Red's '72 Dart
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Yes! Could not getthe dog house out of the way without pulling atleast one seat. Made it way easier to R&R manifold gaskets.
What Are You Doing To/With Your Car Today?
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2 days of fighting... but finally some progress... about 16 hours on the concrete. The front is attached to the back, first time with a complete drive train in a year. Getting closer!!
With the help of my grandson (who has a low six second eighth mile Vega bracket racer) I pulled my 56 Studebaker Golden Hawk out of my enclosed car hauler and put it into my garage. Mouse got into the trailer and chewed up the carpet and firewall pad plus some of the wiring, so I have some work to do to get it running again.
I had to rent a unit at Ft. Knox for another car to have enough room in my garage for the Hawk.
Trailer and car were both filthy. Had to cut an azalea way back just to get room to get the trailer out from behind the garage.
Will probably sell the enclosed trailer after I get it cleaned up.
I had to rent a unit at Ft. Knox for another car to have enough room in my garage for the Hawk.
Trailer and car were both filthy. Had to cut an azalea way back just to get room to get the trailer out from behind the garage.
Will probably sell the enclosed trailer after I get it cleaned up.
Glad it's back out in the wild!
Wife and I drove to the next town over for the Sunday night show and shine. "440 Dart" (Terry) was there with his Dart as well.
68 dart conv
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I know I’ve put this on other threads, but I am so pleased with how the torq thrust rims look
I pulled the motor! Should have had this done by now!
Cley
Cley
Finally getting my interior wrapped up. Painted the cage and cut the package tray to go around it.
DartGTDan
'71 Dart GT Fan
This past Sunday a few members of our car club met up at a local restaurant before heading in to the Stellantis Cars & Coffee gathering. There was probably between 400-500 cars there (all makes, models & years).
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rowinafour
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Nice looking line up there….
I took advantage of the family visiting to get my daughter and son-in-law to help me install the doors on the Dart. Obviously got a lot of aligning to do, but at least they're hung.
Any reference to videos to assist with alignment/adjustment would be appreciated.
like_A_pike
that's not factory
I found pulling the hinges back with a ratchet strap anchored to the rear wheel was an another avenue for solo micro adjustments of the pillar side bolts. Go slow! Little movements at a time. MoparLeo is a great resource. I found very little helpful YT vids. Good luck
I took mine to town to pick up Rx this afternoon. Nothing too exciting today.
I took mine to town to pick up Rx this afternoon. Nothing too exciting today.
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Closer
Pulled the car out of storage a few weeks ago. Little "bugs" keep popping up (cracked fuel filter , loose wire on the coil ) Cleaned and polished it for a car cruise last friday. Took it out for a short ride and pulled in to the garage to check fluids etc. There's antifreeze on the inner fender?? The original radiator had a pin hole in the seem for the upper tank. I pulled it and after re-soldering it decided to replace it with a Cold Case aluminum radiator. The installation was very smooth with a perfect fit. It looks great I'm very happy with it. The plan is to drive 90 miles this Sunday to the Albion Mopar show I can do it now with confidence I won't have ANY cooling issues.
Working accelerator fit... she's been through some stuff
riegerplumb
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Pulled the driveline out of the old demon I bought from this site last year...don't know much about it but going in a different direction ...vintage superstock pan is neat.Before I removed engine we fitted an obnoxious scoop on a flat glass hood,,,picture shows it sitting on engine while we contemplate doing it......Rob
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Dartswinger70
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I'm a gonna do a mini starter swap...did I say that already? If so I haven't yet got around to it...
Dartswinger70
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You know I was gonna say something like that...I was gonna say "maybe Ill go out and blow the dust off it..." quite literally my garage is such a mess Id have to spend 3 days cleaning it to mess it up again doing work...
Thank you. The seat is a super low-mile unit out of my wife's Pacifica. I put a like-new set of "Red-Line" option seats I found into it. They look great with the Destroyer-Gray exterior.
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Jim 68cuda
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The last couple weeks have been busy on the couple days off my buddy gets each week. I'm semi retired, but since he's a mechanic, most automotive work around here gets done when he's off. First, we replaced the steering box on my 68 340 S vert. that required removal of the starter and dropping the tie rod and of course the steering column. Had to jack up the engine a bit, but didn't need to disconnect anything else. The replacement from Steer and Gear is a vast improvement!
Next project was my buddy, David's, Dart Swinger. The oil seemed to be bypassing the oil filter, so removing and resealing the oil filter adapter on his 318 was in order. Apparently the gasket and seal set he had previously used was not thick enough to seal. He found a source for a set with the correct thickness and reinstalled the filter adapter. the project did involve removal of the right side torsion bar for clearance.
While we were finishing up on that project, another friend stopped by and my buddy offered to help diagnose an issue with the clutch on the friend's Sunbeam Tiger (yes, its a Chrysler product even though they were built with Ford small block V8s). Turned out it was a leak at the boot for the hydraulic clutch. New parts have been ordered.
Then, it was my 68 318 Barracuda convertible. With the top up, I couldn't put the driver's side rear quarter glass up as it wouldn't align with the channel in the convertible top. The back seat and interior rear quarter came out. With a few adjustments we got it to work right.
The following two Sundays, my mechanic buddy and I spent helping another friend at his house on his Scamp. The Scamp just wasn't running right after it's owner had spent an extreme amount at a local shop to resolve it's issues. One Sunday was spent diagnosing the problems. During the diagnoses, we all decided we didn't like the Scamp owner's neighbor when he came over to the fence to ask that we not run the little 318 2 bbl while he and his wife were eating on their deck. The issues on the Scamp included an intake manifold vacuum leak, a carb vacuum leak, a carb fuel leak, and a missing vacuum advance hose. The second Sunday was spent solving those issues. We thought the worst part of the project would be that it was an AC car with working cold air. We had to move the compressor forward and out of the way without disconnecting it. But that wasn't so bad. The worst part was getting the stubborn intake off, and then scraping the old gasket off bit by bit. The old gasket seemed to have the consistency of Masonite, and it refused to be separated from the intake. At one point we even discussed getting an engine hoist to try to separate the intake from the block. Most of the day was spent trying to beat and pry the intake off and then slowly chipping away at the gasket. A carb rebuild kit had been ordered but didn't arrive in time, but, spare parts from old carb kits got the job done. The neighbor came over to the fence to ask about cleanup measures for the coolant that missed the drain pan and spilled on the floor of the garage. Next weekend, we plan to diagnose an intermittent problem with the Scamp that causes the accessories (turn signals, wipers, radio, etc) to sometimes not work. Gotta be somewhere in the ignition circuit if not the ignition switch itself.
All in all, it was a very productive four days (two Thursdays and two Sundays). A big thank you goes out to my buddy David Eldridge for all his work on my cars. And I know the other friends are just as appreciative.
Next project was my buddy, David's, Dart Swinger. The oil seemed to be bypassing the oil filter, so removing and resealing the oil filter adapter on his 318 was in order. Apparently the gasket and seal set he had previously used was not thick enough to seal. He found a source for a set with the correct thickness and reinstalled the filter adapter. the project did involve removal of the right side torsion bar for clearance.
While we were finishing up on that project, another friend stopped by and my buddy offered to help diagnose an issue with the clutch on the friend's Sunbeam Tiger (yes, its a Chrysler product even though they were built with Ford small block V8s). Turned out it was a leak at the boot for the hydraulic clutch. New parts have been ordered.
Then, it was my 68 318 Barracuda convertible. With the top up, I couldn't put the driver's side rear quarter glass up as it wouldn't align with the channel in the convertible top. The back seat and interior rear quarter came out. With a few adjustments we got it to work right.
The following two Sundays, my mechanic buddy and I spent helping another friend at his house on his Scamp. The Scamp just wasn't running right after it's owner had spent an extreme amount at a local shop to resolve it's issues. One Sunday was spent diagnosing the problems. During the diagnoses, we all decided we didn't like the Scamp owner's neighbor when he came over to the fence to ask that we not run the little 318 2 bbl while he and his wife were eating on their deck. The issues on the Scamp included an intake manifold vacuum leak, a carb vacuum leak, a carb fuel leak, and a missing vacuum advance hose. The second Sunday was spent solving those issues. We thought the worst part of the project would be that it was an AC car with working cold air. We had to move the compressor forward and out of the way without disconnecting it. But that wasn't so bad. The worst part was getting the stubborn intake off, and then scraping the old gasket off bit by bit. The old gasket seemed to have the consistency of Masonite, and it refused to be separated from the intake. At one point we even discussed getting an engine hoist to try to separate the intake from the block. Most of the day was spent trying to beat and pry the intake off and then slowly chipping away at the gasket. A carb rebuild kit had been ordered but didn't arrive in time, but, spare parts from old carb kits got the job done. The neighbor came over to the fence to ask about cleanup measures for the coolant that missed the drain pan and spilled on the floor of the garage. Next weekend, we plan to diagnose an intermittent problem with the Scamp that causes the accessories (turn signals, wipers, radio, etc) to sometimes not work. Gotta be somewhere in the ignition circuit if not the ignition switch itself.
All in all, it was a very productive four days (two Thursdays and two Sundays). A big thank you goes out to my buddy David Eldridge for all his work on my cars. And I know the other friends are just as appreciative.
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