Re: was: Six speed Now: Viper components on a Dak

From: Bob King (k85go76@erols.com)
Date: Thu May 27 1999 - 07:25:54 EDT


The SR 71 Dakota uses a Richmond Gear six speed transmission. Ans yes, this
same trans is listed in the Summit catalog (along with a five speed). It is
a technically doable deal to put one in a Dak R/T but other than floor hole
cutting and all don't ask me whether there would be a problem in the SBEC
(which also regulates the auto trans). There may be no issue with the
computer at all (just an unused circuit?).

Bob
-----Original Message-----
From: Robert Howe <robbii@pacbell.net>
To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net <dakota-truck@buffnet.net>
Date: Thursday, May 27, 1999 2:34 AM
Subject: DML: was: Six speed Now: Viper components on a Dak

>You might want to contact the Hennessey company. They add aftermarket
Brembo
>brakes to their conversions, they might be able to sell you the stock Viper
>Brakes off of them. Check out the Road and Track article on the Hennessey
>Venom in the May '99 issue. I can scan it for you if you want, I didn't see
>any contact info on them in the article though. They also do suspension
>mods, but they don't specify in the article.
>
>I did see that Dak, forgot that's what they did. THanks for the reminder.
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: James Harmon <jdharmon@earthlink.net>
>To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net <dakota-truck@buffnet.net>
>Date: Wednesday, May 26, 1999 10:55 PM
>Subject: Re: DML: Re: return to six-speed.....
>
>
>>Robert,
>>The SR-71 Dakota is just such a machine. Most of the suspension from a
>Viper
>>fits the Dak already. Am waiting to find a Viper wrecked and get the
>entire
>>braking system off it along with the the suspension and rotors.
>>The engine required some major mods. I might be interested to see if the
>>6speed can replace the 518 trans on the Daks. It is the same for all V8s
>>Jim
>>
>>Robert Howe wrote:
>>
>>> No, haven't seen it, but if it'll fit the R/T, It'll add a whole new
>>> element to the truck. It would make the truck fit the image that it is
>>> displayed at, aside from the towing thing.
>>>
>>> A little off topic, but has anyone tried pulling a Viper V-10 and
>dropping
>>> it into a Dak? Mated with that 6-Speed it'd be almost as fast as the
>Viper
>>> itself. It's a little insane, but it'd be a VERY VERY fast truck.
>>>
>>> Robert Howe
>>> '95 V6 4x4 5-Spd
>>> Bone Stock. :(
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: W. Jack Hilton III <HEMI@charter.net>
>>> To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net <dakota-truck@buffnet.net>;
>>> dakotart@egroups.com <dakotart@egroups.com>
>>> Date: Wednesday, May 26, 1999 10:13 PM
>>> Subject: DML: return to six-speed.....
>>>
>>> >
>>> >Has anyone else noticed that Summit lists an application now for a
>>> >small-block Chrysler 6-speed ?
>>> >
>>> >It lists the splines and the shaft diameter and crap like that .
>>> >
>>> >What I wanna know is will it fit my R/T !?!?!?!??!?!?!?!?!?!
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@
>>> >
>>> >W. Jack Hilton III
>>> >
>>> >HEMI@charter.net
>>> >
>>> >http://webpages.charter.net/hemi/jbd1.html
>>> >
>>> >ICQ#: 32611901
>>> >
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>>> >
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>>
>>
>>
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