Sorry to hear that Tom!! :-( On the plus side, the engine looks
nice. :-) Do the GenI and GenII use the same frame? If you can find
a rollover somewhere, that might be perfect. (Granted, an 8' bed
frame will be basically as old as yours so condition might not be much
better, but who knows...) You'd probably have better luck finding a
nice frame if you could use a GenII club cab, but it looks like they
are 131" vs the long bed's 124". I suppose you could use a club cab
frame (if you didn't mind the longer wheelbase) and build a 7" wide
toolbox running the width of the truck to fit in the gap between the
bed and the cab. (And/or run a set of exhaust stacks up through that
area?) :-) Another idea might be a custom roll bar which would tie
into the frame right there, the legs for the hoop could come right up
between the bed and cab, then the rear legs could bolt into the bed.
You might need to adjust the cab mounts and would probably need a
longer driveshaft (or grab the club cab's 2 piece) but it might be
doable?
I notice that the GenIII long bed is also 124". Any chance the
GenII body can be shoehorned onto the GenIII frame?
I don't see long bed Daks very often, but I will keep an eye out
for you.
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