Very nice car. Good to see some 4 doors
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Very nice car. Good to see some 4 doors
Very nice dart... What kind of small block?
doogievlg
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It's a 360 .30 over with Eddie heads and all the other typical bolt ons. It's a fun street car but it will be getting a stroker kit the next time it comes out.
Cool. Sounds like a nice motor
I purchased this A56 4 speed new in 1969. Bought the car back from the 7th owner, BB-Dave, in Sept of 2013.
I spent a year getting this #'s matching notch road worthy. Still a work in progress, but it will still go down a drag strip!
Full story is posted in the Welcome thread. One gone but came back home.
My avatar photo was taken in July 1969. The posted photo was taken Aug, 2014
Pa karp:burnout:
I spent a year getting this #'s matching notch road worthy. Still a work in progress, but it will still go down a drag strip!
Full story is posted in the Welcome thread. One gone but came back home.
My avatar photo was taken in July 1969. The posted photo was taken Aug, 2014
Pa karp:burnout:
Just read the story, very cool
Bought this Harley, all in pieces for $600 from a friend of mine! Spent about $500 buying parts and putting it together!.......
Friend calls back and wants to trade the bike back for this blue belvedere!!....
Also offers a 69 charger parts car for $400 with a 440 drivetrain in it, and I pay a buddy $400 to paint it! Total investment about $2200!!....
Drive it to work one day and trade it for a 67 GTX that was parked with a spun bearing!! Star date 1996!!
The car today!! New rims and tires, another $400 paint job in 98, rebuilt the motor, and many happy miles since then!! Total investment?? About $3500 to this point!
I'll give you $3,501 haha great story
BB73Challenger
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I'm luck enough to have 2 currently.
I was looking to replace a '68 Coronet I had bought when I was younger when I found my 1973 Challenger
I knew I wanted 4 speed and big block ( stock big blocks no longer offered after 71 for Cuda/Challengers, I'm aware and still don't care )
With nothing more than some time off from work, a trailer and the asking price I headed off to Virginia 3 days before Christmas.
I made it back home late night December 23rd 1999 and have been driving her ever since.
The car came to me with a 4 speed pistol grip and 440.
I've since done gauges, wheels and tires and the biggest upgrade a 500 ci stroker motor.
I've driven to Carlisle a couple of times in her and have been to a couple different 1/4 mile tracks around here.
Then I had the chance to buy an A body as I had wanted for a very long time.
I had a very specific car in mind when looking, and just a couple of years ago I brought home my 1967 Barracuda.
A 273 auto trans car in pretty stock condition is now what I have.
Since having her I've done a front disk brake conversion, some new rear leaf springs and my favorite Cragar rims all around.
They truly have been a joy, and I wouldn't trade either for anything!
I was looking to replace a '68 Coronet I had bought when I was younger when I found my 1973 Challenger
I knew I wanted 4 speed and big block ( stock big blocks no longer offered after 71 for Cuda/Challengers, I'm aware and still don't care )
With nothing more than some time off from work, a trailer and the asking price I headed off to Virginia 3 days before Christmas.
I made it back home late night December 23rd 1999 and have been driving her ever since.
The car came to me with a 4 speed pistol grip and 440.
I've since done gauges, wheels and tires and the biggest upgrade a 500 ci stroker motor.
I've driven to Carlisle a couple of times in her and have been to a couple different 1/4 mile tracks around here.
Then I had the chance to buy an A body as I had wanted for a very long time.
I had a very specific car in mind when looking, and just a couple of years ago I brought home my 1967 Barracuda.
A 273 auto trans car in pretty stock condition is now what I have.
Since having her I've done a front disk brake conversion, some new rear leaf springs and my favorite Cragar rims all around.
They truly have been a joy, and I wouldn't trade either for anything!
Captainkirk
Old School Mopar Warrior
Most of you know my story already! If not, there's a probably eleventy-million page story attached to my signature......
70DartMike
Too many projects
I've got a few.
'70 Dart Custom.
When I was young, my grandparents had a brown '62 Dart 330 sedan in the bush behind their house that I would always play in. My Papa traded my Granny's pink '59 Cadillac in for it, needless to say she was not impressed. It was a plain Jane /6 auto car. One day when I was 16 they told me if I wanted the Dart it was mine. My cousin had just bought a '72 Gold Duster and was having a blast, so I was exited to have something too. It was cooler than the '88 Aries K car I was driving around. So I pulled it out of the bush with my K car and realized then how bad it really was. No floors, no subframe, the trunk lid was so thin you could poke your finger through it. The engine was seized and the car had vines growing through it.
A year went by and at this point I had started working as an electrician after school and on weekends. My grandparents had been saving a small college fund for me and when they found out I was doing electrical, they made me a deal that if I started an apprenticeship they would give me the college money to do what I wished.
Well, I was set on having a Dart. I soon realized how hard it was to find a '62, so I did an internet search of all the years of the Dart and decided I liked the looks of the '70 the best. That same week I spotted a '70 Dart in the paper a few towns over listed for $2500. My cousin and I went to look at it, it looked good, with somewhat faded original paint and a rusty drivers leaf hanger. 225 /6, auto, power brakes and steering, tiny drums all around. Green on green on green. I was in love. I put a deposit on it and said I'd be back in a few days.
Well, the owners wife decided to take it for one last drive on the farm, lost control and crashed into a tree. It put a nice dent in the hood, bent the bumper, bent the valence and broke the grill. We agreed on a total of $2000, and I drove it the hour drive home.
I drove it with the slant for a couple years, then pulled the slant for a 318, 904, 8 3/4, BBP front discs, cheap Hooker headers, glass packs, and some twin scoops. I figured I could restore it as a drove it. Well one day I decided to replace the carpet and noticed some small holes in the floor from leaky wiper seals. That turned into a full blown resto. Fresh F8 green paint, body straight as an arrow, strong fresh 340, 727, 3.91 SG, BBP all around, frame connectors, fresh interior, etc.
The sad '62 pulled out of the bush.
The day I brought the '70 home.
With the 318.
Now.
'70 Dart Custom.
When I was young, my grandparents had a brown '62 Dart 330 sedan in the bush behind their house that I would always play in. My Papa traded my Granny's pink '59 Cadillac in for it, needless to say she was not impressed. It was a plain Jane /6 auto car. One day when I was 16 they told me if I wanted the Dart it was mine. My cousin had just bought a '72 Gold Duster and was having a blast, so I was exited to have something too. It was cooler than the '88 Aries K car I was driving around. So I pulled it out of the bush with my K car and realized then how bad it really was. No floors, no subframe, the trunk lid was so thin you could poke your finger through it. The engine was seized and the car had vines growing through it.
A year went by and at this point I had started working as an electrician after school and on weekends. My grandparents had been saving a small college fund for me and when they found out I was doing electrical, they made me a deal that if I started an apprenticeship they would give me the college money to do what I wished.
Well, I was set on having a Dart. I soon realized how hard it was to find a '62, so I did an internet search of all the years of the Dart and decided I liked the looks of the '70 the best. That same week I spotted a '70 Dart in the paper a few towns over listed for $2500. My cousin and I went to look at it, it looked good, with somewhat faded original paint and a rusty drivers leaf hanger. 225 /6, auto, power brakes and steering, tiny drums all around. Green on green on green. I was in love. I put a deposit on it and said I'd be back in a few days.
Well, the owners wife decided to take it for one last drive on the farm, lost control and crashed into a tree. It put a nice dent in the hood, bent the bumper, bent the valence and broke the grill. We agreed on a total of $2000, and I drove it the hour drive home.
I drove it with the slant for a couple years, then pulled the slant for a 318, 904, 8 3/4, BBP front discs, cheap Hooker headers, glass packs, and some twin scoops. I figured I could restore it as a drove it. Well one day I decided to replace the carpet and noticed some small holes in the floor from leaky wiper seals. That turned into a full blown resto. Fresh F8 green paint, body straight as an arrow, strong fresh 340, 727, 3.91 SG, BBP all around, frame connectors, fresh interior, etc.
The sad '62 pulled out of the bush.
The day I brought the '70 home.
With the 318.
Now.
moparmat2000
Well-Known Member
My story,
I had been out of the mopar hobby for a number of years. My job took me out of state halfway across the country, and into an apartment. My 69 R/T 4 speed charger and 94 HD 1200 sporty i sold as i had no place to keep them.
I finally buy a home, and build a shop 16 years later, decide i want another charger. Holy crap they are expensive now. I used to have a 68 fastback cuda years ago, and knew a bodies were still affordable , so i looked for anything A body 67 up.
Got my 67 notchback in deplorable condition with a slant six in it. and a 74 V8 dart more door with disc brakes and a good floor. Project is currently on a homemade rotisserie, with new crossmwmber, floors, and subframe connectors installed, and is slow going for now as i dont have any time for it.
I need to post pix
Matt
I had been out of the mopar hobby for a number of years. My job took me out of state halfway across the country, and into an apartment. My 69 R/T 4 speed charger and 94 HD 1200 sporty i sold as i had no place to keep them.
I finally buy a home, and build a shop 16 years later, decide i want another charger. Holy crap they are expensive now. I used to have a 68 fastback cuda years ago, and knew a bodies were still affordable , so i looked for anything A body 67 up.
Got my 67 notchback in deplorable condition with a slant six in it. and a 74 V8 dart more door with disc brakes and a good floor. Project is currently on a homemade rotisserie, with new crossmwmber, floors, and subframe connectors installed, and is slow going for now as i dont have any time for it.
I need to post pix
Matt
moparmat2000
Well-Known Member
Heres current pix,
Been trying to post these, but fabo seems to post em upside down lol
Matt
Been trying to post these, but fabo seems to post em upside down lol
Matt
Cool! I'm loving these stories
Although I have been driving Mopars since 1986, my 1970 Duster is my first MOPAR car! I did the truck scene for about 25 years and decided I needed a change. I sold my 91 W150 loaded from the factory and my 1978 short box Power Wagon (factory 440 truck) and decided to find a car to work on. After scouring Craigslist for a few months, I found a 1970 Duster local. It was born a /6 3 speed car, but it came with a steel crank 340, a complete 4 speed setup, and 8.75" rear end with a 3.23 Sure Grip. Price started out high at $6000 in the spring when I looked at it first. It was all in pieces but had a very solid body. Regardless, it was too much money for what it was. It popped up a couple more times during the summer, with the list price slowly going down. Last time I looked at it was late October 2012 and the price was down to $4000. He had put the car together but it was not running. We didn't talk price but he said he had a guy offer $3000 for it and he felt insulted by it. I told him he should have taken it! We left without me making an offer, but something kept telling me I wanted the car. The next day he texted me and told me to make an offer. He was married, had one kid under 2 and one in the oven - he needed the money! I offered $2000 for it , as I knew it was worth that in parts if I had to do that with it. We ended up at $2400 for it. It was relatively complete.
Came with an extra set of SBP rallyes (very nice) and lots of extra parts and full set of KH disc brakes. Seats are out of 72 duster or demon and it had the 4 speed hump installed. It is currently stripped down in my garage waiting for the snow to melt so I can get back after it. I have found two real nice fenders and need to patch the floor and replace the tail light panel. I was going to rebuild the 340 when I found it was a mix match of parts (including 10.5 and 8.5 pistons!!!!), but recently worked a deal with a friend to trade a 440 from one of my truck projects for his very stout 340 he has in a 1968 Dart (he's building a stroker for it). So, long story short, it's been with me a couple years and progress has been a little slow (because I have young kids too), but I will keep plugging away at it. I am hoping to have it ready for paint by this fall and then see where it leads me! I can say that this is the most fun project I have been involved in, even after building a couple trucks! It's currently been blasted, etch primed, and has one coat of 2K primer on it. Bottom has been blasted, etch primed, and painted black.
Came with an extra set of SBP rallyes (very nice) and lots of extra parts and full set of KH disc brakes. Seats are out of 72 duster or demon and it had the 4 speed hump installed. It is currently stripped down in my garage waiting for the snow to melt so I can get back after it. I have found two real nice fenders and need to patch the floor and replace the tail light panel. I was going to rebuild the 340 when I found it was a mix match of parts (including 10.5 and 8.5 pistons!!!!), but recently worked a deal with a friend to trade a 440 from one of my truck projects for his very stout 340 he has in a 1968 Dart (he's building a stroker for it). So, long story short, it's been with me a couple years and progress has been a little slow (because I have young kids too), but I will keep plugging away at it. I am hoping to have it ready for paint by this fall and then see where it leads me! I can say that this is the most fun project I have been involved in, even after building a couple trucks! It's currently been blasted, etch primed, and has one coat of 2K primer on it. Bottom has been blasted, etch primed, and painted black.
racerkilla
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I bought my 1968 formula s 340 4 speed in 2005 for 200 dollars. It had been stripped to make a race car in 70 with 3701 on the clock. Owner mini tubbed it, sub frame connected, aluminum floor, 6 point cage. Car was missing a ton of parts and filled with garbage but had an 8 3/4 for my duster. Upon getting the car home and getting it cleaned out I found a brand new nos complete grill, header panel, lower front valance, 4 big block fluidampr(sold them for 250 a piece at the swap meet).
A few days after buying that clean shell I knew of another 340 4 speed formula s about 15 miles away.It was rusted very bad. I bought that car for 1700. It was complete down to every nut and bolt. Owner had never started it. I tore the engine down to find it still had break in grease on the cam, .30 over, cut crank, 2.02 ported heads. So basically a good cleaning and had mu rebuild 340. I used engine,pedals, trans, wiring, column etc to put mine together. The 3.55 posi rear from this wound up in my duster after all.
So close to 10 years later I am still driving it
6 months into work
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A few days after buying that clean shell I knew of another 340 4 speed formula s about 15 miles away.It was rusted very bad. I bought that car for 1700. It was complete down to every nut and bolt. Owner had never started it. I tore the engine down to find it still had break in grease on the cam, .30 over, cut crank, 2.02 ported heads. So basically a good cleaning and had mu rebuild 340. I used engine,pedals, trans, wiring, column etc to put mine together. The 3.55 posi rear from this wound up in my duster after all.
So close to 10 years later I am still driving it
6 months into work
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Doug Swinger340
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Here is my car now, After paint. I cant wait for spring to get here so I can get some seat time in. My kids Love the car and everyone in town is coming by to see it. So nice to have my first car back!
rod7515
Well-Known Member
I bought my 66 Dart in July 2013. But my story starts in 1976 with a 70 Cuda. It was my third car. My dad bought me a 68 Mustang for my first car that I traded for a 66 Mustang. I was hanging out with Ford people when I fell in love with the Cuda. He wanted a Mustang and I wanted the Cuda. Sounds easy but dad wouldnt allow it. Took weeks for me to convince him but finally I got the Cuda. 383 4 BBL, blew it up on graduation night. Next motor 440. My Ford buddy had an old chevy car hauler that I borrowed every weekend for the drags, by then it was 1978 and I was able to run low 12's. At this time I am a full Mopar lover. But as many stories go I fell in love with a wonderful lady that I marry (35 yrs this August) and cars change to vans. Sold all cars and parts to buy furniture, family grows we build a house, no toys for the next 28 years. Then in 2008 I decide on a 74 Corvette, but it didnt do it for me. So in 2010 I bought a 72 Corvette convertible. Built a stroker with an overdrive trans, 4:11 gears and it runs great and I think I am happy. But I just cant come to terms with it being my muscle car. Then in 2013, driving down the road I see this 66 Dart on a trailer with a for sale sign on it. I stop, grab a number and a few days later I make a call. The price is way to high, so I pass on it. A few weeks later its still sitting there. I call again and he drops the price to something more reasonable. Its still high but we come to an agreement. The car has never been on the road since the day I bought it. Straight off the trailer to the garage, The 273 doesnt start but I found an ignition problem, fired it up and then it sat for 6 months before any work started, so I am just over 1 year into it. Hopefully sometime this year I can at least drive it around the block with its stroked 408, 904 trans and 8 3/4" 3:91 rear. All new and in the car now. So much to do but my goal is to run faster then an 11.99 and enjoy a fun street car as well. Thanks for starting the thread, Ive enjoyed reading the stories!
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