Doug's '68 Dart

Douglas Acebal said
Here is my 3-4 year project. As of yesterday, she's stripped down w/exception to front and rear glass. Need to build a storage rack this week before I pull the windshield/back window.

Current long term plan:
Altercation front suspension
Street lynx rear suspension (w/inboard relocated front hangars)
8 3/4 489, 3:91?
Manual transmission conversion
Small block stroker motor
Wilwood brakes
Fronts 275/35/18, Rears 305/40/18 (duplicating Bill Reilly's '69 setup)

Current undertakings before plastic media blast/body work/paint:
USCarTool frame connectors, torque boxes, inner fender braces, mini-tub, firewall patching.

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Douglas, one thing I'll mention to you about your build . Great advice given to me by a member on here so I'm paying it forward. Assemble everything before you put it on the car. Front and rear suspension, Mock up the rad and fan position. Check the wheel for interference in the front bottom section of the front fenders. If you are going to use the reverse light in the dash, modify the wiring harness before you put it back in the car. Tape up the rear window opening before putting the regulator back in. Test the guages with a battery before re-installing and replace all the dash bulbs with LED's. Im sure you may know all this but I thought I'd mention it anyway. This info saved me much grief when I did my car . Maybe others will chime in as well. You can never get enough info!!