1968 Dodge Dart GT Sleeping Beauty?

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I has an issue with the front arm rest screws. I finally went to 1/4 14 x 4” pan head screws. I needed the extra length to attach the new pads and plastic chrome bases. They are about 2” longer than the replacements I got from Van’s. There were no problems with the window movement.

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I had earlier replaced the dash pad vents. The prior owner must have had an upset kid when his toy car went down the vent. I found it!
Unfortunately I had to break it to remove it.

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Speed Burners (friction drive toy).
They were made in 1977. The Dart was off the road and last registered in 1987. The toy may have been stuck there for up to 47 years. At a minimum of at least 37 years. I hate that I damaged it.
 
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I have pulled so many artifacts out of a 67 Dart Convert. The most unique was a clear plastic drinking cup with the name and logo of a liquor store in TX. It was IN the cavity where the rear window roles up and down into and could only get in there with the side plastic armrest cover removed. The coolest is body putty with the fingerprint of the person who pressed it into the OEM location.

The cup!
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finger print!
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I am going to look at bypassing the Ammeter wire in the bulkhead connector and the fuseable link. Ammeter got way too hot.
 
Amp meter didn't get hot, the shitty undersized corroded bulkhead connections did.

Generally caused from a run down battery and the alternator pumping full steam to recharge it. Bin Der.. Dun Dat. You need a new bulkhead connector block even if you bypass the amp meter...
 
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I do like a cold galvanizing spray. It is not expensive and coats well. It really does not require a lot of prep work.
Two cans did almost all of the bottom.
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I never thought about cold galvanizing the underbody, but I like the way it looks on your car. Doing some research, there's several products on the market - Rustoleum, CRC, ZRC, etc. Which product did you use?
 
Rustoleum. I am pretty sure. I covered some of the areas with a light gray paint. The rear dog legs in the trunk area.
 
My Fuel Tank sending unit journey.

  1. Thu, Dec 12
    2:00pm
    Delivered, In/At Mailbox
    MOSELEY, VA 23120
  2. Thu, Dec 12
    9:24am
    Out for Delivery, Expected Delivery by 9:00pm
    MOSELEY, VA 23120
  3. Thu, Dec 12
    9:13am
    Arrived at Post Office
    MIDLOTHIAN, VA 23112
  4. Thu, Dec 12
    9:13am
    Estimated delivery date updated to Thu, Dec 12 9:00pm

  5. Wed, Dec 11
    12:00am
    In Transit to Next Facility, Arriving Late

  6. Tue, Dec 10
    8:44am
    Arrived at USPS Regional Destination Facility
    RICHMOND VA DISTRIBUTION CENTER, 23150
  7. Fri, Dec 6
    12:00am
    In Transit to Next Facility, Arriving Late

  8. Thu, Dec 5
    12:00am
    In Transit to Next Facility, Arriving Late

  9. Wed, Dec 4
    12:00am
    In Transit to Next Facility, Arriving Late

  10. Tue, Dec 3
    12:00am
    In Transit to Next Facility, Arriving Late

  11. Mon, Dec 2
    5:05pm
    Departed USPS Facility
    RICHMOND, VA 23225
  12. Mon, Dec 2
    4:37pm
    Arrived at USPS Facility
    RICHMOND, VA 23225
  13. Mon, Dec 2
    4:16pm
    Departed USPS Facility
    MIDLOTHIAN, VA 23112
  14. Mon, Dec 2
    3:49pm
    Arrived at USPS Facility
    MIDLOTHIAN, VA 23112
  15. Mon, Dec 2
    2:52pm
    Departed USPS Regional Facility
    RICHMOND VA DISTRIBUTION CENTER, 23150
  16. Mon, Dec 2
    7:57am
    PROCESSED THROUGH USPS FACILITY
    RICHMOND VA DISTRIBUTION CENTER, 23150
  17. Sun, Dec 1
    7:44pm
    PROCESSED THROUGH USPS FACILITY
    RICHMOND VA DISTRIBUTION CENTER, 23150
  18. Sun, Dec 1
    12:57pm
    Arrived at USPS Regional Facility
    RICHMOND VA DISTRIBUTION CENTER, 23150
  19. Sun, Dec 1
    10:06am
    In Transit, Arriving On Time

  20. Sun, Dec 1
    9:25am
    Departed USPS Regional Facility
    WASHINGTON DC DISTRIBUTION CENTER, 20799
  21. Sun, Dec 1
    5:25am
    Arrived at USPS Regional Facility
    WASHINGTON DC DISTRIBUTION CENTER, 20799
  22. Sun, Dec 1
    1:43am
    In Transit, Arriving On Time

  23. Sat, Nov 30
    11:12pm
    Departed USPS Regional Facility
    GREENSBORO NC PACKAGE SORTING CENTER, 27409
  24. Sat, Nov 30
    10:55pm
    Arrived at USPS Regional Facility
    GREENSBORO NC PACKAGE SORTING CENTER, 27409
  25. Sat, Nov 30
    6:09pm
    In Transit, Arriving On Time

  26. Sat, Nov 30
    1:27pm
    In Transit, Arriving On Time

  27. Sat, Nov 30
    8:45am
    Departed USPS Regional Facility
    CHAMPAIGN IL DISTRIBUTION CENTER, 61821
  28. Fri, Nov 29
    7:30pm
    Arrived at USPS Regional Origin Facility
    CHAMPAIGN IL DISTRIBUTION CENTER, 61821
  29. Fri, Nov 29
    6:15pm
    Accepted at USPS Origin Facility
    LA SALLE, IL 61301
  30. Fri, Nov 29
    6:15pm
    Estimated delivery date updated to Mon, Dec 2

  31. Wed, Nov 27
    10:45pm
    Shipping Label Created, USPS Awaiting Item
    LA SALLE, IL 61301
  32. Wed, Nov 27
    11:50pm
    Tracking number provided
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Honed. Standard Bore.
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This was the cylinder that had rusted due to the heads not being properly torqued during a test of the motor. There is a slight shadow visible where there was the issue. Machine shop did a full inspection. He went ahead and lapped the valves and installed new guides and all the bearings. We should be good to go.
 
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First assembly fauxpas. Parking light housings needs to be installed prior to the grille.
Hopefully easy to rectify without complete disassembly. I was going to install but I needed the light gaskets.
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Look pretty sweet from here. Now the fun starts. Putting it back together without killing it somewhere.
 
I was rolling until today. Chad’s shop was slow and then today, he had 10 vehicles dropped off. He texted me later and said 4 were done and he should have 3 more out of the way tomorrow. I know he is itchy to get the Dart running so maybe we will get back on track by the weekend. We have a window of no rain until next Tuesday. The fact he is a Mopar guy definitely helps.
 
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I got these on order. 2 1/2”​

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The shop is telling me about $750 for a set of duals. Less with me providing the mufflers.
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Motor and Transmission are back together. Lokar kick down kit ordered. I got a last minute text - Can you bring it now? An hour later it was delivered. Since I wasn’t expecting to send it to Chad’s, I had disassembled the Ammeter bulkhead inside and out and he will have to put it back together with a new fuseable link.
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The Eagle has landed!

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Other than me ordering the wrong Master Cylinder and not ordering some things I over looked, it has gone fairly smooth. I will pick it up tomorrow and bring it back when the rest of the items show up.
 
Final pieces going on. We have the brake bias on order. Radiator hoses, 10 AWG and a few other items. I have a small Autometer Tach and two gauges that should be here by this weekend. I didn’t realize the radiator from the original motor was fed differently than the 318. It is hard to sort everything out until you actually start to put it together. That’s when you see the problem. I have it back in my garage and I have three or four days to fool with it.

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Nobody was available on Christmas Eve to get it back in the garage on the lift. Ended up that I really don’t need any help from two of my boy’s. My wife was my spotter and operated the winch. Now she can say she’s done more than one thing with this build.

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i had that bottom hose issue with my valiant. i simply fitted an early water pump and hose. the timing marks are obscured by the pump outlet but the early timing tab is held in place by the 2 lower pump bolts and my damper had both early and late tdc marks to suit either setup so that was that sorted.
neil.
 
hcallaway said:
Final pieces going on. We have the brake bias on order. Radiator hoses, 10 AWG and a few other items. I have a small Autometer Tach and two gauges that should be here by this weekend. I didn’t realize the radiator from the original motor was fed differently than the 318. It is hard to sort everything out when you actually start to put it together. That’s when you see the problem. I have it back in my garage and I have three or four days to fool with it.

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Nobody was available on Christmas Eve to get it back in the garage on the lift. Ended up. I really don’t need any help. My wife was my spotter and operated the winch now she can say she’s done more than one thing with this build.
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How are u referring to different radiators ? Different year water pumps to radiators yes what did u switch that u didn’t realize would change things. also timing covers for different years can reflects what water pumps are used.
 
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