Re: Dakota Drag Truck

From: Danny L. Burrows (havenx@ksni.net)
Date: Fri Nov 08 2002 - 19:49:59 EST


I got my gen 2 down to about 2,400 :)

Ray wrote:

> And I can attest to the fact that not all Gen IIs are lightweights. Mine
> has been on a diet for some time :-) and is down to 3500 (3700 with me in
> it). I race it the way I drive it into the track. (too lazy to remove
> anything there!) A lot more weight could be removed if I didn't enjoy the
> creature comforts so much.
>
> NA, 318, automatic, air, tilt, cruise, trailer tow pkg, etc.......
> 13.74 @ 99.88 .....100.55 with a tail-wind :-)
>
> Ray
> http://www.dragtruk.com/ENTRIES/20KM1FD2KWBP.html
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: owner-dakota-truck@bent.twistedbits.net
> > [mailto:owner-dakota-truck@bent.twistedbits.net]On Behalf Of Tony
> > Cellana
> >
> > 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
> > >
> > >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.
> > >>



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