I dont think it can get any better! 600 ftlbs in a rcsb and 25mpg??!! Jealous.

 

Awesome project! Wouldn't it be easier to get a rclb and chop it down?

 

Kinda what I was thinking.

RCLB 2500 4x4 with the Dmax already in it then just chop it down and put SWB bed on it. Prolly wouldn't be a whole lot heavier than a half ton. Then it could still be used as a 3/4 ton for pulling/hauling stuff.

Either way your build is awesome!

 

Man that's gonna be sick. Gonna have to meet up one day bro

 

I don't have the fab skills to cut down a 2500 RCLB, plus I want the weight savings of the 1500 frame. The only hang up point for the swap that I'm planning is the diesel cooling stack, but there are a couple of options for that. So no...to me, this is the easier of the two options.

I was planning on getting started with the teardown today but mother nature had other thoughts...

 

So whats wrong with the Donner vehicle???

 

It's stuck in the mountains eating it's friends.

 

It's gonna eat Fords and **** Dodges with a D-max But wants wrong with its current configuration???

Engine, Trans, Rear end, Electrical???? a combination???

 

I don't have a donor yet. I'm looking for a rollover LBZ...or are you asking about the 99?

 

Yes, I guess I should have been more specific or waited till I woke up to post.

What's wrong with the 99 Host vehicle you picked up.