Re: Attn Jon: Dak 'vert

From: jon@dakota-truck.net
Date: Sun Dec 01 2002 - 15:45:35 EST


"Jason Bleazard" <jason.dml@bleazard.net> wrote:

: On Sat, 30 Nov 2002 23:01:03 jon@dakota-truck.net wrote:
:>
:> Heh heh heh! Yep! I wondered when someone was going to notice.
:> :-)

: Hmmm... I remember you saying something about it in regards to driving
: it to the Toronto Auto Show, but I didn't want to admit I'd been an
: idiot and missed the post where you told everyone that you'd decided to
: get it. I should have known it was another "stealth" project :-).

: So, Jon, I think your new motto could be "Dodge Dakota: collect the
: entire set!" Norah and I think that your next Dak should be a gen III
: 4x4. Yeah, you've got the 4x4 Ram, but that doesn't help round out the
: *Dakota* collection :-). And preferably your new gen III should be a
: Quad Cab, so you have all the cab sizes covered.

    Sounds like a good idea. :-) I could use another winter runabout!
Know anybody willing to donate a GenIII QC to the cause? ;-)

:> I've got some pics and very basic info at
:> http://jonsteiger.com/www/dakvert

: Looks good! However, I did notice one glaring inaccuracy on the page:

: I plan to keep this truck pretty much stock

: I think I've heard that line before! You really think that a pre-Magnum
: V6 is going to have enough power for you in the long term? I seem to
: remember a discussion at one point on the DML about what it would take
: to convert a pre-Magnum to a Magnum engine. Or there's always the
: turbo route :-).

  
   Heh heh heh! This time I mean it - I think. :-)

-- 

-Jon-

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