Hello, the names Matt. I am pretty new to the diesel world, and looking forward to getting my hands dirty. I just bought a 1990 W250 with the Cummins and 5 sp Getrag trans. Its a good running truck, with some mild mods on it. It has a fully rebuild head, with ARP studs, and scheid fire rings, has a 2nd gen turbo (havent figured out which one yet), BHAF setup, and a 4" exhaust. The truck has only 397,000 miles on it, and its just getting broke in.

I have dubbed it Project Rusty Revival. I picked it up with the sole intention of getting the body back in shape. Its a bit worse than I had initially anticipated, but nothing that will stop me from finishing the project. This truck is going to be MY project, and I am going to try to fab/create everything i need for it.

The final plans for the truck are very mild, as I am a college kid with more bills than income alot of times. Once the body is restored, a buddy who is a body guy, and myself are going to paint it in a dark gunmetal gray. I am not lifting the truck, and am going to be running Crager Soft 8 wheels on it with 33" tires.

A little about myself... I am a hardcore gearhead, and I have been a shade tree mechanic since I was about 12, helping dad work on stuff, then when i got my own car I had to keep that hunk running. Currently, I am very focused on performance, and have a Cobalt SS that I drag race. Its my baby for sure. I run very close to the 12s, on a mostly stock car, and have goals of high 11s this summer. My truck will be my tow vehicle for the car, and it should be a nice setup.

I came here in hopes to learn a thing or 2. Like I said earlier, I am new to the diesel game, but not to mechanics and grease monkeying!

Thanks for the community!
Matt