1965 Dodge Dart 270 Wagon

mammlouk said
Sounds like your build will be interesting. Do you have a thread started that I can track?

My thread for what it is is called My 65 Dart Longroof

mammlouk said
I'm torn on which way to go with mine. Personally I would lean toward going more custom with a custom modernized dash and interior, maybe a f loor shifter or a swap to the older pushbutton just for fun. With it being a family heirloom situation I feel obligated to restore it more traditionally. I'd love to find a way to get something AWD stuffed into it for the icy Colorado winters, but I don't have the requisite skills to pull it off myself and I'm sure the budget to have somebody else do it would be quite large. I haven't seen anything done previously that I could use as a guide.

My dash is definitely custom - the 65 dash frame is being swapped for a 66 Barracuda frame, with the 66 Barracuda instrument cluster featuring a Dakota Digital conversion. The dash wiring harness is an 80's Mirada harness I modified to suit my needs.

mammlouk said
I will have to look into the barracuda seating. I really like the idea of keeping the front bench, but even having funds available for the project I cringe at spending $500/seat. You mentioned that you are pulling all of your side trim. Is it in good condition? Are you interested in selling it only as a whole set or would you be willing to part it out? As you can see in my second picture the front driver side fender has been beat up a bit. I have the trim piece that is broken off, but if you're willing to part with the pieces for that fender I would gladly take it off your hands instead of trying to repair mine.

The seating area already has the bucket seat mounting dimples ready to drill. The Barracuda folddown rear seat bolts right up to the mounting studs on the wheelwells. The only thing to add is the rear seat latches which are welded to the upper front of the wheelwells. I don't have any fender trim, which is part of the reason I'm removing the rest of the trim. I am adding 66 Barracuda fender mounted turn signals so there will be a little splash of chrome.