My other Early A ---65 Dart post

Okay, so theres definitely a hole in my oil pan from rubbing on the k frame. I had looked at it several times and never really saw how close it was. Theres just so much gunk and muck all over it that it makes it hard to see. It looks like it already has a few shims on the passenger side motor mount to lift it up a little bit. Luckily the pan still holds about 2 quarts of oil so I can still start the engine to move the car around.

The back seat I noticed is probably from a later model because it seems a bit too wide. The vinyl is in poor shape but the frame is pretty decent. It only had a driver side bucket seat thats also in need of recover. Im guessing also from a later a body perhaps. Just guessing since there were 14 inch plymouth hubcaps in the trunk ( instead of 13 inch) Also the gas pedal is not an early dart piece.

Ive got a 1990 mazda 626 parts car with a minty fresh interior that I hope will be donating some very clean seats. The back seat sits nicely in the rear of the car and I mocked up the front bucket to discover it needs very little modification to bolt down.

Even though the metal is probably thinner on newer cars, I was thinking of cutting the floor out of the mazda to use for new floor boards in the dart. This would be great so I could use the carpet and floor mats from the parts car as well which are in excellent condition Unfortunately it isnt quite wide or long enough and its also much deeper than the darts so it would be hanging below the rockers. Probably a lot of work neded to make it fit when I can just weld in some patches of thicker original sheetmetal instead.

Im still working on electrical gremlins. I love how the wiring diagram for the whole car is only 2 pages. Had to replace the rear taillight harness to get the lights working in the back. Pretty neat how the taillight bulbs are grounded through the housings to the body. I went through several different bulbs before I got the correct brightness I was looking for, but they probably still arent the correct ones. If I remember correctly I was using 1156 bulbs for the rear park lamps but they made it look bright like the brake lights. I have 3 old headlight switches to play with. Ive taking one apart to clean and inspect several times. It gets better every time but still not right.The instrument cluster lights up and my fuel gauge is working to my surprise after a new sending unit. The front park lamps in the bumper come on when I pull the headlight switch to the first detent but then go off when I pull the switch the rest of the way. I know I just need to stop being cheap and buy a new switch but I couldnt resist the urge to try and fix one of them.