Ridiculous Diesels: I Found A Holy Grail For Sale!

"M.T. Blake" (autohabit) 03/09/2020 at 17:35 • Filed to: Ridiculous diesels, cummins, dodge, ram, diesel, 6bt cummins, holy grail, lincoln welder, welding, crew cab-ish

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No freaking way! A second-generation Dodge Ram with more than an extended cab! What type of backyard evil scientist made this Holy Grail?! I need to see more. One picture is not enough! Apparently it runs and drives... Is Frankenstein’s monster is loose?!

I guess we can appreciate the attempt? Those aren’t windows. Look again.

I’m going to slow it down now, I am excited to find this truck, but not for the reason some of you might believe. !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! and stirred the online pot so-to-speak for some of you.

Is this a long bed extended cab, but with another extended cab and a short bed to get it all to fit?

The criteria for a Holy Grail was boiled down to the following: 6BT Cummins, 4wd, manual transmission, and four doors. There were a mere TWO options in my opinion that qualified and both would need to be built - not bought.

The two options are either finding a 1985 or earlier Dodge crew cab and adding the drivetrain or finding an aftermarket added crew cab to the second generation Dodge from 94-02. Other than that, I am going to say any other truck is not a Holy Grail. Period. That’s my opinion and I’m sticking with it.

I spy with my little eye... the lack of a floor. Do you drive it with no floor?

But you’re not me, and you might be more easily swayed... Will this !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! be the truck you will drink the Holy Water from? It isn’t a manual, but it is 4wd, and it has a “custom cab”.

How custom exactly is this truck? It appears someone took the extended cab from a donor truck and with the help of a welder they mated the two together. You have to appreciate the attempt, even if it misses the mark.

The stacks might make it worth it?

If nothing else this proves that people wanted their trucks to have more room and were willing to chop up two vehicles, conjure up Dr. Frankenstein, and make their own. This is a mostly red, and mostly white monster from the deep lagoon of diesel desires.

There is an 85% chance of a cracked dash, but it doesn’t look like a lot of tomfooleries happened inside this part of the cab.

As ridiculous as this truck appears, the price could have been listed far higher. At $5000 , you get a truck with a non-California based 6BT and 310,000 miles. I don’t think that price is far off the mark from what people are asking for crashed trucks without all the multiple doors duct-taped, and bailing wired together madness.

Now this is where the money is, the 6BT twelve-valve Cummins. This is the Chevrolet small block of diesels.

Who am I to criticize someone’s homemade attempt at getting more room into their second-generation Dodge? This could have been a science experiment that the owner realized was finally a bad idea. The roadworthiness of trucks like these gives me the heebie-jeebies, I surely would not take on completing this project and would doubt my sanity to drive it at any speed.

I do believe that for the money as a parts truck - it isn’t too far off from what I see for sale online. Maybe that’s what the next owner will do. If they put it back on the road - I want to be the first to know.

See the entire ad here:

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Highlander-Datsuns are Forever > M.T. Blake 03/09/2020 at 17:41

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dogisbadob > M.T. Blake 03/09/2020 at 17:41

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MegaCab prototype :p

M.T. Blake > dogisbadob 03/09/2020 at 17:42

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OHHHHH that’s an excellent heading for this one.

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > M.T. Blake 03/09/2020 at 17:43

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“weld’er? I ‘ardly know ‘er!”
Okay, but seriously, this suffers from the problem of the old Toyota Custom Cabs.

A “fuck yo couch!” approach to the back seat access, not to mention “does it leak”.

WasGTIthenGTOthenNOVAnowbacktoGTI > M.T. Blake 03/09/2020 at 17:44

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Nibby > M.T. Blake 03/09/2020 at 17:50

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Nom De Plume > M.T. Blake 03/09/2020 at 17:53

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I could waste a lot of time writing something. Just watch this channel and think on what I might have said about farm kids who could keep anything running and how that relates to purchasing this vehicle.

Just Jeepin' > M.T. Blake 03/09/2020 at 17:57

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CP. T alk to me when it’s $500.

M.T. Blake > Nibby 03/09/2020 at 18:21

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The truck or me?

M.T. Blake > Nom De Plume 03/09/2020 at 18:23

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After 30 seconds of surfing their videos, I have more questions than answers. 

M.T. Blake > Just Jeepin' 03/09/2020 at 18:24

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For $500 it would be an epic deal for the drivetrain alone.

Nom De Plume > M.T. Blake 03/09/2020 at 18:54

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And yet I proffered the perfect description for the cyclical destruction (normally through over work) and rebuilding until you are left with multiple vehicles in a state such as...

ranwhenparked > M.T. Blake 03/09/2020 at 19:50

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I really don’t see how this is possibly worth more than scrap value. Well, maybe a little more to a landscaper or tradesman that just needs a cheap beater truck to haul junk around, and lives where safety  inspections are nonexistent or very easy.

Planed > M.T. Blake 03/09/2020 at 20:49

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Somebody needs to call up David Tracy over at Jalop... This is almost a Jeep and he likes projects that require lots and lots of work as well as a fresh tetanus shot.

M.T. Blake > ranwhenparked 03/09/2020 at 21:52

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It’s worth the parts and scrap value. 

M.T. Blake > Planed 03/09/2020 at 21:53

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If it’s not a Jeep he won’t be interested. 

MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s > M.T. Blake 03/10/2020 at 08:28

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Just don’t tell him...lead him on. “David, I found a sweet 4x4, solid axle, straight 6, 2 door, rusty, FCA group project vehicle for you”

Buddybilt > ranwhenparked 03/10/2020 at 09:02

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This is why some people shouldn't speak... A Cummins 6bt running and in good shape sells for around $3,000. And that's just a bare engine. With transmission. $4,000. It's not a bad price. I guarantee someone will buy it for the drive and scrap it after they got what they need.

M.T. Blake > MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s 03/10/2020 at 11:08

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You could sell ice to an Eskimo. 

BigBlock440 > ranwhenparked 03/10/2020 at 16:20

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A running Cummins engine is worth a bit more than the 1/2 ton of cast iron scrap.  Scrap value of the engine is $55 for reference.  

V.I.N. diesel > M.T. Blake 03/10/2020 at 18:02

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Scored a first gen 5 speed turbo diesel with 56k miles on it for 500 bucks. Runs and registered. Not to mention limo tint windows and a pushbar. If that’s not a Backyard Holy Grail then i don’t know what is!

M.T. Blake > V.I.N. diesel 03/10/2020 at 18:47

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I’ll give you $600 for it. That’s an easy one hundred dollar profit. :D

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > M.T. Blake 03/11/2020 at 15:54

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This post keeps popping up and boy, is that truck ugly.

M.T. Blake > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo 03/12/2020 at 00:28

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Where did it pop up?!

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > M.T. Blake 03/12/2020 at 09:18

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It's just hanging out in the margin.

M.T. Blake > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo 03/12/2020 at 09:36

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Ahhh. I thought you meant someone else found it and posted about it.