My Dart Swinger Project!

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Congrats Kevin! I bet your cam/lifters will be fine. It sounds good, and towards the end there....it looked like the temp had settled down and was fine. Hopefully, the trans leak will be something simple. I over filled one once upon a time, and it was puking out the vent behind the converter. Looking forward to the "Me and the dogs go for a ride" episode! :D

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JDMopar said:
Congrats Kevin! I bet your cam/lifters will be fine. It sounds good, and towards the end there....it looked like the temp had settled down and was fine. Hopefully, the trans leak will be something simple. I over filled one once upon a time, and it was puking out the vent behind the converter. Looking forward to the "Me and the dogs go for a ride" episode! :D

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Looks like the trans leak is coming from 2 places one around the pan. I didn't rtv it big mistake apparently. It's gonna come off and be rtv. The other one looks like a coolent line. I was looking at it while it was cooling down and laid my hand against the exhaust and stopped looking hahaha. Burnt the crap out of my fingers. Good think I wasn't filming i would have had to edit out some F bombs lol
 
So.....I'm betting you aren't out in the snow beating on the Dart? :eek: If not, I don't blame you! Been a chilly and snowy weekend here, and y'all get about the same weather we do.
 
JDMopar said:
So.....I'm betting you aren't out in the snow beating on the Dart? :eek: If not, I don't blame you! Been a chilly and snowy weekend here, and y'all get about the same weather we do.
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I been working all weekend so no. I did work on the wiring a little bit yesterday after the work in the snow lol. Hopefully this week while I'm off I can get the trans leak worked out and take it down the road a little ways
 
Been working a stupid amount of over time here lately plus the weather sucked in February so I haven't gotten anything done till today. I finally got the new starter on. Man the high torque mini starter really turns it over fast! It's crazy how much difference there is. Got it started and just listened to it run most of the day lol. I measured for my driveshaft its gonna have to be shortened exactly 2 inches. I might try to do that tomorrow just so I can scoot it down the road one time. I still haven't figured out the stupid kickdown I have the correct linkage now and still can't get it right. I can't seem to find the hole in the side of the transmission that the kickdown bolts to and it just don't fit right. I may end up doing the cable that I didn't want to do.
 
dartfreak75 said:
Been working a stupid amount of over time here lately plus the weather sucked in February so I haven't gotten anything done till today. I finally got the new starter on. Man the high torque mini starter really turns it over fast! It's crazy how much difference there is. Got it started and just listened to it run most of the day lol. I measured for my driveshaft its gonna have to be shortened exactly 2 inches. I might try to do that tomorrow just so I can scoot it down the road one time. I still haven't figured out the stupid kickdown I have the correct linkage now and still can't get it right. I can't seem to find the hole in the side of the transmission that the kickdown bolts to and it just don't fit right. I may end up doing the cable that I didn't want to do.
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Just make sure to have that 100% sorted out before you take it for a drive...
You'll be rebuilding the transmission in extremely short order if it's not working correctly...
 
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dartfreak75 said:
Been working a stupid amount of over time here lately plus the weather sucked in February so I haven't gotten anything done till today. I finally got the new starter on. Man the high torque mini starter really turns it over fast! It's crazy how much difference there is. Got it started and just listened to it run most of the day lol. I measured for my driveshaft its gonna have to be shortened exactly 2 inches. I might try to do that tomorrow just so I can scoot it down the road one time. I still haven't figured out the stupid kickdown I have the correct linkage now and still can't get it right. I can't seem to find the hole in the side of the transmission that the kickdown bolts to and it just don't fit right. I may end up doing the cable that I didn't want to do.
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318/727 in a '76 Truck but the 904s in the Darts lay out about the same:

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I’m looking forward to you getting that linkage sorted out Kevin. As soon as you get the driveshaft shortened and she starts moving....... I want to see a pic of you cruising down the road with the dogs hanging out the windows!!! I have enjoyed your build.
 
mopardude62 said:
I’m looking forward to you getting that linkage sorted out Kevin. As soon as you get the driveshaft shortened and she starts moving....... I want to see a pic of you cruising down the road with the dogs hanging out the windows!!! I have enjoyed your build.
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Thanks man I appreciate that. Its been a long journey and I still have a long way to go but its been fun! Its crazy to me going back to page one on this thread and seeing how far its came. Im really glad I documented this adventure lol
 
It better tire fry with those 107 piston and that cam regardless of gear ratio. If it doesn’t it’s the tune. You’ll get it rolling right in short order.
 
67/6barracuda said:
It better tire fry with those 107 piston and that cam regardless of gear ratio. If it doesn’t it’s the tune. You’ll get it rolling right in short order.
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I think its gonna be a ripper tbh. This thing revs like nothing iv ever driven. I can just tap the throttle and it jumps to 3k like nothing. Im trying to keep my expectations modest so im not disappointed. But I think it's gonna run very strong
 
Got some stuff done today. I didn't get my driveshaft shortened but I got my oil gauge and water gauge mounted and hooked up. Got my tach hooked up and mounted worked on lining the fenders and hood up a little better. And mostly just let it run while I listened to it purr. Im having some issues with the temperature but im thinking it the sending unit. I broke the sending unit that came with the gauge off putting it in, it snaped right off. I had to easy out it. So I just used the factory style sending unit and my gauge is reading higher than I feel it should. I was letting it run idle and it was showing like 220, but with my hand held thermometer I was get like 190 at the water neck. So I was thinking the thermostat wasn't opening. The top rad hose was cold and the rad didn't seem that hot either. I let it cool and opened the cap on the radiator and put the mechanical gauge sensor in the water and started it back up I let it run for probably 25 mins or so the water temp on the mechanical gauge was 180 (water in the radiator) and the gauge in the car was at 220 so either im having a flow problem or the sending unit isn't compatible with that gauge. Im gonna let it cool completely down and see what it says if it starts at like 120 when completely cool ill know that's the problem

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You may need to let the coolant purge more air that maybe trapped. Did you run it with the cap off for a while? let it get hot enough just before it decides to spew out.
 
Halifax takes and drills an 1/8" hole in his thermostat that lets the air out of the lower block and heads. Says he does that to all of his thermostats so they don't airlock to start with.
 
67/6barracuda said:
You may need to let the coolant purge more air that maybe trapped. Did you run it with the cap off for a while? let it get hot enough just before it decides to spew out.
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Yea I have done that a few times it doesn't seem to me like im getting a good flow for instance there was one time today I was letting it warm up and I was waiting for the tstat to open the gauge inside got up to 210 and the water in the radiator was cold like literally I could dip my finger in it and it was room temperature cold. The top radiator hose was cold. And the water didn't seem to be churning at all. After I shut it down the temp of the water (in the radiator) went up I guess that was water coming from the block floating up. It just seems like the thermostat never opened. The next couple times it did the same but eventually it did the rad hose and the water in the radiator got hot but the interior gauge was reading 220 before then. The mechanical temp gauge in the radiator never got above 180. But the water in the block could have been alot hotter it its not circulating.
 
George Jets said:
Halifax takes and drills an 1/8" hole in his thermostat that lets the air out of the lower block and heads. Says he does that to all of his thermostats so they don't airlock to start with.
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Hmm I may have to try that. I hate to break the seal on that thermostat housing tho. That was one of the few things that didn't leak haha
 
Sounds like trapped air to me. Your water pump is not pushing a hella lot at idle. We need yeah to go blast that thing down the road get some rpms up. While it’s warming up to temp. Then shut her down let cool and check coolant level.
 
67/6barracuda said:
Sounds like trapped air to me. Your water pump is not pushing a hella lot at idle. We need yeah to go blast that thing down the road get some rpms up. While it’s warming up to temp. Then shut her down let cool and check coolant level.
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Thanks hopefully next week I can get the driveshaft done. Im almost considering paying someone and having it done. I hate doing that. But im working 72-84 hours a week now I just don't have the time lol.
 
I know you like to do your own work, but you will be dollars and time ahead having a shop do it. It’s not expensive plus it will be balanced. Have a drive line shop do it. Not a run of the mill welder. I think I paid just over a hundred bucks.
 
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