70 340 4 SPD Swinger

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My fellow moparist,
I guess i should have started the over a year ago when I bought her. She is a 70 Swinger 340 4 spd. Plum crazy:cheers:
Found her on CL. waited for the seller to get real. I am a recovering "E" body guy. Just got tired of their superior attitude...lol. She should be outta the paint shop next week. Hoping to have her ready for fall fling in Cali this year.
Thanks
Ron
 

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Some more pix
 

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Nice project! Looking forward to seeing its progress. I love plum crazy.. Looks great on these cars.

What are you going to do with the rear wheel well openings?
 
Thank you for the comp.
When I bought the car the plan was to put quarters on it. Then I talked to the guy who bought the car from original owner in 70, and I decided to leave the cut outs and fill it with tread.:cheers:
The second owner raced this car from 70 till mid 80s when his kids lost interest. He parted is out, saved the motor for a spare for his 70 Duster (also plum crazy, four speed). He sold the duster to a friend, and some 20 plus years later I bought the original motor, and it should be back in real soon.
 
She has some paint....
 

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Looking good! I see there are holes in the before pics of the hood, are you keeping the holes and running scoops?

Yes it has the two scoops with the chrome bezels on the leading edge. The scoops and corner extensions, along with the header, valences are suppose to be sprayed today. They did the black on the interior doors, window trims yesterday.
 
Got my dart out of paint today....just some touch up on hood dropping my cuda off for some black out and buffing
 

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Hope to see your Dart at Fall Fling.

Bring it even if it's not finished. Actually in progress cars like that get more attention that finished ones. And it proves that YOU did the work and didn't just buy it done!
 
Thank you for the compliments, I have an event right after fall fling no time for trailering. But it will be there in the spring....just don't do it on mothers day weekend. Lol.
 
Thank you for the compliments, I have an event right after fall fling no time for trailering. But it will be there in the spring....just don't do it on mothers day weekend. Lol.

Will you be there swap shpping? Great A-body deals there.
 
Yes sir....want to pick up a wiper motor from bruce , some other finish pieces. Found the four speed at spring.$100 best buy of the day for me.
 
Started putting some stuff back on her today
 

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She's getting her vinyl top and headliner done.
 

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New AMD bumpers and some NOS rear light lenses.
 

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Bumpers installed. She's really coming together.
 

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Bumpers installed. She's really coming together.

Looks great.

Looks like could be done in time for Spring Fling.

Even if it's close, we have a works in progress class and section on Sunday.
 
Thank you for the encouragment. Work has kept me busy.....but I have started putting interior back together.....sound deadner, repaired window rollers, cut out vapor barrier. Real close to putting in new Legendary Interior. The ACC carpet seems sloppy, any advice?
Thank you
Ron
 

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