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  1. Ant

    Site sucks for mobile users because of ads

    No really, we put up with it enough, it's a horrible experience sometimes. I'm fine with ads, but the implementation sucks ***. These ads will cause things to lag, they will pop up and shift over the menus or whatever you are reading, take up half the screen sometimes, interweave in the...
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    I Think I Don't Want These Computers in Cars Anymore

    Driving home in my 94 Ford and noticed that my speedometer stopped working. Then also noticed the transmission not wanting to down shift at speed. Yup, both are related and it's probably a bad sensor or wire and the TCM has no idea what to do. Made it home in 2nd gear and now I need to go to the...
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    Cool Mopars I saw

    Was at a little car show and I found some cool Mopars. One is a cleanly done Valiant with a modern Hemi swap. The other is a very nice slant 6 challenger, which is cool because how often do you see that?
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    The Mythical 7 Cylinder V8

    Has anyone heard of this story? It's about a new Chevy(some say it was a corvette)that came in for repair because of a minor vibration. The mechanic working on it found that one of the 8 cylinders was misfiring because the piston and rod was not there, like it was not put in from the factory...
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    EFF YOU JERRY!

    Some little rodent chewed my gas cap, and I had just replaced it too. :mad: I need to cover this now so I don't get water in the tank.
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    318 pulley mistake, need the correct size.

    Finally getting the pulleys on the motor and well... the pulleys for the crank and water pump hit each other and both cannot be bolted on together. I bought these pulleys a good while ago and they are supposed to be for a 318, 340, or 360 with A/C. I have been trying to keep stuff like this...
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    F**K YOU TAIWANESE/CHINESE MADE JUNK

    Got my new water neck and the thermostat does not fit, but fits perfectly fine in the old crusty water neck. I'm getting tired of new junk parts, now I need to grind the thermostat smaller to make it fit in the Taiwan/Chinese water neck.
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    Who else ever felt this way?

    Some of you may know that I am planning to swap the motor in my 73 Dart 4 door from a 225 slant six to a period correct-ish 318 LA V8. Well, I feel that this decision may be harder than I thought, because now I'm starting to like the slant 6 now that I have running like champ with all of it's...
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    318 LA build log

    Just wanted to share the slow build of this 318. I know there are plenty of people and articles saying you can build this or that on a low budget, and we all love the idea of a cheap budget engine build. But the truth may be if you are buying a used engine that is not running, you going to find...
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    Anyone With an Engine Dyno in Lower/mid NY, North NJ, West CT & maybe PA.

    I've been searching, but it's a bit harder to find than I thought. I'm not completely limited on distance, I appreciate anything in the ballpark or alternatives(shipping might be optional... maybe). I was looking to prove some denier/s wrong that have never assembled a complete running engine.
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    Will these headers fit?

    I'm looking to buy new Doug's headers part# D453 for the new engine that I put together for my 73 Dart. I was about to order them, but I checked the application list and it says "no" for column shift auto transmission. Can anyone confirm if this is true or not? Will they not fit? Is that shift...
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    Scumbag Speedmaster caught red handed

    All of you Speedmaster fans should be pissed after watching this video. This is blatant theft and damaging to the company that makes the real thing. How damaging you may ask? They even put his company name on the knock off product. Don't buy anything from Speedmaster.
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    Ignition Issue That's Driving Me Crazy

    Howdy everyone, this may be a long read. Since my daily driver POS Ferd is down, I needed something to use to go pick some autoparts. So, why not use my 225 slant 6 73 Dodge Dart? Well I tried, but there seems to be no ignition while it's cold out and yes, we have fuel. Okay, well, I checked...
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    Should I grind the steel rockers?

    Howdy everyone! As a mechanic/former mechanic I find that there is always something new to learn. This time it's rocker arm to valve spring clearance with my new valve springs from hughes part# h1110 on some old 675 castings. The springs are a bit wider in diameter than the old ones and with the...
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    What systems are compatible?

    I was looking at a used exhaust system for a duster/dart sport and was wondering if a full dual exhaust system minus the full length headers and flanges for let's say a 318 duster be easily adapted to fit a longer 73-75 Dart hardtop coup/sedan with a 318. Is it as simple as extending the length...
  16. Ant

    Ignition Module Recommendations?

    The ignition module in my 73 slant 6 Dart seems to have failed. Awhile ago I replaced the crapped out aftermarket icu with an aftermarket one from Carquest that was advertised as "premium" and well... it let me down. Now with two borked modules, I'm feeling more paranoid about these parts(I...
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    Header Choices

    I'm slowly getting the parts I need for the 318 swap for my 73 dart sedan. I now find myself looking at headers and worrying about things like quality and fitment. I have bought cheap headers in the past for my Ferds and getting them good enough to work then have them rust away is not something...
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    Will this spring height be ok?

    Hello there! I'm in the process of putting my cylinder heads back together for my 318. I have bought Hughes 1110p valve springs to use with my new cam. The intalled height spec is 1.660'', I have 1.640'' with the shim, which is 0.020 shorter. If these were the old stock springs, I would not...
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    Rate My Porting

    Like holy crap! These stock castings are so bad, some areas are not even casted center to the valve on these 675 castings. Anyway, here are my early ported pics and the rough casting slag and stuff. I have done more porting and touch up since, so more photos to come. Hopefully they work well...
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    Making The Weak 7-1/4 Rear Axle Live... Kinda

    Howdy! I have a challenge for my self and would like some constructive input. I'm building a 318 for my 73 Dart, it should make somewhere in the ballpark of 300HP. It will be bolted to the A904 auto transmission with a stock-ish stall converter. The car's weight is somewhere around 3450 pounds...
  21. Ant

    [WANTED] Building a 318 for my 73 Dart, looking for some parts

    Howdy, I'm putting together a 318 LA for my 73 Dart. The parts I am looking for are: Power steering pump and brackets. A/C Hoses. Crank and fan pulleys for an A/C 318 Dart. Fan and fan clutch. Big stuff: 8.25 suregrip rear with the 5 x 4.5 bolt pattern. Rear valance below the bumper. Trunk lid...
  22. Ant

    Hello! I'm New here.

    I hope to meet some good folk, learn more Mopar stuff and share my automotive knowledge.
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