Dodge Dakota The tough, mid size pickup, the Dodge Dakota. The Dodge Dakota has everything the big boys do with a mid size truck price.
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95 318SLT
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Theeplaymaker
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19.35%
dodgetrucker75
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64.52%
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Old Nov 23, 2009 | 10:13 PM
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Voted. Nice trucks guys. 95 318SLT, your truck is one of my fav 1st gens, but I had to vote for trucker. I want his front bumper for my truck, lol.
 
Old Nov 23, 2009 | 11:13 PM
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Thanks for the compliments sleds even if I didn't get the vote! It is hard to compete with that kind of fabricating!!

Well most of this is the same write up from when I was nominated in August... I'll update with new pics as soon as it quits raining around here! There are a couple modifications since then that are written in red.

My truck's info...

This is what my truck looked like when I bought it Jan. '08:





And here is what my truck looks like now (again, these pics will be updated in the next day or so)...
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All the work done to it, both body and mechanical was done by me (including the paint job). Here is a list of some of the mods...

46rh automatic to NV3500 manual transmission swap
Chrysler 8.25 open to Chrysler 9.25" LSD rear axle swap
NP231D to NP242J Transfer Case Swap... now have Full Time 4
2 inch body lift
Cranked Torsion Bars
Removed Swaybar
2nd Gen 16"x8" wheels with 31.5"x10.5" Goodyear Wrangler Silentarmor AT Tires.
Bushwacker "Extend-a-fender" fender flares
'88 Dakota Sport Lightbar that I repainted flat black and welded on some more light tabs
Mopar Performance Computer
Pacesetter shorty headers with no cat and Flowmaster 40 single exit exhaust
"Kegger Modded" Intake manifold from a '98 360 w/o EGR
Electric radiator fan
Herculiner DIY paint on bedliner
5% rear window tint and 2.5% quarter glass tint
Pioneer Head unit with polk audio speakers, MA Audio 12" 400 watt sub

Here are some "just for fun" pictures...

The truck flexing out (same set of pics that was used in my signature picture)...

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Here are some pics of me burning out the old set of tires when I got the new ones:

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Trail riding (the angle is bad in this picture... its hard to tell, but the truck is really sitting on a steep incline and I'm below it):

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Old Nov 23, 2009 | 11:36 PM
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Nice trucks guys! Gotta love that truck Dodgetrucker75, the only bad thing is. That winch is not hooked up yet. (At least as of last week or so)


As a note to anyone who wants to be nominated into the DOTM for the future. Make a photo gallery on this site, and help out others.
 
Old Nov 24, 2009 | 10:44 AM
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Votes in, Good Luck Guys!
 
Old Nov 24, 2009 | 06:42 PM
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I voted for you playmaker don't worry haha. I've always liked your truck. I still want to steal your rear axle... lol, Im sick of my boring *** open diff and 3:55s...
 
Old Nov 29, 2009 | 10:08 PM
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i did some color matchung today on my grille, headlight trim, 3rd brake light, and tail lights...

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Old Nov 29, 2009 | 11:04 PM
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i love the brake lights what did you use looks like black spray paint its so dark, ive got the vht brake tint on mine, looks like a dark red up close then black from a far
 
Old Nov 29, 2009 | 11:28 PM
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i used color matched paint, same thing thats on the body
 
Old Nov 29, 2009 | 11:35 PM
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so does your third brake even work? or is it all blacked out
 
Old Nov 30, 2009 | 12:35 AM
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it works, can be seen very well at night,and some what during the day
 



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