1963 Dart 170 2 Door Post Resto

So, took the car to its first car show last weekend. Car drove great, but overheated on the way there. It was the first time I had the car at 50MPH for any amount of time. Not sure if it's the thermostat didn't open, or if the water pump just isn't giving good flow. I had it come close to overheating on an earlier run so I replaced the thermostat. I accidentally ordered a 180HD thermostat. When I took it apart and discovered the 160 I had no choice but to grab another 160 from a local parts shop.

I'm going to pull it entirely and see if it still wants to creep up on temperature. I may have to pull the water pump to see if mine is a 6 or 8 vane pump. I might just bite the bullet and order one of the Flowcooler pumps. The rad was newly re-cored by a reputable shop and the heater core is new so I don't see either of those being the issue.

One other thing I discovered is I have to pull my steering wheel and see what is going on with my signal switch assembly. When I turn one direction it "clicks" like it is wanting to cancel a signal even though it isn't on. Probably just a slight adjustment.

Other than that the car is a pleasure to drive. I have to replace my radio as it died on me. I got it cheap and it didn't work right at first then on it's own it started working so it was probably already on it's way out. No big deal.

Also got my carb spacer the other day, so I will have to install it and see if it helps with the heat soak