I hope I can make it too. I need to get the Dakota IFS installed, exhaust, power steering, steering column, and rear fuel tank done before that though. About 6 months ago I had a to do list of items to knock out before possibly going to Slick Stock shown above. There are a couple of little items ye...

New tilt column and steering wheel. It's going to take some time getting used to power steering and a smaller steering wheel.



If you look close you can see the old radio hole has been filled.

Starting on the rear 4 link from No-Limit.



Rear axle removed and all of the brackets removed as well.



4-link parts all laid out.



4 link installed.

Front clip and motor back in.


Another part of this project was to remove the filler neck and put the tank in the bed.

Here are a couple of more status updates on the IC install. The suspension is looking pretty. I can't wait to drive it again.



The front wheel hub.

The toe board fix turned into removing the floor pans. They were not installed even close to correct. Some sealant and undercoating was all that held them in place. There was nothing wrong with them but it added some time to weld them in properly like they were supposed to be. 12659 The sections und...

I have been away for awhile. I dropped off my truck in Sept. and the restoration shop started working on it in Dec. The Front suspension was dropped out of the way and work began. 12660 Industrial Chassis crossmember welded in. The guys had some trouble with installation and thought the crossmember ...

I have heard that since it auto adjusts as you drive it to tune, it sometimes never adjusts properly and can cause issues. I am seeing more and more of them at car shows and the price is decent. Some of what I have read it works awesome or it doesn't and the vehicle runs worse.

Has anyone on here used the FI tech fuel injection system on a y block? It looks like a pretty economical setup but it sounds like they could be hit or miss.

Found a donor suspension for my Dakota IFS. The truck is going to be dropped off in about 2 weeks. Also going to upgrade the rear suspension to a Fatbar from No Limit. I am not a fan of the rear mono leafs and will be pulling them out.

I went to the Devil's Tower car show 2 weekends ago and left my truck down in WY. I also visited a restoration shop nearby to see about getting my Dakota IFS installed, finish my fuel tank install, check my brake lines, install a new column, upgrade to power steering, finish my exhaust, and fill a c...

I am going to the Devil's Tower Car show in WY this Saturday. 10am-3pm. It is a fairly small show ~100 vehicles but the setting is pretty cool.

I hope I can make it too. I need to get the Dakota IFS installed, exhaust, power steering, steering column, and rear fuel tank done before that though.

Update on the GPS speedo from Autometer. It works well and matches what the street signs give you back on speed. It does take a minute to link up when you initially start up which is the only downside. Now I don't have to worry about speeding. I really like the T5 swap as well. It has made my truck ...

Welcome from ND. That is a nice looking truck. I like the IFS swap and the motor.

I also had a chance to change out the gauge bezel and add a GPS speedometer. I think my old Speedometer was broken internally. I also like the way the new gauge bezel fits vs. the old one.
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Finally finished got some more work done on the rear frame. I painted it black and am getting ready to put the fuel tank in and install the bed for good for awhile.

Mono Leafs installed. It doesn't leave much room for rear suspension travel but it gets the rear pretty close to the front in drop.

What springs should I use around the new shocks? The mono leafs are a 4" drop and the shocks are lowered too.

Decided I am going with the mono leafs from POL. I don't really want to go over the top right now on the rear end.