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    Here's a 72Swinger I picked up. What ya think?

    Sweet Ride!!! Makes me want to go out and kick the rustbucket that is masquerading as a 72 Swinger in my driveway. :-D
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    Englishtown

    If Schumacher was there I missed them. I wish they were there because I would have picked up one of their A body /6 to 360 kits It was a still a good day to be out of the house, the weather was great, but from a car part / swap meet perspective it was iffy at best
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    Englishtown

    I went down there today with some friends and was really disappointed. Not a lot of big vendors, and most of the ones that were there were Chevy/Ford centric. The rest of the meet had a few decent pieces but every year it seems like there are more of the mix and match vendors. lots of...
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    Cooked the rear in my Dart!

    Hey FASTBACK340, I have a 7-1/4 in my 72 dart that I can part with. It's still in the car but 30 minutes with a wrench and she'll be out. I'm in Hauppauge NY (exit 58 on LIE). If ya need it let me know. Scott
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    Torsion Bar Crossmember Replacement

    Rumble: Thanks for the suggestions. I'm going to take a look at the caps online and see if I can get the car up in the air this weekend and take a real good look-see. RedFish: I would LOVE to bypass all of this nonsense and go with the AlterKation but...the body is willing and the pockets are...
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    Torsion Bar Crossmember Replacement

    Great pics 65! My gut says get all the weight you can out of the structure, put the subframes up on jack stands, level it, square it and weld away. What has me questioning everything is that all of the tips on putting in subframe connectors say to dynamically stress the chassis by jacking up...
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    Torsion Bar Crossmember Replacement

    Rumble thanks for the reply. I have pics but can't upload them yet...technical issues :). When I mean clear through the x-member, I mean CLEAR THROUGH. We're talking the only thing holding the pass side x-member together is the bottom, the sides are gone and it is right between the torsion...
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    Torsion Bar Crossmember Replacement

    Picked up a '72 Swinger recently. It has the usual rust issues (Quarters, Fender Extentions, Front Floors). The BIG issue, and the one I am going to tackle first, is replacing the torsion bar cross member. The original has a golfball sized hole rusted clear through it just inboard of the...
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