2000 dakota in need of repairs
#31
You won't like what I have to say...
Save your money on the p/s pump and fuel tank straps. Your truck is rotting away and is only going to get worse in the near future. Today it's the straps, what's next? The shackles?
How much do you want to put into the truck.
If you want to keep the truck get the cab mounts/rust fixed first. Then go from there.
You don't fix the roof on the house if the foundation is bad.
Save your money on the p/s pump and fuel tank straps. Your truck is rotting away and is only going to get worse in the near future. Today it's the straps, what's next? The shackles?
How much do you want to put into the truck.
If you want to keep the truck get the cab mounts/rust fixed first. Then go from there.
You don't fix the roof on the house if the foundation is bad.
#33
#34
im aware of how bad they are.. but the upside is the frame is still solid, though rusted, shock and spring mounts are still solid, very little rust on any of the driveline components, axles, driveshaft, tranny, engine compartment is still pretty clean, after replacing the two brake lines a week ago the brakelines are all fairly new, about 4 years ago the exhaust system was replaced with stainless.. besides the cab/bed being **** and the power steering being out the rest of the truck is pretty solid and runs strong
even before the cab mounts went bad i had the idea of scrapping the bed and cab and replacing it with something else, like an old 1940s cab, or even cutting the back end off a CJ7 tub to make a truck cab out of that... do you guys think the frame is still decent enough for something like that?
i am keeping my eye open for another vehicle to use in the mean time but im waiting for a very specific vehicle to come up in local classifieds first instead of rushing into buying something that im not going to want or will be problematic as well
even before the cab mounts went bad i had the idea of scrapping the bed and cab and replacing it with something else, like an old 1940s cab, or even cutting the back end off a CJ7 tub to make a truck cab out of that... do you guys think the frame is still decent enough for something like that?
i am keeping my eye open for another vehicle to use in the mean time but im waiting for a very specific vehicle to come up in local classifieds first instead of rushing into buying something that im not going to want or will be problematic as well
Last edited by justin22885; 05-25-2016 at 02:53 AM.
#36
#37
i think thats what i am going to do then.. its what my dad planned to do anyway and my brother wants to keep it for sentimental value.. we will scrap that cab and find another.. maybe a 1950s era truck cab, or ive thought about hacking the front cab section off a CJ7 tub to make a cab out of with a hard top
in the mean time i really want to clean up the rust thats on the frame.. maybe pull the bed off to really get at it, i am thinking of getting a wire brush to scrape off the loose stuff and then apply some rust converter to the rest and when thats done, maybe spray it... any suggestions as to a good rust converter for this job? it seems the brush on stuff works better than the spray
in the mean time i really want to clean up the rust thats on the frame.. maybe pull the bed off to really get at it, i am thinking of getting a wire brush to scrape off the loose stuff and then apply some rust converter to the rest and when thats done, maybe spray it... any suggestions as to a good rust converter for this job? it seems the brush on stuff works better than the spray
#39
im unable to do that right now because i need the vehicle for the next four weeks to commute outside of town for classes, so is there anything that can be done without stripping it to the frame right now?.. will scraping the loose rust off and applying some rust converter work in the mean time?
Last edited by justin22885; 05-27-2016 at 09:34 AM.