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After a bunch of shake down runs I wasn't happy with rpm vs mph ( 2900-3000 @ 50 mph ) , 3/70 gears in the 9" are great for hole launch & fun factor but overall drive ability/ fuel consumption/ constant higher rpm's on the BB not so good. Ordered a set of 3/25's and installed them now ready for...

Actually I was fortunate to have a friend machine me a spacer for the shaft out of brass ( just provided measurements for what i needed). If you pop over to restorations and find my page listed above you'll see a couple pics.

Part #Ah 451 from Northern radiator. It's what I used in my 1969 bb dart, worked well. Restorations : 69underconstruction440.

Awesome job Dave ! Just revisited your posts for the second or third time , forgot to leave msg . Fyi , switching my mech fan to Twister ( as you suggested ).... are you happy with the amount of air it moves ?

It usually works out that way I find. Lol

We took the Dart to its first cruise night . Not a big turn out but decent. On the way home the volt meter all of a sudden went from 14.5 volts down to 11 volts . Once we got home took a quick look , battery was down in charge /belts seemed to have right tension / no wires melted from heat or...

Finally ! Legal for the road ! Tomorrow I'm going to fabricate / install a return fuel line and different fuel regulator , during the shake down runs I can hear the fuel pump thinking about cavitating also the fuel pressure gauge bounces around time to time so I would imagine the fuel is getting...

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Well since I'm still waiting to get the Dart certified for the road.... went to local cruise night tonight and loan behold my buddy big Harold ( keep in mind he's crowding 7' tall and 63 )was there with his Gremlin. He's spent the last couple years redoing some different things on the car ie...

Too bad , excellent quality.

Just for reference ( you already have a plan), Stinger fiberglass out of Florida's hemi replica scoop. Steel hood and didn't have to change springs.

Sounds good , hopefully I can get everything done by Wednesday.

Got the Dart back today , round 2. I'm absolutely blown away how good of job Joe did ( wish I had of found him in the first round). Few small things to tidy up then certification for the road . The expensive part starts after that ..... putting fuel in it !

Machine man has a good point. I have a 440 in a 69 Dart and used an Eci kit which uses just a manual master cyclinder . The front are disc brakes and rear are 11 1/4" drum brakes which work fine . One thing I would change is the master cylinder to a Dakota style master that utilize a plastic...

Master restorer is a guy named Cory Harrison from Woodville ( with a partner just purchased Thompson & Hartle Autobody of Fenelon Falls). Hopefully he doesn't trash Thompson and Hartle's good reputation. ( I apprenticed there for 3 yrs out of high school).

Dealing with a huge set back right now with the paint on the Dart. To sum up what has transpired since I got the Dart back : spent a year and a bit trying to find the right person originally to do the final block sand / paint ( approximately 80-100 hrs of time to finish including spraying/...

I feel your pain brother , I'm in a similar boat with an 80 hr block / mask / paint job I pd premium $$ for ( didn't have faith in myself to pull it off with the quality I wanted ) and now I'm going to have to fix a bunch of issues / likely reshoot the whole car.

Hello ,if you go to member restoration and look for 69dart/under construction 440 you'll see a couple pictures of the tubes cut / moded/ rewelded to fit. Hopefully that helps you out . Basically I put my drive train onto the K member while it was out of the car to perform surgery to headers.

Just one so far .

When I reassembled the Dart I bought a new E brake handle due the old one being fairly rough. A couple weeks back I was setting up the e brakes and when I pulled on the handle it broke at the set pin . So I asked my son Nic to machine a new one out of aluminum. Turned out awesome. Top handle...

Seeing all the pictures you've posted i still think its totally repairable and would be as good or better than before imo . Worth saving without a doubt. Strip the car down to just the body/ Put it on a bench at reputable shop / pull it back to shape/ replace all the twisted & damaged steel with...

That's a shame but imo totally fixable, imagine the back story you'll have to tell. Some what similar to the " black ghost" only with a theft recovery/ restoration.

Thru Hotchkis strut rods in today without removing suspension .

Did some testing: took v belts off ran the engine up / down still feel the vibration( alternator pulley looks a little wonky so will check the run out on that next weekend),ran it down the road and vibration is there following engine rpm after I put v belts back on .. ran the engine up/ down in...

Actually I'll recheck tomorrow, I'm thinking no but want to be sure.

No visible weights on converter, externally motor balanced with Performance Products harmonic super damper balancer that was balanced with rotating assembly.

Looking for some info on flexplate vs torque converter combinations. Presently have a B&M 10237 flexplate married to a 3000 stall converter, 440 has cast crank ( rotating assembly has been balanced) as well as 727 has been rebuilt. Getting a vibration in reverse/ forward that follows rpm 1000-...

Thx , His seats look great .

Finally my rear seat was finished today , this is the second time ( different upholster)it was done. First time was a mess and this time I'm about 75% happy ( missing 440 logo I wanted in the center of the back seat ). After a year of waiting between the two upholster's just glad to get...

Hello , I've got a small leak that is gravitating to just below the speedo gear so pulled the speedo gear assy ( has brand new seals on it , inside & out) and put tiny slick of gasket sealer on oring then reassembled, thinking that might be it. Wondering if can be coming from somewhere else ...