engine for my Durango..... scratch that, Dakota resurrection instead

[moparwacko]

what's the difference between a club cab, crew cab ,and quad cab?

 

[eldubb440]

kinda like a Goldilocks thing...... crew cab is just right

 

[eldubb440]

Truck is home....... guy I bought it from trailered it over 60 miles, and I gave him 200 bucks....... then he asked if I had any odd ball hotrod parts I wanted to sell........ he bought an Offenhauser "dual port" RB intake for a hundred bucks, I considered it to be basically worthless.

so it's in my yard, and I'm in it for 2700 and not a lot of time wasted.....

 

[Don Frelier]

It's got the radiator cap right in the top hose so it's easy to just "loop it".
My son keeps a couple of those just for derby cars.

 

[eldubb440]

It's got the radiator cap right in the top hose so it's easy to just "loop it".
My son keeps a couple of those just for derby cars.

tranny lines are already looped, I have my old Durango Radiator which has a slow leak....... I'm headed outside to tinker after some food.......... I expect to take it down the road in an hour or so

 

[eldubb440]

my old rad was leaking pretty bad, and the lower hose has a small tear in it; but I filled it up and took it down the street......... smooth as silk!, needs an alignment; other than that, it appears to be a keeper.......... that Jasper engine is 100% silent 100% of the time

 

[eldubb440]

one of the advantages to living in the same place for almost 60 years is you know all of the native old timers in the area.

One of the last remaining "real" junk yards in the state is 3 miles away; I went all through school with one of the daughters, the older brother who runs the show now drove a wrecker in high school....... that was his ride......

anyway, I was there bright and early today...........and "Jr.", who is now 40 years old or so loaded this fine specimen up and dropped it in my yard. It has pretty much everything I need.......even has the matching bumper and cladding; score

I'll strip what I need, cut the frame horns off; then I will fill the bed with any scrap I have in my way, and he'll pick it back up probably next week some time......... that's just how we roll

 

[eldubb440]

the fan and clutch took a light shot, but still functioning......

I ordered a new heavy duty radiator, water pump, fan clutch, belt, and tensioner from Rock auto........ now is the time, I don't want to be back under the hood later

 

[eldubb440]

some days you just have to pull it



both lower ball joints needed to go left a half an inch, it was bent a little behind the pass side........ I have the frame horns already cut off the donor

 

[Kern Dog]

kinda like a Goldilocks thing...... crew cab is just right

She is pretty. Extra points if she has a patch.

 

[1 Wild R/T]

I see the payin work has been pushed aside....

 

[eldubb440]

I see the payin work has been pushed aside....

for a day or 2....... I committed to this thing, and it's in my way........ it can actually go outside now that it's square

 

[eldubb440]

and it's actually kinda fun....... yeah, I know

 

[eldubb440]

that's a tasty repair...... I don't care who ya are

 

[Kern Dog]

Splendid, Sir.

 

[moparedtn]

that's a tasty repair...... I don't care who ya are

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I like it!

 

[eldubb440]

I'm driving it outta there before the day is over........but I need a pot of coffee first

maybe I could get a job doing this sort of thing

 

[moparwacko]

I'm driving it outta there before the day is over........but I need a pot of coffee first

maybe I could get a job doing this sort of thing

Talented you are, but the dark side resist you must.

 

[eldubb440]

no worries, nobody in the history of the world has ever worked harder at not having a job than me

I just fished new steel trans lines through the maze, what a pain in the nads....... I need a shower

 

[eldubb440]

I have a thing about posting pictures at the bottom of a page, so........