hotsy1968 Posted February 24, 2011 Report Posted February 24, 2011 (edited) i have a 48 dodge pilothouse i bought that i will be rebuilding starting this year,my plans are a different chassis so i will be selling complete drivetrain with motor and trans complete roller if anyone interested ,iam located in southwestern PA zip 15451 iam also looking for a set of fenders and a front end sheetmetal for the build,any local owners in the area?? i been doing lots of research for months on what frame will be the best ,iam thinking about s10 and dodge ? some say dakota ,any other dodge frames ? i can cut and weld to shorten if needed ,prob use 318 auto ...iam trying to figure out how to post a pic of my find? Edited February 24, 2011 by hotsy1968 Quote
buds truck Posted February 24, 2011 Report Posted February 24, 2011 I started out by putting my 53 on an S10 frame, but I found out the track width is very narrow and did not look right nor was the rear end wide enough for my bed to fit over. I then bought a 91 Dakota frame and it fits like a glove. the rear frame kicks up and takes up some of the box, but since mine is channeled over the frame, I expected that anyways. Hope this helps. Bud Quote
Dave72dt Posted February 24, 2011 Report Posted February 24, 2011 Welcome. Early Dakota frame makes sense seeing as they were available from the factory with 318s, keeps the original wheel bolt pattern and keeps it all Dodge. budstruck is doing a Dakota frame conversion that is well documented. You can find it using the search buttom in the banner, top of page. Posting images how-to can also be found by hitting the FAQ button in the same banner. Scroll down and you'll find what you're looking for. Quote
Don Coatney Posted February 24, 2011 Report Posted February 24, 2011 Cannot see the pictures without logging in to faceplant:confused: Quote
hotsy1968 Posted February 27, 2011 Author Report Posted February 27, 2011 here are pics ,i finally figured out how to upload them,i love seeing everyone elses projects and progress along the way,i will keep posted with more pics as i start the build soon...thanks for viewing Quote
NiftyFifty Posted February 27, 2011 Report Posted February 27, 2011 Looks like your in for some fun and work! I did see a 50 on a Dakota frame and to me it looked like they had the motor too far forward and it looked funny...I guess they were trying to maintain room for the distb. My buddy who's a big ford guy was always bugging me to put a 302 in mine..and in all honesty it makes sence for saving room at the back...but I just couldn't do that too a Dodge! Here's mine start and somewhat finished...but it's getting another flathead, and some other work this spring...and probably paint again Quote
buds truck Posted February 27, 2011 Report Posted February 27, 2011 here are a couple of pics of mine, one when I first got her and one last summer after the chop and before I took her all apart again. Quote
catfishcuz Posted March 1, 2011 Report Posted March 1, 2011 what a difference a few inches makes im going to drop a 318 in mine, and i hope to chop it . Quote
hotsy1968 Posted March 1, 2011 Author Report Posted March 1, 2011 i have two,a 48 and a 52 ,now got my eye on another 49 pilothouse,i guess you cant have two many ??? Quote
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