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    74 power steering box vs 72

    Hi, anyone know if a PS box from a 74 Dart Sport will fit in a 72 Dart? At first they look different and also I think the pitman arm is different, but will the PS box itself will fit? Thanks
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    2 simple questions ...

    Hi, just wanted to check before I try anything. First I want to change the intake, to do that I need to lower the coolant level, right? Is there a way to know how I much removed coolant is enough to remove the intake without creating a mess? Second, I want to change the engine mount...
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    Dumb question ... most probably

    Hi, on the picture you can see an interference with the pivot for the secondary. On the part there is an ear ... Was wondering if that ear is suposed to be use for something, I can't see any use for it !!! I can break that ear or buy a carb spacer... Holley 1850 carb on a Holley Street...
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    Headliner

    Hi, I have a 4 doors Dart 1972, wich use 4 bows for the headliner. Anyone knows if the 73-76 are the same as 72, because the shop from wich I could by one says the supplier only do 67-69 and 73-76 for the 4 doors cars. 73-76 I am pretty sure it is the same body and windows. Only the # of...
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    Weiand Dual Plane Intake

    Hi, are Weiand intake good product. I came across an ad for a use dual plane Weiand intake for 100$. Is it worth it? Rigth now I have on a shelf a single plane Holley Street Dominator intake, and from what I know now it is really not the best thing for my 318 or my rebuilt 360 (one day it...
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    basic rebuild ... possible?

    Hi, I have a 360 that I was planning a complete rebuild, but now family plans have change and I won't be able to afford it for now. So I was wondering if I could do like a basic basic rebuild of the 360. I was thinking maybe I can change the pistons rings, new sets of gaskets, new water...
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    360 rebuild, some questions/infos

    Hi, so I have my old 1978 360 on the stand in the garage now, and don't exactly know what to do with it !!! I removed the head, and check some things ... as well as a novice can do. Now I wonder if I should give it to a rebuilder and spend the 2500$ or more it will cost me for a warm over...
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    Engine rebuild info/questions

    Hi, so I have my old 1978 360 on the stand in the garage now, and don't exactly know what to do with it !!! :tard: I removed the head, and check some things ... as well as a novice can do. Now I wonder if I should give it to a rebuilder and spend the 2500$ or more it will cost me for a...
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    dumb question!!

    Hi, I have a question about an engine stand. I got a 360 out of a car, and now I want to bolt the plate for the engine stand on it ... but I could not figure out wich hole to use. There is the holes for the transmission of course, but I can only bolt 2 of them, looks like that stand plate is...
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    Removing engine with trans...

    Last weekend I have tried to remove the 360/727 combo of the 78 Magnum that I bougth. Everything that I could think of is disconnect, in fact the whole combo went foward about maybe 1.5" to 2" ... but I was never able to get it out more then that. It looks like that trans won't come out of is...
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    Found a donor for a 360 :))

    Hi, I haven't post for a while, did not had time to work on my Dart ... too busy around the house ... But I finally found a donor for a 360 !! :headbang: I am really happy about that. It is a Dodge Magnum XE 1978 ... with a body in very bad shape, paid 350$. Will remove drive train, and...
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    Need to improve my knowledge...

    Hi, ok I am very close to buy a 360 for about 350$. The engine is stock and running, with all gaskets replaced. The only thing is that the guy told me that one of the lifter was unloading, and that at startup the engine "clack" for a couple of minutes then it is ok. So, I would appreciate...
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    Max pipe diameter for a 318?

    Hi, does anyone knows what is the maximum diameter of exhaust pipe that can be attach to the stock manifold of a 1972 318? (just in case the muffler shop guy want to take the easy way with a small pipe!!!) I would like to run the whole system in 2.25 or 2.5"... Thanks
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    Demon exhaust on a 4 doors Dart?

    Hi, I happen to have found a guy who is selling complete exhaust (2.25" with Dynomax muffler) out of a Demon with a 340. 300$ for the whole thing (apporx. 10 000km on the exhaust), is it worthed? I was wondering if it would fit on my Dart with a 318? From my Service Manual the Demon as a...
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    Fire problem ... maybe

    Hi, so it's a stock '72 318 2bbl :sad2: ... I got it out lastly, start well, idle smoothly, rev well (up to 2500 rpm) when cold... Going for a little ride, to test somethings, about 5 minutes, then the idle was a bite rougher, a little bite of black and blue smoke when revved (2500-3000 rpm)...
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    Progress finally ... (pics)

    Hi, been a while since I posted something...I guess time is something hard to manage!!! So this winter I have worked a lot on the interior of the car and tought I would share with you the result: so the before, when I bought the car. and now:
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    Need help...a little hint on how to

    Taking a chance by posting in this section of the forum too. Someone must know how... How to remove that...
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    Vent duct

    Hi, any of you have made custom vent duct...mine are scrap, went to the hardware store but did not find anything usefull... Thanks for your help...
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    Glove Box Door Lock

    Hi, can anyone tell me how I can remove the knob (the chrome thing) so that I can remove the plastic piece and repaint the door... Thanks
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    What to do with the carb ??

    Hi, I have two questions. First, I have two ThermoQuad carb one 9243s and one 9108s. The 9108s is supposed to de around 750cfm and is primary have a diameter of 1.5" . The 9243s has smaller primary, 1.37" in diameter. Does anyone knows what would be the cfm of the 9243s? Secondly, I have...
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    Very low compression ... 60 psi

    HI, today I have check the compression on my 318...warm engine, around 60 psi on all cylinders (except #1 and #5, did not check)...a couple of days ago I have checked but with a cold engine and got around 90 psi on those I checked (#1,2,4,6,8 had to stop)... SO what do you think? the engine...
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    rear end brakes

    Hi, still jungling with alot of idea...and while looking at the part ads fond a 8-3/4" that at most would cost me 200$cnd. The guy wasn't sure if it was an a-body rear-end, but it's a 8-3/4 with open 3.23 gears. So I was wondering, what would be the best for an a body with BBP. Find a b-body...
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    Rad and fan replacing

    The small radiator of the Dart is almost scrap, and i am running a none-clutch fan without a shroud. So since I will have to replace the, I was wondering if something else would fit there (radiator width/clutch fan/shroud). Is there a model of car that had a rad close to the big A-body rad (26"...
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    For a 360 project

    Hi, this weekend an idea came back to me, after having talk with MrMopartech. Building a 360 for my 72 Dart. So here the thing, I have call a guy that has a 360, sitting in a dry garage for 3 years. The engine is out of a 74 (Monaco not sure), was running good and claim he has 60000 miles...
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    340 J head on a 318?

    Hi, I found a pair of 340 J head for 150$, they probably need new seals...but they are not supposed to have burn valves. Would they be worth it (are they too expensive also)? Is it too much for a stock 318 (will probably be sligthly modified one day, but not within the next 1 or 2 years)...
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    Master cylinder?

    Hi, here is a picture of the Master cylinder on my 72 Dart (originaly disk brake , 4 pistons calipers)...seems a bite harder to find parts, like cover gasket for this model. I often see master cylinder, with a big and a small reservoir, and with a more rectangular shape. What years are...
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    8-1/4" rear end questions?

    I have read a couple of time that the 8-1/4" would be good for about 400hp... and I alway wonder what is the weak point of that rear-end? Is it the axles? The gears? Both? I'm just curious...that's what I have in my Dart now, and I am still very very very far away from the 400hp (72 318 2...
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    Oil filter position?

    Is that the good position for the oil filter if I want to install, not too expensive, headers (headman, hookers)...
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    Some progress...

    I had a good info on a guy to repair some holes on my car...so here is the result ... and it was not expensive. Next step more power !!! The paint does not match, but at least no more holes...anyway one day I will need the car to be paint. Rigth now, I would go for another...
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    In wich Mopar this radio goes?

    Hi, maybe someone will be able to answer that question. From wich mopar does this radio come from? There is a number stamp on it: 15C 42542B06 Thanks
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