Ultimate 12v Cummins Budget Build

290K Mile 12v Cummins build that I have less than $500 total into paint and parts. All the work was completed by myself with average shop tools and a couple trips to Harbor Freight. Paint is Speedo Cote Paint off of eBay along with the primer. Rough country shocks and a bunch of other cheap misc. eBay parts pulled this truck together. Still a lot of work to be done but it has come a long ways.

[@TiresandTribulations]

That thing came out slick!

[@brandonmontemayor8178]

Pro tip, The homemade paint booth, Good job, great idea, next time, crack that garage door, and cut a whole in the plastic to stick a fan to blow out. but tape the plastic around the fan. Clear it up in there and cut dust and stuff down drastically. Nice project though my man, You did a good job. Nothing like creating something yourself.

[@ahomelesshobo9875]

She looks great! Looking forward to seeing more. It’s got me lookin to start a budge build like that, I’ve already been wanting another 2nd Gen to add to my collection

[@jeffb2456]

Great job on a true budget build.

[@FrancescoLonardo-n5s]

Great build, thanks for going from start to finish. Im looking to at a 12valve dually to do that with. a little apprehensive because i dont want to go broke on a project.

[@gatlinrose2014]

That thing is CLEAN man. You did a hell of a job 🥂

[@572shadow3]

Wow that definitely turned out to be a sweet truck for sure , Good Job

[@Taintmilker]

Also, that paint came out so awesome dude! Wishing mine could look like that. I got the single cab white and everything except paint is flaking to all hell

[@georgefriesen4378]

Man that thing looks awesome

[@jeffreypinder9398]

Nice job on that rig.

[@Beaumcwhorter281]

Awesome build man! Looks real good🙌🏻🙌🏻

[@jeremyconner5295]

Nice work!!

[@TheRossillini]

Nice man that’s a lot of time into that pickup. Shows good work ethic.

[@eppersryan]

I just seen this truck the other day in burley looks good man 🤙🏼

[@Noah-se7mn]

love the work man looks good

[@sneezydwarf4078]

an amazing build brother! would be nice to see some more cheaper builds in the future too!

[@CanadianParamedic]

Great Job!

[@maximilianfulks9932]

Badass rig congrats

[@discoffeehawt3638]

A black bumper and grille would look really good and contrast nice i think

[@tuffy16]

lol my 98 is white 2 .. Tremclad white! Good stuff!

[@hannahcopmann3685]

hell ya !

[@roadrunner0423]

I wish my 95 looked that good or i had some where to paint it

[@itsa22pewpewstafford21]

Teach me how to paint like you poppi chulo , fr though 🤣

[@All18rollin]

Nice were can i find the airbag setup?

[@user-xj6iy7jx6k]

looks great brother you wanna sell it?

[@mc-mk9oj]

Have you got a link to those headlights ?

[@marcusLT]

Just bought a 01 5.9 24v few days ago. I pick it up today and get about 1 mile down the road it stalls for a second and then goes right back to normal. I drive it about 7 miles to my parents' house cause my place is 24 miles. It drives geat but just stalls out like the fuel is being cut off and then goes back to running normal. It stalled like 10 or 12 times. Any thoughts as to where i should start looking? That being said, it rolls black smoke through all 6 gears more smoke than iv ever seen one smoke, which i know is normal to an extent when one is turned up.

[@nonsequitur807]

She'll do 200K more with no effort. My 99 has 327K. Sweet build. I think .ud flaps fr/rr would look sweet

[@alpha_garage]

I’ve seen a few over 800k. Motor keeps running, but the poor trucks fall apart😂

[@jduvall4458]

It looks great but just make the chrome on the front black that out and it would look so much better…

[@g.o.b.2558]

👌👍

[@jacobmagdaleno7927]

Where dod you get the bed?

[@Taintmilker]

Is that an air bag kit that goes on the rear leaf pack or is it custom? Been looking for something for my 95 flatty but cant seem to find anything

[@alpha_garage]

It’s just a set of air bags you can pick up at the farm store along with some quarter inch plate with holes drilled to fit the u bolts. Custom but it works…

[@pugbarrett]

What’s the price on it?

[@loganracca4213]

Beautiful truck, I need a little help on my build very similar to yours, would you be cool to exchange numbers to ask you a few questions, I have a 2002 Dodge 2500. If not, we could use another form of communication as well.

[@alpha_garage]

DM me on insta @alpha__garage

[@ooohh_yeahhh_6246]

What’s your wheel and tire setup on it?

[@alpha_garage]

20x9 0 offset on 35x12.50’s

[@leeroyeeski3358]

Where’d you get those taillights

[@alpha_garage]

At a Peterbilt store. They are semi trailer lights.

[@javiermendoza5244]

Rupert?

[@alpha_garage]

Originally yessir

[@dillonedens6356]

Single stage paint?

[@dillonedens6356]

Looks crazy good on camera, reason for asking.

[@alpha_garage]

Yes it’s a single stage epoxy

[@miguelcrespomojena8636]

🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥