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"Need Advice" 2003 V6 3.9 2WD Dodge Dakota Engine/Transmission Swap

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Old 01-05-2008, 12:54 PM
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Default "Need Advice" 2003 V6 3.9 2WD Dodge Dakota Engine/Transmission Swap

I hit a couple of deer[:@] last week which caused some major damage to my front end. Since my engine and transmission were untouched, I'm going to look for a body and do a swap, rather then pay $3,700 to repair the frame/body. I need to know what other dodge cars (models, years) can I swap my V6 engine and transmission into with minimal changes?

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Well, besides another Dakota, you should be able to drop them into any other dodge or Chrysler product that had a 3.9 or 5.2 engine. That being said, expect to need to do a lot of fabrication because I don't recall any other car using these engine series except for the Fury and Diplomat lines as well as the Ram and the aforementioned Dakotas we all love. Gregg
 
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Default RE: "Need Advice" 2003 V6 3.9 2WD Dodge Dakota Engine/Transmission Swap

What about a durango?
 
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sorry, forgot about that one. Another obvious choice.
 
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Default RE: "Need Advice" 2003 V6 3.9 2WD Dodge Dakota Engine/Transmission Swap

my .02 i think ur wasting alot of time and $$ doing this...
 
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Default RE: "Need Advice" 2003 V6 3.9 2WD Dodge Dakota Engine/Transmission Swap

yea personally if you've never done a swap before you might end up paying just as much and a lot of time doing it. Im pretty sure its damn expensive to pay a shop to do it to if you can find someone to do it
 


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