Well it’s been a while since I have posted anything here but with hockey season starting it sure limits your time that you can spend on a project like this. My son and I have been working on it when we can and we have made somewhat good progress on it, we have stripped and sold everything off the 2000 Dakota that we are using as the donor truck and was able to make back all the money that I purchased the truck for, so that was a bonus.
We have cut the Dakota frame down from 132inchs to 108 inches, with the way the frame is made from factory in two sections it was very easy, I ground down the welds and separated it measured back and cut it off and welded it back on, which took a bit of time as I use to stick weld a fare bit but had to go out and buy a Mig welder and practice a bit and watch a few U-Tube videos it turned out not bad
I was able to get the cab on the frame and just starting to measure up the height and location of the cab so I can get that done before it really gets cold and put the project away to March and it start warming up a bit
Take care happy New Year everyone
We have cut the Dakota frame down from 132inchs to 108 inches, with the way the frame is made from factory in two sections it was very easy, I ground down the welds and separated it measured back and cut it off and welded it back on, which took a bit of time as I use to stick weld a fare bit but had to go out and buy a Mig welder and practice a bit and watch a few U-Tube videos it turned out not bad
I was able to get the cab on the frame and just starting to measure up the height and location of the cab so I can get that done before it really gets cold and put the project away to March and it start warming up a bit
Take care happy New Year everyone
