My Dodge Dakota, the "Comvee"

[Perdue]

Wow! That completely changed the entire attitude of your truck. I'm impressed with your work, as usual, but I can't say I didn't like the truck before too. I think it will look a whole lot better sans the body lift.

 

[Nick02]

Then came the steering!

And coilovers! 14" kings, 300/400 spring rate 50/50 valved

 

[VanIsle_Greg]

Wow man...very impressed with this build thread. I love reading these end to end. Starts off learning to weld, stock 2WD, now look!

Very stout fab work too, I can only wish that when I finally learn to weld I can do so well. I used to have a 2003 Dakota 2WD with the 3.9L, really wanted the 4.7L, but it didn't work out. Loved that truck.

but sold it and bought (stock and built it myself) this...

Subscribed to this thread!!
Greg

 

[Nick02]

Figured out the divorced np-231 Dana 24 divorced doubler.

At this point the front suspension was done so I drove it all goofy like! one of the coolest moments ever! a half solid axle swapped truck. So I set up caster and went out!

I then sourced some chevy 63's and a 14 bolt for the rear and modeled all the brackets.

Cut them out!

Pulled the carrier for the locker.

Put it back in.

Converted it disks and hung it.

 

[Deleted member 9101]

Holy crap that thing is a beast!!!!!! Your fabrication skills are nothing short of epic!!!

 

[Nick02]

Tire time! can you say 39" putbulls on double beadlocks!

And once the 14bolt was in I drove the sucker!

flexxxxxx

Ahh Sedona, first 4x4 experience!

 

[blkjak]

having fun; looks good, old friend - blkjak ....:smiley_drive:

 

[Yudda]

Wow .... Incredible job.

 

[tperkins]

I'm so jealous of your dakota *drool* That last picture freaked me out for a second haha.

 

[Nick02]

dropped the bodylift, had to re-wire the TCM since I shorted it out and the wires during the BL removal. that was the biggest PITA ever.
bent a link

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So I sleeved .375" Cromo with another .375" Cromo for the drivers side.
gonna sleeve the unbent pass DOM with a .375 cromo.
I dont think it will bend now.
sleeved the left with the right

it flexes good.

I did some WOT bumps, somehow had the 44 survive.

wahhh sliders are needed

 

[Nick02]

I saw in some offroad mag some guy used an s-10 bed, frame and axle to make a cool campershell camper trailer... I think that may be something I wanna do, with a dakota bed.

 

[blkjak]

looks good nick .... blkjak

 

[Nick02]

dont wanna put my campershell on, it will get bashed up in the trails, thinking this would make a good expo trailer. on board water, etc.. would be cool
so should I buy this...
$275

 

[Crazy Al]

One of these things is not like the other lol. Truck looks great.

 

[colodak]

find a copy of Austrailian 4WD Action magazine, some great trailer ideas in there as well