Hi all,
Just thought I'd post and tell about my progress lately. Since the last time I posted I have got a 93 Dakota, stripped it down to the frame, and got rid of all the scrap. I think the seats will work out nice, and I'm also going to use the a-500 tranny out of it. My 340 is just about stock, so I think the trans will hold up for a while anyway.
My next step is to clean up, cut off all the old brackets and mounts, measure (20 times!) and cut approx. 16 out of the frame, then weld and strengthen it back together.
One question I have for those of you that have used whole frames before is where do I start mounting? The cab, and then fit everything to that, or start at the grill and move back? I know with the kick up of the dak frame at the back that the box will end up being shallower, but that's ok it's not like I'll be hauling wood with it.
Anyway, that's it for now, I'd post picks, but I'm sure you guys have seen bare frames before.
Thanks,
Matt