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Hi everybody!
I am a Swedish oldtimer and so even my car.
I have a Dart 1964 270 with a slant six 225 and manual gearbox.
I provided my Dart with a powersteering and difflock. Since we have vinter in our country it's needed. Anyhow, most of the time now-march the Dart spent inside a tent, but if my winter-Citroen failes the Dart can help me out when necessary. A Dart is always ready for take off. :wave:
Bert J.
 
Welcome. I have a 65 Dart 273 that I am almost ready to start driving after ~3 years and bought a 64 Valiant slant six a few months ago. Most people go the other way - installing manual steering so that headers will work with a V-8. Thus, you can get power steering parts easy and cheap. I have extras in my shed.

If you haven't switched to electronic ignition yet, that is easy and a big bang for a small buck and will improve mileage and make starting easier. Many suggest the GM HEI, as I did. SlantSixDan has a post with photos on installing the 4-pin type. I used the 8-pin type in my Valiant. Also, check out www.slantsix.org.
 
Welcome from the great state of Texas, we need pictures.
 
Hi Bert and welcome to FABO.
Wherefrom in Sweden are you?
Got any pics to share with us?
 
Welcome to FABO Bet Johansson!

You will enjoy this site - There are lots of great people and information

Like to see some pictures of your car - We love pictures!

Enjoy the site!

Ma Snart

My 67 Cuda for your viewing pleasure - more pictures in my gallery
 

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BillGrissom said:
Welcome. I have a 65 Dart 273 that I am almost ready to start driving after ~3 years and bought a 64 Valiant slant six a few months ago. Most people go the other way - installing manual steering so that headers will work with a V-8. Thus, you can get power steering parts easy and cheap. I have extras in my shed.

If you haven't switched to electronic ignition yet, that is easy and a big bang for a small buck and will improve mileage and make starting easier. Many suggest the GM HEI, as I did. SlantSixDan has a post with photos on installing the 4-pin type. I used the 8-pin type in my Valiant. Also, check out www.slantsix.org.
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Hi Bill!
I have a freind owing a carworkshop and he will provide my Dart with a electronic ignition system this spring. One of the problems is the fact that he broke his leg for the second time. Instead of a real doctor feb.2011 he was treated by an bicycle repairman, so he must visit the hospital once again. And he turns 74 this year. Well, he and me have put some new stuff into the engine and gearbox and put some new bearings and sealings in the rear. I took the Dart for a tour in southern Sweden and had my camping trailer hooked on. More than 1000 miles. The Dart went well intill a hose connected to the cooler ( bottom ) said god bye. This happend just before I arrived at my home. One of the problem was to get proper hoses for The Dart. Most hoses are measured in m.m. A possibility was to buy a very expensiv host made of silicon. Cost 85 $ a piece. I was lucky though, I found a perfect hose in swap market 15 miles from my home. Paid 7 $. Another problem was that the exhaust manifold cracked because the overheated engine. No chance to find a manifold in Sweden. The car is to old they said to me. **** 'em. Well the Rock auto helped me out. No problem. Cost me 550 $ inkl. custom fee. If one of the Swedish dealers had helped me out they asked fore another 200 $. They want to be rich, but not on my expense, thank you! This summer I would like to drive my Dart to a swapmeet at an old airfield not far from Stockholm, the capitol of Sweden. It's the biggest swapmeet of the year in Sweden for oldtimers like us, and our cars. :coffee2:
Keep rolling.
Bert.
 
Welcome!! Sounds like a nic car, I like those old Darts, post up some pics! There is a member here from Sweden restoring a 1965 Dart Charger, username 65dartcharger, name is Ulf and he is from Travjslo. He is very knowledgable on these and can help you find parts!
 
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swedefish said:
Hi Bert and welcome to FABO.
Wherefrom in Sweden are you?
Got any pics to share with us?
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If live close to a small town in southeast corner of Sweden callad Ronneby. It was a Danish town untill 1658. Then we beet the **** out of the danish army and kept the territory. But I am born in Uppsala, it's a universitytown since 1477 and the seat of Arch bishop in Sweden and have the biggest churh in northern Europe. Start buildingyear 1250. The city itself are so old that no one realy know how old. It was one of the main seats for The Vikings more than 1000 year a go. Why move? Answer, the vinter is shorter in Ronneby, and houses and food is cheaper. It cost me twice the money to live in Uppsala.
By the way I bought the Dart 6 years a go and I paid 1850 $. Expensiv? Maybe. But there aren't many of them left. Maybe half a dozen in trafic in Sweden. I am talking about 270 fourdoor. The Dart GT coupe and convertible are more common because many cars was imported from USA when the price were lower in US.
Anyhow untill this day have I spent around 6000 $. Far too much for my wallet. But,but, The insurance and roadtax is very cheap, about 15 $ monthly. But the gas cost 9 $ gallon. It sucks. There will be no burn outs.
So long!
Bert. :viking:
 
Welcome to the greatest car site in the world. :cheers:
 
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