RE: Question: Power Upgrades

From: Mark Jacobson (mjacob@VNET.IBM.COM)
Date: Fri Apr 12 1996 - 11:42:51 EDT


>
>Check your local wrecking yards for a totaled '92 and later with a magnum
>engine. You're not likely to find one - we must be better drivers than most,
>since Dakotas are underrepresented in insurance statistics. I would leave a
>business card with shops that seem to do a lot of volume, so they could call
>you as soon as one shows up.
>
 Yes, this is best place to get one. Good luck finding one. I searched
long and hard to find mine. Be sure to buy the complete drive line.
You will use a lot more parts than you ever expected. Remember there is
a few flavors of the 4 speed auto. The one I have is the larger HD
unit. It was based off the 727 design. It is considerably bigger than
the one in my Dakota. Also the output shaft is also a larger spline.
Things to think about.

FUEL: Yank a complete tank/ fuel sending unit out of a newer Dakota.
The scrap yards have them, $150 - $200 depending on where you go. I was
able to reuse my motor mounts. Also don't forget about exhaust work.

I have found a few bad (really bad) Dakota roll overs in my area. They
seem to go around $4-5K. But it would still give you everything you
need mechanically.

I personally would not try another conversion project with just buying
the pieces out of the scrap yards. I have found that at the end of the
project the nickel dime stuff killed me.

It's snowing again here,

jake

Mark (Jake) Jacobson, STAD Rochester, Circuit Technology
MASK Design Specialist
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