Recent content by 1969dodgedart

After a bunch of shake down runs I wasn't happy with rpm vs mph ( 2900-3000 @ 50 mph ) , 3/70 gears in the 9" are great for hole launch & fun factor but overall drive ability/ fuel consumption/ constant higher rpm's on the BB not so good. Ordered a set of 3/25's and installed them now ready for...

Actually I was fortunate to have a friend machine me a spacer for the shaft out of brass ( just provided measurements for what i needed). If you pop over to restorations and find my page listed above you'll see a couple pics.

Part #Ah 451 from Northern radiator. It's what I used in my 1969 bb dart, worked well. Restorations : 69underconstruction440.

Awesome job Dave ! Just revisited your posts for the second or third time , forgot to leave msg . Fyi , switching my mech fan to Twister ( as you suggested ).... are you happy with the amount of air it moves ?

It usually works out that way I find. Lol

We took the Dart to its first cruise night . Not a big turn out but decent. On the way home the volt meter all of a sudden went from 14.5 volts down to 11 volts . Once we got home took a quick look , battery was down in charge /belts seemed to have right tension / no wires melted from heat or...

Finally ! Legal for the road ! Tomorrow I'm going to fabricate / install a return fuel line and different fuel regulator , during the shake down runs I can hear the fuel pump thinking about cavitating also the fuel pressure gauge bounces around time to time so I would imagine the fuel is getting...

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Well since I'm still waiting to get the Dart certified for the road.... went to local cruise night tonight and loan behold my buddy big Harold ( keep in mind he's crowding 7' tall and 63 )was there with his Gremlin. He's spent the last couple years redoing some different things on the car ie...

Too bad , excellent quality.

Just for reference ( you already have a plan), Stinger fiberglass out of Florida's hemi replica scoop. Steel hood and didn't have to change springs.

Sounds good , hopefully I can get everything done by Wednesday.

Got the Dart back today , round 2. I'm absolutely blown away how good of job Joe did ( wish I had of found him in the first round). Few small things to tidy up then certification for the road . The expensive part starts after that ..... putting fuel in it !

Machine man has a good point. I have a 440 in a 69 Dart and used an Eci kit which uses just a manual master cyclinder . The front are disc brakes and rear are 11 1/4" drum brakes which work fine . One thing I would change is the master cylinder to a Dakota style master that utilize a plastic...

Master restorer is a guy named Cory Harrison from Woodville ( with a partner just purchased Thompson & Hartle Autobody of Fenelon Falls). Hopefully he doesn't trash Thompson and Hartle's good reputation. ( I apprenticed there for 3 yrs out of high school).