just picked up an 89 dakota 2wd short bed regular cab truck. i managed to find one without any options, not even power steering. should make a good light track ride. i'll try to post up some pics of the progress i have made so far. it is down to the frame now. i am waiting on a couple suspension parts and am sanding the frame down and painting it now. hopefully she'll be up and running by the end of the summer.

anyone on here ever done this swap before?

 

i found a place that sells motor mounts. so that part is going to be a big relief to me. I am going to swap an 8.8 ford axle into the back, as thats the strongest one i can find in a junkyard that will fit. once it's up and running i am going to match the front suspension with a some moroso drag springs. i would like this thing to hook, so i am going to spend a lot of effort on the suspension once it is up and running.