1970 Dart 340
Back in the late '70s and early '80s I owned a 1972 Dodge Dart which I drag raced and drove on the street.
Well, I got the itch to get back into racing:burnout: Our new house is only 3 miles from the Speedworld racetrack and I can faintly hear them running the cars from our house every weekend. That was just too much for me to bare, so I decided to get back into drag racing.
A couple weeks ago I bought a 1970 Dodge Dart off of E-bay. The car was located in New Jersey, a mere 2500 miles from home:eek: I decided this was the right car for me mainly because I really needed to get out of the house on my own for a couple weeks and this was just the excuse I needed;)
The car is going to be stripped and repainted. It will get new quarter panels, at least one rocker, one floorpan, new door hinges, fiberglass hood, bumpers, and most likely trunk lid as well.
The new color will most likely be orange, but it just may end up being red, like my old one. Plans for it include at least 500HP and an automatic transmission. I'm not sure if I'll be running a BB or SB yet. I plan on ditching the torsion bar front suspension for an AlterKation K member with coilovers.
The rear end in the car right now is a trussed Mopar 8 3/4", with a three link suspension and coilovers.
Back in the late '70s and early '80s I owned a 1972 Dodge Dart which I drag raced and drove on the street.
Well, I got the itch to get back into racing:burnout: Our new house is only 3 miles from the Speedworld racetrack and I can faintly hear them running the cars from our house every weekend. That was just too much for me to bare, so I decided to get back into drag racing.
A couple weeks ago I bought a 1970 Dodge Dart off of E-bay. The car was located in New Jersey, a mere 2500 miles from home:eek: I decided this was the right car for me mainly because I really needed to get out of the house on my own for a couple weeks and this was just the excuse I needed;)
The car is going to be stripped and repainted. It will get new quarter panels, at least one rocker, one floorpan, new door hinges, fiberglass hood, bumpers, and most likely trunk lid as well.
The new color will most likely be orange, but it just may end up being red, like my old one. Plans for it include at least 500HP and an automatic transmission. I'm not sure if I'll be running a BB or SB yet. I plan on ditching the torsion bar front suspension for an AlterKation K member with coilovers.
The rear end in the car right now is a trussed Mopar 8 3/4", with a three link suspension and coilovers.