I need articles and things to put in the R/T Rumble Newsletter

[Kbabiasz]

For those who dont know what the R/T rumble is, please refer to here
http://www.dakotart.com/oldsite/rtrumbles.html


For anyone who is interested in sending me things to put in it, this is what im looking for
-Quotes based on racers/racing/dakotas
I came up with 2
----The Heartbeat Of A Racer Is The Rumble Of His Engine
----A Racers Heart Is Only Matched By The The Rumble Of His Engine
They can be reversed and or changed
But i need more, as long as they are decent

-Ill do some feature trucks, maybe 2 per newsletter.
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If you want to be a feature truck, you will need to send me the following.
-Your name, age, area you live(age and area optional)
-Make, model, year, of your truck
-Mods to the truck
-A write up of why you chose a dakota and how it came to be the truck it is today(the better the write up the better chance it has of ending up in the newsletter)
-Pictures, must be no smaller then 800x600 and try not to be larger then 1600x1200( i can resize if needed)
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-How to articles, with pictures if anyone has any. Or even without pictures.
-Pictures of meets, previous meets, small local meets, what ever you have pics for.
(For national meet pics, please state the year and location of the meet)
-If anyone knows of any good sites to get dodge updates from, that will help.
-TRACK TIMES, preferably 1/4mile times.
-Any letters that you guys want to write either to the site/members or to the mods/execs. Revolving around the upkeep of the site/club, how you guys enjoy this place, a thanks to the members, whatever you want to say.
-A LIST OF THE MEMBERS THAT ARE ATTENDING THE 2008 NATIONAL MEET FOR SURE....
-And any up coming updates for the site and or meets, or anything the execs/mods would like to add
-A list of supporters


And anything anyone else can think of that should be in the newsletter.

All material can be sent to my email, since my inbox is only so big
My email is Kbabiasz06@yahoo.com


The faster you guys get the stuff to me, the sooner I can get the newsletter together, the sooner I can get it out:biggthumpup::woot:

[Trueblue R/T]

ok heres my personal little racer saying,,at least fo us that race our street truck.."If you can hear the radio you need to work on the motor"

[slvr03dakrt]

ok heres my personal little racer saying,,at least fo us that race our street truck.."If you can hear the radio you need to work on the motor"I would say that to be true. That is why I haven't upgraded my factory radio b/c most of the time i don't even listen to it.

[bad360rt]

Fast, Cheap, Reliable...pick two :biggthumpup:

[Kbabiasz]

Maybe this might motivate some of you to post and join in:rockwoot:

I have a 1/4mile time page in the works, though i need people to send me their times, and i still need at least 2 trucks to step up and be the feature

http://i221.photobucket.com/albums/dd318/bubba14/Untitled-1.jpg

[BTLFED R/T]

Just a suggestion. Is it possible to make the R/T on your header in the original R/T font?

[KicknAsphlt]

I'm going to be sound-deadening my cab with Fatmat here soon....could probably do a write-up with pix on that....or when I finally get around to installing my return fuel system....*sigh*

[Kbabiasz]

Just a suggestion. Is it possible to make the R/T on your header in the original R/T font?

Could, just need to know the font, and then find it

[Kbabiasz]

I'm going to be sound-deadening my cab with Fatmat here soon....could probably do a write-up with pix on that....or when I finally get around to installing my return fuel system....*sigh*


:biggthumpup::rockwoot:

[BTLFED R/T]

Could, just need to know the font, and then find it

Does this help?

[Kbabiasz]

Does this help?

lol not really, but ill try and find it

[Kbabiasz]

I may have 1 person stepping up to be a featured truck

[BluRT00]

ok heres my personal little racer saying,,at least fo us that race our street truck.."If you can hear the radio you need to work on the motor"

I totally agree with you on that quote, who needs a radio when you have a engine making sweet music already. Dan

[Kbabiasz]

Come on guys, lets get more into this

[Opie]

what do you still need from people

[Kbabiasz]

what do you still need from people

All kinds of stuff, Pictures, any meet pics, or car show pics, 1/4 Track Times, Still need feature trucks, sponsors(but i can get these from admins) the whole shabang, the only info i have is on the 2008 natl meet. I have no info on anything else what so ever.

How to's and tech articles are also needed
Members other mopars are also welcomed

[GoFastGray]

thought of a couple things you could throw in there...
-Possibly welcome new vendors to the club as we get them signed up, or add them down the road.
-Any new products out in the market (like new spintech long tube headers), or new products vendors carry. Also any sales/group buys vendors are having.
-Introduce new president and executives of the drtc.(also secretary, vice pres, etc.) Info on how long they've been members, about their rides, whatever?
-Also introduce new members to the club from 08+ (probably won't have all that info yet though)

[Trueblue R/T]

All kinds of stuff, Pictures, any meet pics, or car show pics, 1/4 Track Times, Still need feature trucks, sponsors(but i can get these from admins) the whole shabang, the only info i have is on the 2008 natl meet. I have no info on anything else what so ever.

How to's and tech articles are also needed
Members other mopars are also welcomed

go dak durango and then to the media section steve has hundreds of pics archived there.. he also has 1/4 mile times in the racing section..you might also consider deciding on someone to feature and contacting them by pm and suprise the rest of us with the results..a small sugestion there are several charter members here and one of them could tell you some of the old stories about the club..

a couple of more things you have taken on a thankless job that nobody has really wanted..I guess none of us are the literary type hell a bunch of us me included aren't even literate.. so i will thank you now for your efforts and wish you well..

[Mopar318]

Fast, Cheap, Reliable...pick two :biggthumpup:

What is this? A DSM article? Oh wait, they are pick one.:jester:

[Kbabiasz]

thought of a couple things you could throw in there...
-Possibly welcome new vendors to the club as we get them signed up, or add them down the road.
-Any new products out in the market (like new spintech long tube headers), or new products vendors carry. Also any sales/group buys vendors are having.
-Introduce new president and executives of the drtc.(also secretary, vice pres, etc.) Info on how long they've been members, about their rides, whatever?
-Also introduce new members to the club from 08+ (probably won't have all that info yet though)

:biggthumpup:good suggestion, but the info on the execs is somthing i have to get from them, or they have to send it to me.
As for the media, i just realized dakdur has the media last night, after i posted this, so i will be using it

And as for vendors and/or products, you guys will have to help me out on that cuz im not up to date on that kind of stuff

[rattler360]

not to change the subject, i went to a car show today and a guy with a 1999 viper gts with a supercharger and some smaller upgrades, was very impressed and knowledgable of the dakota rt and dakotas in general, and how the 360 and dodge dakota helped in early viper development, such as the shelby ak-1 dakota which was a twin turbo 360, used as a viper engine test mule. might be a interesting subject to do a write up on

[RTdingo7]

http://www.jefflilly.com/Finished_Work/Pages/finished%20work%20splits/moparz/page.html

[Kbabiasz]

Just an update, I already have 2 Feature trucks(not saying who) for this issue and next, still accepting, 1-2 more for each issue.

Also working on a track time sheet, still in the works.


Still looking for some how to's' or some builds with pics
Maybe some nice action shots you guys got tucked away
Or some Members other mopars

I have the execs working on some things to add


Anyone know a good site to get dodge updates or info?

[Kbabiasz]

And i just got someone to do a "members other mopar" section

[DaPurpleRT]

Hey man, I'm all about the little article if you still want it, LMK.... I've just been ahving a very hard personal time (cough, women, cough) and it slipped my mind...

[Axiom]

Anyone know a good site to get dodge updates or info?

http://www.allpar.com/

[Kbabiasz]

Update of post 1


I am looking for people to particapte in the magazine. However the magazine will only be availble online for now and will only be available to Dakotart.com active members. So if you would like to get a copy when it comes out, join up over there and start posting. The site is open to all dakotas and dakota members. Members who participate and give me stuff to add will get a special edition issue and if you are not a member you will still get the issue you participate in.

As of right now i have 2 issues in the works. the first one will come out mid to late july and the 2nd special edition will be available sometime after august. I have 3 feature trucks for the first issue and 2 feature trucks for the 2nd. I also have the Execs of Dakotart.com adding things to the magazine along with a list of supporters. I have one person doing a "members other mopar" section. And i have a cover. So at teh moment its doing well.



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Now if you would like to participate, these are the things im looking for

-Quotes based on racers/racing/dakotas
-Feature trucks
************************************************** *************************
If you want to be a feature truck, you will need to send me the following.
-Your name, age, area you live(age and area optional)
-Make, model, year, of your truck
-Mods to the truck
-A write up of why you chose a dakota and how it came to be the truck it is today(the better the write up the better chance it has of ending up in the newsletter)
-A small write up about yourself and how you found dakotart.com
-Pictures, must be no smaller then 800x600 and try not to be larger then 1600x1200( i can resize if needed)
************************************************** *************************
-How to articles, with pictures if anyone has any. Or even without pictures.
-Pictures of meets, previous meets, small local meets, what ever you have pics for.
(For national meet pics, please state the year and location of the meet)
-If anyone knows of any good sites to get dodge updates from, that will help.
-TRACK TIMES, preferably 1/4mile times.
-And any up coming updates for the site and or meets
-Sites with parts
-Home brew mod's, cheaper ways of doing certain mods, Junk yard mods, and Mpg loss's or increases per mod etc.
-Real world builds and budgets
-Building and tuning.
-Vehicles for a "members other mopar" section
-Pictures of your vehicle.(im going to try and do a action shot page and a nice photography page for people who have kool professional shots of their trucks)


If you have any other ides please let me know or if you have questions or comments
You can contact me via PM or by Email Kbabiasz06@yahoo.com
Or you can find me at Dakotart.com my sn is the same as it is here.

This is being posted on 5 dakota sites
Dakotart.com
DakotaUSA.com
Dakota-Durango.com
DakotaQuadSquad.com
And of course
CustomDakotas.com

[Mopar318]

You making this strictly R/Ts? If not I could do a write up on my turbo setup, which everything will apply to a R/T

[WeezyRT]

Still looking for some how to's' or some builds with pics


Ill be ordering the rest of the parts for my 408/trans/rearend build soon. If you're interested, PM me and let me know exactly what you need and Ill more than willing to help out. If the budget allows, I may do some paint/body work as well.

[Rigeldust]

Could, just need to know the font, and then find it

This came from a paint sticker.

[Rigeldust]

Ill get something together about me and my truck and submit it to you soon. Its kinda a cool story.

I have all paperwork (even order form i think) I need to do it anyways.
Just to keep a kind of history of it.

Im getting old now and might forget. :jester:

[Kbabiasz]

Just got back from KY, ill reply to posts later

[Kbabiasz]

You making this strictly R/Ts? If not I could do a write up on my turbo setup, which everything will apply to a R/T


Open to all members, R/T or not

[Mopar318]

Ok, well give me a list of things you want for a write up. Ill do a write up on building a turbo system, and tuning on a budget. Just keep in mind Im in no way a writer, so youll have probally have to spruce it up a bit.

[Kbabiasz]

Ok, well give me a list of things you want for a write up. Ill do a write up on building a turbo system, and tuning on a budget. Just keep in mind Im in no way a writer, so youll have probally have to spruce it up a bit.

Pics(if you have them) and steps from start to finish. Try to explain what a turbo does and how to correctly hook it up

[Mopar318]

I sent my article to your email. let me know what you think?

[Kbabiasz]

WEll this seems to have died out

[BluRT00]

WEll this seems to have died out


Just a thought, if you do the magazine, or online version of it, put a drag strip time slip section. Than list for that month, or quarterly depending on how many magazines you publish a year, just stick the most recent time slips on it. Dan

[Kbabiasz]

Just a thought, if you do the magazine, or online version of it, put a drag strip time slip section. Than list for that month, or quarterly depending on how many magazines you publish a year, just stick the most recent time slips on it. Dan


Was going too, But by the looks of it, this isnt going to come to issue. Prez and vise Prez were suppose to send me stuff, 2nd feature truck was suppose to send me stuff, 3rd feature did but it wasnt enough, person was suppose to send me a members other mopar stuff but didnt. So i have 1 1/2 feature truck articles, a cover, and thats it.

Hell i even sent out reminders


I was pumped to do this for you guys, but its now looking to be a flop.
I said when i first stared rolling with the idea for this that i would need members participation and a lot of it, but so far i only have people thanking me for trying to bring it back

[BluRT00]

Was going too, But by the looks of it, this isnt going to come to issue. Prez and vise Prez were suppose to send me stuff, 2nd feature truck was suppose to send me stuff, 3rd feature did but it wasnt enough, person was suppose to send me a members other mopar stuff but didnt. So i have 1 1/2 feature truck articles, a cover, and thats it.

Hell i even sent out reminders


I was pumped to do this for you guys, but its now looking to be a flop.
I said when i first stared rolling with the idea for this that i would need members participation and a lot of it, but so far i only have people thanking me for trying to bring it back


That sucks man, you can only do so much for people. Than the ball is in their court. So its not you're fault, its the ones that let you down after committing. Dan

[Mopar318]

I sent stuff.:biggthumpup:

[Kbabiasz]

I sent stuff.:biggthumpup:

lol, thats right you did, I never did figure out how to open it:jester:

but thats still only 2 pages worth of stuff i have

[Mopar318]

lol, thats right you did, I never did figure out how to open it:jester:

but thats still only 2 pages worth of stuff i have

So? Everything starts small. It seems that you gave up to easy (never even opened my article.)

I'm not flaming, im just saying if this is something you really want to put out there, then maybe work a little harder to get things going, and don't give up so easy. I did my part to help out.:biggthumpup:

[Kbabiasz]

Im bumping this cuz im going to do the first rumble by myself since the people who said they would help, let me down(except for a few)

[ChargerSRT]

Check out the Keisler 6-Speed thread. This swap is something of interest to some.

[grapejuice1998]

Im bumping this cuz im going to do the first rumble by myself since the people who said they would help, let me down(except for a few)

Do you have an old Rumble to work off of?

Some of the things I remember are;

A column called "words from the President", where the Prez lets people know who he is and what he intends to do for the club.

A column for the fastest members. It used to be the 11 second club, but that might need some alteration, now that people are dipping into the 10's.

A "Members other Mopar" column.

There would usually be a tech article of some type.

National meet coverage with a few pictures and such.

Some new additions might include:

A for sale or trade section. Also, parts wanted.

A feature article on an outstanding club member and their R/T.

If you can just get 4-6 pages together for a first run, the ideas would probably flow from there. You just have to jump into it the first time and go.

Good luck!! :biggthumpup:

[Kbabiasz]

Do you have an old Rumble to work off of?

Some of the things I remember are;

A column called "words from the President", where the Prez lets people know who he is and what he intends to do for the club.

A column for the fastest members. It used to be the 11 second club, but that might need some alteration, now that people are dipping into the 10's.

A "Members other Mopar" column.

There would usually be a tech article of some type.

National meet coverage with a few pictures and such.

Some new additions might include:

A for sale or trade section. Also, parts wanted.

A feature article on an outstanding club member and their R/T.

If you can just get 4-6 pages together for a first run, the ideas would probably flow from there. You just have to jump into it the first time and go.

Good luck!! :biggthumpup:


I have the ideas and parts of pages, and at one point in time i had a good 10+ people including the prez and VP doing some work for the mag, however, most of them failed to send in what they were suppose to send in

[grapejuice1998]

I have the ideas and parts of pages, and at one point in time i had a good 10+ people including the prez and VP doing some work for the mag, however, most of them failed to send in what they were suppose to send in

Bummer!
Well, let me just say this one thing. THANKS FOR GIVING A DAMN!!! v:biggthumpup:

[KicknAsphlt]

I have the ideas and parts of pages, and at one point in time i had a good 10+ people including the prez and VP doing some work for the mag, however, most of them failed to send in what they were suppose to send in

That was my problem with doing it -- I was going to do the Rumble, but was waiting forever for Lloyd, then Dave to send me something....but never came...lol. The rest I could've thrown together, just to get an issue out...was leaning toward a Nats-based issue just to start things again, had most of the stats from the STL meet and everything.