Follow my 1967 Dodge Dart Restoration
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I had to move the car to a different location. Here are some pictures of when I was pulling it out of the workshop:
Since the tires was in a really bad shape, I had to put new tires on it to tow it away.
I decided to keep the old rear rims that came with the car, and ordered new front rims that matches the rear ones. I had the rear rims wrapped with the 275-60r15 Mickey Thompson tires I bought a while back.
After the engine and transmission was in the car, my main focus was to get the engine running. I was really anxious to hear it fire up for the first time.
To do this, I had a few things to take car of first.
I bolted the exhaust headers on and had an exhaust system built out of 2.5" pipe, with an x-pipe and Magnaflow mufflers, with 2 big tips poking out just underneath the rear bumper.
In came the ceramic coated headers:
After the exhaust was built, I towed the car to the new location, were I continued working on getting the engine ready to be started.
I installed everything that the engine still needed. From the carburetor and ignition, to the alternator and radiator fan and everything in between:
Engine break in oil
Transmission fluid for the T56
Fuel pump
Radiator fan
I strapped a battery in and connected the wires to its terminals. Really anxiously made sure everything was in place and cranked the engine over. It took a few tries and some tuning and fiddling with the ignition timing. Then it fired up and man, i was so happy to hear her roar!!
Here is a video of the first time it ran. The carburetor was untuned (very very very very rich) at this time, as you can see from the smoke when it revs up.
[ame="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=slGKu7xzxwQ"]1967 Dodge Dart First Start - YouTube[/ame]
Finally my project car has reached another mile stone and now has a beating heart in it. Next will be getting it to move under its own power.
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.
I had to move the car to a different location. Here are some pictures of when I was pulling it out of the workshop:
Since the tires was in a really bad shape, I had to put new tires on it to tow it away.
I decided to keep the old rear rims that came with the car, and ordered new front rims that matches the rear ones. I had the rear rims wrapped with the 275-60r15 Mickey Thompson tires I bought a while back.
After the engine and transmission was in the car, my main focus was to get the engine running. I was really anxious to hear it fire up for the first time.
To do this, I had a few things to take car of first.
I bolted the exhaust headers on and had an exhaust system built out of 2.5" pipe, with an x-pipe and Magnaflow mufflers, with 2 big tips poking out just underneath the rear bumper.
In came the ceramic coated headers:
After the exhaust was built, I towed the car to the new location, were I continued working on getting the engine ready to be started.
I installed everything that the engine still needed. From the carburetor and ignition, to the alternator and radiator fan and everything in between:
Engine break in oil
Transmission fluid for the T56
Fuel pump
Radiator fan
I strapped a battery in and connected the wires to its terminals. Really anxiously made sure everything was in place and cranked the engine over. It took a few tries and some tuning and fiddling with the ignition timing. Then it fired up and man, i was so happy to hear her roar!!
Here is a video of the first time it ran. The carburetor was untuned (very very very very rich) at this time, as you can see from the smoke when it revs up.
[ame="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=slGKu7xzxwQ"]1967 Dodge Dart First Start - YouTube[/ame]
Finally my project car has reached another mile stone and now has a beating heart in it. Next will be getting it to move under its own power.
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