74Dusted
Stock Piler of 340's
Can you guys figure out what's going on with my Dakota? I got some video of the strange noise.... For a 5.2L Magnum truck, something doesn't seem quite right...
A blown muffler?
Videos stink for diagnosing noises.
Did I hear a slight tick in there at engine speed?
Yeah, I guess you could call it a tick...
There's a whistling noise when I step on the throttle too...
Thats just mean!!!Spray a can of ether in the intake, fill it up and start it and see if the noise goes away
hahahaThats just mean!!!
He's managed to squeeze a kerosene burning stink bomb under the hood.
I'd actually kinda like to see pics of that.
Is it a Cummins 5.9l?
The noise would definitely go away, after the head and intake launch into space. Your comment had me laughing my butt off.Spray a can of ether in the intake, fill it up and start it and see if the noise goes away
I figured it had to something other than a 5.9L but I've seen some crazy stuff in my time.I wish it was a 5.9, but the front end would have needed to be about 9" longer for that. It's actually a Mercedes 5 Banger (it's a tight fit, but it was an easy swap). Strangely enough, It reuses a lot of the factory Dakota parts and a 1st Gen (89-93 Dodge truck) Cummins Turbo Back Exhaust System only needed the downpipe shortened to fit perfectly in my Dakota.
Not only is she Turbo Diesel, but she's also AWD. I installed a Fulltime 4WD/AWD NP203 Transfer Case, did a 3" Suspension Lift and added Coilovers to the Front to help distribute the weight
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The noise would definitely go away, after the head and intake launch into space. Your comment had me laughing my butt off.
This thing is going to confuse ALOT of people. My coworker said "It sounds like a big rig, but it's definitely not." I laughed. "Yeah, people are going to hear a diesel but wont be able to find it."
I figured it had to something other than a 5.9L but I've seen some crazy stuff in my time.
It wouldn't have surprised me a bit to see the back half of a Cummins in the seat with you ;)
Around here they run pipes out the back of the bed or hood and smoke the place up.
They also sit at the bottom of a certain hill, and race up the thing.
I know, because I live on said hill.
Oh believe me,
You sir are going to have to post more photos, LOL
What I want to know is "about" the 273 powered D50
I'm not a diesel fan but it is pretty cool, probably gets killer mileage also.
You need your own TV show LOL
You need to figure out a way to make an A-body AWD but not lifted, actually I'd prefer it slammed some! Fender flares/wide body and 315s (like the new demon) or at least 295s on all 4 corners. Maybe even use an old DemonI'll have to get back to you on that once I start calculating mileage and fuel use.
My friends have said the same thing a few times. I've always got some kind of unusual project going on, and have enough projects to keep me occupied for a long time.
Currently (aside from the Dakota getting some new parts and paint soon), I'm helping a friend convert his '90 Dodge Daytona over to a Supercharged AWD car. And then when I'm not doing that, I'm building a guitar for myself from scratch (A nifty Fretless 7 String)
You need to figure out a way to make an A-body AWD but not lifted, actually I'd prefer it slammed some! Fender flares/wide body and 315s (like the new demon) or at least 295s on all 4 corners. Maybe even use an old Demon
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And it'll be able to stay lower than stock ride height? And how much power will it handle?
Man you're DEFINITELY gonna have to do a detailed build thread when you start! I have a 75 Duster body sitting at dads that would be perfect to do this to.I doubt I could go lower than stock height, due to the fact that we're talking about squeezing an 8.75" Differential under/off to the side of the engine. Stock height would be possible though. Powerwise, it should be able to handle a decent amount, I'd wager 500ish hp or more.
The front differential is a shortened 8.75" that's been set up to be used as an Independent Suspension Axle (K Frame will need to be modified to tuck the differential up in as high as possible). It uses a set of Early (5 Lug) Dakota 4WD Spindles and a Rack & Pinion, a Torqueflite 904 (I have a custom 4WD 904 transmission here, though a Short Tail 81-93 4WD 727 would also work), and an AWD Transfer Case from a mid-late 90's Dakota.
A lot of the parts to do the swap are Dakota parts, the parts that aren't are still Chrysler Parts, with the exception of modifications to stuff like the K Frame and such.
Man you're DEFINITELY gonna have to do a detailed build thread when you start! I have a 75 Duster body sitting at dads that would be perfect to do this to.