Grateful New Guy

moparmat2000 said
Welcome from west Texas. Clean dart you got. I been looking off and on for a dart or valiant just to make a daily driver out of. Problem is i cant leave good enough alone with anything i have lol. I was into the Bs years ago myself. Never was an E body fan. IMHO, they are both overrated, and ridiculously priced now. The A's are where its at. Lighter a bit less expensive, and lots of hop up parts and mods out there for em. Plus unless its a rare factory 340 or big block car, its not a sin here to mod it into what your version of a muscle car is.

Theres guys here putting new gen 3 hemis in em, GM LS engines in em, turboing the slantys, even one guy putting a cummins 4BT in one. I'm a gen 2 cuda guy myself. This is the best site on the net. Lots of good folks here that can help you with anything you may need help with. Welcome aboard. Dont hesitate to ask questions. I have been in the mopar hobby since i was 15. I am 50 now, and i still put questions out there because i dont know everything myself, however i can always field a question and somebody is always willing to help answer it.

Whats your future plans for it? Engine upgrades, brakes? Paint? Maybe a 340 swinger clone? It looks pretty cool right now. I'm a fan of semiflat black and poverty caps on steelies, and keeping it low key & sleeperish.

Matt

Hey Matt, Thanks for reaching out to me! Sorry for the slow response lol, Sounds like we have some things in common, I'm turning 50 later this year. I really like the look of the car and probably won't make a lot of changes going forward other than fine tuning it and possibly throwing some Rallye wheels on it, although I do like the poverty wheels too. It has a LA360 right now with a few upgrades but I'm honestly still checking casting numbers on everything and getting to know the car. For the moment my long term goal with the car is building a bullet proof driver that I can drive the hell out of lol! I've been considering everything from a big block 440, genIII Hemi, or just building a really solid 360 in the 400+ hp range. I've never built an engine, but I'd love to take a stab at it. With this website, YouTube, and the internet it seems more doable than ever! It could be overkill but I really want to concentrate on modernizing the suspension, steering and putting disc brakes all the way around although someone already converted the front to disc brakes. Also want to upgrade the transmission from the current a904 to a 727 and possibly a Dana rear end. The odd thing about my vision is I want the car to have some serious top end and am less concerned about an 11 second quarter mile. So I'll be seeking lots of advice picking out a cam that can provide the best of all worlds and I'm guessing I'll need to have some lower gearing in the rear end. I have a lot to learn but I'm obsessed and very excited to be back in the Mopar world. Have a good one,
Carl