Brazilian Dodge Dart 76 (similar to 69 usa)

[dartfastback]

Wondering about the availability of a used charger grill setup? would need all items . Signals,headlight pots, brackets etc. To fit on a 68 dart here in canada.See my project in this section. 1968 dart fastback. oh and a guess at cost would be nice. thanks. Love your home made jigs.

 

[71ChallengerSE]

Wondering about the availability of a used charger grill setup? would need all items . Signals,headlight pots, brackets etc. To fit on a 68 dart here in canada.See my project in this section. 1968 dart fastback. oh and a guess at cost would be nice. thanks. Love your home made jigs.

He needs 68 grill parts, maybe you two could work out a trade??

 

[dartfastback]

Thought the same thing after I posted it. I'd trade a whole car. How about it? Got a complete 1968 4dr Dart w/225 -6cyl auto.

 

[alex_borges_br]

Longgone
Hi, thanks for your messagem. Here in Brazil is very common riveted rear breaks. But a friend told me that in new cars, rear breaks are glued.

Joeboy
I hope to get front seats tomorrow from the upsolthery shop. 3 months long to rebuild them, seats have a lot of details and everything is home made. I paid about $390 dolars (brazilian money currency; 1.8 reais = 1 dolar; 700 reais). A bunch of money but the cheaper I found, and a friend recommended this upsolthery shop. I think every cent I spent in my seats made me happy, because they are really nice.

pettybludart
Hy, thnaks for your message. I'm building the car saving money in the right things. For example, I spent a lot of money in new break cilinders, engine parts. But I think that home made things are the fun way to rebuild a car. My wife does not but... I really do a lot of noise.. She is wright.. She does not like my noise and durst.

dartfastback
Hi, I will send you a private message. I think we could not trade the hole car.. my heart will break if I sell or trade my 2dr dart :-D

71ChallengerSE
Thnaks for yoour message.. I will try to trade parts with "dartfastback"

 

[dartfastback]

You misunderstood. Not car for car. My car for complete charger grill setup. Car being the 68 4dr. Couldn't part with my baby either. (the fastback)

 

[alex_borges_br]

hi fastback, I will try to find a charger grill for you.
I will post later a blueprint of charger grill and head lights

 

[alex_borges_br]

almost everything is new in rear axle.. gears are new.. some bearings; and all gaskets are new..

 

[nesse]

So you want your car to turn out like this?I have more pics of this car if you need them,mrmopartech

Yeah...how much $$$ ?
We here in sweden buy every nice cars we can get...realy nice ride !

 

[alex_borges_br]

Yeah...how much $$$ ?
We here in sweden buy every nice cars we can get...realy nice ride !

Hi, thanks for you message. "brazilian dodge chargers" are expensive unfortunately. Good cars are costing more than 30,000 dollars.. cheaper ones are about 20,000.

Comparing to my dodge dart, they are tooo much expensive. a dodge dart costs half of a charger (about 10,000)

 

[alex_borges_br]

the last piece of floor pan I've built.

It will fit the center of the trunk. I have to weld a piece of sheet metal to hol center nut that holds spare wheel.

Now I hope to weld everything.. I wish I have a mig welder

 

[dartfastback]

Does your Dart not have a recess for the spare? Seems flat for trunk. (unless your not finished forming it)

 

[alex_borges_br]

Does your Dart not have a recess for the spare? Seems flat for trunk. (unless your not finished forming it)

Yes it does. But old owner cutted a piece of bottom metal recess.

So, I just need a flat piece about 50cm x 25cm (20" x 10")

I will try to take some photos today

 

[buzian]

Alex,

I'm from Brazil, near Porto Alegre, and only today I saw your brave ádventurous spirit" in restoring your dart, and congratulation is a small word to say for your job, at least !!!
As everybody saida here, keep up with the good work, and clean stuff you've made, my friend !!
Now I bought a 79 Dart, very similar to yours, but mine is a 2-door model, it belonged almost its life to my wife's family, was sold to a museum near here (Ulbra) in 1998, and now I managed to buy it back, only waiting for the judge final settlement to take the car...
You may see some pics of our babe in my profile,ok ?
If you may need something from here just shout, and we'll be pleased to help, huh ???
A big hug from the South of the Border !!!

Mario Buzian - Ivoti/RS

 

[alex_borges_br]

Hi, Buzian.. Nice car!!!
It is amazing..

If you may need something from here just shout too!

 

[Neto]

A gente gostou muito lei tudo sobre seu carro, e o jeito que voce tem para reproduzir as pecas estragadas. Eu usei um jeito semilante no meu carro, Plymouth de 1946 nos anos 80. (Tem um carro Brasilero igual o meu no museu em Forteleza.) Depois disso eu me mudei para Brasil, e ainda nao tem completado meu carro. Ele fica 1.500 k de casa - na garagem do meu pai. Estou planejando buscar logo. No ano passado comprei um Dart 75 para meu filho, e estamos trabalhando nele no momento.

Espero que dar para entender meu jeito de escrever Portugues - nois moravamos no Brasil para 18 anos, mais moravamos com indios em Amazonas, e nao aprendi falar muito bem portugues.

Neto

 

[alex_borges_br]

Hi Neto, almost perfect portuegues text... Just one error.. "lei" = law (or spanish read past tense). In portuguese is "li" or "a gente leu tudo sobre seu carro" = "we had read everything about your car".

Well, nice to meet you, hope some photos about your car.

 

[Neto]

Alexandre,
I guess what I meant to say was "A gente gostou muito ler tudo sobre seu carro...."

Literal: "I enjoyed very much to read all about your car", or, in better English: "I very much enjoyed reading about your car". Or is that also incorrect? (The portuguese, I mean?)

If you mean the 46 Plymouth, I only have old pictures of my car, from back when I started it in 1980. We have pictures of my son's 75 Dart, but I will have to figure out how to post pictures on here, I never have done it. My son is not a member on this forum, he hangs out on the slant-six forum.

Oh, and some of the other guys on here rave about wanting to import Mopars from Brazil to the US - the Brazilian vehicle I'd most like to import is the Rural.

 

[alex_borges_br]

Hi neto, You have wrote perfect.. verbs in portugues are quiet dificult to say it the right way because they have different forms for each person.. but I love portuguese as a poetic language.. and english as a efficient language. (sorry, I wrote fast and did not spell check)

by the way, Rural is easy to buy in Brazil. Not so cheap (cars are expensive here).. You may use any ford engine in a rural. Since 4 cilinders to a 302 v8. But a friend use a Rural with a 318 dodge engine.. it is a monsters! really cool.

here is a classical rural picture:

 

[alex_borges_br]

a friend gave me a new toy.. my eyes are shinning.. I hope to restore it soon

as I told before, brazilian dodges used plymouth cluster.

thanks to Daniel Pavan.. I really love my "new" old cluster

 

[dartfastback]

Good score! looks like a tach in the middle? Most here in CA come with a delete plate. Tach or vacuum power gauge are rare options.

 

[alex_borges_br]

Yes, it is a tach... very rare here in Brazil.

allmost all are a delete plate or a clock (in newer models)

Good score! looks like a tach in the middle? Most here in CA come with a delete plate. Tach or vacuum power gauge are rare options.

 

[alex_borges_br]

now, a bit organized

 

[Longgone]

now, a bit organized

It`s not the size of your room but how you use it. Nice work from such a small space. :thumbup:

 

[alex_borges_br]

hi guys, finnaly this weekend I did something good .. some progress

I cleaned my engined.. and I took my cluth to a remanufactoring shopping..

I have to clean a bit more my engine.. but I happy with the first result.

I will put new rear main seal, front gaskets, new water gallery seal (don't know the name of those piece of brass metal)

the blue engine is mine.. the gold engine is from a friend. He have to work a bit more than me in engine.. His engine have problem in oil pump, chains and some more pieces..

today my english is much much much worse than it uses to be.. I think I'm tired today.. sorry guys

 

[mauro d-100]

well done dude! Brazilian´s muscles rules man!
I now how does it cost (no talking about money) to you to do this restauration cause in both countries, brazil and argentina there aren´t a lot of pieces or new parts for our cars!

congrats my friend!