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05-18-2018, 08:02 PM
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Name: gcoffee94ram
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The new weight box
Building a new weight box for 2018 season.
It will have an ice water tank(13-14gal), 5gal fuel cell, 1gal water/meth tank, and room for three commercial truck batteries. Foot print is 60"Wide x 16"Deep x 18"up to 26"Tall/Slant
Construction will be 5/16" stainless plate, 2x2x1/4 tubing for mounting bars, 5" roll-off dumpster wheels, and poured lead for ballast.
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05-19-2018, 06:15 AM
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Name: ryanss22
Title: Too Much Time
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Looks like a good start.. will the lead weights be removable?
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05-19-2018, 01:06 PM
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Name: gcoffee94ram
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The bottom 3" of the sides will be Solid lead. And I'm going to fill some 4x6x13 tubing for 125lb removable weights.
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05-19-2018, 02:09 PM
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Name: WUnderwood
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Great work, sir...
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RIP BFD99, jponder, and Forrest Nearing
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05-20-2018, 08:34 PM
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Name: dmigz57
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All stainless that’s nice, that can’t be cheap
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05-21-2018, 11:51 AM
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Name: gcoffee94ram
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Added the side plates, putting in a set of 1"pipe bungs and a set of 3/4" pipe bungs for versatility or adding a second pump.
There will be a 1/4" ball valve on the bottom for the drain.
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05-23-2018, 07:28 PM
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Name: gcoffee94ram
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Put in a screen to keep ice out of pump inlet (it's the outside of a canister style air filter), and added the top lid support for water tank.
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05-24-2018, 04:56 PM
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Name: gcoffee94ram
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Ended up with 6x10 dumpster wheels.
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05-24-2018, 10:29 PM
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Name: Tate
Title: What?
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What kind of welding wire are you using?
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'98 3500 2wd, 24v, 5 spd, p-pumped
'98 2500 4wd, 12v, 6 spd, VP'd
'02 VW Jetta, 5 spd.
My p-pump conversion pics
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05-25-2018, 06:55 PM
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Name: gcoffee94ram
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Regular Mild Hard wire with tri-mix gas. Because of the dissimilar materials.
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05-26-2018, 10:10 AM
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Name: gcoffee94ram
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Structure is pretty much finished.
Added the ice box lid(using barn door hinge) and "D" ring pull point.
After its painted the top of the ice box will get a rubber seal.
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06-07-2018, 06:37 AM
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Name: gcoffee94ram
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It's painted and installed.
Painted it with two part epoxy paint, and spread the inside seams with the flex-seal stuff to ensure no water leaks.
Next will be to install fuel tank and batteries.
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06-07-2018, 06:53 AM
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Name: bigstacks95
Title: Diesel Doc
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Wow that looks sharp
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58 Dodge Power Wagon 3.0 Limited Pro Stock diesel pulling truck
2020 Ram 3500 HO/Aisin Laramie/night tow rig
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06-10-2018, 11:39 AM
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Name: Tate
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How about some info and build pics of the 10' bed?
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'98 3500 2wd, 24v, 5 spd, p-pumped
'98 2500 4wd, 12v, 6 spd, VP'd
'02 VW Jetta, 5 spd.
My p-pump conversion pics
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06-10-2018, 12:19 PM
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Name: Rich dzl
Title: 12v guru
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Keep posting .. nice work
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06-11-2018, 08:41 PM
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Name: gcoffee94ram
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Unfortunately all of the pics I took of building the 10' bed were accidently deleted off my phone by my 3yr old.
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