP-Carrillo, Air Dog, Muldoons Diesel Performance, Power Driven Diesel, Diesel Performance Converters
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04-01-2014, 08:36 AM
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Name: ENafziger
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Coming along nicely. I forget what color you're going to paint it?
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2006 Dodge 3500 SRW, 62/476 twins, Flux 2.5s, G56, Carli 2.65s, etc. Jer. 33:3
2003 Ford Excursion, '97 Cummins P-Pump, HX35/475 twins, studded and o-ringed, ZF6/271, forged Rickson 19.5s.
1991.5 W250, NV4500, Rickson 19.5s, HE351, long travel suspension build
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04-01-2014, 09:22 AM
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#459
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Name: NakeDiesel
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the body is going to be Glow Orange with black fenders. I need to pick me up a pin stripping brush so I can paint the bars on the grill black after I get it painted orange.
Dad thinks I need to put a confederate flag on the roof and call it the general mudd with the color I'm painting it.
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2005 Dodge Ram 3500 2x4 QC
1999 Dodge Ram 2500 4x4 QC
Coaltrain - 1946 Dodge Power Wagon powered by a little modified 12 valve.
Thanks to my sponsors: CP-Carrillo, Air Dog, Muldoons Diesel Performance, Power Driven Diesel, Diesel Performance Converters
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04-01-2014, 09:42 AM
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Name: CorneliusRox
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Quote:
Originally Posted by NakeDiesel
the body is going to be Glow Orange with black fenders. I need to pick me up a pin stripping brush so I can paint the bars on the grill black after I get it painted orange.
Dad thinks I need to put a confederate flag on the roof and call it the general mudd with the color I'm painting it.
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I thought you were doing a crazy purple? Or was that a joke?
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