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    Father and son restoration 1st car

    Well done sir!! But... you know in that pic he is wearing sandals. Im just glad they are the same OSHA approved ones i wear on my days off in the shop. :) I plan on taking the cheep way out when/if i have kids, just introduce them to drugs. Its gotta cost way less! :rofl: All jokimg aside...
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    My Dart Swinger Project!

    Yeah, im mot gonna derail this thread but i just moved and am stupid busy at the shop.
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    My Dart Swinger Project!

    Dart freak, if you ever need welding help just shoot me a PM and i will give you my cell number.
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    My Dart Swinger Project!

    In fact im in the process of rebuilding a stupid complex overdrive auto trans.. I can remember when a certain member, (i wont mention any names, @j par ) said i could do it and personally took his time to walk me through it over the phone.... Sometimes all it takes it a push in the right...
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    My Dart Swinger Project!

    Buddy then id be lying to ya. Ive seen your wedding. It has come a long way from your shifter mount or what ever it was that i started bagging on ya about.
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    My Dart Swinger Project!

    As someone who burns wire every day for a living, i will say this. Would i weld my axle with flux core.... Yes and no. No beacuse i have a bad *** machine at the shop. Yes beacuse if that sucker broke and i was out in the woods with a stack of batteries and a welding lead, i would weld it it...
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    The incredible folding Cuda!

    For the green car? Yes. First off get the D9 fired up, drive the 9 over the car. That will level the entire frame back to square. Next just buff the track marks off the vinyl and SEND IT! Or the red car? Yeah send it to me. I can make room in the shop.
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    The incredible folding Cuda!

    Their either holding it or tearing it apart depending on how much load is on them.
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    Fireside Valiant chat

    Heres me doing my part. This little one loves the race car. She loves wearing the shop sweaters, sitting in the car, playing with the shifter and going for drives.
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    Fireside Valiant chat

    You are an impressive person. This world needs more women like you. I hope you are taking your cars to shows and showing the young ladys what can be done and expressing to them that working on cars and enjoying cars is ok while teaching them that cars are not just for guys/men. I think you...
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    The incredible folding Cuda!

    Rusty is right on this. I didn't realize the doors were off the car. You need to start with something that is good and work from there. Just make sure when you square the doors they open and close nice with the bracing in.
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    The incredible folding Cuda!

    I would not do any cutting before you know the car is square to the floor. I would check all the fender, hood gaps. Jack the car around (up down what ever) untill it looks good with the tin on and call that my "number" numbers cuz you got a lot of measurements to take. Then i would brace the...
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    The incredible folding Cuda!

    The good news is, if your floor is not level we can work with that. Bad news is, you probably have to hang all the tin and square the car back up before you do any work. Or maybe you already know how all this works. I don't know. If you need advice, i can help and walk you through it. Feel...
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    The incredible folding Cuda!

    Dang, sorry bout that. The good news is these cars dont need to be lazer straight. Pull the engine, release the T bars, get it as straight as you can then tac in some cheep steel, angle iron, 1x1 what ever is cheep and go for it. Im guessing you dont have a frame table..(i dont) Put a 8'...
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    The incredible folding Cuda!

    I see a lot of rust, a lot of cutting and no bracing.... 1x1 square box is your friend. Did you at least unload the T bars before you cut it?
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    1968 Barracuda Notch 340

    I like it! I'll come right out and say it. Im not a huge fan of a lot of the A body cars. I DO like the Darts, Dusters and notch back cudas tho. I will probably never sell my dart but if i did it would be for one of the aforementioned body styles! I think your grill looks good.
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    Advice needed

    Make sure the spedo cable exists and is not broken inside the cover. Odometer wont work if the spedo dont work. Temp gauge i would go aftermarket anyway.... You can add any gauges you want. Jist gotta hook em up Its not hard.
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    My 70 Duster aka Nasty

    Looks good. That "paint" on the fenders aint paint. Its just to keep rhem from rusting. It.needs to be removed before you lay paint. Second. Hardline from the fuel pump. That much soft line is ehhh.... Third. Throw that glass filter in the trash and use a plastic or billet one before it...
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    ABodyBetty's new baby comes home!!!

    No worries! Any hardware store should sell hardened bits, or Colbalt steel?... Even a good dremmel bit will get it out. The heli coil will come with everything you need for install besides the tap. Depending on the depth of the hole I would assume you need a "Bottoming Tap" Those are the ones...
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    ABodyBetty's new baby comes home!!!

    E Z outs are a very HARD steel. You will need a good hardened bit to drill it out. Next time just drill out the soft steel bolt and don't risk breaking the easy out. Remember HeliCoils are your friend easy outs are not. Just be glad you didn't break the EZ out off in Aluminum, Then the bit just...
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    Copes 71 Dart Swinger Rattle can resto. (Lots of picks not for dial up)

    I ordered the water out let ( thermostat housing) it should be here tomorrow . I'm also grabbing a 160 thermostat. On to the real question. To paint or polish? I finished roughing out the dash panels and I'm in need of input on the finish. What do you think, Polish them or paint them to match...
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    Copes 71 Dart Swinger Rattle can resto. (Lots of picks not for dial up)

    Arrgh... Here's what I found when i went to pull the thermostat housing. The bolts are froze tight and I fear they will shear. I've been soaking then for the last day and a half with PB Blaster. (A decent penetrating oil) Seeing as I'm broke and don't have the cash for the housing, easy...
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    Copes 71 Dart Swinger Rattle can resto. (Lots of picks not for dial up)

    Well the gauge cluster turned out to be more work that I thought... I still have no gauge lights, but hope to have that figured out soon. The Tach read WAY off, At idle it's reading 1,500 with throttle it goes up to 6,000 I'm pretty sure my tired old 318 aint spinning 6,000 RPM. I still need...
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    Copes 71 Dart Swinger Rattle can resto. (Lots of picks not for dial up)

    The original gauge cluster didn't work so I built this. I got all the gauges off a friend for two hundred bucks. More picks and up dates to come, Thanks for looking.
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    Copes 71 Dart Swinger Rattle can resto. (Lots of picks not for dial up)

    HI folks. This is my first mopar and my first V-8 build. I'll be building this car on a limited budget and tool supply, Hence the rattle cans. I'm the third owner of this car. I believe it to be a CA. car as it has almost no rust. The guy I bought it from found it sitting with no title and...
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