The Brick, 1972 Dodge Dart Custom

6/6/10

The project starts.


Okay so the goal here is to build a classic daily driver for less than $5000.

Here is what has been spent so far:
The car - $1200
Body and primer - $250
Replace trans pan gasket - $50
Total - $1500

Ordered parts:
Fuel Sender unit - $80
Front and rear shocks - $80

Total with these parts - $1660

Proposed spending:
Window Tint - $200 (optional at this point)
Air conditioning repair - $300

When I got underneath the car to look at the fuel lines to order the fuel level sending unit, found that the leaf springs are shot and that the rear shocks are leaking fluid. It's always best to remember that a project car is always going to have things creep up that are not expected. Best to just handle them as they are found and just move on with life.
Fun part is picking the car up tomorrow evening and then hitting emissions. Should prove to be fun. This thing runs like a rabid rabbit, and handles like a dream.