My 1st Cummins...

[RatRod68]

I decided I would start a thread on my other truck. This truck was my daily, but now the boss lady drives it, and I drive the fuel saver. (went from 120 bucks a week in fuel to 40)

Here she is the day I bought it






I drove by this truck everyday at the stealership, and finally couldn't contain myself anymore. I had always liked the 2nd gen trucks, and this one was exactly what I wanted. 24V, aftermarket lift pump, black, auto, good mileage, very clean, QCSB, camper special. I also bought an extended warranty to cover all the mechanicals for 4 more years or 48k miles.

Well, shortly after buying it, I noticed that the interior lights were screwed up. The map lights don't work, and the overhead light will stay on if there is a bulb in it. I immediately replaced both door switches (they are only 8 bucks) and the dash switch (freebee) with one I knew was good. Still doesn't work. Map lights are gone. I did read a thread on CF about changing the map lights
(http://www.cumminsforum.com/forum/98...check-out.html) but I don't have a soldering iron, so i haven't done it yet.

Then, 3 days after I buy it, I have my first car accident since I was 16.






Well, there is a silver lining in everything, or at least I try to think there is, so I didn't let it get me down. I turned it into the insurance company, and went and grabbed all the parts myself. I'm not a fan of reproduction parts, so I went junk yard shopping and snagged an OEM bumper, brackets, and diesel fender. I went with repop plastics because its tough to find any in good condition, and what do you know, they fit like crap. Oh well. Never been a fan of the yellow headlights, so I picked up a new pair from ebay for less than the price of a factory replacement. (The trick to ebay lights is to seal them with silicone once you receive them. I've ran these for many different vehicles and as long as you seal them, they are great.) Also got a killer deal on a billet grille insert set, so threw that in too.



All fixed!

The truck had 285s on it when i bought it, and they were in good shape, but some no name tire brand and the tires just looked small. So i traded them for a set of H2s with brand new tires. Had a buddy machine the centers, i picked up a set of 3rd gen center caps, masked everything off, painted, and cleared.





Ahhh... She was perfect. Exactly what I wanted. Sharp, clean, reliable truck that could tow my crawler and get better than 8 mpg doing it.