I'm brand new to the forum, so please be gentle if I ask a stupid question...
I bought my first project about a year ago, a '70 Dart Swinger. Been pulling the weekend warrior detail, and have a buddy that's done auto body and mechanic work his whole life helping me out. He's a Chevy guy, but I won't hold that against him, as he's first and foremost a classic car guy. In any case, my car has the 225 slant. Guy I bought it from had intentions of doing a resto, but it sat in his yard from 2000 until I picked it up last summer. With a bit of cleanup, had her fired up in less than an hour, then figured I'd re-gasket the motor because she sat for 16 years. Found out there's been some work done to this motor, so for now I'm staying with the slant.
As I go through the car, I'm finding some oddities. Someone upgraded to an electronic distributor, everything I've found online says that the stock version was points. The 7.25 rear end (planned upgrade there at some point) has 5x4 bolt pattern for the lugs, and the driver side is left handed. Front discs, 5x4.5 pattern. The rotors are one piece with the hubs. Based on what I've read, and what comes up when researching the stock replacement parts, every rotor I come up with as an OEM replacement is a rotor w/o the hub and a 5x4 bolt pattern. Is this normal? Or should I suspect that someone has upgraded to a '73 or later front end? What's the easiest way to tell? This will make finding parts tedious at best. If I had the cash I'd just do a complete suspension overhaul with custom K-member and associated parts, but for now that's a wishlist item. Any help would be appreciated!
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