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#1 · (Edited)
I don’t know if I would consider this much of a “BUILD” as I really don’t have a lot of huge mods planned but I do enjoy looking at other threads like this so hopefully you will to.

I apologize if its TOO detailed or I show too much. Trust me, I left out quite a few even more minor things.

Born: 11/16/2014 @ 9:05 AM EST

Delivered to Dealer: 11/26/2014 @ 8:00 AM EST

Drove from North Alabama to Sanford, Fl and picked her up: 12/6/2014 @ 11:00AM EST

Had 3 Miles on it.


(Sorry for the horrible pic, My son had turned a filter on.)

Officially, The Jeep is the wife’s vehicle. My two primary vehicles are a:

2005 Dodge Magnum R/T AWD:


& 2006 SRT6 Crossfire:


Both fairly well modified but this is a Jeep Forum so let’s get back to why you are here. :thumbsup:

Within the first 2 hours I had installed the BT Catch Can (I realize it needs a good re-polish, not a job I have had time to tackle yet...):



The “Objects in the rear view are losing” decal:



& the “Jeep” Door Striker Covers:



The wife also found these on Etsy and fell in love, so we installed the Key Fobs into their own Leather covers...



Once home, I immediately installed some safety & first aid equipment. A Fire Extinguisher, emergency glass break hammer, blankets, emergency road cones, Jumper Cables, etc....

Since it’s the wife’s daily driver and also the family truckster on weekends, better to be safe than sorry…

Glass Break Hammer installed under driver seat:



And I love how well the fire extinguisher fits in the factory trunk foam with very little modification…



I then loaded up a 64GB SD card with every sing on every phone or tablet or media device in the home with still plenty of room left!



Then I hid those horrible Yellow Rollover warning decals on the visors….



I think I left it alone for 2 or 3 days after that, but before 2 weeks of ownership were up, I had continued on to:
=> De-badged all emblems other than the rear “JEEP”. Swapped it for a Black version.
=>Installed WeatherTech inline wind deflectors.
=>Installed the Reflective White Vinyl in the SRT embedded tow hitch cover
=>Installed tinted lower rear fog lights & Upper 3rd brake light (will eventually get ALL the tails tinted).
=> Swapped Upper Grill Rings for Black from the Vapor model.
=> And had the windows tinted…FormulaOne Pinnacle (Ceramic) Tint – 18% Front Sides, 35% Sunroof, 50% Windshield + 5% Strip.















Next up I installed a Good Year GatorBack Belt 6PK2100….

Long story behind this one but I had a factory belt fail prematurely on the Magnum right after buying it and well before modding it. Best we could tell, it was simply a bad belt. Since then I have been paranoid and swap over to a Gatorback early in the ownership (as well as keep a spare around at all times)… Overkill, yeah I know, but its cheap piece of mind.



Soon I set off to swap ALL interior and exterior lamps with LED:





Followed by the installation of the matching silver parking brake cover:



& The Diablo Sports OBD-II cover (Not tuned yet but still prefer the dealer check with me before doing any upgrades)



After that, I picked up some low cost Child Size Headphones for the reear vid system. Not only are they smaller and fit the kids better but they actually feel to be of better quality despite the cheap brand name and low cost. Also came with different color backs to keep the kids from stealing the others...



I had already began (as listed above) but now I set out to complete more of my endeavor to rid it of all the chrome.

Upper Grille Rings were already completed, so now, on to the the Lower Rings:

 
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Then the Chrome “SRT” wheel Caps” went away in favor of the Gloss Black "Jeep" versions & finishing it up by swapping the lugs to Black Gorilla Locking Lugs:



I still have to get the Chrome around the windows vinyl wrapped… Soon I hope.

*** Stopping here I know I am going to get beat up for both the above Wheel Cap swap and the next mod I am about to list… First, I would have loved to have kept the “SRT” wheel caps, but I really did not like the CHROME. If they ever come out with Gloss Black or Black Chrome SRT caps, I will be all over it.

Next, I swapped out the RED Push to start button.. Yeah, I know, Its an SRT, but I REALLY think it stood out too much next to the overall very classy interior. To each their own right?



Shortly thereafter I went ahead and installed all kinds of under hood Billet Goodies:







As well as my custom made rebadge 392 Engine Covers:







Also got my CustomTronix In Motion Software installed (Front Cam will be going in soon as well).





I then proceeded to swap out the nipple on the factory Oil Cooler:





Why you ask? It changes the filters I can use....

Why did I care? Two reasons. #1. I am not sure on the exact year but a few years ago Chrysler changed the threads, effectively changing the part # of the oil filter used. Prior to this change, you had options on the SIZE of the oil filter you wanted to use all the way up to one that housed a full quart. You could buy this from MOPAR OR from Mobil 1 the part # was M1-301….

I LIKE LARGE FILTERS…



#2. I Still have my Magnum, My Uncle bought our old 2006 300 SRT and I have a few buddies with Chargers. We regularly go in and buy filters (M1-301) in bulk to save us all money.

And last but not least, this last weekend I got the Rear Eibach ProKit springs installed, accomplishing my goal of leveling it out.

























Oh and for the record, not only have I been modding it, but also we have been driving it. Just over 8200 miles on the clock!


Well, I think that's it for now, Much more to come I am sure. Thanks for looking! :D
 
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Can you tell me the Part# for the oil nipple and what was needed to change it. any extra O-rings etc Allen key size? TQ sqec's can you do it while it's still on the jeep.

I too like Large oil filters I got a m-301 on my 4.7 WJ

Also Thanks for the gatorback part # I've been looking for one I got 52k on my SRT, Hasn't missed beat
 
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Happy to help!

Unfortunately you cant get just the nipple, or at least I was unable to find it. If you order a complete Oil Cooler kit from prior to the changeover (Part # 5037523AA) you will get both the nipple and the housing itself. I didn't change the housing (they were the same).

FYI, you use a large Hex Bit / wrench to remove / install the nipple.. You can just make out the walls inside from this pic:



I believe its about $140 but then you could always turn around and sell the whole kit with the new nipple to someone who doesn't have the oil cooler at all (and doesn't care about using the newer filter) and get most of that back.
 
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Apparently in this forum you use an older 6.1/5.7 Nipple. says a 12MM Hex.
04104511AB

is there a big oil filter for the 6.4?
I am not sure that will work.... A google search seems to imply that is just the original short nipple for vehicles without an oil cooler.... Not certain though...

The thread you linked seems to indicate its an ADAPTER to convert the two... It wouldn't replace the entire center through the oil cooler....

The price is right ( < $10) might be worth somebody ordering to be sure. Not me of course, the cash is spent and the M1-301 is on there so I'm all set.... :cool:
 
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Daniel's '15 JGC SRT Build &lt;Pic Heavy&gt;

Unfortunately I didn't get a better pic before installing it... And as much as I love this forum, it's not worth it to remove. :) sorry.

Oh and to your other questions....

No O-ring on the bottom, those come on the filters. I did not replace the upper o-ring... I guess it may fail eventually and might be an issue if swapping this out in a high mileage engine but it set back down and sealed fine with the old on both this one and in my 2012 when I did the same thing to it at around 60k miles...

I can't find the torque specs, I did have something in hand when I did it but not sure where I got it and can't find it now.... It's all aluminum so right up front, it won't take much!!!!

I will keep digging and get you anything I find.
 
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Daniel's '15 JGC SRT Build &lt;Pic Heavy&gt;

Found the torque specs!

Its 55 N/m or 41 ft/lbs.

And yes it's a 12mm hex.
 
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Got my FastMan 84mm Ported TB and SpeedLogix CAI installed today.

(Was hoping BlackOps would have their true CAI available by now, no luck and I missed hearing the Hemi roar so I went ahead with this one primarily for THE SOUND)









 
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Great start to the modding the vehicle looks great! No hate here for the black center caps, I have the exact same ones and would love some that said SRT, but the chrome does not match the wheels or the black lugs that I installed. You really can't even see that the cap says jeep unless you are right up on it, not that it matters anyway I'm proud of my Jeep! ;)
 
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Thanks! I too like the idea of keeping the JEEP name on there a few places too so it really was an easy decision to make the swap.

The reason I haven't swapped out the door sills with the vapor models (From "JEEP" to "SRT" is too because I wanted to try to keep the SRT vs JEEP references fairly equal...
 
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Installed the Mac Tie Down rails today. Absolutely awesome and will never have to worry about shifting cargo again!

Definitely should have been a factory option!

(Sorry for the crappy pics and dirty carpet!)

Metal Bumper Auto part Tire Automotive tire


Metal
 
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Sorry I missed this.

Part #203-430-00-84

Its a Mercedes Part. Exact Match. It will require some trimming on the back to make it fit, not hard though, pair of scissors or diagonal cutters and trim it to match the black rubber one that comes off.

Once on you will not see any of the trimming at all.
 
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What an awesome ride...like your style! I will be watching this thread clearly as I like your taste in mods. Cheers!!

Can you post the part numbers of the exterior led bulbs you bought? Interior? I have swapped out the front floors and half the overhead domes...what company did you go with? Thanks for your help in advance...I also need to change out my rear jeep emblem to black. That was easy to do? Was told it's just two sided tape and two fasteners with no nuts/bolts
 
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Not stupid, very good point :thumbsup:

I had seen some videos that showed it didn't work well but figured it was better than nothing. It alone wont get through the laminate but can crack it and make it easier to kick out. It also has a seat belt cutter.

Its all a long shot but it makes the wife feel better on the road.

If nothing else we will have it should we need it to help others.
 
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Its been a while... Unfortunately right after I finished up a few of the above mods, the wife lost her job so my PLAY $$$ took a serious hit...

Still won't be moving as fast as before but excited to say I have a few new ones to show off...

For Starters, a couple non-visible Mods:

> Diablo InTune Programmer w/ Custom Diablotoona Performance Tune
> Jet 180 Degree Thermostat

I have actually had the thermostat for a while but it would throw a P0128 code on its own. Part of the custom tune gets rid of that as well as adds a lot more punch even above the already awesome built in tunes of the Diablo...

Moving along to the interior:

> Installed the Backlit SRT Airbag form the Red Vapor Models
> Had the Sun Visors recovered in matching black leather and silver stitching.

(Not only elevates the premium look but also gets rid of those HORRIBLE bright yellow warning decals without the overlay previously mentioned above.)
 

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Next we move on to the exterior.

In previous posts I had mentioned I swapped out the rear "Jeep" emblem to the all black version. My first mod here is a mod on top of that mod (literally).

> Added White Reflective Vinyl over the black "Jeep" Emblem.

Pops more and matches the lower "SRT" inlay well.

Also visible in these pictures are some new tires and new cat back exhaust:
> General Grabber UHP 295/45/20 Tires

> Corsa Cat Back w/ Black Chrome Tips
 

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I also got on the Black Vinyl Band Wagon:

> Blacked Out Roof
> Blacked out remaining Chrome (around the windows).
> Black Hood Stripes
 

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And last but not least...

I activated the factory Upper DRLs but I wanted them to not just stay on or go off during blinker operation, but to actually do a type of switchback function and alternate...

> Custom Upper DRL / Blinker Switchback function
 
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I do not believe I have added anything new under the hood (at least that can be seen, I promise, that 180 thermostat IS in there) but since I did grab some new pics recently, might as well add them here too.
 

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Last Post for today, a sneak peak to the next mods...

Hoping to have time to get them installed in the next week or two...

> Goodridge G-Stop Braided Stainless Brake Lines
> Black Ops Billet Aluminum End Links
> Racing Brake 2-piece vented open slot rotors & performance pads
 

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