yea, this build is gonna be a milestone,
lowest dakota in ohio, first tubeframe dak built in ohio (as far as i know)
and one of the VERY FEW dakotas to ever lay body on 22"s
hopefully i can get it finished in around 2-3 years
its gonna be beyond badass

 

how are you going to fit the 22''s up in there? and why haven't people done it before?

sorry for all the ?'s but its interesting stuff..

 

lol, its a tight fit, the wheels are gonna have to camber in enough that they will not destroy the fenders.
people dont do it for a couple reasons, #1 its hard enough to bag a dakota to lay out
#2 the bigger the wheels the harder it is to get them to "tuck" into the wheelwells.

in my sig pic, the rims are sitting almost exactly how 18" wheels fit on a dak that simply lays frame.

mine will put the body on the tarmac, with dubbledubs,
its not gonna be easy, the frame alone may take the better part of a year to complete.

 

how much is this whole project going to cost in the long run?

 

i dont really care to find out....lol
depending on the deals and **** i can find on parts, could be around the cost of a mint 2nd gen (R/T)

also depends on the engine i go with, thats probably gonna be the biggest cost. along with the wheels
most everything else will be fabbed up, like a fiberglass dash, the frame, the bodywork will be nuts...

not sure i should keep a running tab lol

 

wouldnt keep a tab, thats so not a good idea lol. I dont wanna know what I spend on my bimmer thats for sure and I dont have big plans for it, yet...