69 Dart Resurrection, finally!
Hi everyone!
Thanks for allowing me to join the group! I've been a Mopar lover for 45 years now. I've owned a 68 slant 6 Fury III, 72 Dodge Charger 340, 73 Dodge Charger 440, & several newer Mopars. Currently, I have an 04.5 Dodge Ram 2500 Cummins 4x4 and a 69 Dodge Dart with a 340. The latter is why I joined. The Dart has been sitting with the engine out for over 32 years while I raised my family and focused on my career. Now it's time to put the Dart back on the street/strip. Back in the day, I had no money - it all went into the car and since I didn't make much, I did the best I could. My 340 Dart ran in the 11's w/nitrous and a 727. There were so many things I wanted to change/do to this car but could never afford it.
I've been reading this forum for quite some time now but hadn't joined since I wasn't working the car. I'm trying to "refresh" my memory on all things Mopar and engine building. It seems a LOT has changed in 32 years. For those that are curious, Below are my plans. I'm sure I'll be asking all of you several questions and looking for your expert advice.
My 0.30 over 340 will be stroked with a 4" forged crank. I've already purchased a pair of Trick Flow 190, 60 cc heads with the titanium retainers for a hyd roller. My local machine shop will help me with the custom pistons (looking for about 10:1) & crank package. I'm working with B3 Racing on the camshaft and T&D rocker arm assemblies. To keep the 80's-90's theme of "Pro-street", I'll be running my old Edelbrock Street Tunnel Ram with twin 450 Holley's made for it (see my Avatar for a pic of the engine from 1988 sitting in the unpainted car). I also attached a 1988 pic of the car painted, headed to Street Machine Nats. The RPM range of the intake is 3,500 - 7,000. I don't plan to spin this stroker over 6,300 though but love the look of the dual quads. I have a feeling the lower torque curve will negate the need to spin it up like I used to, so this will mostly be to make it look "cool".
My car will mostly be street but I want to return it to it's glory days of being a strong street/strip car but with better reliability (and less maintenance since I'm getting old). I'll be swapping the old drums for Wildwood discs at all 4 corners. I currently have an 8 3/4 rear with 4.30s, but am considering a Dana or 9" with much higher gears (3.55 maybe?).
I'll have a lot of questions on the above and want to thank all of you in advance for your help!
Hi everyone!
Thanks for allowing me to join the group! I've been a Mopar lover for 45 years now. I've owned a 68 slant 6 Fury III, 72 Dodge Charger 340, 73 Dodge Charger 440, & several newer Mopars. Currently, I have an 04.5 Dodge Ram 2500 Cummins 4x4 and a 69 Dodge Dart with a 340. The latter is why I joined. The Dart has been sitting with the engine out for over 32 years while I raised my family and focused on my career. Now it's time to put the Dart back on the street/strip. Back in the day, I had no money - it all went into the car and since I didn't make much, I did the best I could. My 340 Dart ran in the 11's w/nitrous and a 727. There were so many things I wanted to change/do to this car but could never afford it.
I've been reading this forum for quite some time now but hadn't joined since I wasn't working the car. I'm trying to "refresh" my memory on all things Mopar and engine building. It seems a LOT has changed in 32 years. For those that are curious, Below are my plans. I'm sure I'll be asking all of you several questions and looking for your expert advice.
My 0.30 over 340 will be stroked with a 4" forged crank. I've already purchased a pair of Trick Flow 190, 60 cc heads with the titanium retainers for a hyd roller. My local machine shop will help me with the custom pistons (looking for about 10:1) & crank package. I'm working with B3 Racing on the camshaft and T&D rocker arm assemblies. To keep the 80's-90's theme of "Pro-street", I'll be running my old Edelbrock Street Tunnel Ram with twin 450 Holley's made for it (see my Avatar for a pic of the engine from 1988 sitting in the unpainted car). I also attached a 1988 pic of the car painted, headed to Street Machine Nats. The RPM range of the intake is 3,500 - 7,000. I don't plan to spin this stroker over 6,300 though but love the look of the dual quads. I have a feeling the lower torque curve will negate the need to spin it up like I used to, so this will mostly be to make it look "cool".
My car will mostly be street but I want to return it to it's glory days of being a strong street/strip car but with better reliability (and less maintenance since I'm getting old). I'll be swapping the old drums for Wildwood discs at all 4 corners. I currently have an 8 3/4 rear with 4.30s, but am considering a Dana or 9" with much higher gears (3.55 maybe?).
I'll have a lot of questions on the above and want to thank all of you in advance for your help!
