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DougP
Dodge Dakota
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12/01/2002
19:36:51
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I've just put in a bid on a '79 F150. If I don't get outbid I'll be starting my truck project this month.
All I need is another big pile of $$$$
Here's the plan:
Swap in a 5.9/NV4500/NP203+NP205/Dana44F and 9inch Rear. Add lift to make room for 35's.
DougP
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Brent88
Dodge Dakota
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12/03/2002
18:03:51
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hey doug, what gen dakota do you have. ive got an 88 and was thinkin of doin a swap on mine.
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DougP
Dodge Dakota
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12/03/2002
22:19:16
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I've got a '95 (Gen 2). I'm going for the full coil spring front & leaf rear.
I've heard of other Gen 1's doing a successful swap so you should be able to learn what you need to know if you look around.
DougP
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Brent88
Dodge Dakota
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12/05/2002
17:10:53
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doug, my other plan, if i dont swap the 88, would be to get an xtended cab gen 2 and swap that truck. id really like to see how your truck comes so if you can... send me some before, durring and after pics.
robertsgroup@narrows.com
later.
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Andy
Dodge Dakota
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12/10/2002
13:20:31
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Doug, that sounds like an awesome idea. If I put a solid axle in my truck I'd go with an early bronco donor. I was definitely thinking about it but I don't the time or money right now. Probably in a couple years. Why the 203 and 205? Just go with a 205 and 4.56 gears or something. The coils in front would be great and a relatively easy swap. Good thinking with the manual. A granny low, 205 and 4.56 gears would give you a great crawl ratio. The only way to truly wheel a dakota is with a solid axle conversion
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DougP
Dodge Dakota
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12/10/2002
14:01:55
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Andy,
I thought about the EB donor but I wanted to have wider axles. I'm going with the double t-case for a couple of reasons. First, I already own them so why not? Second, I like the flexibility - I can have 2:1 or 4:1 low range, and I can also have 2:1 in 2wd which can be fun in the right situation.
The only part I'm still debating is whether I should stroke the 5.9 into a 408.
DougP
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Brent88
Dodge Dakota
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12/15/2002
18:55:33
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hey doug did you get the axle... if not whats your plan now?
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DougP
Dodge Dakota
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12/15/2002
20:43:37
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Yup, got the whole truck. So far the project looks very good, but I lost my work space so I'm on hold until I find another. That's OK I guess, I still need to collect a few more parts.
I'm going to start a web page about the project as soon as I pick one of the dynamic DNS servers to point to my domain. Try www.palmeronline.net and see if I'm up yet.
DougP
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