This is someone else's project. I like a lot of elements on this project, like the roll bar with off-road lights, rims, sound system, interior work, and front brush guard. Painting the front grill sure makes a big difference.
Tuesday, December 25, 2012
93 Dodge Dakota Project
93 Dodge Dakota Project
This is someone else's project. I like a lot of elements on this project, like the roll bar with off-road lights, rims, sound system, interior work, and front brush guard. Painting the front grill sure makes a big difference.
This is someone else's project. I like a lot of elements on this project, like the roll bar with off-road lights, rims, sound system, interior work, and front brush guard. Painting the front grill sure makes a big difference.
Meanest Kid or Most Fun Kid?
Yesterday I wrote a couple posts about ideas I had for how to customize my Dodge Dakota. I thought about making it into:
I'm leaning towards Fun. Here's why - it's a light half-ton. It has lots of power to make a daily driver and fun little runabout. Say I'm back on the farm in 2-3 years and have a couple trucks--Fun and Mean. The light half-ton would be great for the Fun Kid. For the Mean Kid I need a 3/4-ton or more, diesel, granny low gear, dump bed, a winch that will pull your house off its foundation, gooseneck hitch, etc. Easier to adapt a light half-ton to be fun than to do all that.
So I'm going to set the monster, Meanest Kid on the Farm, concept aside for now and think about just making a daily driver that is just one big toy.
I'm leaning towards Fun. Here's why - it's a light half-ton. It has lots of power to make a daily driver and fun little runabout. Say I'm back on the farm in 2-3 years and have a couple trucks--Fun and Mean. The light half-ton would be great for the Fun Kid. For the Mean Kid I need a 3/4-ton or more, diesel, granny low gear, dump bed, a winch that will pull your house off its foundation, gooseneck hitch, etc. Easier to adapt a light half-ton to be fun than to do all that.
So I'm going to set the monster, Meanest Kid on the Farm, concept aside for now and think about just making a daily driver that is just one big toy.
Monday, December 24, 2012
Most Fun Kid on the Farm - Concept Genesis
Another way I could go with my 2000 Dodge Dakota SLT 4WD is to make it just straight up fun. Something of a rail job, stadium truck or dune buggy. Here are some pictures:
This just shows the Dakota with a lift and deep tread tires - http://rides.fourwheeler.com/ride/1018676/boggerdak/2000/dodge/dakota/.
This is a Toyota, but shows a concept:
This is too far, since I want to stay on-road, but "wow!":
This just shows the Dakota with a lift and deep tread tires - http://rides.fourwheeler.com/ride/1018676/boggerdak/2000/dodge/dakota/.
Flatbeds
I don't like the flatbeds that just sit on top of the truck; I want the flatbed to have wheel wells. I don't want a utility bed with big tool boxes, but some tool boxes that fit in front and behind the wheels would be fine.
Here are some pictures that seem likely:
Here are some pictures that seem likely:
Duallys
Duallys on 200 Dodge Dakota.
http://www.dakota-durango.com/forum/showpost.php?p=2903582&postcount=7
Pictures from this post, in case the post goes away.
http://www.dakota-durango.com/forum/showpost.php?p=2903582&postcount=7
Pictures from this post, in case the post goes away.
Meanest Kid on the Farm - Concept Genesis
I have a 2000 Dodge Dakota SLT club cab with 169K miles. Used it for a farm truck and the bed and tailgate are beat up. Paint is scratched and clearcoat is bad on top. Mechanically sound (although no doubt the mechanical components are worn). Interior is what you would expect at this age, everything works but is tired and worn. Speakers are all blown.
My ideas at this point is to make this truck the meanest kid on the farm. Duallys with some lift, flatbed with headache rack, gut the cab and start over, paint with new color scheme, and new wheels.
My ideas at this point is to make this truck the meanest kid on the farm. Duallys with some lift, flatbed with headache rack, gut the cab and start over, paint with new color scheme, and new wheels.
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