Hey Don, Great job! Thanks for posting the photos. Now :-) With Jon
Steiger parts and ideas :-)
Centerline 6 bolt aluminum wheels and tires of choice your 89 Dak vert can
become a drag race 4x4 when disired.
Jim Knox, 91 Dak Sport 4X4, 318LA
----- Original Message -----
From: "Don Rey" <radon220@gmail.com>
To: <dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net>; "Multiple recipients of MoPar"
<mml@mopar.tamu.edu>
Sent: Tuesday, June 27, 2006 7:28 AM
Subject: DML: Re: Dakota Convertible Swap Update
>
> So my swap is complete! (This is my last cross-post I promise!) It
> took longer than planned (as big projects tend to do) but I was
> actually done Friday. I queued up more than just a weekend full of
> other work while getting the swap done!
>
> The truck drives like a dream! For the first time ever, it accelerated
> up the hill at the 384 ramp off 84! :) Yes Tom, I even stalled it
> once. I must have been thinking about how you pointed out one of my
> rookie mistakes!
>
> More pictures up at www.pbase.com/radon220/gina_swap
>
> So what took me so long? For one thing, since I didn't want to tackle
> swapping axles yet, I needed a conversion u-joint to go 7260 to 7290.
> Ordered it from Mancini... fast shipping... probably should have just
> swapped axles though! Secondly, I hadn't anticipated taking the donor
> 22gal fuel tank until a later date - until I realized the fuel pumps
> for magnum engines are in the tank! So I took the fuel lines too.
> Also, in reassembling, I broke a rusty old brake line. Well, Pep Boys
> screwed up and gave me a 3/16" brake tubing with METRIC threads (and
> no tag on the tube - I assumed it was right, this was their last
> straw). The location of the tee I had to thread it into gave me no
> finger room to get it finger-tight... so I threaded it in with a small
> adjustable wrench (my wrench set was out of reach). That gave me just
> enough leverage to strip the tee without knowing it. So I had to
> replace the tee... and the two other brake lines attached to it.
>
> Overall, a pretty straightforward swap with a few foreseeable snags
> and a few I didn't foresee. Just a lot of details, and a lot of
> hard-working hours. I'm exhausted! It was entirely worth it!
>
> What do you think? Anyone else thinking about or finished a swap like
> this?
>
> Don
> 89 Dakota Convertible 5.2 5spd 4x4
> 74 Dart Sport 340
> CT
>
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