Brad Baker

Name:

Brad Baker

Location:

Carmel Valley, Ca. (central coast)

Email Address:

BEASTYTHANG@webtv.net

Home Page:

http://community.webtv.net/BEASTYTHANG/MOPARORNOCAR

Age:

45

Other Vehicles:

25ft. Dodge 440 motorhome - (THE BEAST)
'83 Merc. Capri RS 5.0 4spd.
'88 Yamaha V-Max (2-wheel ripper)

Previous Vehicles:

'68 Pontiac Tempest conv. W/400 small block
'82 Merc. Capri RS 5.0 4spd
'63 Pontiac Tempest W/326
'69 Torino wagon W/390 & posi
too many more to list

Other hobbies:

dirt bikes, street bikes.
kicking it, at some exotic beach
camping

Occupation:

cabinetmaker

Comments:

black 1995 Dakota sport 5.2 5spd c/c mods. inc. 1inch body lift, Ultra wheels w/31X11.50 Bridgestone HT's. Gibson cat back, Doug Thorley headers, K&N FIPK, Magnum Perf. SS Throttle body, Jacobs 8.5mm wires & omni-pak ignition, Champion truck plugs, nerf bars, bug shield, Leer crown shell, custom built storage system (in bed) Forgot to mention, it,s a 4X4. Happy with truck except for lack of power, especially bottom end. All Mods. seemed to help some, except for the Omni-pak.,not too sure about it. Thinking about 1.6 roller rockers and 4"lift next. Any thoughts, and\or advice out there? Thanks, Brad

Year:

1995

Drivetrain:

4x4

Engine:

V8 - 318ci

Transmission:

Manual

Designation:

Sport

Body:

Club Cab

Options:

air cond. 22 gal. tank, HD service group,anti-theft
tilt wheel, gay stripes removed

Additional info:

Bushwhackers, pro-comp shocks, rear anti-sway,
180d therm., brass cap/rotor, GTS bug shield, Ram
brush guard W/baja lazers, rear slider, class 4 hitch, splash guards, bla-bla-bla

Mileage:

64,000

Completed modifications:

Pulleys are on and work great!! way worth it!!!

Modifications in progress:

nothing at the present time

Planned modifications:

1.6 roller rockers, Trailmaster 4"lift. MSD or Crane ignition. ? a little help here -- which rockers and ignition? Anybody tried the Magnum Perf. kit?

If money were no object:

1 ton running gear, lockers, custom 8"suspension lift ---426 HEMI.--- ? or a wedge
maybe a Viper V-10

Additional modification comments:

As I mentioned before, I am happy with all mods. other than the Omni pak, which seemed to weaken low end torque, and actually flamed out on one occasion, frying my cat. conv.
local dealer info.: Salinas (bob wills) Dodge sucks
Monterey (Wester) Dodge is pretty good (all depts.)

Horsepower:

270 (estimate) (estimate) (estimate) (estimate)

Top speed:

95? (estimate) (estimate)

Performance comments:

pics. are in the website above, more on the way.