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Old Mar 11, 2010 | 05:50 PM
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Originally Posted by 95_318SLT
None of that surprises me! I saw the picture of the sled pulling on your website which is why I asked about the frame! These frames aren't very stiff.

You should swap in a solid front axle and forget about having to replace cvs. A 3/4 ton drivetrain would make that the sickest Dakota I've ever seen!
I love the solid axle idea. But I don't want to lift the truck. That's not the look I'm going for with this one. I've been tossing around a few different ideas with the frame, I'll see how it performs this season with just boxing in the rear.

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me next. i want to do the same thing just dont have the money right now. what is the average cost of the cummins. i havent been able to find many around my parts of town.
I've got about $15000 in parts in my swap. The cummins can sell from $1000-$4000.
 
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Old Mar 11, 2010 | 05:56 PM
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that truck gave me goose bumps man. thats SWEET!!! that gave me so many ideas some sweet gas milage aswell.
 
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Old Mar 12, 2010 | 12:10 AM
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Originally Posted by fish fanatic jr.
that truck gave me goose bumps man. thats SWEET!!! that gave me so many ideas some sweet gas milage aswell.
haha, ya, I get goose bumps every time I fire it up!!!
 
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Old Mar 13, 2010 | 12:59 PM
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I take it that is a vinyl wrap. Where did you order it from and how much do they run? Just curious.
 
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Old Mar 13, 2010 | 05:45 PM
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thats awesome!!!
 
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Old Mar 14, 2010 | 06:48 PM
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Originally Posted by LO 619


I take it that is a vinyl wrap. Where did you order it from and how much do they run? Just curious.

Yes it's a vinyl wrap. We did it ourselves. It was about $3500 for the entire truck.
 
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Old Mar 31, 2010 | 12:57 PM
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Very nice . . . .

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Old Apr 1, 2010 | 12:59 AM
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completely bad *** love the stacks!!! true dakota thought pattern take some thing make it urs bad ***
 
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Old Apr 3, 2010 | 12:00 AM
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if you went through that much trouble, why not a 6bt?
 
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Old Apr 4, 2010 | 01:17 PM
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Originally Posted by Blue 12
if you went through that much trouble, why not a 6bt?
i didn't want to cut the firewall open for the back 2 cylinders on a 6bt. That would have been even more work, and I don't think the stock torsion bars would have liked that much more weight. It's a little mushy with the 4bt but not bad.
 
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