Dakota/Shelby Dakota board/forums?

[DaveR]

I realize this is 'turbo'dodge.com, but why isn't there a specific category for Shelby Dakota's?

I've seen some Dakota related topics under the RWD forum, but any interest in a specific Dakota forum?

Also does anyone else know of any good Dakota forums otherwise on the web, and is anyone out there significantly modifying Dakotas?

[detobias]

there has been some chat about the Shelby Dak under the Discussing Shelbys forum

used to be 2 good dakota Boards on the 'net but the better one of the two disappeared about a year ago

I have a ShelDak (stock), and have had a 91 & 93 2WD in the past - mods on those were limited to lowering & upgrading wheels&tires ; i have some more pix & details if you're interested

a guy in town here has a beautiful 94 2WD with a 440/727 stuffed in ; easy swap actually ; gorgeous truck and hauling low 13s at the strip

I have been wanting to build a hot 2.5 TII 2WD; lowered, sway bars, good rubber.. I think that should've been the Shelby Dak; not the wheezy 175 hp 318 automatic with crappy handling too (IMO)

[ACR Turtle]

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Originally Posted by detobias a guy in town here has a beautiful 94 2WD with a 440/727 stuffed in ; easy swap actually ; gorgeous truck and hauling low 13s at the strip

Any idea what he's using for headers?

[detobias]

last year he was running factory cast iron manifolds (pass side had to be cut & re-welded for clearance altho allegedly there is a one-year wonder manifold that will fit stock) and his best e.t. was a 12.8

this year he installed Schumacher Creative Services Tri-Y headers (made by TTI perhaps ?) specially made for a B/RB swap into GenI/II Dakotas; not cheap but bolted right on and fit nice; he only made it to the strip once this year(2006) but header swap jumped him to a 12.25 @ 111 :big eyes: not bad for the factory 4 cylinder "small" rear end !!

[ScottD]

There might have been a Shelby Dakota mailing list at some point, I seem to remember something along those lines and it petered out due to a lack of activity. There just aren't a lot of people really into the Shelby Dakotas and the fact that they are pre-magnum engines limits the mods you can do. In terms of Dakota forums, there is www.dakotausa.com, www.dodgeforums.com, and a 3rd site which makes you pay to use it at all so I've never used it.

[ACR Turtle]

Also this one.
http://www.dakota-durango.com/