new tow rig

Ridgerunner

Ridgerunner

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Fuquay Varina, NC
It is a 1996 Dodge 3500 Club cab CTD Dually. As you can see from the pictures it is slightly wrecked but I got a good deal on it. and it really does not need much more that a few body parts and a short pull on the front frame rail. It does have some extras I did not know about. It has a Jake brake and dual remote mounted oil filters. it also has a external transmission filter. I think the rear axle is a DANA 80. it has 4.10 gears and a Limited slip differential. It will be a good winter project


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The door was Sagging becuse when the fender was hit it pushed the top of the cowl back. This caused the top Door hinge to also move causing the door to sag.

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So I hooked the puller to the top of the Cowl and pulled it forward.

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The door is now Aligned.

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BRUISER said:
So how did the Frame puller you made work out?? all the steel hold up??
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Yeah it worked great,but still needs somw refinement.

Here are some more pics of my progress from this last weekend.01/01/06


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I Finally got it on the road this weekend :driver:

The test run was down to New Burn and back to get my axles with a MPG of 22.65 :D

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Lookin good Carl!

Kinda funny that I have only front simulators and you've got rears.
 
Very nice...great body work...
 
Great fuel economy

Carl how much does that thing weigh? I would love to see my fuel economy that high. My current rig 2005 f350 crew cab dually (8972 lbs) gets about 13-14 mpg on a trip.
 
Looks great man!! That's a cool project. Wish the SuperDuty got 22 MPG!! That's awesome!

- Mac
 
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