Great old Dodge, I’m not sure if anyone else remembers how radical of a design this truck’s looks were when it hit the road . Seeing one on the road was like seeing a space ship. Beautiful old gal!!!
@@WW-wf8tu not what its designed for. Its for towing lol They weigh too much and since it's a diesel it won't have as much clearance. Something u do with a jeep, Tacoma or 4runner
@@danielfish101 Forst of all dodge rams if they aren’t duallys and have some decent tyres on em are good off-roaders. Perhaps not as good as a jeep but still capable. You don’t need a fancy jeep to do off-roading all u need is a pair of balls and a good attitude.
Kase is a unique young person. He's kind of an old soul...with a young feel. This was a great video, and it gets you motivated to take on a resto project.
Growing up with a father who worked on diesels for a living, I think there's nothing better than the smell of unfiltered diesel exhaust... It's bad for your lungs and will kill polar bears, but it smells great.
@@mangravy2000 the smell isn't much of an issue unless stuck in traffic, in which case it doesn't matter who is burning the diesel. French fries smell great, but a truck smelling of French fries will encourage too frequent snack break. 😀
*Look! A truck that was made when this guy was an infant / toddler or didn't even exist yet!* These truck were The BOMB that beat up Phord & Shivvy when they came out in late 1993 as the 1994 model replacing the boxy, rakish old-man D/W series trucks from 1972...I know as I wanted _The NEW 2nd Generation RAM_ when I was about to ship off to the military when I was 21 y.o. + BTW~nice 12v Cummins RAM there, Kase!
I don’t know. I’d love to have this truck, but if someone converted a Eddie Bauer Bronco with a 5.9, nv4500 5 speed, 4x4 with some 35’s, I’d marry them for the truck.
the Truly impressive thing about this truck is the lack of rust on the underbody and how sanitary the interior is! I'd argue how insanely hard it is to not have at least the driver's seat edge worn through and the dash not rattling like crazy. That underbody...jesus... was this truck in climate-controlled storage for 25 of it's 26 years?!?
A friend of mine has one of those, a white Cummins from the same era and literally has 600K miles. His truck looks fantastic as yours does. He is a little older, and at one time was on the board at Pennzoil. You’re in good company.
Great job! It looks fantastic! That 12v is one of the best engines Cummins ever made and from what I have heard and read they love to be built. Please, please dyno it now before and after mods and maybe take it on a few trips on a couple of your local trails before and after to do comparisons of the changes and to give us more content of the truck. Please!!!!!!!
Hey TFL this is a great video. Love to see more builds like this. The first parts store I worked in, all of us on the counter had project cars and trucks. We spent all of our money on them. I had an 93 F150. There was 3 Cummins trucks that owners worked at the store too. We all helped each other build our projects. This kid has his head on straight and he works on his own stuff, knows his parts too! He's also good on camera. Keep this guy around.
I second that, it’s so nice having a guy like Kase on the channel , who knows something about how a vehicle works. Andre is good too, Kase is rapidly becoming my Favorite TFL reporter.
Wow. You're 100% on-point with the way you've brought this truck back - particularly the stealth Bluetooth in the stereo. I love simple controls in vehicles, and the very OEM and period correct appearance here is perfect. Kudos, sir, great job.
Man!!! You really know what a real truck is all about. Real men own and drive trucks with a manual transmission and not automatic. I like that you said : you only need AC , heater and a good working radio in your truck. You do not need all the fancy crap that car companies push on people. I own older trucks with a manual transmission. I hope to see more videos of your cool truck, keep up the good work!
I love seeing second-gen dodge trucks in good condition like this. You see so many Ram 1500, 2500, 3500, and Dodge Dakota (“baby ram”) trucks that are beat like red-headed step children. I’ve got an second gen Dakota with 211k miles on it, and it’s in pretty much the same shape as this here 2500, and it started my love for 90s and 2000s dodge trucks. ❤️
Clean. I have a 2001. Installed the BD track bar many years ago, my bracket fits the same. No issues. Upgrade the steering to the later model "T" style from 03-08.
great truck, it's nice that the radio is classic and that someone else is listening to such music on cassettes, greetings from Poland 🇵🇱🇵🇱🇵🇱🇵🇱🇵🇱 Jeep Wrangler TJ Poland
Thanks, Kase, good review. Nice restoration and not modification. Who remembers when Dodge began putting Cummins diesel in their pickups? Fords and Chevys had their own. Every review said the Cummins diesel (good for 500k miles) would outlive the body by 300k.
This is along the lines of what I want to do with my 03 ram 1500 offroad as far as making it like new, though a new engine and a 6 speed swap (because I hate its and automatic and it has 210k) are a big part of the list
When you said the truck had 240,000 miles it nearly blew my socks off. With as clean as that sucker looks, I wouldn't have guessed much more over 100,000 if even.
Love the truck Kase , you really have done a great job fixing it up. I especially like your attention to deTails like headlights and taillights, trim etc. Your truck is my favorite truck on TFL. No doubt the best sounding trucks ever made. Love hearing that beast run. Keep up the great work.
That’s a beautiful truck. I have a Single cab white 2nd Gen 4x4 as my daily driver, too (but a Sport). Actually have the same wheels and tires on mine. I love your Power Wagon, but man that would sure be a shame to take apart this super clean classic truck for that when there are so many other potential donors out there with beat up old bodies.
needs t steering instead of y steering , a red head steering box ,and sway bar ball joint delete. i have death wobble ptsd 😂 and if there lifted, i recomend adjustable front 4 links .
Nice job, Kace. That’s a beautiful truck updated just right to where you can drive it daily and not panic over things like scratching an expensive paint job.
Kase several people in the comments asked about your tire and wheel setup a few years back, I have watched all your content on this truck and you never say what size wheel (not tire) you’re running, would love an update if you could provide, thank you!
Just to the bed liner yourself! You can get raptor liner for very cheap with the gun. All you need is an air compressor. Also make sure the Killer dial Pin was blocked off and the 12v will run forever!
No hate on all the other guys on this channel but in comparison to this guy they don’t know what they’re talking about I wish they made more videos with this dude he really knows his stuff.
You're a young guy, so I was surprised that you didn't go with 14" wide 22" wheels with a substandard tire (LAME). Way to keep with the era of that truck. Nicely done.
Wouldn't be a yt video about a diesel truck without mentioning plans for a turbo and injectors... Overall you done a good job cleaning it up i think. I would guess some china plastic was involved. Paint ain't bad for a diy and i get it, it's a truck. It's gonna get dings and scratched. It's not a pavement princess or mall crawler. I don't know that i would call this a restoration, it was a decent truck to begin with from what it sounds. To be far i bought an 06 sierra that was parked for years just rotting away. It was in way worse condition and i wouldn't call what i done a restoration either. Patched some rust and planning on getting around to painting the patched parts up decent eventually. Got it running and driving. It was pretty rough, a lot of little things and replaced every break line on it. Gm for ya..i might be into that truck for 2500 total give or take by now. More than I've every spent on a truck believe it or not. I think i done well enough, got a 2500hd 4wd with a 6.0 lq4/6.0 ls, 4l80e and a 10.5 posi track. Only has 160ish on it now, been driving it for awhile now.
What about spraying on bed liner. I have some bad rust and will blast it off and spray. Beside I like to go 4x4 and hate to put a good paint on and a small weed or runs down the side.
I made little slide show and idle video of my 94 dodge 6bt12vcummins. Awesome work, nice to see another 94 6 in a row and ready to tow... I think carli and synergy make some of the best suspension/steering geometry components for our trucks. I dont use mine as my daily, its more my tow rig when i need it. Its funny how i just got done restoring my 94 body/frame like 4 weeks ago with new suspension, brakes system, steering linkage, bumpers, grill, and all the lights. My interior needs attention. I know a guy who has a 55 stepside body i been wanting to swap on my 94 frame some day down the road.
Awesome, love stock old trucks. The only problem is when you start to change things. You can never go back to stock again. You loss the old truck with cool new stuff.
I have a very nice quad cab 4x4 01 gen 2. But the front bumper upper plastic cap looks like crap after 20 yrs of sun. Did you replace yours and which one did you get because I bought one off Amazon and finally got my money back. It was too short at the wrap rounds and was NOT going to fit. So I’ve not ordered another till I know it’s going to fit.
Give someone with a camera a tailgate ride. Record that beautiful turbo spooling up and down on a slow country road. We had one in our family and it was so distinctly recognized.
Fun video, excellent job Kase but you could have shared that video of the work getting done also. Nice easy to hear good camera work no loud music, just a nice video. I hope you get your truck dreams sooner than later and we get to watch you do the work, would be fun to watch! Stay safe and have fun with the big girl she looks great.
