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Heres my list.
Wifes duster: replace leaf spring bushing, and fix front right turn signal and wipers that quit.

76/70 dart. Pull 340 and 4 speed out and swap in a 360/ 727, rebuild the diff and let my kid race it in the spring. Probably give her the car.

65 dart: pull the teen and port the heads and intake, redo the brakes, relocate the rear shocks, replumb the fuel gauge, and reroute the brake lines.

03 dually: torque the injector tubes, install a fass fuel system, install a pyro gauge, remove the silencer ring in the turbo, and idler pulley replacement.

Yup, I bit off more than I can chew.
 
Sounds like you need the "Hagerty Wrenchmen" to show up at your garage.
 
Waiting to bring my '69 Dart home from 'paint prison'. It's been there since December 3rd of last year and still no projected 'parole' date.
 
A car that been in lockup for almost a year is a crime. Never heard of a paint job taking that long, unless they stole it from you. Haha
 
finish the sheet metal work on the interior (Rampage)
upper / lower ball joints, upper arm control bushings in the Flat bed.
check the cam tensioners on the Harley

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Go through the 318,clean and paint. Go through transmission and rear end so they are ready to go in barracuda. Prep/repaint engine bay and window bed so i can quit moving windshield around.
 
If all goes well work on my 64 & make it a rat rod pro street or something?

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Was going to pull and freshen the 318 and repaint the Shelby, but the basement started to leak rain water. Took the drywall and insulation out. Waiting for the next soaking rain to see where it's coming in. It will lead to a total remodeling of the basement.

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Workin more on RobKat. Gettin the brakes finished up after the front five lug conversion. Then will move to the rear and rebuild the brakes there. After that, I will do the cut on the firewall and bolt the engine in to see how everything fits.
 
Well, the list of things I want to get done and the list of things that will probably get done are two very different things :D.

- New headlight and bumper plus fender repairs for a worn out 2003 Mercedes SUV

- Pull motor from our '99 Subaru Outback and replace the head gaskets that blew last year

and then the fun stuff... (muahaha)
My 1968 Barracuda:
- Swap out the tired old 904 in my '68 Notchback for an A833 OD... decent gas mileage and highway manners here we come
- Finally put on the front discs that I've been meaning to install
- Fix the all lighting/electrical issues
- Make it run worth a damn in anything other than sunny, 60+ degree weather :D

My dad's 1968 MG MGB:
Basically put the whole damn thing back together. Back in 2014 a clutch replacement went wrong, and well, quite frankly it got demoted on the priority list when I got my Barracuda.
- New head gasket, reassemble top end of motor
- replace the replacement clutch we destroyed when we did it the first time
- put the tranny and the engine back together, and put that back into the car
- reassemble the engine compartment
- do whatever needs to be done to a car that hasn't been driven in four years
- curse. A lot.
 
Chained_360 said:
Well, the list of things I want to get done and the list of things that will probably get done are two very different things :D.

- New headlight and bumper plus fender repairs for a worn out 2003 Mercedes SUV

- Pull motor from our '99 Subaru Outback and replace the head gaskets that blew last year

and then the fun stuff... (muahaha)
My 1968 Barracuda:
- Swap out the tired old 904 in my '68 Notchback for an A833 OD... decent gas mileage and highway manners here we come
- Finally put on the front discs that I've been meaning to install
- Fix the all lighting/electrical issues
- Make it run worth a damn in anything other than sunny, 60+ degree weather :D

My dad's 1968 MG MGB:
Basically put the whole damn thing back together. Back in 2014 a clutch replacement went wrong, and well, quite frankly it got demoted on the priority list when I got my Barracuda.
- New head gasket, reassemble top end of motor
- replace the replacement clutch we destroyed when we did it the first time
- put the tranny and the engine back together, and put that back into the car
- reassemble the engine compartment
- do whatever needs to be done to a car that hasn't been driven in four years
- curse. A lot.
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Drop in a 318 and a 8.8 rear end.Plus rebuild front end and disc brake conversion.

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Chained_360 said:
Well, the list of things I want to get done and the list of things that will probably get done are two very different things :D.

- New headlight and bumper plus fender repairs for a worn out 2003 Mercedes SUV

- Pull motor from our '99 Subaru Outback and replace the head gaskets that blew last year

and then the fun stuff... (muahaha)
My 1968 Barracuda:
- Swap out the tired old 904 in my '68 Notchback for an A833 OD... decent gas mileage and highway manners here we come
- Finally put on the front discs that I've been meaning to install
- Fix the all lighting/electrical issues
- Make it run worth a damn in anything other than sunny, 60+ degree weather :D

My dad's 1968 MG MGB:
Basically put the whole damn thing back together. Back in 2014 a clutch replacement went wrong, and well, quite frankly it got demoted on the priority list when I got my Barracuda.
- New head gasket, reassemble top end of motor
- replace the replacement clutch we destroyed when we did it the first time
- put the tranny and the engine back together, and put that back into the car
- reassemble the engine compartment
- do whatever needs to be done to a car that hasn't been driven in four years
- curse. A lot.
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Back in the early ‘80’s I road raced an SCCA E Production MGB. We had a long 4x4,two guys on each end, and we would lift the motor out that way. (I didn’t have a hoist at the time.). Talk about “racing on a budget!”
 
Sorry Breakstuff, I digress. I plan to finish painting the interior of my ‘66 and finish getting the seats redone and the interior completed...over and done with.
 
Well, my plans for the winter:
73 Challenger, Check out rear axle. possibly chipped a ring gear on the last outing or a wheel bearing is going.
The big project-I picked up a 64 more door Dart /6pb auto. Convert this into a bracket car.
I've already pulled the 6 and stripped the interior. the plan: install the iron headed 340/6pac that was in the chally with a slight cam upgrade, 904 pb if I can find one.
8 3/4 rear axle, move the springs in, Frame connectors, Cal tracs, Mini Tub.
rebuild front suspension & covert to disc brakes.
install fuel cell/system.

Trailer- I had been shopping for an enclosed but it looks like I'll be staying the the open for now so a paint job and new tires are in order.

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On my Duster, I need to rebuild the A-500 I picked up a while ago so I can replace the leaky A-998 transmission. As part of the OD/LU control, I need to clean up the under hood wiring and install a fuse/relay box.
I have almost everything I need to put my 8 3/4 rear together but the 8 1/4 is still running strong so I'm putting that to the bottom of the list.
I will replace the gauges with aftermarket ones since I'm sick of using the speedometer app on my phone and the gauges screwed to the bottom of the dash where I can barely see them.
I will definitely finish my A/C installation because I really want to spend some time cruising the car next summer and I have become quite a pansy with regards to my creature comforts. I'm even considering power windows and cruise control.
Other than that, I'd like to recover the front seats, replace the carpet and clean up a few interior things that bug me. There are tons of other little things, like the better rear bumper I found could be put on, and the mint tail light trims. I have all these parts I have bought and not found time to install. Seems like I can handle big projects but the little stuff never gets done.

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Since I moved to S Tx last Nov I have been working on my Duster outside shade tree style. I need to put up car shed with 2 sides enclosed. Bodywork and priming outside is not the best route, Ha..
Finish paint on the Duster, smooth out a few door dings and repaint bottom part of 79Volare. Maybe pull its slant and drop in teener and change over to 4 speed. Maybe....
 
ocdart said:
Waiting to bring my '69 Dart home from 'paint prison'. It's been there since December 3rd of last year and still no projected 'parole' date.
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I would start to bug whoever has that car. What stage is it in?
 
Drive it and do some more driving. Waiting for summer to work on it. Too hot to drive in summer. Maybe put AC in it this winter hopefully.
 
get the 7 barracudas bodywork done amidst school demands and paint it when the humidity gets better. Might be able to drive it next summer sometime.
 
doogievlg said:
I would start to bug whoever has that car. What stage is it in?
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Oh, believe me I've been bugging him! I told him a week ago that I don't want to have to be buried in the car in order to enjoy it.
It's almost ready for some color. But he won't even commit to having it finished by the end of the year.
When I took it in December 3, 2016, he told me it could possibly take as long as 3 months to finish...and here we are almost 9 months after that.
 
Pull the cluster out of my Dart and at a minimum replace the fuel and temp gauges and the voltage limiter. Might end up replacing the entire wire harness under the dash. Also might replace the engine wire harness. Going to install a new water pump also. Tired of the leaking. I am also hoping to get to work on my 72 Challenger project that I have barely even started.
 
Something for sure.... just haven't decided what yet. Whatever it is, it won't be costing much :D​
 
Big bolt pattern front end swap, collecting pieces for a 4 speed swap. Already have 8 3/4 rear under it and have a 340 ready to go.

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