Thanks for the reply Ray .
This truck is going to be a street/strip and am planing on ordering the
shumaker kit soon as well as the headers they are suppose to have available
soon. Has your buddy had any problems with the frame twisting badly?? Is his
truck a short wheel base?? and what are the specs of his 440??
""RayB"" <bpracing@worldnet.att.net> wrote in message
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>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: owner-dakota-truck@bent.twistedbits.net
> > [mailto:owner-dakota-truck@bent.twistedbits.net]On Behalf Of Matt
> >
> > Hi I am building a 451 Big block gen 1 Dakota and have been thinking
about
> > having the frame completly boxed in and was wondering if it would be
worth
> > the effort?? Also has anyone use Caltracs or Slide a links?? If
> > so are they
> > any good?? I am looking to get this truck into the mid to low 12's
>
> How you go about this depends in large part whether it will be street
driven
> as well as raced or just a race truck. A good friend and competitor of
mine
> has a 440 in a Gen I Dak and runs 11.20's at 118 mph. It is race only but
> was done on the cheap with junkyard parts. (he owns a junkyard :-))
Nothing
> special was done to the frame or suspension. He uses a 727 torqueflite,
an
> 8 3/4 rear end and slicks. The rear springs are stock with one extra leaf
> and spring clamps. He fabricated his own solid motor mounts. I've found
on
> mine that polyurethane cab bushing stiffened the chassis quite a bit.
>
> Schumacher Creative Services http://www.engine-swaps.com/ has a complete
kit
> to install a big block. The Caltracs work very well according to their
web
> site and folks on the Dakota R/T forum
> http://forums.delphiforums.com/dakotart As I pointed out, none of this is
> absolutely necessary if you are only going to race. The stock parts work
> exceptionally well if you know what you're doing.
>
> RayB
> http://www.dragtruk.com/ENTRIES/20KM1FD2KWBP.html
>
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