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Kowalski
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7/18/2004
07:29:25
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Sharp truck ! Looks like you live at Puffton Village in North Amherst. I'll bet Phil would have a good suggestion for where to get your gears installed.
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android287
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7/18/2004
10:21:03
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The best shop around is Wzorek in Westfield. They did the front and rear axles. He also installed my Auburn limited slip.
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The Dude
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7/18/2004
11:42:05
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Yeah, Puffton villiage. Good old Puffy-town. Damn, looks like the pics are down. Oh well.
android287: Thanks, I'll check into that!
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Kowalski
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7/18/2004
12:08:26
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Android - what did that run you, and did price include gears or did you supply ?
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android287
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7/18/2004
12:32:55
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Hello, got the parts from Randy's ring an pinion. The labor cost me i think 675 at the shop. I would recommend the Richmond precision gears. I did not buy them and i wish i had.
Hey the dude. Do you frequent the Hanger or Rafters? My truck is usually hanging out around there. Two of my favorite hangouts. Gotta love those wings. Hey, how old are you guys? I'm 24.
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Bob Lincoln
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7/18/2004
12:39:52
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http://www.mass.gov/rmv/inspect/540cmr4/sec404b.htm
"(5) Muffler and Exhaust System. Accelerate motor to test for prevention of unnecessary noise and emission of any unreasonable amount of smoke. The exhaust system, exhaust manifold(s), exhaust pipe(s), muffler(s), and tailpipe(s), if designed to be so equipped, shall be tight and free of leaks. System components shall be securely fastened with fasteners in place and undamaged. All motor vehicle exhaust systems shall discharge the exhaust beyond operator, passenger, and/or trunk compartment. Unnecessary noise is herein defined as any noise which is louder than that emitted by the vehicle when equipped with the original manufacturer's equipment. A gas or diesel vehicle will be rejected if, at normal operating temperature, at any constant speed over 15 MPH, (approximately 1,000 to 1,200 RPM's) visible black or blue exhaust emissions are evident."
Damn. How do they know what is louder than original? Does the inspector have a tuned ear and a great memory?
I had this BS once, with a star-shaped crack on the passenger side of the windshield. A Texaco station failed me, even though it wasn't in my line of vision, and it wasn't expanding. Other stations passed it.
What gets me is paying $29 every year, regardless of the fact that emissions testing is only required every other year. They're stealing milllions from us, and you can't tell me they can't set up a lesser fee for those years that are safety-only inspections.
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The Dude
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7/18/2004
12:43:53
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Yeah. Hanger/Rafters have great food and some hottie waitresses. I like Amherst Brewing Co too. I always park across the street from Rafters (where the laundromat and Gold's Gym are) and catch the bike trail (I try to ride at lease once or twice a week, but I've really been slacking this summer).
I'm 22.
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android287
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7/18/2004
12:54:02
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nice, i'm usually in the lot where that pizza shop and tanning salon is. I can't walk that far to the hanger. I'm a powerlifter that's just way to much cardio for me. I'll have to keep an eye for your truck or listen for that "loud" exhaust.
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QC
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7/19/2004
13:12:41
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Dude,
I got the Proxes too. Sick tires, huh? HUGE improvement over stock GY wranglers. I stuffed 265 under my 01 QC (silver-looks pretty much like yours minus the hard bed cover). I just added an R/T rear sway bar - Pretty hard to get those tires to break loose on corners now...lots-o-fun.
Does anybody live in/near the Boston area? Ive seen some pretty nice daks rolling around town...
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The Dude
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7/19/2004
17:26:10
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OC, you're spot-on. I love these tires. My truck corners 10 times better because it doesn't feel like the truck is about to fold over onto the sidewall and collapse the whole tire. I just got 'em aligned about 30 minutes ago and my truck is riding great.
Now if my 4.10s would just hurry up and get here I can fix that little problem of not being able to break these things loose.
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QC
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7/20/2004
16:49:09
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Dude,
Youre a 4x4, right? Did you get the 4.10's for the front, too??
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The Dude
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7/20/2004
19:04:35
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Nope, just RWD. Probably the only one in New England.
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QC
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8/05/2004
09:45:50
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Dude,
(or anyone else)
How did you get pictures of your truck to post?
I cant just cut and paste, huh?
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No
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8/06/2004
12:00:30
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Nope
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The Dude
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8/06/2004
17:43:47
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You need to find a website online that will host the pictures, such as www.imagestation.com
You then upload your pictures from your computer to the website.
Then, you have to link the picture from the host website to this website using this template:
img src="YOUR IMAGE ADDRESS"
The above line needs to be enclosed in these brackets < and > with no spaces between the bracket and the img and the " The reason I didn't add the < and > to the above line is because the computer will try to show a picture that doesn't exist, and it would look like this 
The line, YOUR IMAGE ADDRESS will be an actual web address link to the your actual picture hosted online.
For example, I'll google up a picture here (hopefully this will work).
http://www.rogersgifs.com/clipart/baseball.gif
That is the web address of a picture. That link, if you copy and paste it into your address bar will take you directly to the picture.
Now, insert that address into the template and you get:
Confused yet?
The easiest way to practice is to try and post one of the smile faces above the area where you type. Right click on a smile face and find its address.
For instance, the smile face is:
http://www.dodgedakota.net/amb/icons/smile.gif
Now, try posting that picture in a message. It'll help you get the hang of it.
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QC
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8/06/2004
18:34:35
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thanks Dude,
Lets give this a try -
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QC
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8/06/2004
18:37:06
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QC
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QC
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8/06/2004
18:39:49
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THANKS DUDE!!
I wanted you to see the front facia on our trucks - thought it would look dope on your truck.
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The Dude
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8/07/2004
17:35:21
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That is a nice front facia. Very clean, but still distinctive from the stock one. I think the (now older style) Durangos came with a fully painted front facia. Why they didn't just put that on all the Dakotas is beyond me.
Got any future plans for your truck worth mentioning?
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