You could have fixed the rubbing problem with spacers (Shelby's had longer
studs for this expressed purpose) or a wheel with less positive offset. It
is an easy fix.
Tom Byrne
84 Charger 2.2 FSP.
89 Shelby Dakota.
99 Neon DOHC Coupe DSP.
The inherent vice of capitalism is the unequal sharing of blessings; the
inherent vice of socialism is the equal sharing of miseries.
Winston Churchill
----- Original Message -----
From: "Patrick and Kelly Engram" <patrickandkelly@erols.com>
To: "DML" <dml@dakota-truck.net>
Sent: Saturday, March 29, 2003 6:48 PM
Subject: DML: Patrick's reply to Dodge,Daytona,Shelby/Iroc thread
>
> Well, since I started this thread, I might as well end it with my
> comments....
> First off, I'm glad I'm in digest mode and a patient person, because I
> might have been prone to sending off a very nasty flame towards Gary for
> his rude comments, whether intended that way or not. I read everyone's
> replies, positive and negative, before I posted this.
> Now, let me give you a tad bit of info on the cars that I have owned.
> I started off with a '71 Chevelle SS when I was 16. I sold that my
> second year in college and purchased a 1964 Buick Special (base model
> Skylark) which I still own to this day (make me an offer and I might
> sell it) which has 70,000 original miles, and a $7,000 paint job. I
> drove this car until I graduated from college. In my senior year, I was
> looking for a new vehicle to purchase when I took my first job, and
> didnt like any GM cars at the time, so I ended up setting my mind on a
> DODGE. I purchased my first DODGE in August 1989- a silver beauty, a
> Shelby Daytona, Turbo II 5-speed that I had to sell a year and a half
> later to buy my house (which I still own, and no it's not for sale) So,
> needing a car, I bought a 1984 DODGE Shelby Charger, which I drove for
> about 8 months, and then I sold it and bought a 1987 DODGE Shelby
> Charger, which I drove for another year, and then I bought a brand new
> 1993 DODGE Daytona ES V6, which I drove for a year and a half, until I
> was about broke again, sold it, and got me a TRUCK. So I bought a Mazda
> B2200 to see if I liked trucks, it was cheap and in decent shape. Going
> to a truck at this time being the car man that I was related to going to
> DODGES from the GM's that I liked in college. So, since I liked DODGES,
> I went and bought my first DODGE DAKOTA, a '92 318 A/T that I still
> swear would beat either R/T that I have owned. I bought this '92 on the
> day O.J. was acquitted. So, Gary, there is the LOSER that you were
> looking for in this story.
> Anyhow, I then kept this truck and bought a '94 DODGE DAKOTA 4x4 318,
> which I kept for 2 years, then sold it and went back to driving my '92
> DODGE DAKOTA. I drove this truck until September of 1999 when I bought
> a 1999 DODGE DAKOTA R/T, which I kept until April 2002, and sold it and
> bought another DODGE, this time a 2001 DODGE DAKOTA R/T, which I own to
> this day.
> I am looking to buy a used DODGE because I like DODGES, and I might
> need a daily driver due to the relatively poor fuel consumption my DODGE
> DAKOTA R/T gets, so I thought since I like DODGES so much, maybe I'd ask
> my friends at the DODGE DAKOTA Mailing List if anyone knows where I can
> get a nice used DODGE so that I wont have to go out and sell my DODGE
> DAKOTA R/T, and get something else instead. This is the same reason I
> wanted to possibly find an older DODGE Daytona, Shelby or Iroc model,
> since they are the types of cars that brought me into the DODGE fold,
> you see.
> Anyway, I think my story may have shown who the loser in this whole
> thread is (see the above paragraph where I mentioned his name), and I
> appreciate all of those who replied about how much fun those old DODGES
> were. Sorry for the shouting, but I thought it was appropriate that
> Gary needed to understand the relevance of my posting to why I drive a
> DODGE DAKOTA R/T today. And, BTW, I sold the '87 Shelby Charger because
> the left front tire used to rub the transaxle on my favorite off-ramp
> off of I-95 due to the extensive suspension mods I made and how quickly
> the car could go through a corner. That car could out accelerate,
> outbrake, and outhandle any DODGE DAKOTA I have ever owned. It pissed
> me off so much that the suspension mods could take it but the car
> couldn't so I sold it for a slower DODGE.
> Love to all,
> Patrick
>
>
>
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