What prevents you from swapping the VIN? Seems like that’d be less of an issue than dealing with inspections and licensing a deleted 08 down the road.
That is too shadey for me... Getting an inspection is not a problem, if they want to give me a ticket for no DPF, then so be it. I would rather deal with that, then get a cop that realizes they didnt make mega cabs in 2004 and start to treat the truck as a stolen vehicle.
I have never heard of anyone getting DPF tickets locally, and my truck will sound stock so I dont see all of this to be necessary.
I just don’t understand. These days I can barely make myself do a brake job, and here you are building a race truck and juggling three others to make a tow rig? How?
You must have the most patient wife & family! No one can claim "roots are about to grow under his ass"! You certainly stay busier than a 1 legged man in an ass kicking contest!
I admire your drive!
He’s in south Texas. Law enforcement is busier chasing down illegals than ticketing every deleted oil rig truck running the black top.
Looks like a sweet project Bodie. Race truck taking a back burner?
Excited to see this one built! I’ve been kicking around the idea of building a mega long bed dually for a while now. Just haven’t found the right donors yet.
The only concern I’d have titling it as the 08, is that on paper it will always remain a 2500. Technically it would be all 3500 and be able to handle any weight you wanted to hook to it, but would you be overweight when you’re on the road? Maybe in Texas you can have it “reverified” or something for the increased towing/weight capacity? This I do not know...
Doing a western hauler style bed or a more traditional flatbed?
That cab has to be worth something...actually a bunch of parts i see sitting there could recoup a significant amount of cash for you!
What arms are you running on the front of your white dually.