Where did you find a grille guard for that gen?
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96 dakota ext. Cab sport 4x4
318 auto
Bone stock

 

Here is a pick of my 91 when I first brought it home:


Here is how it sits now;


Here is my 87 that donated it's parts to the project

 

came with the truck when i bought it.

 

91 Dak Builder, that is a nice looking '87 that was the donor for your truck!
Good luck with your project.

 

Dobaroy yes the 87 was the donor, had to get rid of it once this came;


I'm thinkibg of tarting my build thread over here, I just need to get back working on it.

 

This started as an 89 short wheelbase sport, front axle is a Jeep D44 welded, rear is J10 D44 with a lock-rite, 4.10"s, 318 from an 89 Ram, extended cab from a 92 with boatside rockers that still keep the factory door seal and 2x3 tube rails, all 3/16", custom deck with a storage box built in the floor. LED lights here and there, TJ flat flares, Smitty 8000lb syn in a removable cradle built into a smitty JK front bumper, YJ leafs in front, 1 ton steering, 5 speed. I think thats all of it... oh yeah, 35" rocker radials on 8 wides.
Just resting peacefully till spring...

 

I put some more pics in an album called 89ish solid axle....

 

Flint Michigan Area, 1996 Dodge Dakota SLT Club Cab 3.9L 4x4 Automatic.
Replaced around 222,250 miles
brake lines
wheel cylinders

Replaced around 222,254 miles
water pump
oil pump - Melling
oil pan gasket - Felpro
"Cloyes true roller speed street set" timing chain and gears
timing cover gasket - Felpro
water pump gasket - Felpro
intake gaskets - Felpro
valve cover gaskets - Felpro
head gaskets - Felpro
air filter gasket - Felpro
exhaust gaskets - Felpro
3 angle valve job - Fenton Machine Shop
valve seals - "Felpro"
new drivers side head (cracked between valves) - Fenton Machine Shop
resurfaced heads - Fenton Machine Shop
thermostat - Stant
radiator cap - Stant
head bolts - Felpro

Needed to finish reassembly
two temperature sensors
oil
oil filter
antifreeze

Next:
radiator (mines good for right now because it isn't plated or insured yet...)
brake drums
pads
shoes
drum hardware
wheel bearings
33" tires
2in body lift
3in rear suspension lift
2in front suspension lift
ball joints
tie rod inner and outer ends

going to pick up the heads from the machine shop friday hopefully. Then, I'll post my own thread of pictures.

What do you guys recommend for engine oil and filter?

 

96 Dakota 4x4 V8

 

Full synthetic after break in. Filter, I really like the purolator series if filters and wix. Napa gold filters are a renamed wix.