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#21 of 373 Formal Hello by ferous Jun 28, 2000 (5:48 pm)
Thad Bishop (ferous) Kalamazoo, MI 2K 2wd Quad SLT 4.7 5spd 3.55lsd (ordered loaded) Driftwood w/Century Cap My wife has a '96 Grand Caravan. The only other Dodge I ever owned was a '74 Dart 6cyl. Swore I would NEVER own a Dodge after that one. Thank God things change. "SAY YA TO DA UP EY" that's for Mike Simons(yooper_romad)
#22 of 373 HOWDY by 96g11 Jun 28, 2000 (6:27 pm)
96g11 George Miller Houston Tx I am a Houston police officer currently assigned to the Westside command DWI TASK FORCE. I am responsible for the the identification, and removal of intoxicated drivers from the roadway. I am also a DRE, which stands for drug recognition expert. That just means I am qualified to conduct an examination of persons suspected to be under the influence of drugs while driving. Before becoming a cop I was a U.S. Coast Guard search and rescue helicopter flight mechanic, avionics technician, and aviation electrician for 7 years. I received 3 humanitarian medals and the Distinguished Flying Cross. Not bragging but I am proud of that one. I have a 2000 quad cab sport 4x2 4.7l auto 3.92 lsd, white with agate interior. Modifications; factory wheel flares, spray in bed liner, stick on bug deflectors, homemade "cold air intake system" flowmaster muffler, self installed side molding(1"), I have just about every option with the exception of the steering wheel radio control (wish I had it though) and no towing package but will soon install the reece hitch. I hope to install the fabtech 3 1/2" suspension lift in september or october, just have to save for new wheels. This is an excellent forum!!!!!
#23 of 373 Hidden Strobes by resqman Jun 28, 2000 (7:01 pm)
Thank you Bookitty. Yes, the hidden strobes are for emergency response. They are sold as different power packs that will drive 2, 4, 6, or 8 lights. You buy bulbs in pairs of the colors you want to run red, white, yellow, blue, green. You remove your existing light assembly, drill a 1" hole, snap a strobe bulb with rubber gasket into hole, replace light assembly in vehicle. Run wire to power pack. Install switch to power pack and power pack to battery or fuse box. No noticeable difference to the vehicle. All your factory lights function as normal. When needed, hit the strobe pack switch and the new strobe bulbs fire. You can still use your headlights at night, you just get an extra strobe burst of light periodically. You can put red strobes inside your headlamps and get red strobe light from your white headlight. Since the strobe bulb is inside the lamp assembly, you also get the reflectivity of the lamp assembly to assist the strobe bulb. The colors you choose are defined by law for the various agencies depending on where you live. In New York, fire department uses blue lights and police run red. In Georgia, fire runs red, police run blue. In some states police run red and blue to help overcome color blindness. Yellow is typically construction/wrecker/non-essential vehicles. Park rangers run green. White cannot typically be used facing rearward (blinds following drivers). You can purchase light bars for the roof, fog light style bumper bolt-ons, hide behind grill, and dash mount lights. The most expensive, difficult to install, and absolute coolest are the hidden strobes. What good are toys if you can't have the ones you want!
#24 of 373 Hello everyone. by bigal31 Jun 28, 2000 (8:44 pm)
Allen Lum AKA (bigal31)   Syracuse,NY   Bought her Mid February (Quad not the wife)   Married 4 yrs July 13th.32 years young no children,yet.   Flame Red Quad 4X4 Sport 4.7L   31" tires Auto/lazy I guess.   3.55 gears   Heated mirrors/rear defroster   Westin nerf bars (black)   Mud flaps (rams head logo)   Under the rail liner (Mopar)   Bed rails - Black Aluminum (Mopar)   Rear floor molded cargo tray (mopar)   sill guards (Mopar)   2745 miles 6/28/00   Things to come:   Lift kit,believe it or not.33"-35" tires   Grill guard not sure yet which one   Catback Duel Exhaust/intake kit   Tint windows   Just want to thank everyone for their help,most of the time.I look forward to coming home and turning on the computer to read all your words of wisdom.Anyone here can E-mail me any time and for any reason...bigalfatalaltavista.com        Allen-
#25 of 373 What the hey..... by vman Jun 29, 2000 (12:08 am)
John Vendetti (vman) Tullytown, Pa (near bookitty) I'm 34, married, have a 3.5 y/o son, and daughter due in August. The new family addition was the reason for the vehicle update. QUAD: '00 Sport, Amber Fire/Agate, 3.9, ATX, power group, keyless entry, buckets, rear slider window, standard AM/FM cassette, T&H, factory flares, and door edge guards. Additions: bug shield with "eyebrows", door sill guards, K&N drop in, flowmaster 70 series muffler, DIY black body side moulding (Pro Stripe: M104) that ties into/matches the rear bumper, BAK rail protectors, Draw-Tite 2" receiver/wiring harness. Still to go: D/C mud flaps, DIY liquid bed liner followed by plastic under rail liner. I'll eventually get a brush guard and auxilliary trans. cooler. It was my intention to order the truck to my specs., but if you recall my sob story, it didn't work out that way. I ended up buying off a dealer lot and giving up a few things while gaining a few others. No matter, we love the vehicle and it will handle all our needs as the family truckster.
#26 of 373 vman Welcome by bookitty Jun 29, 2000 (2:55 am)
What's this you say John! There are two Amber Fire Pearl Quads in Bucks County? Egad, I'm duplicated!!! Bookitty
#27 of 373 New Guy by 2kdaklover Jun 29, 2000 (6:20 am)
Just got rid of my old home to work "beater" 88 Omni with 250,000 mi, died in the dealers lot while trading it in on a 2000 SLT 4WD-4.7, ext cab-SB , "loaded", you name it-it's got it... flame red with towing and HD package. Just 1500 miles so far. Only complaint is MPG avg 15 so far. Hope to do better after break in. Any ideas when that is? I've heard so many diff numbers. I just love this truck. My first one to be exact. Have many questions regarding switching oil to synthetic type for crankcase, transmission, and differentials. I am a Volunteer Firefighter- Paramedic and I have a much better response time(sic) but am reluctant to use magnetic warning lights. Will probably look into hidden warning lights "Walker" style. Thanks in advance for any responses. Orlando 2kdaklover
#28 of 373 by vman Jun 29, 2000 (11:53 am)
Not to worry, boo, since I ended up with the 3.9, you'll only see it in the rear view!
#29 of 373 The List by steve234 Jun 29, 2000 (8:15 pm)
I thought that I might put together a spread sheet of the membership as it gets posted. So far there are 25 of us that have signed in with many notable exceptions holding off. I figure that the number of people signing in should go up fairly fast in the next couple of months. What I would like to find out as everyone registers here is town or area, age, Dakota year, body (R,CC,Q) engine, trans., rearend ratio, lsd? Towing? T&H?, 2/4wd?, color, sport/slt?. Any other items of interest would be of interest, like name, marital status, kids, etc. This is going to be for my reference only because I have a lousy memory fo people. If I get requests for copies, I will not send any out until I consult with the membership aforehand. I would like to see a meet happen in my area. If we do have one, it would be great to actually meet every body.
#30 of 373 Howdy! by knkresort Jun 29, 2000 (8:17 pm)
Kurt Wangenheim, (KnKResort) Houston, TX Bought my 00 Quad to replace my 97 Ford Ranger. With a wife, 2-year old son, and 2 dogs, I needed something to carry everyone in the cab. My wife hated being left in the bed all time, especially when it rained. Quad is Forest Green, 2wd, 5sp, 4.7L SLT with most everything power except I went for the bench seat. I have added a Pendaliner drop-in and an Extang soft tonneau. I put 75 miles a day on truck and other than filling up every 5 days, I love this truck. It still turns heads although there are more and more on the road everyday. My neighbor bought a Nissan crew cab and is now regretting it. Oh well, I let him drool over mine periodically as long as he doesn't drip on the paint. Good luck to all and thanks to Jack and AJ for getting this going. KnK

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