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Super Bee Dodge Dakota JOIN HERE 4/04/2002 00:21:26	Subject: gen1 stuff IP: Logged Message: I think we need a gen1 jsut for us, then we can have our own special place, and i nominate walt to be the resident exspert :-) lol i still would like to see a gen1 or gen1/2 board cuz ours are so much different from gen3s
Brent88 Dodge Dakota JOIN HERE 4/04/2002 19:39:47	RE: gen1 stuff IP: Logged Message: DAMN STAIGHT!!!!
Tom thumb Dodge Dakota JOIN HERE 4/04/2002 20:16:17	RE: gen1 stuff IP: Logged Message: what do gen 1, 2, and 3 mean....are those the different body styles of the dakotas? new to this game....
Super Bee Dodge Dakota JOIN HERE 4/04/2002 20:20:27	RE: gen1 stuff IP: Logged Message: gen1=87-90 and the older more square bodys and only v6s and 4cl in this game with shelby exception gen2=91-96 the older body style but not as square and magnums are new to them along with v-8s gen3= 97-preasent LOADS of new stuff, new body, 4.7 new v-8 in 2000? and also now R/Ts and 360s
Tom thumb Dodge Dakota JOIN HERE 4/04/2002 22:24:44	RE: gen1 stuff IP: Logged Message: oh ok, thanx for clearing that up
Joe E. Dodge Dakota JOIN HERE 4/07/2002 19:14:04	RE: gen1 stuff IP: Logged Message: Ill go for that IN addition to the other forums here. I think we should get rid of the Lifted/Raised split and have only one place where us lifter can go. Just a thought. Joe E.
Super Bee Dodge Dakota JOIN HERE 4/08/2002 03:12:54	RE: gen1 stuff IP: Logged Message: what you got again Joe?
Joe E. Dodge Dakota JOIN HERE 4/08/2002 18:05:34	RE: gen1 stuff IP: Logged Message: A 1990 Dak. LE. its a 2wd, ext. cab 239 V6. I have it lifted 5inches. Run 31x10.50s. Have edlebrock headers, Jacobs Ing system, 8.5mm Jacobs wires, K&N cone intake, no cat, dual flowmaster exhaust. I also have a complete sound system. Sony CD reciever. MTX 450 watt amp, 2 Pioneer 12in subs, sony all around speakers. I also have all the exterior goodies, grill guard, roll bar, tonneau cover, buskwacker fender flairs, etc. Now that you know all about it, give me some hints on what to do next? Joe E.
Super Bee Dodge Dakota JOIN HERE 4/09/2002 01:17:13	RE: gen1 stuff IP: Logged Message: one word 4X4!!!! lol i dont have room for alot of that stuff being that i have a 1990 sport 4x4 reg cab, K&N filter and intake, high flow converter, i dont think i coukd stick the $$$ into mine that you have
Joe E. Dodge Dakota JOIN HERE 4/09/2002 13:38:35	RE: gen1 stuff IP: Logged Message: I wish I had a 4x4 Super Bee, Mine would look like walts then. I have a local shop that I am quite familiar with and they do good work. I am sure they could get that 4in Trailmaster on for me. Anyways, this dak is really the first vehical that I have owbed that I really cared about. So I do put some money into her. Not near as mush as some of these guys though. Plus I only paid $3000. for her from my grandfather. So I figure I have some to make up. I think the best mods here are the K&N, no cat, and exhaust. It really helped my speed and it sounds good too. What are you planning on next w/ your dak? Nice talking with you. C-Ya later. Joe E.
Super Bee Dodge Dakota JOIN HERE 4/10/2002 01:14:31	RE: gen1 stuff IP: Logged Message: dual exhaust woul dbe nice, and welsome to the blub, i paid 3300 for mine from a dealer no less, they wanted 5k for it, bit then told him about the bade axhuast parts it had(had no money for a cool exhaust at the time, no spare tire, and a few other things like almsot nothing left of the passengers rocker panel (replaced it and it looks good) and it was jsut plain dirty, so I got it cheap, 1 car was later and it already was worht 500 more cuz it looked so nice compared to what it was, i have also dont the spray in bed liner so that doesnt look at bad, a sun visor, new muffler, new converter, (if i had known at the time the whole bad i would have somehow gotten enough $$$ to put in a better exhaust, new plugs, plug wires, dist cap and rotor, had the front brake rotors turned so it braked smooth, replaced tranny fluid, replacing the diffy fluids (waiting for gaskets) put of a class 3 receiver hitch, stripped and painted roll bars an cleaned up the overhead lights, put on a cool grill guard with lights, took out busted stock fog lights and put in yellow ones, lights onm grill guard, new radiator, and a fe other things i prolly am forgetting, oh stick on bed rail protectors, air shocks, and thats all i can remember now so i have done some stuff to it, mostly cosmetic and nesiscary repairs, here is a pic
Super Bee Dodge Dakota JOIN HERE 4/10/2002 01:15:26	RE: gen1 stuff IP: Logged Message: oh i also painted bumbers and fender flares, but due to cheap paint on rear bumber i need to do it again
Walt Felix Dodge Dakota JOIN HERE 4/10/2002 10:54:11	RE: gen1 stuff IP: Logged Message: I wouldn’t call myself an expert, I’m just posting what has and hasn’t worked for me. I do appreciate the kind words though. Walt New Addition to the driveway, 1996 Dakota CC SLT 4x4 with all the bells and whistles. Photos coming soon.
Joe E. Dodge Dakota JOIN HERE 4/10/2002 12:12:04	RE: gen1 stuff IP: Logged Message: Walt, what ever man, your like the GenI Dak God. Your dak is like none other. And everyone with a GenI wants it to be like yours. Trust me! Super Bee, nice ride man. I like the color scheme with the all black, roll bar, grill guard etc. Nice work! So how does she run now? Seems to be that you have done alot of work to get her purring along. My biggest problem lately has been brakes and AC. I have spent like $1500. on a totally new brake system (new rotors, calipers, drums, shoes, pads, lines, etc.) the whole works. And then last week with a $500 AC bill. I have no $ right now to play with. Just think, with 2 grand what I could have done. Awell, maybe next time. Good Luck to you. And Super Bee, nice work. Joe E.
TigerDak Dodge Dakota JOIN HERE 4/10/2002 13:29:33	RE: gen1 stuff IP: Logged Message: Hey Super Bee, how did you post that picture of your truck using HTML??? (I thought you couldnt post pics unless you were a registered user???) I got my truck out of the shop yesterday with some new front brake lines. The olds ones punctured, leaving me stranded without any brake fluid! They replaced the OEM lines with some stainless steel lines, but only part of it. The rest is new OEM quality brake lines. Joe E you should be able to install front pads and rotors easily. I could have directed you to some really good prices if you paid somebody else to install them!
Brent88 Dodge Dakota JOIN HERE 4/10/2002 16:58:36	RE: gen1 stuff IP: Logged Message: HOLD ON...even though its cool to hear what you all have on your trucks (88 sport t-bar crank, 31's yada yada) i think the point of this post was to try and get whoever runs this website to help us out and hook us up with our own forum. i for one say that we just keep this post going till the webmaster or whatever realizes that we are not gona just shut up about this. WHAT DO WE WANT?! .... OUR OWN FORUM! WHEN DO WE WANT IT?!.... NOW!!!!!! hehehe, i just think that it needs to be known that we have a big preasance on this site LETS KEEP THIS ONE GOIN! later.
TigerDak Dodge Dakota JOIN HERE 4/10/2002 18:30:27	RE: gen1 stuff IP: Logged Message: Are you one of us Brent??? If so, what truck do you have?
Joe E. Dodge Dakota JOIN HERE 4/10/2002 23:32:23	RE: gen1 stuff IP: Logged Message: yeah dude, whats your ride? Maybe a 1988 Dak? Since you dont want to hear any tech. questions now, I wont ask you about your truck. ????? The only problem with having so many subdivided forums is that you get people to stop checking out others questions cuz they know off the bat that it has nothing to do with thier truck. If we isolated ourselves to a Gen I forum, Gen II and III probably wouldnt bother to check out our stuff. Maybe I am over board on this, and dont get me wrong, I think it would be cool to have a Gen I forum, I just dont want to cut our own throats. About the brakes, man I needed alot more than new shoes and pads. I had the entire system replaced. I was cruisen in the city and hit my brakes hard to avoid a tourist stopped in the road, and my stopping power was terrible. So I took it to a shop, and they were in disbelief that I drove it so much. The drums were past repair, the calipers were rusted and I wanted them replaced to be new and paint to match my truck. So I put out the cash and had them done. It cost alot but I dont have to think about them again. Tiger, one place I dont feel good about messen with is brakes. I want to be able to stop no questions asked. If I did them, not even gonna happen. Not that guttsy. Did you have a hard time with your lines? My shop said they had a heck of a time finding the right fittings for my lines. Joe E.
Brent88 Dodge Dakota JOIN HERE 4/11/2002 00:21:09	RE: gen1 stuff IP: Logged Message: DAMN STRAIGHT IM ONE OF YOU!!! GEN 1 WOOOHOOO!!!yeah its an 88 sport i havent done a whole lot to it just cranked the torsion bars and put a set of 31 inch whatever all-terains. i have to say that it wheels pretty good, i can do just about everything that my friends can do and most of them have 6 inch lifts and 33's. i guess its all skill. haha. i replaced the front axles after i broke one driving down the road(probably from all that wheelin i did earlyer that day) those wernt to hard to put in (the local shop wanted like 300 bucks..yeah right) thats about it id like to put some performance mods on it to make up for the bigger tires but im kinda straped for cash right now. but what the hell lets just keep this chat flowing. oh yeah JOE .E, i get what your sayin you would think that all the gen 3 people that are so informative wouldnt talk to us but we got a lot of real smart people like Walt, plus all of us can put our two cents in and it'll be just fine if its just us first gen'ers
Super Bee Dodge Dakota JOIN HERE 4/11/2002 02:38:49	RE: gen1 stuff IP: Logged Message: well most of the all black was like that when i got it, witht he exception of some mmissing paint which ios coming back to haunt me and am looking into some quality paint, if i had my way id take it to a good shop in town and ghave all the paint redone and the minor rust fixed, and i have also messed up a front axle shaft, got it replaced for 120 bucks at another good private owned shop witha great mechanic, the html is -img src="http://www.theplacehostingyourpic.com"- with< and > in the place of the - and im still working on the truck, need some rear lift, possibly shackle, but im most likely going to fabricate my own lift blocks (or have the machinists at work do it) and get some high grade bolts at the local John Deere tractor dealership and then come thi bigger tires and i wish i could aford some new AR rims, maybe some overtime is in order oh well and moderately priced rim suggestions? would apretiate some pics too KEEP THIS POST ALIVE!!!! its our only way of doing things for now, and the Gen2 people have almsot the same truck as us so its jsut a matter of the slightly different engines and some minor alterations, but a gen1-2 board would be nice, and i agree, then gen3 peeps are so knowledgable and informitive and yes Walt all us gen1 people do worhip your dak with small alters and sacrifices of an ocasional rodent lol j/k you do have more knowledge than the rest of us on them though, mosly cuz you have done so much to it and know the ins and outs of your truck better than the rest of us PEACE
Super Bee Dodge Dakota JOIN HERE 4/11/2002 02:50:31	RE: gen1 stuff IP: Logged Message: and she runs smooth now, OMG when i first got her, my grandpa was liek whats this peice of crap, it was very dirty, uncared for and needed engine work cuz it was so rough and doggy, my parents were wondering about my sanity, but i knew that i could get a newer one for the same price as mione and all the stuff i have stuck into her butwheres the fun in buying something that does not need my TLC and total affection, and in doing all this stuff to it i have become very possesive and protective of it, me or my parents ar ethe only to drive it, when i off road its with a cool head and nothoing that will hurt it badly, my grandpa in now jealous and he wants a dakota, and my parents think its a nice little old dakota, but i would not trade it for a gen 2 v-6 (an 8 maybe) but i dont want it crashed or stolen, or anything bad to come to her so i can keep her long enough to get out of college and buy a newer truck, keep that wone stock and make mine look like Walts but thats a ways off and it will require money and time and a second vehicle, cuz a truck on blocks in a garage or driveway doesnt do anyone any good (does it knobbyman if he happens to read this) any suggestiosn for my baby? and see if you guys can get pics of yours up, ive seen tigers but im curious about brent and Joe
TigerDak Dodge Dakota JOIN HERE 4/11/2002 11:46:50	RE: gen1 stuff IP: Logged Message: Well my brother recently bought a '98 QuadCab. I havent seen it yet as he is in Idaho. I'm sure after seeing my Black Beauty he was getting a little jealous of my truck and tired of owning imports! ...he he he he... Super Bee if you are in the market for some American Racing wheels, and if you have 31" tires, I would recommend 15x8 wheels. Find the style you like, then buy them from Summitracing. They will get any set you want, and actually match any price you see listed in a magazine. Thats what I did. I found the ones I wanted in a 4x4 magazine, then called them. Their prices were higher. But I told them about the magazine, and they did some checking to make sure I was telling the truth, and they beat the price by $5 and gave me free shipping. My rims turned out to be $80 each!!! Every place else was 90 and another 25 each for shipping!
Joe E. Dodge Dakota JOIN HERE 4/11/2002 13:54:20	RE: gen1 stuff IP: Logged Message: thats pretty good tiger. I went to a shop in michigan where I bought the truck from my grandpa. Each rim of mine was $160.00. They are the poliched American Racing Nitros. Excellent 1 piece wheels. But I kick myself everyday over buying the 15x7s. But when I did it, I was new to trucks and didnt want to "stress out the front end" with larger tires. OK, now 5in of lift later, and countless hours of work and cash, My truck is totally changed. But man I wish I got 15x8-10s. Super Bee, Id love to send you a few picts of my ride. If I can find your email here, Il send them to ya, if not post it here and Ill do it then. Im glad yall understand what I was saying about the whole Gen I,II forum. I agree we do have knowledgable people in OUR circle. It will all work out in the end right. well get our forum. Thanks & have a good one. Joe E.
Joe E. Dodge Dakota JOIN HERE 4/11/2002 14:02:28	RE: gen1 stuff IP: Logged Message: About rims, personally I really like the MT Classic IIs. That is what I intended to get but when I was in the wheel market, they were yet to be released. I needed some then so I went AR. Depends what you want Super Bee. If you just want a cheep wheel, that is common on trucks, go with rock crawlers. They are reasonable. Or go with American Rac AR-73s. For 15x8, $45 bucks chrome. Not bad.Or AR-767s are balck, $36.00 I want some Center Line Hell Cats. 15x8.5 chrome. $158.00. Man I wish I new what I was doing the first time around! Bee, also try ebay. Just get 5 on 4.5 rims, 15 dia. Good Luck Joe E.
Brent88 Dodge Dakota JOIN HERE 4/11/2002 19:12:43	RE: gen1 stuff IP: Logged Message: about rims, i wanted to get some good yet cheap chrome rock crawlers on my truck but im afraid that if i get a different backspacing than what i have(not quite sure on the number but with the rim sticking out of the well more) then the tires would rub cause they are already real close to the bottom rear rocker in the front. id probably just end up slicing off a little bit of the plasit cause its only plastic. keep it goin
Brent88 Dodge Dakota JOIN HERE 4/11/2002 19:17:13	RE: gen1 stuff IP: Logged Message: just a thought, it would be cool if we got this to go to 100 posts, then EVERYONE would know how commited we are. ALL GEN ONE'ERS ...CONTINUE POSTING!! WE WANT TO HEAR WHAT YOU HAVE TO SAY
SuperBee Dodge Dakota JOIN HERE 4/12/2002 00:49:32	RE: gen1 stuff IP: Logged Message: see the little email letter below my name, theres my new reactivated University acount, SEND AWAY MY FREIND
SuperBee Dodge Dakota JOIN HERE 4/12/2002 14:09:29	RE: gen1 stuff IP: Logged Message: welp i hot 15 mpg today and that was on a lead foot tank of gas, well i did the whole 17 mile trip to work doing about 75 and stopping every 6 miles or so for intersection then flooring back up to 70 right away and kicking it down jsut for the hell of it, maybe i can 15.5 or maybe EVEN 16!!! on a descent tank, wheeeeeeeeee well see though what are you guys running for rmps at 60 mph? i get around 2 grand to 2100
SuperBee Dodge Dakota JOIN HERE 4/12/2002 14:27:02	RE: gen1 stuff IP: Logged Message: so what size rims do you guys segggest and with what backspacing, mind you i have no lift jsut the t-bars cranked up and i have about 28" tires on stadard rims and 3 inches space on either side from the tire to the point where it will hit what you guys think i can get for rims/tires im looking at the AR-39 rims oh and whats the bolt size circle we have? 5x4.74? oh wait, application guide, lol nm
Joe E. Dodge Dakota JOIN HERE 4/12/2002 18:19:22	RE: gen1 stuff IP: Logged Message: Super Bee, rims size probably a 15x8 in and a lug set up of 5 on 4.5. Backspacing? hum, I gotta look that one up buddy. Tell ya later though. about the RPMs at 60, dont know, never drive that slow! haha but at 70 its about 2200. So im probably right on with you SB. I think we can easily reach 100 on this posting. Lets just keep it running, no real hard thing to do when all of us are here. I like the AR 39s rims. They are cool. But whats the price on those again? Is it near the MT Classic IIs? Those look real slick and not alot of people have em. Dont know why. I like em. Talk to yall later. Joe E.
SuperBee Dodge Dakota JOIN HERE 4/13/2002 00:42:58	RE: gen1 stuff IP: Logged Message: i also liek the 39, but im wondering what my truck would look liek with black rims, since everything else is black, im still trying to figire which ones would look the best, also about $420-$480 for the 39s depending on where i get them from
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