Quote Originally Posted by Scooting View Post
You sure the price of a Dakota is not under a grand? As for small blocks, any Dusters or the like laying around? Bet you need to look a bit more. It is nice when you can use a bunch of stuff from your donor vehicle, saves you a bunch in the overall build.
I had a look at old Dakota's online last night, and , Ya there is the odd one under a grand. I had just never thought of the idea of using one. I have sort of been focused on using as much of the original frame as possible, and grafting on the bits I need, like suspension, etc. I guess I have been sort of thinking along the same lines as rspears, keeping it at least partly original. As I mentioned above, I am new to all of this, and itt turns out the possibilities are endless. Another issue for me, is that I am not a molar guy, so I was blissfully unaware that Dakota's came with a 318. I have been a gm guy, but fell rright in love with the Dodge coupe. They sure knew how to make a nice looking car!