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  1. newby

    Sold the GTS.

    Opportunity presented itself and I was faced with the decision to let the GTS go or not. I decided to move on to something else. It's a 1932 Hudson Essex 440 big block Dodge, 727 Trans. Chris Alston 4 link. Should be fun.:burnout:
  2. newby

    New Grin for wife's 69

    Changed out the grill in my wife's 69. Matter of preference nothing wrong with the one it came with, just like the brighter look better. While I was in there I removed, a poor attempt at blacking out the rad support. All day with oil and wax remover. Came up pretty good, ended up down to primer...
  3. newby

    Clifford or Offy

    Hey all, Bought the wife a 69 swinger. Car has 63000 original miles and is pretty good shape. Would like to see your thoughts on intakes and carb setups and why? Going to keep the six in it and want to upgrade cam, intake, headers to dual exhaust and carburetor. Thanks in advance for the advise.
  4. newby

    Custom Trunk kit

    Custom trunk kit I did up for a 65 Valiant.
  5. newby

    Wife's money pit

    69 Dart 225 6cyl, radio delete 65 500 original miles. Lets see where this goes.
  6. newby

    No Title

    Is it possible to import a car from the US into Canada without a title? Anybody have real experience with this and not just hearsay? All the motor vehicle act info and border info says title and bill of sale at the border 72 hrs in advance of crossing. If someone could clarify I would greatly...
  7. newby

    A little help from The Portland Area

    http://portland.craigslist.org/wsc/cto/4926553548.html Does anyone in the Portland area know this car? Thanks in advance for any info
  8. newby

    Speedo ?

    Speedo is doing some funny sh#%%^t. In drive goes to max speed in reverse 8-15 mph. Unhooked cable at tranny and hooked it up to a drill, speedo read 5-8 mph. Speedo gear in tranny screwed or is it the speedo itself. Thanks in advance for any help.:wack:
  9. newby

    Man Cave Sign

    Started mess'in around in the workshop. New sign for the Man Cave, got a little ways to go yet.
  10. newby

    Old School vs New School

    Hey guys and gals. Been kicking around the idea of new vs old in the seat department and came across these seats from a company called Performance World. Very reasonable price wise, not bad quality and all the adjustment you could want. (Very comfortable) Like most in the trades I have back...
  11. newby

    twist on Scat pack

    Had a blemish in the paint from day one but never went to the trouble of dealing with it.UNTIL NOW. Had a local guy do a twist on the scat pack bee. Maybe should put them into production.:blob:
  12. newby

    Idler arm?

    Was going through super front end kit for my 68 dart gts. Got to comparing idler arms and was wondering if anyone else has had this problem.
  13. newby

    pics of those redone front end parts

    Anybody have pics of there front end pieces redone? Just in the process of teardown and was thinking of repainting in something other than black. Some of the new tubular components come in a hammer grey/silver finish? Any thoughts? Satin black always works.:glasses7:
  14. newby

    OMG look at her trunk!

    Just finished trunk panels on the 'Dart'. Tool kit where the spare was and show and shine stuff under the package tray. Sure cleans it up. What do you guys and gals think? I'm thick skinned I can take it. I know you guys won't be shy.:silent:
  15. newby

    PRW,Don't do it!!!!

    Some of you may have followed my engine build a few summers ago. Just a piece of helpful advice .Stay away from the prw roller tip rockers and shaft set up for the small block 340. After 10 000 miles on a mild street motor they are f/,#$5*ed. Almost completly worn through the bronze bushings and...
  16. newby

    Measuring cone style sure grip?

    Hey guys, Bought a 489 with 355's and cone style sure grip at swap meet and was going to rebuild it before installing. Don't want any surprises. Is there any way of measuring the cone to see how worn it is. Rear diff appears to be all original and in remarkable shape as far as wear goes. Thanks...
  17. newby

    Me and momma's new kid

    All our kids are moved out and our last dog of 10 years past away 6 months ago. So we figured what the hell.
  18. newby

    68 dart manual steering

    Anyone have a schematic or a link to a drawing of steering column breakdown for 68 dart? I have an inch of travel in and out of the column. I know from previous threads there is a collapsable part in there, but I'ld like to know before hand if possible what I'm in for.Thanks in advance...
  19. newby

    How far East?

    I've lived in Victoria B.C. all 44 years of my life. I am considering a major move and would appreciate any info on real estate prices,state of the economy and job leads from the east coast. I am a journy man finish carpenter and have run my own company for the last 7yrs. Let me know where you...
  20. newby

    Spidey!

    Took off the car cover today to move stuff around and look what was underneath. Check out the size of this thing. Anyone know anything about spiders? Perhaps what kind, never seen one like this before.
  21. newby

    Cats!!!!

    Anyone got any great ideas on how to keep neighborhood cats off your cars other than buying a monsterously big cat killing dog?
  22. newby

    Summers officially over!

    It's a sad day when that last insurable day rolls around to mark the end of summer. Cleaned her off and tucked her in. Anyone else?
  23. newby

    What am I looking for?

    What would cause the steering column to move in and out about an inch? Not out of the steering box but just below the rag joint in that 2.5-3" collar. Is the a clip or stop somewhere? 1968 GTS no power steering. Thanks in advance.
  24. newby

    Country Dart

    Check out Kenney Chesney's video You and Tequilia. Anybody on here the proud owner of that dart? Do we have a celebrity in our mix?
  25. newby

    Early tribute to my Dad

    Couldn't wait to share these. I just finished putting these hood emblems together as a tribute and a way to say thanks to my Dad. He's bin a awesome engine builder as long as I can remember and now I finally have a car worthy of one of his creations. I know they are the wrong emblems for the...
  26. newby

    comp cams

    Anyone try the shaft mount roller rocker setup comp cams has for the small block? Yeah or neah? Part # 1622-16
  27. newby

    Best Engine parts company

    Picking up 340 Core today to start build. Just wondering general concensus on best company to deal with for small block parts. Thanks in advance.
  28. newby

    No Tags

    Is there any way to find out what options were without the fender tags? Only have vin. Done the vin decoder found out a little bit. Anyway to find out more?
  29. newby

    727?

    Any way too tell what type auto trans you have with it in the car? Car is a 68 GTS. Also probably going to be changing motor from late 71 to a 73 difference being steel to cast crank. Anything else to change besides converter? 71 badly spun bearing crank not salvagable. Found a nice standard 73...
  30. newby

    Guidance

    340 spun bearing took out the crank. Block cracked in 3 cylinders already has 1 sleeve in it. Need to start from scratch if I were to go the 360 route for a doner what years were best and what models were they in? :read2:
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