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The Dart was sold over the weekend to a member here, ATW. Super nice guy and I am hoping he will start a new thread so I can follow along as he takes over the build. Thanks FABO!

I did finally install the driver's side door seal. I started on the top at the front of the door. The first thing you notice is this bolt that sticks up right were you need to screw down the seal. They think of everything and include a slot in the seal to cover the bolt. You fit the slot...

Over The winter I have been troubleshooting a battery drain issue. The car would sit for roughly 10 days with the battery tender hooked up and suddenly the car would be discharging faster then tender could charge. I would have to disconnect the battery from the car and recharge it. I went...

After 2 years I finally got around to installing my QuickFuel secondary metering block with provisions for changeable jets. I am running a 3310 Holley with vacuum secondaries and a fixed metering block on the secondary side. The goal was to lean out the carb a bit, but you don't know what jets...

Looks like a fun project. Mine is going on year 5....

It was originally ordered with a 108 LSA, but Competition Cams ground it on 110 by mistake. That mistake saved me $50 (they had to discount it to me) and the engine idles smoother because of it. We will always wonder how much HP/torque got left on the table due to that mistake. I attempted to...

Actually this is my second attempt to get a Magnum under the hood. The last one was a fail due to water/coolant/gunk I found in a cylinder that had eaten up part of the cylinder wall. It was suppose to be a 40K mile crate motor that got pulled in favor of a big block. Before I tore off the...

I am in the process of tearing down a 360 Magnum engine I pulled out of a 2002 Dodge truck. The engine has 240K + miles on it, but internally looks pretty good. The plan is to re-ring and re-bearing the engine after some flex hone action in the cylinders. I then plan to move over the...

As the temperature start getting colder I am reminded I never finished the install of my new heater box. I got the heater box from Summit Racing and had previously fabbed up some tubes to mount the box. Having the retractable tubes has two advantages: 1) easy installation where you slide the...

Nice project...subscribed.

Looks like a solid start on a fun project...subscribed.

I finally got back to the track with a working shifter to get some comparative data between the A500 and the 904 that it replaced. The A500 was setup non lockup and the same Edge Racing 9.5" torque converter was used with both transmissions. The engine tune was the same (timing, carb jetting)...

I built my transmission cross member out of 1/2" mild steel tubing and some 1/8" x 1/2" mild steel flat bought from Lowe's. For the actual mount location I used some rectangular tubing I cut out of the main support of a Harbor freight engine stand to shorten it so it would fit under the work...

I will jack up the car tonight and get some photos. The cross member I built actually bolts to the back of torsion bar sub frame using the original holes and longer bolts. This places the actual mount under the transmission in the correct location. The factory cross member places the mount...

I like the flaming river box. I ended up with 3 turns lock to lock. Since I started with manual steering the swap from the original steering box to the Flaming River box was straight forward. I love the feel of the "tight" box out on the highway. I really didn't notice much change in effort...

I have been fighting with my Hurst Promatic II and based off the "internet" stories, most people give up. It took a week of constant tinkering, but I think I have the shifter lined out. I am thinking the tight tunnel confines from the physically larger A500 has the shifter cable turning...

Looks like a fun project!

Where did you end up parking at Gateway? I wandered all over, but I must have missed your car. I ended up parked at the entrance to Turn 1 on the oval.

Nice Job TX! Make sure you post up the results with the new converter. I am in a different boat with a good converter and running on street tires. I would not be surprised if you picked up 3+ tenths in the first 60 feet.

I ended up missing the Champaign stop for Power Tour....sort of... I have a good friend in Champaign who was packing up his house in preparations for a move to a new home. I ended up driving my truck over with my two sons and helped him pack up his house. We did take some time to head over...

Are you planning to make some passes at Gateway? I will miss Madison, but I will be at the Champaign stop and Gateway.

I took my Dart back to the shop that built my A500 transmission and they swapped in a non-lockup A518 valve body. They only had to ream out one hole in the A518 valve body for it to bolt into the A500. The overdrive now works correctly and turns off and on with the switch. The guys at the...

Trouble in Sledgoville.... The A500 will go into OD, but it won't come out until you shut off the car. Seems like there is some valve body incompatibility. Grrr.....

In between all the rain showers I managed to get the Dart out onto the highway for some testing of the OD. Cruising at 60 MPH showed 3200 RPM on the tach. Switching on OD results in a drop to 2500 RPM and the car wants to keep accelerating. Switching off OD results in....eh...nothing. The...

The Dart is off jack stands and actually made it around the block without tearing out the torsion bar cross member. Of course it is raining so once around the block is as far as she went. I did feel the trans shift into second gear. Hopefully the rains will subside long enough to get out on...

As the June 5th date looms in the near future I am hustling to get as much done as possible before I leave for Power Tour. The wiring is pretty much done. The speed sensor for the digital speedometer has been wired. I now have a simple ON/OFF switch wired for the OD. I have the heater...

I finally completed the cross member and got it installed. Why no pictures...well lets just say it is ugly and unorthodox. I want to get some miles on it to prove it's worth before I start showing pictures of how it is made. I did have to make a 1/4" aluminum spacer to get the driveline angle...

Are planning to start in Madison Wisconsin, or pickup the tour as it heads south? I am trying to get my junk ready, but I still haven't finished the A500 install.

I picked up the driveshaft at lunch on Friday. I mounted it into the car that afternoon and the fit looks good. The rest of the weekend was spent hacking up the cross member trying to come up with a starting point to build the new cross member to fit the A500. The problem is after all the...

Last night I measured for the new driveshaft. I will take my existing one and have it cut down and swap out the 904 spline yoke for a 727 spline yoke. The measurements the shop wanted were from the yoke on the rear end to the end of the transmission case where the seal mounts. Then they...