Baby I'm Back!
 

Hey guys whats up? I'm Back!


I'm Stuart and have been off the board for a year or so (though I've stopped by to read every once and a wile). I kinda stopped stopping by because my school blocked this type of fourm and I was too buisy at home... and I kinda started reading Dakota boards.
Well I've been inspiried to come back because I can actually learn stuff on this site.

For the new guys or thoses who don't remember:
My name is Stuart and I am from Chattanooga, Tennessee (Never even been to MN lol)
I am curently DSM-Less so I guess my name should be WannaBuildADSM.
I got into DSM through my brother (AKA Boost Junkie) by helping him build his Daily driven GSX.
I don't have a DSM yet but I got the tow truck down. I have an 01 Dodge Dakota 4.7L V8 5- speed with a few mods.
I have been around on the board and I believe that I was actually the 50th member about three years ago but I just took some time off I guess.

I guess I got reinspired to start posting again after going to the Import Showdown in GA sunday (Importshowdown.com) made by GADSM.org.
Stuart

Sorry for the long post.

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Ohh here is my baby.
I know it is about as far from a dsm as possable but it can defanantly tow one.
It is an 01 Dodge Dakota with the 4.7L V8 5-speed Two wheel drive (no snow in TN). Its a fun truck which should be able to got mid to upper 14's but hey its a truck. It will also spin the tires through 3 gear. (Insert old shifter smilie which i can't find)

Since the picture mods have been:
K&N FIPK (I love it)
20% window tint.
Class 3 trailer hitch (to tow boats/ DSM's)
Under rail tool box
New in channel vent visors replace the broken ones which came w/ it.
Custom CNC racing pedals (It helps alot w/ heel toe shifting and when pulling a boat out of the water especally with wet feet)
Umm i'm sure there are a few other small things like new boring new floor mats and stuff...
Ohh and I am curently working on exhaust.

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Ohh and where I my start to DSM's My brothers 97 GSX

Its a daily driven 97 GSX
Sunday it went 11.5 At 125 with a poor 1.88 sixty foot (poor track prep)
still on the stock motor that came with it 115K miles ago.
Ohh and it drove 4 hours to the race and 4 hours home.

http://people.clemson.edu/~jamesj/pi...ages/Front.htm

http://people.clemson.edu/~jamesj/pi...Front-Side.htm

Sorry i couldn't get them to load and the picture are a little old but the only difference from the outside is a new FMIC new fog lights and a CF hood.


Turbo
FP 3052 - Polished Compressor Housing

Engine
ARP Head Studs
1G Throttle Body
264/272 HKS Camshafts
New Style Lifters
Street Pullies - Polished
Prothane Motor Mounts
EGR valve removed
Intake
Venom Intake
K&N Air Filter
FP 4" Intake
Prostreet 2-216 FMIC -Polished
Stainless IC Piping -Polished
Tial 50mm Blow Off Valve - Polished
1st Generation DSM Throttle Body - Ported-matched Intake Manifold

Exhaust
Tial 44mm Waste Gate - Polished
Ported Exhaust Manifold - 7 cm
FP 2.5" V-band 02 housing
RRE 2.5"/3" Downpipe
Apex'i Dunk Cat Back

Fuel
Walboro 255 Fuel Pump
880cc Fuel Injectors
Aeromotive Adjustable Fuel Pressure Regulator

Tuning
DSMLink Version 2
HKS EVC 4 Electronic Boost Controller -Silver Edition
PLX M-300 Wideband - Integrated into DSMLink for logging

Driveline
Shepherd Racing Transmission with 4 Spider Center Diff
ACT 2600 Pressure Plate
ACT Street Disk
ACT Lightweight Flywheel
Symboriski "Shift Kit" Shifter Bushings

Suspension
Eibach Prokit Springs
Tokicio Illumina 5 Way Adjustable Struts
Front Ingalls Camber Kit - Rear RRE
RM DSM Racing Sway Bars - Font and Rear
Strut-tower Braces - Front and Rear

Gauges
PLX Wideband Gauge
AutoMeter Ultra-lite Boost Gauge
AutoMeter Ultra-lite EGT Gauge
LoTec A-Pillar Triple Gauge Mounting Pod
Autometer Fuel Pressure Gauge - Mounted on AFPR
B&M Fuel Pressure Gauge - on Fuel Filter

Misc
VIS Carbon Fiber Hood with Sparco Hood Pins
PIAA 004X Driving Lamps - Mounted as Fog Lights
Accell 8mm Spark Plug Wires
NGK BPR7ES Spark Plugs - Red
Apex'i Turbo Timer
Falken Azenis 225/45-17 Tires
Valve Cover Painted Black - Polished Lettering
Axxis Ultimate Brake Pads - Front
Metal Master Brake Pads - Rear
Third Brake Lamp Removed
Engine Fan Toggle Switch - 2nd Hazard Button
Symboriski Shift Kit
Too Dark Window Tint
Optima Red-top Battery
All Emissions Equipment Removed

Sorry I am writing long post today.

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Welcome back...


-E

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Welcome back.

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Good to see ya back Stuart! Have any recommendations for Dakota forums?

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Welcome back.

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I like that 2g! Its perdy.

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Thanks! I am glad to be back and sorry it took a wile to respond but I have been out of town.

Jake I saw you got a Dakota now. Looks good guess you needed something more than the chevy... Wait it isn't allans old dakota is it?
The one I read the most would be dakotausa.com and then dakotatrucks.com
everyonce and a wile I read over at Dakota-Durango.com but I haven't registered yet. It is really pretty big. Most of the time I you will find me on dakotausa.
Oh I'm SLT Kota over there...
Thanks again guys.
Stuart

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Nope, mine is one my parents purchased new in '99. I wanted to sell my S-10, they liked it, so we swapped vehicles.