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Old 09-26-2006, 06:57 PM
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Your dream truck?

Just curious as to what your dream truck(s) might be. I know that mine will never be made, but here goes....
Chevy crew cab dually 4wd, D60 coil sprung front end with locking hubs, Cummins 24V p-pumped, Allison 6spd auto tranny, NVG272 transfer case, D80 rear end (detroit locker) with air bags. All of this with an exhaust brake, riding on 19.5s. Boy, if someone made that truck right off the showroom floor, sign me up. Basically all the good drivetrain components from a Dodge CTD with an Allison trans in a chevy
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Just curious as to what your dream truck(s) might be. I know that mine will never be made, but here goes....
Chevy crew cab dually 4wd, D60 coil sprung front end with locking hubs, Cummins 24V p-pumped, Allison 6spd auto tranny, NVG272 transfer case, D80 rear end (detroit locker) with air bags. All of this with an exhaust brake, riding on 19.5s. Boy, if someone made that truck right off the showroom floor, sign me up. Basically all the good drivetrain components from a Dodge CTD with an Allison trans in a chevy
2005 Navy blue EXTENDED CAB long bed Cummins common rail on 33 14.50's w/only 2" leveling kit....not possible, mickey thompson classic II's, twins, bddl. tst stack. 150hp injectors, fass, jake, blow off valve...all mods possible, 7" stack out the hood, leather, NO carpet, allison tranny, dana axles, blacked out windows, train horns, 5th wheel, ford tow mirrors, intercooler, intake, engine dress up, UNder hood light, cab lights, tailgate light, nerf bars...cant think, but theres more
Old 09-26-2006, 07:41 PM
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06 dodge cummins quadcab shortbed red with helo max 8 wheels 18s. ranchhand front and rear bumpers and headache rack. westin black running boards. recon lights, led tailights. twins, fass, cam, tst box and whatever else i could stack with it and 7" stacks bullhaulers. and the money to fix it when i break it.
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Just give me a 12v cummins with an NV5600/NP205 D60 and 80 in the newest nicest 4dr ford they make dually or single does not matter with no carpet, and an air ride that would clear 35-38s.

I could put the rest of the mods on myself.
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My truck is fine ..swap me a ford dana 60 in the fron with leafs though...i like that setup better....get me a fully built tranny with a triple disk...and get me more a few more leaf springs for the back and we're good to go
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i want a 76-77 f-250 ext. cab long box with a 12 v cummins and 5 speed.
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whats goin on here, every body wants a cummins in a ford. ill stick with my dodge body.
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I cant speak for everone else but for me as good lookin as I think my truck is the front end of a ford just looks better to me, and there is soooo much more room in the back seat. heck just give me a ford back seat in my truck and I could call it done......enough anyway
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Torn between a late 60's needle nose Peterbilt or a brand new Pete 379x.
Both with a 285'+ wheel base, twin screws, and flat top sleeper (Id be willing to take a larger sleeper on the 379x).
Id like to retro the late 60's Pete with a new ISX. But Im also partial to the older BigCam series engines.

This would be just fine for me.
http://www.peterbilt.com/images/news/Calendar379.jpg

Rich.

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Originally Posted by cowboy_trucker
i want a 76-77 f-250 ext. cab long box with a 12 v cummins and 5 speed.
That definately would make my top 3 (with a reg. cab), but the 2 in front would be

1. First Gen. bodystyle D-350, reg cab, srw, blue & grey 2-tone, built cummins, 35" Ground Hawgs, single stack w/ tractor cap, D-80 F&R, locked, hydraulic rear steering, Geno's tow mirrors, nv5600, Reneul(sp?) bumpers & warn 15000 winches F&R, removable goose ball, police aimable spot lights

2. Same doo-dads just on an '84 Scottsdale K-20 with a built 572, or 454

An '84 'yota with a 2L diesel is way up there too.
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Twin turbo V-8 Cummins Diesel, around 350-400 cubic inches, in a full-framed AMC 1/2 ton truck with all wheel drive, fiberglass body and an automatic driveline made of kick-$%^. Uber water injection system, sideliner exhaust, minimal ground clearance, suspension good for Daytona and a reverse-mounted sunroof actuated to the brake pedal to keep me cool without air conditioning.


And a 5'6", 33C-25-32 blue eyed brunette in the passenger seat. (Or maybe two blue-eyed 5'6" 33C-25-32 blue-eyed brunettes in the passenger seat.)
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2008 Dodge Ram 5500 with a 350hp, 650ft lbs 6.7L Cummins with a 6-speed Aisen and 4.10 gears..... quadcab dually!! I wish!
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an old Kaiser M715 would be awesome too, or a CJ-6, or a Unimog

or are we talking about daily drivers?
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a 1957 chevy cab and front end on a dodge 5500 frame with a ISX cummins. With a 12 foot dump bed. make it tow about 50k with air brakes and air ride cab. air seat and air horns. etc etc etc. Lotsa lights. 24.5" alcoas. humm... this is going to get expensive.....
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2002 Dodge Ram 2500, CTD shortbed, quadcab, slt, patriot blue/silver, with clearance lights. Goerend valvebody and torque converter, line-x bedliner, gooseneck hitch, 33" grover air horns mounted under the cab 285/75/r16 BFG ATs,392 Walbro fuel pump, edge comp...I think that about covers it for now . Ohh and please make checks payable to cash for the financing of these parts


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