Flatlander
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Looking good sofar.
Wow looks great! Love the red/white combo. What kind of comp. ratio are you shooting for?
Here's another shot for you. Jayson
dart vert is looking great,,,
this hard top with the radir wheels looks killer,,,ive tried to get them to make me a custon rear set,, no dice,,,may have to bite the bullet and have a set widened,,,
Thanks for the complement. I need 8 flat top .040 over pistons in good shape.
Got a Christmas present from a stranger who is now a friend. I think I posted somewhere the other day that my engine builder, Jim found some rust pits in the cyl bores of my block that can't be honed. I was looking at the prospect of having to buy .040 pistons since the block was already .030 over. MORE $$$$$, $300 minimum for a set from P.A.W. Anyway, while I was looking for some inexpensive pistons which is pretty much a pipe dream Jim called a fella in Portland, OR who he knows. Apparently this guys has an in with all the pick n pull yards in the area. Anyway Jim calls me this morning to let me know he has a 273 sitting on the floor in his shop and it's standard bore. Apparently the guy from Portland found a motor and drove it up here (6 hour round trip) and dropped it off this AM. Top it all off the guy wouldn't take any money for it, pretty much a Merry Christmas. So as soon as I get his address I'll be sending him and his wife a gift certificate for dinner at one of the local places in Portland. Many people ask me why I like the early A bodies and this is another example of why I like the A body communityand the Mopar hobby as a whole.
cant beat that deal,,,,did you run out and buy a lotto ticket ?? i wouldnt throw out the other 273,,,good crank,and rods to sweeten up a 318...
Hi guys , I am new at this forum stuff so first I wanted to comment on DART4FORTE'S 64 resto, MAN WHAT A GREAT JOB YOU DID ON THAT CAR, IT'S AN ART TO GETTING THINGS DONE RIGHT THE FIRST TIME AND LIKE GOOD ART IT SURE IS BEAUTIFUL TO LOOK AT!!!
but not to the A bodies, I just finished AND HAD TO SELL my 69 cuda restoration, it went from a stock 318 purchased for a GQ photoshoot) . After the shoot i had an idea to add a reverse spin supercharger tucked away by the radiator and a custom built airbox (sleeper style) using a beefed up original air cleaner lid, to a 360, .60 over aluminum racing heads, roller rockers, 518 manual shift overdrive and a dual fuel (propane+ pump gas) 200 mile an hour autobahn cruiser.
now I just acquired a 64 dart convertible with a slant six and a 904 pushbutton tranny, yesterday while driving the trans locked up temporarily when it shifted to second gear it almost felt like the trans went from first to reverse then back to first???
Does anyone have any idea what could have caused this problem? Prior to this new situation the car shifted fine? I bought a used 904 with a recent rebuilt from a 73 duster and when i got it home and the car on stands I realized that the shifting mechanism will not work, Any help resolving this would be greatly appreciated
Hi dart4forte, Yes the dart gt is a manual top I am looking for a replacement rear window, the one in it is plastic, do you know if they had an option for a glass window and an electric top? I would send a picture but i dont have a url with images only on my desktop
looks great! i hope to see you at spring fling. i dont know which way you are going down. but we will be shooting down 5 friday. im not sure what time we are leaving though.