I have not had a build thread so I thought I would start one to help me remember what I was doing.
Car started life like this:
1975 4 Door Special Order
318 w/ 2 barrel
904 Auto
8.25 Rear w/ 2.45:1 open
Power Brakes
A/C
Am Radio
White with Black interior.
Here is what it is now:
1975 318 block that was zero decked. Bored +.030 with KB107's
1985 360 heads that were shaved .010 to clean them up.
Eddy A/G with Eddy 1405
Hooker 1-5/8 Comp headers
8.25 Rear w/3.55:1 SG
I purchased my Dart from a man in Kennewick, Washington.
Story was his Grandparents had bought the car from the City of Kennewick in 1979. His Grandma refused to drive it because it was to big and powerful. It sat mostly undriven and was handed down to the Fathers family. Once again, his wife did not drive it much due to the size and V-8 and cost of gas. It was given to the brother of the man I got it from when he hit high school and he drove it some but still not much with gas prices what they were. When it finally got to the man I bought it from, it had 87,542 miles on it and he drove it until it hit 89,000 and decided to tear it down and do something with the anemic 318 smog era motor. After he did the work, he was married with a child on the way and got a 4 banger for his commuter. The Dart sat for 3 years with little use until I bought it for $2000 in May 2015. Started right up and I drove it home the 90 +/- miles without issue.
I have been tinkering with it and buying parts but have not put any real time into it other than to drive it around and fix the little things.
Below are some pics and I will post more as I go.
The tire well of the truck is the only rust on it and I have just ordered the replacement pan from Summit. Should be here Monday.
I have an AFR gauge that I installed but currently I can not get it working when the car is running. Works fine with brake cleaner test on the bench but not with engine on. Flashes very sporadic information. My theory is because I have the Tach grounded to same point and they share the same hole in the fire wall.
Car started life like this:
1975 4 Door Special Order
318 w/ 2 barrel
904 Auto
8.25 Rear w/ 2.45:1 open
Power Brakes
A/C
Am Radio
White with Black interior.
Here is what it is now:
1975 318 block that was zero decked. Bored +.030 with KB107's
1985 360 heads that were shaved .010 to clean them up.
Eddy A/G with Eddy 1405
Hooker 1-5/8 Comp headers
8.25 Rear w/3.55:1 SG
I purchased my Dart from a man in Kennewick, Washington.
Story was his Grandparents had bought the car from the City of Kennewick in 1979. His Grandma refused to drive it because it was to big and powerful. It sat mostly undriven and was handed down to the Fathers family. Once again, his wife did not drive it much due to the size and V-8 and cost of gas. It was given to the brother of the man I got it from when he hit high school and he drove it some but still not much with gas prices what they were. When it finally got to the man I bought it from, it had 87,542 miles on it and he drove it until it hit 89,000 and decided to tear it down and do something with the anemic 318 smog era motor. After he did the work, he was married with a child on the way and got a 4 banger for his commuter. The Dart sat for 3 years with little use until I bought it for $2000 in May 2015. Started right up and I drove it home the 90 +/- miles without issue.
I have been tinkering with it and buying parts but have not put any real time into it other than to drive it around and fix the little things.
Below are some pics and I will post more as I go.
The tire well of the truck is the only rust on it and I have just ordered the replacement pan from Summit. Should be here Monday.
I have an AFR gauge that I installed but currently I can not get it working when the car is running. Works fine with brake cleaner test on the bench but not with engine on. Flashes very sporadic information. My theory is because I have the Tach grounded to same point and they share the same hole in the fire wall.
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