66 Dart Owners thread

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LO23M8B said:
I love it.
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Simce everyone else is posting theirs lol. heres mine

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Here is the latest pic of my 66 Dart from September 2024, I owned this Dart for 25 years now. Assembled the 416 short block in 2006, sent the heads out in 2009 for cnc porting and haven't broke the seal on the engine since. Darts best time so far is 10.63 in October of this year, in a small 3 day Drag and Drive event. Drove a little over 160 miles with 4.30 rear gear, took off the street tires and bolted on the slicks. Bolted the street tires back on drove another 160+ miles to an 1/8 mile track and ran 6.75, 6.74, 6.82, 6.74. I think that's not bad for a pump gas 4spd stick shift street car.

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19DART66 said:
Here is the latest pic of my 66 Dart from September 2024, I owned this Dart for 25 years now. Assembled the 416 short block in 2006, sent the heads out in 2009 for cnc porting and haven't broke the seal on the engine since. Darts best time so far is 10.63 in October of this year, in a small 3 day Drag and Drive event. Drove a little over 160 miles with 4.30 rear gear, took off the street tires and bolted on the slicks. Bolted the street tires back on drove another 160+ miles to an 1/8 mile track and ran 6.75, 6.74, 6.82, 6.74. I think that's not bad for a pump gas 4spd stick shift street car.

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That's a great photo a nd a fun story. A 160 mile cruise with 4.30's will definitely clean your spark plugs.
 
@19DART66 good to see you here, we’ve spoken a few times at Carlisle I’m building a similar 66 although with Gen 3 Hemi power
 
Can anyone with a 2 door get me a measurement from the door jam to the bumper, I just bought a quarter panel and need to see how I’m getting it home.

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Hey Bogie, Just measured my 2dr. post and came up with 86 1/4 inches from door jam to were the tail light bolts on which is the longest part of the quarter on my 66. Hope this helps.
 
@19DART66 very much so . It won’t fit in the jeep have to bring the trailer. It’s up your way on the west side of Schenectady
 
19DART66 said:
Hey Bogie, Just measured my 2dr. post and came up with 86 1/4 inches from door jam to were the tail light bolts on which is the longest part of the quarter on my 66. Hope this helps.
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Good lookin' out! I meant to pull a measurement last night and totally forgot.
 
I have a ’66 Dart 170 base 2-door sedan on the back burner. It’s a rust-free NM car, 225, A903 on the tree, and the only options it has are an AM radio and carpeting.
It currently sits on a set of 15” Wheel Vintique steelies with fairly low-pro tires, and the original poverty caps.
I specifically wanted a ’66 A-body (any style Dart or Valiant besides a 4-door; 2-door posties and wagons being my favorite) because it’s the last year of the earlies, and the first year of the “modern” U-joint drive train.
I have a set of disks from a ’72 Scamp, but I’m on the fence about installing them, because I’ve never had an issue getting these old drum brakes to stop just fine on a Slant car.
My plan is to install a 1981 225 w/ all the Super-Six goodies, and back it with an A833OD to make it a fun little car capable of great MPG.
Pics forthcoming.
 
kevin charles said:
I have a ’66 Dart 170 base 2-door sedan on the back burner. It’s a rust-free NM car, 225, A903 on the tree, and the only options it has are an AM radio and carpeting.
It currently sits on a set of 15” Wheel Vintique steelies with fairly low-pro tires, and the original poverty caps.
I specifically wanted a ’66 A-body (any style Dart or Valiant besides a 4-door; 2-door posties and wagons being my favorite) because it’s the last year of the earlies, and the first year of the “modern” U-joint drive train.
I have a set of disks from a ’72 Scamp, but I’m on the fence about installing them, because I’ve never had an issue getting these old drum brakes to stop just fine on a Slant car.
My plan is to install a 1981 225 w/ all the Super-Six goodies, and back it with an A833OD to make it a fun little car capable of great MPG.
Pics forthcoming.
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Pics coming. Please do. It sounds like a fun one. I love post cars.
 
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