Dadinator Posted March 5, 2016 Author Posted March 5, 2016 Has it eeally been 5 years aince i took this truck off my sons hands? Man time flies. just replaced thw gas tank and pump gave up. New one on order. cleaned up and painted the tank straps. skid plate was a b*@$£. Will be drilling and tapping several bolts. Probably need to paint the skid plate too.
Dadinator Posted March 14, 2016 Author Posted March 14, 2016 Painted and reinstalled skid plate for fuel tank. Welded in some new studs. cut out and repaired a small frame rust spot. new brake calipers. 1 was sticking so just replace both. now if it will just dry up a little outside so i can get it out of the barn.
Dadinator Posted April 13, 2016 Author Posted April 13, 2016 Truck doing fine. 1st gen Dodge Dakota bumper install in progress. will post pics soon...
Dadinator Posted April 14, 2016 Author Posted April 14, 2016 Old Bumper. Dakota bracket welded to Comanche bracket. Welded brackets mounted inside of bumper. Coat of satin black to help with rust prevention. Done!
kansashogan Posted October 2, 2016 Posted October 2, 2016 I like the bumper. I will have to look into it.
RustyRodder Posted October 5, 2016 Posted October 5, 2016 Interesting. Is there any way to adapt the Dakota brackets for those of us that can't weld?
Dadinator Posted January 8, 2017 Author Posted January 8, 2017 Interesting. Is there any way to adapt the Dakota brackets for those of us that can't weld? Beats me. I can't weld either... :shake: I just got a welder and started to melt stuff together.
buxmj Posted February 1, 2017 Posted February 1, 2017 You have done a lot of stuff to this truck, I had forgotten how much and I just reread a lot of this build again. Great stuff! I said in your mjotm page I will add this to my list of things to look for, I definitely want to find one now...finding one in good shape is going to be tough. Interesting. Is there any way to adapt the Dakota brackets for those of us that can't weld? Beats me. I can't weld either... :shake: I just got a welder and started to melt stuff together. Hilarious!!!
Appstate97 Posted February 20, 2017 Posted February 20, 2017 How did you make your headliner? I am looking to do something very similar. Currently, I have bare metal and no parts to assist in the reconstruction.
Dadinator Posted February 25, 2017 Author Posted February 25, 2017 IT is a rubber foam mat I bought and just cut and glued it on with contact cement. It does not like to stick to the roof when the weather gets real hot, though. Not falling off, but bubbles. I plan on redoing it to insulate it from the bare metal roof sometime this year.
Minuit Posted February 26, 2017 Posted February 26, 2017 Man, that bumper looks good. Might be just what I need for my '89. How big is the gap between the bumper and the corners of the bed?
Dadinator Posted February 28, 2017 Author Posted February 28, 2017 Not big at all. Pretty close to the stock rubber pieces. Other than the brackets, it was like it was made for it. It does not fit with the comanche hitch bar though. I have to modify that to fit. It hits the receiver so I'll have to lower the hitch just a bit. Should be an easy fix whenever I get around to it.
Dadinator Posted May 11, 2017 Author Posted May 11, 2017 Selling the old mule! In the Classifieds !! Wish me luck...
jeep690 Posted May 11, 2017 Posted May 11, 2017 I hate getting to the end of a build thread only to find out that the owner is going to sell. Do what you must though. Good luck! You at least gave me some ideas for my MJ project!
Dadinator Posted June 11, 2017 Author Posted June 11, 2017 Sold the truck. Friend of the family bought it. New owner has been on this site, but I don't know if he is a member. I will suggest he become one if not. :thumbsup:
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