The Yard Dart, a Reclamation. '64 Dart GT Ragtop
Update: HEMI in Da HOUSE!!!
The Yard Dart project has gained a mill! I picked up this 6.1 today! I don’t know anything about gen3s yet so feel free to tell if I screwed up on this thing. The seller claimed he saw it run before it was pulled... but the yard dogs tore up a bunch of external bits when they yanked it. It looks exactly like they dragged it across the place with a chain!
Anyway, I gambled fifteen on it. At least it has the right bones for a build... if it actually doesn’t NEED one that will be outstanding.
It will turn over with a wrench but it has a bit of a “hard spot” (with the plugs out) that has me concerned. The valvetrain area is as clean as a pin; the plugs look normal (85k mi could be reflected in these plugs’ appearance) and are all gapped at .050. No water, no hammered electrodes, no indication of an actual problem yet. I need to get it on a stand, roll it over and take a closer look!
Update: HEMI in Da HOUSE!!!
The Yard Dart project has gained a mill! I picked up this 6.1 today! I don’t know anything about gen3s yet so feel free to tell if I screwed up on this thing. The seller claimed he saw it run before it was pulled... but the yard dogs tore up a bunch of external bits when they yanked it. It looks exactly like they dragged it across the place with a chain!
Anyway, I gambled fifteen on it. At least it has the right bones for a build... if it actually doesn’t NEED one that will be outstanding.
It will turn over with a wrench but it has a bit of a “hard spot” (with the plugs out) that has me concerned. The valvetrain area is as clean as a pin; the plugs look normal (85k mi could be reflected in these plugs’ appearance) and are all gapped at .050. No water, no hammered electrodes, no indication of an actual problem yet. I need to get it on a stand, roll it over and take a closer look!
