Man I blame all this stressing the tension crap on mopar!
Now I got another thread I HAVE to follow.. not like I haven't been anyways lol
Now I got another thread I HAVE to follow.. not like I haven't been anyways lol
my build thread
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well this is gunna start out as a build 'story' before i get into it.
I started this awesome silver(ish) 2000 Dodge Ram 1500 in a trade. My first ram was a black 1500 Sport. While i was deployed, i loaned my black sport to a friend.... and he beat the living snot out of it. there was too much damage to list, but after a new front end and a new tranny, she just was not the same truck. There was just an overwhelming amount of repairs over the whole truck, and i was starting to tackle them one by one. Tires finally came up, and i found a guy on craigslist with some 33s. when i went to buy em, i saw a silver extended cab sitting on the side of his garage ( my soon to be tank). my thoughts were PART TRUCK! I asked a few general questions about it, and short of just over 200000 miles, she ran like a champ... so no part truck. he offered a straight trade, mine for his, because i had a new tranny, and there was a 5 inch fabtech sitting in the bed of his, new in the box. so i made the leap and so starts my project tank.
Since i joined the forum well after i started building the ram up, i dont have many pictures of what she started out as. I installed the lift shortly after getting it, got a cheap black roll bar, and a set of 16x8s wrapped in goodyear wrangler 35s. pretty sweet. oh and a black grille off ebay for dirt cheap. real tough for me. so heres where i start some pictures .
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35s!!!!!!! ( the below picture was took much later from when the first one was, its just the best pic i have of the rims and tires)
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I started this awesome silver(ish) 2000 Dodge Ram 1500 in a trade. My first ram was a black 1500 Sport. While i was deployed, i loaned my black sport to a friend.... and he beat the living snot out of it. there was too much damage to list, but after a new front end and a new tranny, she just was not the same truck. There was just an overwhelming amount of repairs over the whole truck, and i was starting to tackle them one by one. Tires finally came up, and i found a guy on craigslist with some 33s. when i went to buy em, i saw a silver extended cab sitting on the side of his garage ( my soon to be tank). my thoughts were PART TRUCK! I asked a few general questions about it, and short of just over 200000 miles, she ran like a champ... so no part truck. he offered a straight trade, mine for his, because i had a new tranny, and there was a 5 inch fabtech sitting in the bed of his, new in the box. so i made the leap and so starts my project tank.
Since i joined the forum well after i started building the ram up, i dont have many pictures of what she started out as. I installed the lift shortly after getting it, got a cheap black roll bar, and a set of 16x8s wrapped in goodyear wrangler 35s. pretty sweet. oh and a black grille off ebay for dirt cheap. real tough for me. so heres where i start some pictures .
35s!!!!!!! ( the below picture was took much later from when the first one was, its just the best pic i have of the rims and tires)
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and at last.... my hella 500 project has been completed. its a good feeling to finish a project, and this one has been insane...
so without any further delay, here's the Hella 500ff Fogs with 3000k 35w hids.
right out of the box, halogens still in. notice inside the 500, theres a bulb shroud. i had to remove it as my first set of bulbs i put in (6000k 55w) wouldnt clear. i was up in the air about what bulb/color i wanted, and 3000k won out. I also opted down for 35w hids because the 55w 3000k wash out into a light easter yellow vs the 35w 3000ks being more golden.
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with the 6000k 55w bulbs
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and finished conversion, 3000k 35w bulbs
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so without any further delay, here's the Hella 500ff Fogs with 3000k 35w hids.
right out of the box, halogens still in. notice inside the 500, theres a bulb shroud. i had to remove it as my first set of bulbs i put in (6000k 55w) wouldnt clear. i was up in the air about what bulb/color i wanted, and 3000k won out. I also opted down for 35w hids because the 55w 3000k wash out into a light easter yellow vs the 35w 3000ks being more golden.
with the 6000k 55w bulbs
and finished conversion, 3000k 35w bulbs
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mounting and aiming was pretty fun, i got some good shots
this is the mounting, no aiming, there crooked, but i just couldnt help myself and snapped a shot
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just the 3000ks
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all hellas on
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side shot, i sorta aimed em to the sides so as to light up more on the side of the truck
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this is everything on, headlights, hella 500 driving, and hella 500ff fogs, or you can call it THE SUN for short....
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and heres just the hellas with the covers on, kind of a cool shot
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this is the mounting, no aiming, there crooked, but i just couldnt help myself and snapped a shot
just the 3000ks
all hellas on
side shot, i sorta aimed em to the sides so as to light up more on the side of the truck
this is everything on, headlights, hella 500 driving, and hella 500ff fogs, or you can call it THE SUN for short....
and heres just the hellas with the covers on, kind of a cool shot
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