'74 air cleaner - before and after

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Larsen74Dart

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Found a '74 air cleaner (courtesy of tonysrt) for my newly acquired Dart with a 318. Had it blasted and powder coated.
Thanks, Tony.

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I never noticed how much different orange paint could make, until today. Sweet!
 
Who did the blasting and powder coating? What cost (estimate)?
 
340sport said:
Who did the blasting and powder coating? What cost (estimate)?
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Wheelock's, here in traverse city. $40. They forgot to remove the gasket in the lid, so it got baked in. I was able to use a screwdriver and pull it out, but otherwise turned out pretty good.
 
jos51700 said:
I never noticed how much different orange paint could make, until today. Sweet!
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Yeah, I almost did it black to match original, but I have an affinity for orange and have seen a couple like it, so opted for the color to make it stand out a bit. Bought a "318" sticker for the lid, but does not fit well anywhere. May trim it to fit.
 
Larsen74Dart said:
Wheelock's, here in traverse city. $40. They forgot to remove the gasket in the lid, so it got baked in. I was able to use a screwdriver and pull it out, but otherwise turned out pretty good.
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Looks great. What are your plans for the gasket replacement?
 
Hood insulation (unless this is a trailer queen) serves and important purpose: to capture all the dirt that makes its way into your engine compartment and then evenly distribute it onto your engine and onto everything else under your hood over time, until it is ripped off and shoved in a trash can. This usually happens after slamming the hood over your meticulously cleaned engine compartment the night before a show and then opening the hood again (looking for the rag you left in there) to discover everything coated with a thin layer of dirt...
 
str12-340 said:
Hood insulation (unless this is a trailer queen) serves and important purpose: to capture all the dirt that makes its way into your engine compartment and then evenly distribute it onto your engine and onto everything else under your hood over time, until it is ripped off and shoved in a trash can. This usually happens after slamming the hood over your meticulously cleaned engine compartment the night before a show and then opening the hood again (looking for the rag you left in there) to discover everything coated with a thin layer of dirt...
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I think I got it...:rofl:Thanks!
 
I bought a 71 Cuda in 84, with no engine, and a Company advertised an NOS 440 block with pistons and rods for $250. Place was 3 miles from my home. I bought a 440 forged crank, had every thing balanced and ran it. The point I'm trying to make is I started to list all the parts and prices for my info. The buying became so rampant that I just gave up trying to keep a record. So I've added a Gen 2 Hemi, Tremic 5 speed, new interior, be cool radiator, another 6 pack 440 and the list goes on. Probably have $75,000 invested and still not done.
 
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I bought a 71 Cuda in 84, with no engine, and a Company advertised an NOS 440 block with pistons and rods for $250. Place was 3 miles from my home. I bought a 440 forged crank, had every thing balanced and ran it. The point I'm trying to make is I started to list all the parts and prices for my info. The buying became so rampant that I just gave up trying to keep a record. So I've added a Gen 2 Hemi, Tremic 5 speed, new interior, be cool radiator, another 6 pack 440 and the list goes on. Probably have $75,000 invested and still not done.
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Holy crap. I always wondered how/why some guys could put that much $$ into a car, then sell it for far less than they had into it. I mean, other than just for the satisfaction of bringing something back to life.
I figure I will end up putting more into mine than I had anticipated (but not $75K), and I'll either end up really liking it and keeping it, or selling it for a bit less than I end up putting into it. It's growing on me...
 
Larsen74Dart said:
Holy crap. I always wondered how/why some guys could put that much $$ into a car, then sell it for far less than they had into it. I mean, other than just for the satisfaction of bringing something back to life.
I figure I will end up putting more into mine than I had anticipated (but not $75K), and I'll either end up really liking it and keeping it, or selling it for a bit less than I end up putting into it. It's growing on me...
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At $75K, it's still worth far more than you have into it.
 
You have to remember it was over a 40 year period. The car was the cheapest part at $2000. The hemi is 22 years old. I had torque boxes welded in and with the Hemi a lot of the B parts didn't work with the hemi, Hemi K frame because no mounts available to put hemi on a B K frame. The cost of 2 440 engines almost from scratch. And the best is when you open up the hood and see a Gen 2 Hemi sitting in there. I went for a Shaker hood and assembly, so you see it is pretty close to what I estimate I spent. And nothing for a hemi is cheap, B positive battery cable didn't work, over $200 for proper cable. I put 2 4bbl manifold and 2 carbs on it, original from Mopar was single 4 bbl.. Engine was a 472 crate motor from Mopar in 2002. I put Fi Tech F.I., now have Edelbrock pro flow on it. 40 years ago I could have bought a done car for $5000 to 8000. When I was looking back then most of the Mopars, Cuda's or challengers were real rust buckets and no repro parts available. I bought a real rusty 72 Challenger just for the rally dash and junked it after I took what I wanted, another $150 for the cost of that car.
 
tonysrt said:
You have to remember it was over a 40 year period. The car was the cheapest part at $2000. The hemi is 22 years old. I had torque boxes welded in and with the Hemi a lot of the B parts didn't work with the hemi, Hemi K frame because no mounts available to put hemi on a B K frame. The cost of 2 440 engines almost from scratch. And the best is when you open up the hood and see a Gen 2 Hemi sitting in there. I went for a Shaker hood and assembly, so you see it is pretty close to what I estimate I spent. And nothing for a hemi is cheap, B positive battery cable didn't work, over $200 for proper cable. I put 2 4bbl manifold and 2 carbs on it, original from Mopar was single 4 bbl.. Engine was a 472 crate motor from Mopar in 2002. I put Fi Tech F.I., now have Edelbrock pro flow on it. 40 years ago I could have bought a done car for $5000 to 8000. When I was looking back then most of the Mopars, Cuda's or challengers were real rust buckets and no repro parts available. I bought a real rusty 72 Challenger just for the rally dash and junked it after I took what I wanted, another $150 for the cost of that car.
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D A A A A A N G! That's a lot of work...and time. "Back when I was a kid...", (high school) Parents bought me a '63 Impala with chrome side pipes for $1800. I used to love doing the work on that. Mostly minor work, but didn't have a garage to work in, let alone any tools, but I managed to fix/replace a few things. Gave me a bit of pride just knowing I could do what I did.
 
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