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Steve '02CC
01-31-2018, 05:21 AM
The 2017 Truck of the Year winner is Dave Peterson / Adobedude and his famous tin can:

The humble beginnings...
http://i.imgur.com/YIQS9X0.png

... of what was to come:
http://www.dakotart.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=14300&d=1454877938
http://www.dakotart.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=14301&d=1480439684
http://www.dakotart.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=14302&d=1478451302
http://www.dakotart.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=14303&d=1449333678

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_cuTYi8FIvY



I landed on the Dakota R/T Delphi Forums in 2004 looking for nerf bars for my 2004 Dakota 4x4, I didn't even know a Dakota R/T existed.....Or where the drag strip even was. More on that later....

I loved the Gen III body style, absolutely the best looking truck ever made back then, and still is....But after reading that Delphi Forum I had to have one of these danged R/T things, so I snagged a 2001 RC off EBAY for 7400 bucks delivered to ABQ.

I was nervous as shit, but when it was dropped off I was a happy MOFO. It was perfect....Only 64K miles on it.

Having never worked on a V-8 in my life I dove face first into the mods...1.7 roller rockers, Sausage Cam, M1 2bbl intake, Mopar R/T heads, Spintech mids, Martin Saine 46RE, Fastman TB, B&G flash, 4.56 gears and an Auburn Diff...Oh hell yeah....

Fun little street tuck, except...I don't street race, so WTF?

Fast forward to 2007 or so..."Gee I Think I'll see what it can do in the 1/4 mile". Once I found the dragstrip I made a typicall NOOB pass and ran a high 15 second ET at some 95 mph. After that 1st pass...My life changed. Seriously.

The journey from runnning 15's to 11's all motor has been one year at a time, no need to document it here. But it wins races and awards at car shows...

This picture is from the original EBAY listing....It's caption should be, "Take me home, make me a Tin Can".

DONE.

http://www.dakotart.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=14751&d=1515910931



BTW look at some of these homes he has built:
http://www.davidcpeterson.com/Exteriors/imag001A.jpg
http://www.davidcpeterson.com

http://www.dakotart.com/forum/showthread.php?37969-My-2017-1st-QuarterTOTQ-sales-pitch

Congratulations!

BIGROB
01-31-2018, 10:47 AM
Congratulations Dave. Well deserved.
Your build quality of your truck and homes are inspiring :biggthumpup:

Adobedude
01-31-2018, 01:20 PM
Wow....thanks?

99dart
01-31-2018, 05:53 PM
CONGRATULATIONS Dave! The attention to detail & utter perfection is amazing! I can see why your homes are also jaw droppers! Growing from a total noobie makes it even better! Again, Congrats on all the goals that were met this year. :hail::hail::rockwoot::rockwoot:

ScojoDak
01-31-2018, 11:56 PM
:biggthumpup: :biggthumpup:

Duner
02-01-2018, 11:36 AM
BIG congrats Dave!
Well Done!

mikset
02-01-2018, 03:37 PM
Congrats Dave, well deserved! :biggthumpup:

krs1r/t
02-01-2018, 04:16 PM
Great craftsmanship
Much deserved
Congrats

Adobedude
02-01-2018, 05:19 PM
Thanks....

You should see it now. FUGLY
Complete rewire. It's AMAZING what can go wrong between rounds.
Motor out for a freshen up
727 out for a freshen up
Dash out...

TurboJoe62
02-01-2018, 10:45 PM
Congrats Dave!
Great story with a Happy ending (and more to come!).

niebs
02-01-2018, 11:39 PM
:biggthumpup: Congrats Dave. Love how clean the cab is.

Corey
02-02-2018, 03:39 AM
Awesome! Congrats on the win!

ScojoDak
02-03-2018, 11:14 AM
Congrats Dave! Great story with a Happy ending (and more to come!).

Don't use "happy ending" and "come" in the same sentence. Dave will misunderstand what you're sayin :jester:

Adobedude
02-03-2018, 01:24 PM
Googling Alexis Ren.
I'll be back....

Corey
02-03-2018, 01:48 PM
David might be older than a most that post here, but he's not so old that he wears Velcro laced shoes from Costco, right? LOL!!!

Adobedude
02-03-2018, 03:33 PM
David might be older than a most that post here, but he's not so old that he wears Velcro laced shoes from Costco, right? LOL!!!

I'm not allowed to have shoe laces.

BIGROB
02-03-2018, 11:06 PM
I see Dave as the Dude in the The Big Lebowski, wearing flip flops everywhere.

Adobedude
02-04-2018, 03:26 AM
About the only time I'm not wearing boots is at the track. I hate Jesus shoes, flip flops, lime green running shoes...I've never owned a pair of flip flops...never will.

Cooter
02-07-2018, 01:05 AM
Congrads "cut it up" guy

Hugh Jassole
02-14-2018, 03:14 PM
I think the Russians were involved. The truck is Red after all. Congrats Dave, well deserved for sure :rockwoot:

Wiggsy72
03-22-2018, 07:44 AM
Congratulations on a well deserved title!
:hail: :hail: :hail: :hail: :hail: :hail: :hail: