DodgeForum.com - Newest Mopar nerd

Hey everyone, I have been working on a 91 Dakota project and my internet searches keep circling back to this site. Figured I may as well join and get specific answers to my specific questions instead of good answers to my not-quite-the-same questions.

Anyways... I've been a Mopar guy forever - had a big block, 4-speed Charger in high school, a 70 Dart shortly after that, a few Dusters, a really nice 68 2-door post Dart, and built a 68 2-door post Valiant (with a 508 stroker) that I sold last year. I currently have a 93 SWB RC Dakota that I bought in 95. Factory 5.2 that I've since swapped to a mild 5.9, and a 2006 SRT-8 300 that I bought for the drivetrain to go into the 93 Dakota. And my daily driven 06 Ram.

The 91 Dakota is my cousin's truck that's currently at my shop. Picked it up for a good deal. The motor was out because "it's been rebuilt but the rear main is leaking." We have since discovered the thrust bearing was sitting in the #1 journal, and about half of the bolts, some of the linkage, and other miscellaneous goodies missing. I'll leave the questions for the 1st gen Dakota forum.