69 Dart Drag Car Makes Maiden Voyage

[SoulShaker]

Hey there,

Just thought I'd share some of the progress on my '69 Dart GTS bracket car. A huge milestone for me over the weekend. It's been 1 year and 10 months since this car moved under its own power. What started out as a simple engine rebuild blossomed into a complete top to bottom and front to back rebuild of this Dodge race car. Nearly every single piece on this car minus paint and body were replaced, rebuilt and restored. It's been a VERY long road but we should be heading back to the track very soon as we only have a few more punch list items to complete. Enjoy!

 

[dartindanno]

Love it!! Looks and sounds killer!

 

[4spdragtop]

Like said above beautiful looks and sounds. With wheelie bars!

 

[pauly]

Very cool! Guessing your neighbors love it too!!!

 

[Super-Cuda]

That is sweet!!

 

[Bobzilla]

Hey there,

Just thought I'd share some of the progress on my '69 Dart GTS bracket car. A huge milestone for me over the weekend. It's been 1 year and 10 months since this car moved under its own power. What started out as a simple engine rebuild blossomed into a complete top to bottom and front to back rebuild of this Dodge race car. Nearly every single piece on this car minus paint and body were replaced, rebuilt and restored. It's been a VERY long road but we should be heading back to the track very soon as we only have a few more punch list items to complete. Enjoy!

Looks good and sounds good.
Can you give a quick rundown of the engine and driveline combination? And maybe a picture of the engine. We like pictures.

 

[MOPARMAGA]

Hey there,

Just thought I'd share some of the progress on my '69 Dart GTS bracket car. A huge milestone for me over the weekend. It's been 1 year and 10 months since this car moved under its own power. What started out as a simple engine rebuild blossomed into a complete top to bottom and front to back rebuild of this Dodge race car. Nearly every single piece on this car minus paint and body were replaced, rebuilt and restored. It's been a VERY long road but we should be heading back to the track very soon as we only have a few more punch list items to complete. Enjoy!

Awesome, hopefully you took a lot of pictures to post for everyone to see ???

 

[Kendog 170]

Reminds me of my 68 Hardtop. Color and all. Congrats

 

[-Boosted-]

Beautiful car. I’m actually negotiating to buy one that’s not as nice but similar.

 

[Syleng1]

That’s awesome. Especially when you hear it clear as day and the car is over a block away. Nice job!

 

[RockinRobin]

Hey there,

Just thought I'd share some of the progress on my '69 Dart GTS bracket car. A huge milestone for me over the weekend. It's been 1 year and 10 months since this car moved under its own power. What started out as a simple engine rebuild blossomed into a complete top to bottom and front to back rebuild of this Dodge race car. Nearly every single piece on this car minus paint and body were replaced, rebuilt and restored. It's been a VERY long road but we should be heading back to the track very soon as we only have a few more punch list items to complete. Enjoy!

What is your closest track? Edinburgh? Pine Valley?

 

[SoulShaker]

What is your closest track? Edinburgh? Pine Valley?

Little River Dragway in Temple - near Waco.

 

[RockinRobin]

Little River Dragway in Temple - near Waco.

I spend a lot of time at that track. I hope to meet you there sometime!

 

[1969cuda]

Looks and sounds awesome!

 

[71Demon540]

Car is beautiful and sounds great. Combo details? Engine size, gears, tire size, trans, converter, etc?

 

[OldmanRick]

 

[SoulShaker]

Car is beautiful and sounds great. Combo details? Engine size, gears, tire size, trans, converter, etc?

Here are a few specs on the car:
- New 540 CID Big Block Wedge Engine from Indy Cylinder Head (540 Bracket Master)
- 727 Torqueflite Trans Fully Built With Trans Brake by Dave @ Pro Trans in Waco, TX.
- PTC Converter 6000 stall
- Narrowed Dana 60 With Strange Spool & 4.56:1 Gear Ratio
- Electronics - Full Wiring and Power Distribution Module by KR Performance & Custome Wired By Me
- Electronics - KR Performance Pro Cube Delay Box, Air Shifter Control & Digital Delay Boards

Tons more details to this car, but these are the main ones. Thanks for your interest.

 

[Kendog 170]

Can't wait to see it on the strip. That thing should honk!

 

[71Demon540]

Here are a few specs on the car:
- New 540 CID Big Block Wedge Engine from Indy Cylinder Head (540 Bracket Master)
- 727 Torqueflite Trans Fully Built With Trans Brake by Dave @ Pro Trans in Waco, TX.
- PTC Converter 6000 stall
- Narrowed Dana 60 With Strange Spool & 4.56:1 Gear Ratio
- Electronics - Full Wiring and Power Distribution Module by KR Performance & Custome Wired By Me
- Electronics - KR Performance Pro Cube Delay Box, Air Shifter Control & Digital Delay Boards

Tons more details to this car, but these are the main ones. Thanks for your interest.

Thanks for sharing. That thing should rip. What does it weigh?

 

[SoulShaker]

Thanks for sharing. That thing should rip. What does it weigh?

Right at 2,900 lbs. fully fueled but without the driver. I decided to purchase a nice set of Longacre digital corner weight scales and they are FANTASTIC. I still need to tune the corner weights a bit, but I was able to try them out and get a total weight.

 

[SoulShaker]

Thank y'all for the very kind words. I really appreciate the feedback about the set up on the car. It's been a very tough road to get this car moving again. I do want to recognize the original builders of this car - Torelli Pro Cars in Lockport, NY and racer Tom Caruso. It was very well built several years ago and has really stood the test of time under extreme conditions.

 

[SoulShaker]

Reminds me of my 68 Hardtop. Color and all. Congrats

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Is this EB5 Blue?

 

[71Demon540]

Thank y'all for the very kind words. I really appreciate the feedback about the set up on the car. It's been a very tough road to get this car moving again. I do want to recognize the original builders of this car - Torelli Pro Cars in Lockport, NY and racer Tom Caruso. It was very well built several years ago and has really stood the test of time under extreme conditions.

I don’t doubt with the cars weight and power the Indy 540 bracketmaster should make, the car should run real good. As long as converter is right. I know all about long journeys haha. Just when you get to the race track after a long journey of getting the car ready for the race track, then the real work begins with getting it dialed in.
I don’t doubt the car has the capability to run 5.80s-90s. Again, as long as converter is right.

 

[RockinRobin]

Hey there,

Just thought I'd share some of the progress on my '69 Dart GTS bracket car. A huge milestone for me over the weekend. It's been 1 year and 10 months since this car moved under its own power. What started out as a simple engine rebuild blossomed into a complete top to bottom and front to back rebuild of this Dodge race car. Nearly every single piece on this car minus paint and body were replaced, rebuilt and restored. It's been a VERY long road but we should be heading back to the track very soon as we only have a few more punch list items to complete. Enjoy!

What are you using for rear suspension?

 

[Kendog 170]

Is this EB5 Blue?

Actually its a 1990's Dodge truck Bonsai Blue