Anybody building/ racing a First gen Dakota??

Nice build. Make a set of traction bars for it. Put them about an 1/8-1/4" away from the front eye bolt. They will work like Cal-Tracs. A lot cheaper too. My 76 D100 short bed had problems off the line. I did not want to buy Cal-tracs and find out they still do not work. So I made my own traction bars (slapper bars) and they work great. If you lower the truck, make sure your shock angle is not to far.