Decade Dart - father son '70 Dart 340 4 speed project
Thanks, guys! I'm glad there's people out there enjoying this, so let's get to the next installment.
Our vision for this project from the start was to do basically a bone stock restoration, with a few planned exceptions. 1) This Dart would roll on radial tires. Dad and I previously put a set of reproduction bias-ply redlines on our Road Runner; they look great, but man they are downright scary to drive on! Not making that mistake again. 2) Electrical power would be provided by a sealed, maintenance free battery. No more sulfuric acid topping off, inferior reliability, etc. Ditto the Road Runner learning experience. 3) The interior, originally blue, would be changed to black, because a) we prefer the look, and b) our parts car had a very nice and complete black interior.
With this vision and only a 340 short block to begin with, we spent months hunting down the correct intake, carb, and a pair of X-heads for the build. The motor was built with just a few small performance tricks on the inside, but a basic factory stock appearance on the outside.
Thanks, guys! I'm glad there's people out there enjoying this, so let's get to the next installment.
Our vision for this project from the start was to do basically a bone stock restoration, with a few planned exceptions. 1) This Dart would roll on radial tires. Dad and I previously put a set of reproduction bias-ply redlines on our Road Runner; they look great, but man they are downright scary to drive on! Not making that mistake again. 2) Electrical power would be provided by a sealed, maintenance free battery. No more sulfuric acid topping off, inferior reliability, etc. Ditto the Road Runner learning experience. 3) The interior, originally blue, would be changed to black, because a) we prefer the look, and b) our parts car had a very nice and complete black interior.
With this vision and only a 340 short block to begin with, we spent months hunting down the correct intake, carb, and a pair of X-heads for the build. The motor was built with just a few small performance tricks on the inside, but a basic factory stock appearance on the outside.