Trying to figure out what I should do with it....it's our 3 year anniversary today.

 

debaged the driver side, put gas in it, drove it for the first time in a week. debadge passenger side after rain stops

 

looks like a nice truck, but I would go for a 4x4 + manual trans.

That's just me though...

anywho...

over the weekend I helped my buddy replace the heater core on his 2000 Dakota 4x4 v8

talk about a PITA...even a simple job like replacing a blower motor (30 mins to an hour tops on a ram) is an 8-10hr job on a Dakota because of that goofy hvac box they use...AC, heater core, and blower motor all require a complete dash removal. and not just pulling the dash back a bit...COMPLETE removal!

so here is what a Dakota looks like without the dash! so much more leg room!


and the hvac box that is located behind the dash and bolted to the firewall.


it took us about 12hrs to finish it up as there was plenty of drinking involved, and several people came by that day and BS'ed with us, so it really only took maybe 8hrs of actual work to get it done...the rest was taking breaks.

 

The blower motor is between the box and firewall?????

This is why automotive engineers are in danger of being beaten to a pulp by mechanics....

 

^^ I watched a video from a dealership fixing a broken HVAC box on a Grand Cherokee I think, they had to remove the entire dash too...

 

i installed a mechanical oil pressure gauge in my ramcharger. oil pressure seems to fluctuate between 30 and 60 psi.

 

Yes sir I sure did! Works great! Still have to put the door panels back on properly though, just waiting for a day its not raining so I can put some insulation them as well.

 

 

Now if Chrylser would just send me my build sheet I could figure out whether I can put power seats in it as well haha

edit: any reason chrysler would take more then a week to send one when they told me they would email me it the next day? might have to do that im in canada...
edit2: speak of the devil it just showed up! nope no power seats guess if I want those ill have to wire my own...

 

You might be able to find a truck that either has power seats or used to have power seats and they left the controller and wire harnesses.