
2014 RAM Express 1500
Owner/Builder
Specs
SUSPENSION & CHASSIS
- Belltech control arms
- Front Belltech 2-inch drop coil springs
- Rear Belltech 4-inch drop coil springs
- Belltech shocks
- Air Lift Quick SHOT onboard compressor and tank
- Air Lift 1000 air springs.
- Hellwig 7⁄8-inch solid, heat- treated chrome-moly rear sway bar with polyurethane bushings
- Hellwig 1 ½-inch solid, heat-treated chrome-moly front sway bar with polyurethane bushings
- BDS brake rotors with Geomet anti-rust coating
- EBC Orange Stuff full race brake pads
- Drop kit and sway bars installed by Szott M-29 RAM
BODY & PAINT
- Hood with custom intake duct and washboard heat extractor
- Custom black-eye brake ducts in front bumper
- Rear bumper cut into 10 pieces and shortened 3 inches; center step flipped upside down; exhaust outlets moved inward 8 inches
- AMP Research bed XTender HD Sport bed extender
- TaleGator tailgate seating
- Line-X color-matched bedliner
- BAK Industries Revolver X2 hard rolling cover
- Custom smoked taillights by The Lighting Firm
- Custom blacked-out headlights with smoked reflector, white daytime running lights and sequential turn signals by The Lighting Firm
- Heise 54-inch curved dual row LED light bar mounted with custom plasma cut ram’s horn mounts by owner
- Hella Rallye 4000-X LEDs
- Heise 42-inch curved dual row LED light bar
- CAD-designed components by Classic Design Concepts
- 3D-printed parts from Synergeering Group
- Custom color matched “Supercharged by Magnuson” and “Super Bee” cowl emblems
- Shaved RAM 1500 emblems
- Performed by Pfaff Designs
- PPG Enviroborne waterborne paint in RAM Granite Metallic Gray, Mercedes Polarweisse and Angry Banana Pearl Yellow with SEM Hot Rod Black accents
- Graphics designed and laid out by owner; custom paint stencils by F1 RCLab
- Paint by That’s Minor Customs
ENGINE
- 5.7L Mopar V-8 Hemi
- K&N 63 series cold air Intake
- JMS Chip & Performance PedalMAX
- Magnuson supercharger with 7 pounds of boost
- Magnaflow stainless cat-back exhaust with custom5-inch tail pipes from Motofab
- 533 hp, 522 tq
- Sure, Grip differential
- Performed by RM Motorsports
WHEELS & TIRES
- Forgeline 20-inch (front) and 22-inch (rear) GA3C wheels; custom paint
- 295/45R20 and 305/45R22 Toyo Proxes STIIs
INTERIOR & STEREO
- Black leather upholstery with Victorino pattern and yellow contrast stitching
- Yellow color-matched radio bezel
- Upholstery by Alea Leather
- Stock stereo head unit
- MTX Audio Thunder 693 6×9-inch three-way 100W RMS 4-ohm speakers
- XThunder 800.5 800W RMS five-channel full-range Class D amplifier
- Thunderform dual 10-inch 200W RMS vehicle-specific subwoofers in a custom enclosure
- Stereo system installed by Joey Holyfield of RM Motorsports
SPECIAL THANKS FROM THE OWNER:
Frank Maiorano, Joe Holyfield, Steve Germond, Ernie Miyamoto, Scott Conley, John Mijal, Tony G, Mike Brimm, Troy Whyte, Steve Langdon, Jeff Schneider, Nick Stewart and Tom Stark.
SPONSORS: Air Lift, Alea Leather, AMP Research, AMSOIL, BAK Industries, Belltech, Classic Design Concepts, Discount Tire, EBC Brakes, EBR Motorcycles, F1 RClab, Forgeline, Hella Lighting, Hellwig, JMS Chip, K&N Filters, Kleinn Automotive Air Horns, The Lighting Firm, Line-X, Magnaflow, Magnuson Superchargers, Metra/Heise, Mother’s Polishes, Motofab, MTX Audio, Norton, Pilot Transport, PPG Automotive Refinish, RM Motorsports, SEM, Synergeering Group, Szott M-59, Dodge Ram SRT, Tale Gator, That’s Minor Customs, Toyo Tires and TredWear.
BUILD TEAM: “Murray Pfaff, Frank Maiorano, Scott Conly, John “Airplay” Mijal, Tony G, Mike Brimm, Steve Germond, Joe Holyfield, Troy Whyte, Ernie Miyamoto, Steve Langdon, Jeff Schneider, Nick Stewart and Tom Stark.”