On Mon, Jan 26, 2009 at 19:56, David Henry <DML@henryweb.net> wrote:
>
> Having never seen another truck like mine (even before the modding), I'd
> call Chrysler at one time and found that there were either 239 or 116 V8 4x4
> 5spds (may also include the club cab) produced in 94. The other number was
> the ones that had the same paint color as mine. I suspect a search of the
> archives (which I'm too lazy to do), might bring up the answer I found last.
http://archives.dakota-truck.net/0404/0005.html
> On a related note (or a sign of utter futility) I found out that only 243
Dakota's were made with my drivetrain combo in 94, so It should be fun to
try and find another tranny that will really fit.
> A less related note, only 116 Dakota's were made in 94 with the same blue
paint I have. This includes all drivetrain configurations.
Yes, I have to find better uses of my time. Where'd I put that tax
software & my W-2?
IIRC, the DAKSY is a similarly rare specimen. I suspect my '03 was as
well, given that I had to order it. My '99 though (318, auto, 4x4,
CC) was about as common as it gets.
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dustin Williams"
> <dustinewilliams@gmail.com>
> To: <dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net>
> Sent: Monday, January 26, 2009 12:38 AM
> Subject: Re: DML: 5 speed Manual questions
>
>> When I bought my Dakota 2 1/2 years ago I searched the I-5 corridor
>> all the way from Northern California to Southwestern Washington for a
>> Gen II 4x4 V8 with the 5 speed. I found plenty of 4x4's with the V8
>> and an automatic and a few 2x4's with the V8 and an the 5 speed. So I
>> settled for an automatic. Be prepared to do a long search over a large
>> area if you don't want to settle on anything.
>
>
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