Re: Got 408? Hell Yeah!

From: Tony Cellana (acellan1@tampabay.rr.com)
Date: Fri Apr 23 2004 - 10:03:50 EDT


Congrats on getting it back on the road.
TonyC

-----Original Message-----
From: B1LLYW@aol.com <B1LLYW@aol.com>
To: aol@dakota-truck.net <aol@dakota-truck.net>
Date: Thursday, April 22, 2004 7:38 PM
Subject: DML: Got 408? Hell Yeah!

>
>It's done. My Dak is on the road and back in my driveway. No video yet, I
>added some "finished pics" to my website. I still need to detail the engine
bay
>so I haven' t got any pics of that yet (body shop snot makes a mess).
>
>It is really nice. I've only got about 100 miles on the drivetrain so I
>haven't romped on it yet. The torque is awesome. I barely lift the clutch
and she
>starts rolling. Sounds good.
>
>Motor is running good, no rocker noise to speak of, no exhaust leaks, no
>fluid leaks that I've found. I hope I'm not jinxing myself.
>
>The plan is to run it for about 1,000 miles, then dyno it. Since it's a new
>motor, new tranny, and new rear end I really want to break it in properly.
>
>The body came out super. We did a frame-off. There's an awful lot of new
>stuff on the truck. At some point I'll sit down and write a complete
break-down of
>what was done. Until then, feel free to hit me with any questions.
>
>Two years and two months later, I've got a 408 again. Life is good.
>
>Bill White - KRC Performance
>
>http://www.bionicdodge.com
>
>'95 Dakota CC 4x2 - 408, 5 speed, 8 3/4
>'03 Neon R/T - no mods yet
>
>



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