I don't see why they wouldn't lean more towrds allowing it to fit.. They
seem to want it to fit in everything. They SRT-8, the new 300, surprised
they're not trying to get it into the PT cruiser as well.
Aaron Wyse
----- Original Message -----
From: <jon@dakota-truck.net>
To: <dakota-truck-moderator@bent.twistedbits.net>
Sent: Friday, October 03, 2003 5:14 PM
Subject: Re: DML: RE: Re: Info On New Dak
>
> "Gabriel A. Couriel" <gcouriel@bellsouth.net> wrote:
>
> : they'll probably lighten the frame a little (maybe get it back to Gen II
> : weight, while still keeping the stiffness) and widen the truck to accept
> : some of the durango sheetmetal. however, it might be difficult to wedge
> : that HEMI in there. i don't doubt that if there is a performance
version,
> : it'll be a 4.7HO or maybe a supercharged version.
>
>
> Well, the good thing is that its not the frame which is an
> impediment to installing the HEMI - its the sheet metal. (Cowl,
> and fenders to a lesser degree.) So, if the body has been
> completely redesigned it would have been easy to design it around
> the HEMI. So, I wouldn't count it out just yet. The part of the
> truck which was preventing a HEMI install is the part that was
> redesigned...
>
> Then again, this IS DaimlerChrysler, and as we know, logic does
> not necessarily apply in the hallowed halls of Daimlerdom. ;-)
>
>
> --
> -Jon-
>
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