The Yard Dart, a Reclamation. '64 Dart GT Ragtop
A ragged Cyclops stared blankly from the web page. What the heck IS that? Well it IS a Mopar. I have been looking for a cheap Mopar project. The rest of the pics provided did not help much, this thing is butt-ugly. Clearly someone had started work on it (sanding/stripping/grinding) and then abandoned the project to rot. The fact that it was a convertible made me look deeper into its eye to see if there was good reason to take this on.
I was surprised to find some surprisingly cool goodies hidden under the little darling.
The owner tells a familiar tale of life interfering with plans, resulting in the project he started in earnest, languishing for a decade. Importantly, in the beginning he had spent some serious coin on components and as those were all in good shape and /or in storage as-new, the project became much more appealing.
The car itself appears surprisingly solid, lower quarters shot, of course, but the rest, even the pans seem pretty solid. The metal is pretty straight except for the rear valance. The troubling areas are where the steel was bared ten years in the past and the elements have attacked. I still think it's fixable.
Here's the part (actually parts) that convinced me to jump in: included in the deal:
(installed) RMS AlterKtion cross member (K-frame)set up for 3rd gen Hemi
Flaming river steering rack
Coil-Over shocks
front disc brakes LBP
Flaming river Stainless Tilt Steering column
Flaming River mahogany steering wheel
(installed) 8-3/4" rear 3:23 with LBP Moser axles
Nordskog Digital dash LCD panel
Some of the trim has been re-chromed or refurbished.
Edit: new cross flow aluminum radiator for the hemi swap
As you can see, there's a fair fistful of dollars in parts included.
I also already had the wheel and tire setup on hand that I hope to use.
Tremendous inspiration has been gleaned here at FABO, especially from the threads of Chuckbizkits, tincup and many others. Wish me luck!
A ragged Cyclops stared blankly from the web page. What the heck IS that? Well it IS a Mopar. I have been looking for a cheap Mopar project. The rest of the pics provided did not help much, this thing is butt-ugly. Clearly someone had started work on it (sanding/stripping/grinding) and then abandoned the project to rot. The fact that it was a convertible made me look deeper into its eye to see if there was good reason to take this on.
I was surprised to find some surprisingly cool goodies hidden under the little darling.
The owner tells a familiar tale of life interfering with plans, resulting in the project he started in earnest, languishing for a decade. Importantly, in the beginning he had spent some serious coin on components and as those were all in good shape and /or in storage as-new, the project became much more appealing.
The car itself appears surprisingly solid, lower quarters shot, of course, but the rest, even the pans seem pretty solid. The metal is pretty straight except for the rear valance. The troubling areas are where the steel was bared ten years in the past and the elements have attacked. I still think it's fixable.
Here's the part (actually parts) that convinced me to jump in: included in the deal:
(installed) RMS AlterKtion cross member (K-frame)set up for 3rd gen Hemi
Flaming river steering rack
Coil-Over shocks
front disc brakes LBP
Flaming river Stainless Tilt Steering column
Flaming River mahogany steering wheel
(installed) 8-3/4" rear 3:23 with LBP Moser axles
Nordskog Digital dash LCD panel
Some of the trim has been re-chromed or refurbished.
Edit: new cross flow aluminum radiator for the hemi swap
As you can see, there's a fair fistful of dollars in parts included.
I also already had the wheel and tire setup on hand that I hope to use.
Tremendous inspiration has been gleaned here at FABO, especially from the threads of Chuckbizkits, tincup and many others. Wish me luck!
