Hello from Albuquerque!
Just bought my first Mopar yesterday. Had been wanting a Valiant/Dart ever since watching "The Duel" years ago when I was young. First non Honda/Acura car I've ever owned. Picked it up for 1200.00, the wife still thinks I'm nuts but I couldn't be happier.
Had lurked this site and the slant six website for quite a while trying to research the car before I purchased it. It's a 1970 Dodge Dart Custom, 225 slant six 3 speed column shift. Haven't the faintest idea how to identify the trans, maybe someone could shed some light on that? Just cleaned it up a small bit today and repaired damaged dash wiring. The previous owner put an aftermarket headunit in the factory location :banghead: so at the moment I'm gonna have to just live with it. Runs great, idles well, the only safety issue is a very stiff brake pedal. Going to start with a new master and then work my way back throughout all the brake components and make sure its safe before I drive much or consider any other upgrades. It was pretty filthy inside, and the headliner is thrashed so I tore it out. And the tires are missmatched and full of seperation/cupping and wear. But all in all I thought I did alright. These are after the first cleaning.
Here's some pics!
Just bought my first Mopar yesterday. Had been wanting a Valiant/Dart ever since watching "The Duel" years ago when I was young. First non Honda/Acura car I've ever owned. Picked it up for 1200.00, the wife still thinks I'm nuts but I couldn't be happier.
Had lurked this site and the slant six website for quite a while trying to research the car before I purchased it. It's a 1970 Dodge Dart Custom, 225 slant six 3 speed column shift. Haven't the faintest idea how to identify the trans, maybe someone could shed some light on that? Just cleaned it up a small bit today and repaired damaged dash wiring. The previous owner put an aftermarket headunit in the factory location :banghead: so at the moment I'm gonna have to just live with it. Runs great, idles well, the only safety issue is a very stiff brake pedal. Going to start with a new master and then work my way back throughout all the brake components and make sure its safe before I drive much or consider any other upgrades. It was pretty filthy inside, and the headliner is thrashed so I tore it out. And the tires are missmatched and full of seperation/cupping and wear. But all in all I thought I did alright. These are after the first cleaning.
Here's some pics!