Drivers side fenderwell after paint. Rust-Oleum Professional rattle can Paint was applied

Putting things back together meant there was an opportunity to cleanup and repaint more parts.  The fenderwells are an easy target; they don’t have to be perfect and they will look really good when finished.

Passenger Side Fenderwell with hole cut for cold intake air. A mesh screen was installed to keep large foreign objects out of the filter. You may also notice the black plastic deflector at the leading front edge - this is an air scoop to bring cool air into the fenderwell - there is a custom closure panel on the inside of the engine compartment which keeps air separated between the engine compartment and the fenderwell.

These are the `93 D-250 fenderwells – I chose them because they were already cut for a cold air intake vent (PS side) and the holes were pre-drilled for a number of the sub accessories and diesel electronics (DR side).  No matter which fenderwells I would have chosen, they are interchangeable.

Both fenderwells, getting a natural bake in the sun following paint.

On the fenders, there were holes from the old truck-style emblems from the `82 vintage.   I found some newer `93 D-350 emblems on ebay.   They were authentic and even weathered a little bit, just as if the truck had been built with them from the beginning.  With 3M tape on the back, they stuck right over the existing holes in the fenders and look original.  Only a purist with a ruler would be able to notice they are off position just by a little.

Ram D-350 Cummins Fender Emblem installed over emblem holes using 3M double sided automotive tape

So whoever built up the `92 Dually Crew cab (with the 440) before I got it, they had installed the diesel hood from a silver truck.  So the top of the hood is white with flames, but the underside was still silver.  Some prep with a green 3M scratchy pad around the perimeter, cleaning, then rattle can white.   I had a little help with the painting, which was gladly accepted so long as the proper safety equipment was used.

Hood perimeter painting effort, with fenderwells in the background. My helper was a little "agressive" with the paint! Note the remaining silver color in the middle of the hood - this will be completely covered up by the hoodliner.

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