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Dart@TheHook

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Hello All,

My name is Kevin and I'm new to the forum, as well as the world of Mopar, so please be gentle.
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I just received a '65 Dodge Dart 225 from a friend and I'm planning on fixing it up to presentable condition. He had a lot of the difficult stuff done already. The front brakes have been converted to disc and the engine has been completely rebuilt. It mostly needs interior, exterior, and upholstery work done, as well as a little cleanup on the body. Best part is, the car can sit for a few days and it'll start right up!

This is my first vintage Mopar, but I have worked on older cars before. Mostly German cars, like Porches and Volkswagens. Thanks for the resource and I hope to find tons of useful information!

PS - I've included pictures. Her name is Dixie.

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Wow, that engine looks nice! Somebody must've re-shot that engine compartment while the S/6 was out, right?
 
Thanks for the welcome everyone.

@GTXperience - I live in Santa Cruz, about 2 hours south of San Francisco.

@clifftt - Yeah, the hubcaps were pretty bad. My uncle (an old Mopar guy himself) had the caps off his old '67 Dart, so he sent me those about a week ago. Needless to say it made the car look 100% better.

I plan on starting with exterior paint before I begin interior work. Any suggestions you guys can pass along? Maybe a way to decode the built sheet so I can track down the original color? I think (hope) the engine compartment was sprayed with the original color when the /6 was out for rebuild.

I also want to drop the front end down a bit. Is it really as easy as releasing tension on the torsion bars and adjusting the camber?
 
My two cents Dart: I wish I had better coordinated painting my interior with the exterior. The outside of my car was painted 2 1/2 yrs ago, soon I'll be prepping and painting the inside pieces, would have been easier to do it all at the same time! Think ahead!
 
>>>"I also want to drop the front end down a bit. Is it really as easy as releasing tension on the torsion bars and adjusting the camber?"

Yeah, just jack it up so the front wheels are off the ground, and get underneath (JACKSTANDS, PLEASE!!!) and locate the hex-heads that will be evident inside the lower control arms. Your lug wrench, I believe, will fit these two bolt heads. Give them about 6 turns each, counter-clockwise (remembering how many turns,) and let the car back down and check out the new, lower, ride height.

I imagine the front end will need a new alignment after you've changed the "altitude."

The nice thing about this is, if you don't like it, you can keep adjusting it 'til you get a "look" (attitude) that you DO like! Just one of the perks of owning a "vintage" MOpar...:cheers:


Best of luck...
 
Welcome ,nice Dart .
Love the Santa Cruz area !
Spent a lot of my summer weekends there when I was young .
 
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