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You may want to look at the trunk hardware thread: Trunk hardware

Here is some info on pre 1970 models, it changes depending on the year and jack/bumper.

Hey fishy68, thanks for that info, I am now back driving this Dart after more than 20 years sitting in the garage and I am enjoying it a lot. I really don't remember if this transgo starter shift kit had instructions to grind the TV tip shorter, I recall doing that when I installed the Superior...

Just to give an update for some who might be interested, I was concerned about the low rpm Wide Open Throttle 1-2 upshift on my A-904/318 DART torqueflite, and in fact, the throttle valve rod was not properly adjusted... mostly due to a misadjustment in the gas cable, it was not pulling the TV...

Thanks! I am glad to hear that. In fact I was checking the TV linkage adjustment again and found out the gas cable from the carburetor and gas pedal was loose a bit, it was not pulling the carb open all the way and thus not pushing the TV rod all it should at WOT. Additionally, I could adjust...

I am looking into that, thx.

Thanks for your reply! I do not think anything is wrong with the valve body, the transmission works just like it was when I bought the car 37 years ago. It is just that at that time I was not looking at rpm much and the car was as fast as now. The new governor valve may be the solution to raise...

I checked that today, it will not allow much. At idle the linkage at the transmission is all the way back and at wot there is not much further it could move. Could it be an issue with the governor pressure valve? At what rpm is a stock torqueflite supposed to upshift from 1stvto 2nd when in...

You may be right, seems low. I will try to find specs for the shift points and what could be causing it... Thanks.

Thanks I will search his posts. I did a previous search and could not find anything...

At Wide open throttle in drive, it will hold till 2,500 rpm max to shift into 2nd, then in 2nd gear at wot it will hold till 3,000 rpm then shift to 3rd.

Thx, that's what I thought. Bought this car when I was 18yo and this 76 Dart was 6 yo... and drove it a bit, always worked like that, stays in 2nd in low speed unless I stop or manually downshift.. Now I put it back on the road and it just seems it should downshift to 1st but maybe that feature...

Yes, all stock and correctly adjusted.

Hi, I have a 76 Dart with stock 318/A-904 all assembled in Brazil so I am not sure if the transmission could be an earlier model in USA. My question is, these TFs had 2-1 downshift? When in DRIVE, my TF will take off in 1st gear always but will upshift 1-2 at WOT at 2,500 rpm (max) and will NOT...

In the USA these new control arms are not way too expensive so they probably are the best way to go (they even allow more positive caster) but in that pic it seems the front suspension height is way too low so the uca is way up in a position the seal might open. Is that the actual car height as...