66 Dart GT HT Whatsitgonnabe?

360DartGT66 said
Started looking at welders today but stumbled across a new door for 60 bucks (!) instead! And a '66 hood for $150. Not clear if that is a Valiant or a Dart hood, though. Are they the same?

No - Dart and Valiant hoods are different and each are one year only.

360DartGT66 said
I have other electrical problems. See pics of bulkhead. :violent1: I'm thinking the previous owner had some issues with this car ...

I suspect the burnt area is probably related to the alternator wire going to the ammeter. 9 times out of ten that's the problem.

360DartGT66 said
I did put the nut for steering ball joint in place. Feels good. But I think I'm going to replace all of that stuff. I don't like the look of the adjustment sleeves. They're slit the whole length. Feels like they might bend for the slightest bump. But maybe I'm just used to my 2010 Audi front end ... :D

That's the way the adjustment sleeves are made. If you want to stiffen up the tie rods and adjustment sleeves, use the C Body sleeves and tie rods.

360DartGT66 said
Oh, and Ulf sent me screws for the exhaust manifolds. The passenger one was a breeze but I couldn't get the driver's side one in there. I guess I'll have to remove the steering column. And maybe that's a good idea for other reasons.

Is it supposed to look like this? I'm thinking something's missing. The two yellow seals (?) were taped in place using electrical tape.

To install the factory driver's side exhaust manifold, yes the steering column needs to be either removed or pulled bnack into the passenger compartment to slide the manifold in place. Looks like those seals were the inner part of the larger rubber lower steering column seal.

360DartGT66 said
No, it's brand new, came with the car, new in the box.

I guess what I'm really asking is whether there is any point in getting the HEI one or if it doesn't matter.

If you are converting to HEI then maybe that's the one I'd choose.