I can attest to the weight. Mine's been put on a diet. It went from 3900+
down to 3590 (race trim), 3755 (with me in it). NOT a lightweight.
TonyC
-----Original Message-----
From: andy levy <andylevy@yahoo.com>
To: dakota-truck-moderator@bent.twistedbits.net
<dakota-truck-moderator@bent.twistedbits.net>
Date: Thursday, November 07, 2002 10:06 PM
Subject: Re: DML: Dakota Drag Truck
>
>Then you'll want to put it on a serious diet, maybe even swap out some
>body panels if you can find ones made from lighter materials. The Gen3
>is a freakin' heavy truck.
>
>Mike Turner wrote:
>>
>> u cant beat the look of the gen 3 though. im not totally ruling out the
>> gen 2 but when i can get a low mileage v6 gen 3 for 3500, kinda hard to
>> pass up.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>> From: andy levy <andylevy@yahoo.com>
>>> Reply-To: dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net
>>> To: dakota-truck-moderator@bent.twistedbits.net
>>> Subject: Re: DML: Dakota Drag Truck
>>> Date: Thu, 07 Nov 2002 21:36:20 -0500
>>>
>>>
>>> Disclaimer: I own a Gen3 and there are lots of guys with fast Gen3s
>>> (R/T and otherwise)
>>>
>>> If you want to go "full on race" get a Gen2. They're considerably
>>> lighter and have more room in the engine compartment.
>>>
>>> youd better watch urself wrote:
>>>
>>>> Say i wanna get a gen 3 and make a full on race truck. im guessing i
>>>> wanna go 360 with a nice fogger system. should i try to find a v6
>>>> truck or would the 4 be just fine. im not really concrete on whether
>>>> the motor mounts for the v8 and the 6 are the same, im assuming they
>>>> are. that would be using a magnum motor of course. what if i wanted
>>>> to use a pre-magnum block, how could i do that. i know schumacher
>>>> makes the kit for the gen 2 but not the gen 3. really all i need is
>>>> some input so i can get the ball rolling.
>>>>
>>>> thanks in advance
>>>> mike t
>>>
>>
>>
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