Thanks, an old lady did a U turn on a 4 lane highway and hit him on his motorcycle, knocked him under a parked roll back tow truck, he slid until he hit the rear axle. If the roll back was not there, he would have probably made it.
88 Dakota drag project
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QKFSH67
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Won’t be getting any work done this weekend… headed to texas to visit family
abdywgn
dismantler
have a safe trip and a relaxing time
QKFSH67
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Back in the shop…
QKFSH67
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Made a little progress today
QKFSH67
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She’s ready… will cut the lower half of shackles off later…
QKFSH67
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You’re welcome, I was never really into these. Was always into the older stuff…but this is fun!
QKFSH67
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Update…
QKFSH67
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This went together today….
Ironracer
Gearhead
Damn it Man, my Sons Grandfather passed really similarly. Nice day for a Harley Ride, then along comes an elderly lady. Again, Sorry to hear about your Friend
QKFSH67
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First off, thank you to anyone that has commented or liked any of the pictures….I’m having fun with this build. I have had this thing sitting off to the side for a little over 20 years. Was never really interested in it.. but now have set some goals for it and having fun. Got the center section cleaned up and painted yesterday, it’s a 489 case with a 4.10 gear. Ordered some axle housing seals this morning and a gasket for the center section. Axles are here ready to go with fresh green bearings on them.
When it's finished, where will be the "home track" ? Cordova? Bryron?
QKFSH67
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Cordova… it’s only about a half hour from home…
Maybe sometime, when the truck is done, I'll be down there to see it make a pass !!
QKFSH67
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That sounds good! It will be a good day to get back to the track!
QKFSH67
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Painted underside of the cab last night gloss black. Frame is getting slid back under and bolted up today. Planning to build some sort of bridge underneath the rear cross members, so I have something for my pinion snubber to ride on…
abdywgn
dismantler
glad to see you are back working on the Dakota.
QKFSH67
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Yup doin well… that’s a 15x7 cop car wheel, 4 inch backspace I think. tape measure says we have room for up to a 9 inch backspace….
QKFSH67
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She’s heavy duty now! Engine is a standard bore ,standard stroke, steel crank 440. New bearings and rings. Flat top piston. Hydraulic flat tappet cam for now. Has a stock transmission on it for now with a Hughes 3200 converter. My welder died today so will need to get that fixed and make some tabs for the motor plate.
abdywgn
dismantler
that fits well! are you going to notch or recess the firewall and set the engine back some?
QKFSH67
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No trans mount and crossmember are in place right there where it sits…I plan to do some core support modifications for the radiator setup. It was tight up there with the small block.
Ironracer
Gearhead
Badass Man! That's gonna be fun! You may need that 9" backspace before it's all done!
QKFSH67
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Yeah that’s the plan! Thank you!
QKFSH67
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Made some brackets for the frame/motor plate. Picked up this shifter from a member on here, knowing it didn’t have the hardware kit with it. So planning to make it work, will need to get a handle for it…
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