The Brick, 1972 Dodge Dart Custom
Well, the family's planned move to the midwest has been stymied for another year - time to throw some time and effort at the Brick - here is what I am planning for the "pre-summer" in AZ....
So this week - installing new factory style transcooler lines going to the new rad instead of the aftermarket that was thrown on it before. This should eliminate the last of my Trans leak.....the new rebuild got rid of everything but the line leaks...:(
And coming as soon as the parts get here:
Exterior light shakedown - okay, so I (and the wife) have noticed that the exterior lights in the Brick are pretty dim.....so I will be going through all the lights and sockets, and making sure they are all up to snuff. Plus, just ordered some new side marker lights from Detroit Muscle. Hey, they might be knockoffs, but hey, better to have something that will hold the lights in place than the current tied off pigtails I have going on.
AC redo - yeah, in AZ, kind of need AC - not sure if I want to take it somewhere and have it gone through, or just grab one of those spiffy Classic Air compressor upgrades, and get that swapped out.
Interior finish - the seats are headed to the upholstery shop. Putting the stock style front and rear bench back in it and getting the headliner done. I will be putting down new carpet when I am swapping out the seats. And while I am doing this, updating the seatbelts with Wesco 3 points up from and retractables in the rear.
So here is last weekends efforts:
New 3 core rad installed - I added an overflow, just in case. So far, hasn't needed it, but it was cheap, $15 insurance for not soaking the driveway.
Well, the family's planned move to the midwest has been stymied for another year - time to throw some time and effort at the Brick - here is what I am planning for the "pre-summer" in AZ....
So this week - installing new factory style transcooler lines going to the new rad instead of the aftermarket that was thrown on it before. This should eliminate the last of my Trans leak.....the new rebuild got rid of everything but the line leaks...:(
And coming as soon as the parts get here:
Exterior light shakedown - okay, so I (and the wife) have noticed that the exterior lights in the Brick are pretty dim.....so I will be going through all the lights and sockets, and making sure they are all up to snuff. Plus, just ordered some new side marker lights from Detroit Muscle. Hey, they might be knockoffs, but hey, better to have something that will hold the lights in place than the current tied off pigtails I have going on.
AC redo - yeah, in AZ, kind of need AC - not sure if I want to take it somewhere and have it gone through, or just grab one of those spiffy Classic Air compressor upgrades, and get that swapped out.
Interior finish - the seats are headed to the upholstery shop. Putting the stock style front and rear bench back in it and getting the headliner done. I will be putting down new carpet when I am swapping out the seats. And while I am doing this, updating the seatbelts with Wesco 3 points up from and retractables in the rear.
So here is last weekends efforts:
New 3 core rad installed - I added an overflow, just in case. So far, hasn't needed it, but it was cheap, $15 insurance for not soaking the driveway.
