I am here. I can take pictures this weekend if you want and post them.
Trying to thing back to my other Dak's and outside of the fan set up it
looks just like a V6 compartment. Also the electric fan between the radiator
and the grill. Only way to fit it. It is very loud but very effective.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Josh Battles" <jbattles@bankfinancial.com>
To: <dakota-truck-moderator@bent.twistedbits.net>
Sent: Wednesday, February 18, 2004 9:52 PM
Subject: Re: DML: V-6 to V-8 swap
>
> "andy levy" <andy-dml@levyclan.us> wrote in message
> >
> > You really, really, really want to find a Shelby Dak and study it. Daks
> > of your vintage did not have enough room for a standard-issue 318 setup,
> > so they had to replace the engine-driven fan with a thin electric unit.
> > ~ The engine compartment length just wasn't there. There are other
> > changes from a standard engine compartment too, I'm sure.
> >
> > - --
> > - -andy
>
> IIRC, Tom Byrne has a Shelby Dak..... I'm sure that if he's still on the
> list, he'd be more than willing to take some pictures to help out.
>
> Oh, and turn that PGP signing off, I'm tired of trimming it all the time.
> It's just the DML anyway, we don't need no stinking PGP.
>
> --
> - Josh
> Lowered 2000 Dakota CC 3.9L
> www.geocities.com/lenny187/dakota.html
> www.omg-stfu.com
>
>
>
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