Scott
Adventurist
*Disclaimer* This project was originally named Project Land Mass, only because Project Land Yacht was taken by a member of the other site. My friends have always called my truck the Land Yacht, so that's what I'm naming it over here .
Thanks to my good buddy Dave (www.theadventureduo.com), I have gotten the expo fever. I was a rockcrawling guy, with a jeep on 35's. I sold it, but have a 2004 Dodge Ram CTD quad cab long bed 4x4. I got out of the "hard core" rock crawling scene, as the costs associated with such a hobby and time spent fixing broken stuff just was not worth it anymore. I'm to the point where I just enjoy exploring, and that's what this truck is being built to do. My wife went from making 60k/year to being a stay at home mom when our daughter was born 17 months ago, so funds have dried up pretty quickly. I am adding what I can, when I can to my rig. Here are the specs on my truck:
2004.5 Dodge Ram 2500
5.9 Cummins Turbo Diesel
6spd Manual Transmission
4x4
Quad Cab Long Bed
315x70x17 Firestone Destination Load Range E Tires.
Here are the most current pictures I have:
Those pictures were taken when I first had those tires put on. Which was October of 2010! Holy cow! Not much has changed on it since then, except those tires are going to need to be replaced in the next 10k miles or so.
Here's a list of what I've done to the truck:
cheap Midland cb radio (Need to figure out why it's not transmitting or receiving anymore )
Kilby OBA bracket and compressor mounted and getting plumbed currently
I got very lucky a few years ago when I was working for (the original) Kilby Enterprises. Brad needed a guinea pig truck to test fit his 5.9 Diesel bracket on the new 600 motor. I volunteered my truck for a couple of days use, and out of the deal, I ended up with a brand new york 210 compressor, and a bracket to mount it. You also notice, on the intake side, there is a set of fittings, and a small oil filter sticking out. I find that this works pretty darn great as an air filter. If I have issues with it, I will buy another filter, but I've used them like this before with no problems.
Found a mounting spot for the rear quick disconnect, on my hitch, and yes, the hitch pin still slides in with clearance.
Also didn't realize that I had a 5 gallon air tank in my buildup, so rather than buying one, I put some in/out barb fittings on the one I had. Now to just find a place and way to mount it. I'll have to fab something up I'm sure.
The pressure switch I am using is designed to cut off at 120 PSI, which is perfect since this tank is rated for 125 PSI. I'm working on a place to mount the accessories I need, and the tank, which is proving to be more difficult than I'd imagined. I will update this as more is accomplished.
Sportz Tent, Truck Bed Tent:
Curt front receiver and 12k lb bulldog winch (That I still need to install)
Happijac Camper Tie downs for my Slide in camper (When it's just family camping time, and there is no danger of "rough roads"
The plan for this truck is to take the truck bed tent when I do multi day traveling camp site type stuff, and when its going to be a few days at the same site, I'll take the slide in.
Next up on the list is to finish the OBA install, and get it working before the Desert Rendezvous (with or without the air tank, depending on the amount of time I have. I also want to get the front receiver and winch mounted and wired, and the truck is in need of two new batteries, as the OEM units have finally died after 10 years of use. I will keep this thread updated as I progress, and please feel free to criticize or compliment!
Scott
Thanks to my good buddy Dave (www.theadventureduo.com), I have gotten the expo fever. I was a rockcrawling guy, with a jeep on 35's. I sold it, but have a 2004 Dodge Ram CTD quad cab long bed 4x4. I got out of the "hard core" rock crawling scene, as the costs associated with such a hobby and time spent fixing broken stuff just was not worth it anymore. I'm to the point where I just enjoy exploring, and that's what this truck is being built to do. My wife went from making 60k/year to being a stay at home mom when our daughter was born 17 months ago, so funds have dried up pretty quickly. I am adding what I can, when I can to my rig. Here are the specs on my truck:
2004.5 Dodge Ram 2500
5.9 Cummins Turbo Diesel
6spd Manual Transmission
4x4
Quad Cab Long Bed
315x70x17 Firestone Destination Load Range E Tires.
Here are the most current pictures I have:
Those pictures were taken when I first had those tires put on. Which was October of 2010! Holy cow! Not much has changed on it since then, except those tires are going to need to be replaced in the next 10k miles or so.
Here's a list of what I've done to the truck:
cheap Midland cb radio (Need to figure out why it's not transmitting or receiving anymore )
Kilby OBA bracket and compressor mounted and getting plumbed currently
I got very lucky a few years ago when I was working for (the original) Kilby Enterprises. Brad needed a guinea pig truck to test fit his 5.9 Diesel bracket on the new 600 motor. I volunteered my truck for a couple of days use, and out of the deal, I ended up with a brand new york 210 compressor, and a bracket to mount it. You also notice, on the intake side, there is a set of fittings, and a small oil filter sticking out. I find that this works pretty darn great as an air filter. If I have issues with it, I will buy another filter, but I've used them like this before with no problems.
Found a mounting spot for the rear quick disconnect, on my hitch, and yes, the hitch pin still slides in with clearance.
Also didn't realize that I had a 5 gallon air tank in my buildup, so rather than buying one, I put some in/out barb fittings on the one I had. Now to just find a place and way to mount it. I'll have to fab something up I'm sure.
The pressure switch I am using is designed to cut off at 120 PSI, which is perfect since this tank is rated for 125 PSI. I'm working on a place to mount the accessories I need, and the tank, which is proving to be more difficult than I'd imagined. I will update this as more is accomplished.
Sportz Tent, Truck Bed Tent:
Curt front receiver and 12k lb bulldog winch (That I still need to install)
Happijac Camper Tie downs for my Slide in camper (When it's just family camping time, and there is no danger of "rough roads"
The plan for this truck is to take the truck bed tent when I do multi day traveling camp site type stuff, and when its going to be a few days at the same site, I'll take the slide in.
Next up on the list is to finish the OBA install, and get it working before the Desert Rendezvous (with or without the air tank, depending on the amount of time I have. I also want to get the front receiver and winch mounted and wired, and the truck is in need of two new batteries, as the OEM units have finally died after 10 years of use. I will keep this thread updated as I progress, and please feel free to criticize or compliment!
Scott
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