Hi Bob, This may be a help to You. The Shelby dakotas and the 91 Dakota
Sports, mine was manufactured
August 90 came stock with 318LA engines, eng mounts ect may still be
avaiable as well as other parts or try salvage yards.
Jim Knox, 91 Dakota Sport sb, 4X4, 318LA
Toronto, Canada.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Bob" <64ragtop@earthlink.net>
To: <dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net>
Sent: Saturday, April 08, 2006 3:27 PM
Subject: DML: 1946 Dakota Project
>
> Ok, gang, out of lurk mode again. Been reading with interest, and picking
> up bits of info pretty regularly, thanks! I bought a '91 Dak 3.9/5 speed
> with a pretty bad "crunch" going into third. Figure it's the synchro, but
> since
> I have a bad left leg from my Navy years, I'm going with a slushbox for my
> project. Also going with an old-style,
> "Poly" or "Semi Hemi" V-8 because my sister and I both tried to kill our
> family, plymouth 4-door "uncoolmoblle"
> all the way thruogh high school and couldn't do it. Between us we
> mistreated that ol 318 for nearly ten years and
> not only didn't kill it, but surprised a bunch of "off brand" drivers as
> well. Besides I like the Ederbrock valve
> covers for the poly motor.
>
> All that said, I wanted to pass along a link to some pics of a similar
> project, and a question or two. First, the link:
>
>> http://community.webshots.com/album/300985977tszAFe
>
> I called Schumaker (engineswaps.com) for info on my planned swap and was
> told that the poly motor will work
> with standard LA engine mounts, and the extra two cylinders will be
> forward of the engine mounts, so the cab will
> be placed on the frame in the same location as if I kept the V-6. Their
> kit to swap "Dakota 4banger and v-6 to v-8
> and B/RB" with the 727 tranny mount is gonna cost me nigh onto $500.00!!!
> They say "direct bolt on using
> existing holes. Kit includes two mounting perches, brackets and
> insulators, bolts and instructins"
>
> So, my questions:
> 1. Anyone here ever done this?
> 2. How much of the Schumaker kit basically duplicates the factory stuff
> (mounting perches, especially)?
> 3. Any sources for parts that may substitute for theirs, such as factory
> engine mounts, etc.
>
> I don't mind paying for what I get, and support the right of merchants to
> make a fair profit, but military
> disability retired pay doesn't amount to a get rich quick plan, and I've
> gotta budget pretty carefully.
>
> I very much appreciate the expertise of you members who have years of
> experience driving, repairing and
> competing with your Dakotas. I plan on making my '46, a cool
> tribute/predacessor to the modern Dak.
>
> Thanks much!
>
> BC
>
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