Anybody building/ racing a First gen Dakota??

67Dart273 said

What are the details in the chassis differences in the 1st/ 2nd gen Dakotas? Differences in suspension, etc? How bout "room in the engine bay?" Is the 1st better/ worse than 2nd in that regard?

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I can’t Answer about the 2 gen because I have never owned one. But I think the 1 gens are lighter. I know In 91 they did redid the radiator core support, there is more room to run a mechanical fan. I am not sure but I think on the 87 to 89 or 90 if you put a V8 in one, you had to use a electric cooling fan. No room for a stock fan. My friend races a 87 with a gen 3 Hemi