Recent content by moparstan

Welcome! Love the car!

Welcome aboard! That is great that you are keeping up the family history. Love the picture of you and your brother with the car. I have my great-uncle’s 1948 Chrysler which I have been keeping going since 1982 so I appreciate the continuity. Also of course a 1973 Dodge Dart, which we have owned...

On ‘67-76 A bodies with the standard panel, the voltage reducer (12v->5v) powers the fuel and temp gauges. If it fails dead, both stop working; if it fails “hot” both gauges peg and will burn out shortly (ask me how I know!!). However, they are surprisingly reliable (my original worked for over...

Recently I dropped the column (again!) on my Dart to work on the instrument panel. I’ve done this a zillion times in the 39 years I’ve owned this car. This time, though, I noticed this spacer sitting between the column and the column bracket. I assume it’s been there a long time. I am guessing...

Thanks for the great information here. The Packard 58 from Mouser was a perfect fit for the headlight connector on my ‘73 Dart. Headlights were intermittently going off at night which is not acceptable! Note the burnt brown (formerly light green!) insulation on the original terminal. Very...

Just joined this forum but have been on C Bodies for awhile. I’ve owned Mopars since 1980. A body is my 1973 Dodge Dart Swinger 225 /6. Owned since 1984. All original. Currently has 380,000 miles on the clock; still a daily driver though lightly used. Also have 1970 Plymouth Fury III...