Anyone else have an a body ute
yeah, im kinda hoping that at a show people are gonna see my car and go "what is that?" and on the street im hoping they only remember what my tail lights look like :burnout:.theres not alot of early A bodies at cars shows and being a convertible adds a bit. what i really want to grab thier attention is what i want under the hood. so far no ones put a new hemi in my year car, with the suspension upgrades and drivetrian goodies either. i think people seeing my car are gonna remember it for its "wow havent see that year dart in awhile and never seen one with a new hemi" factor. on the road the car will also have that "sleeper" feel. on the outside it will look like a 64 dart convertible with some newer style rims, but under the hood a 400ph new style hemi. most guys will look at my car and guess maybe it has a built 340 or 360, but with the mild idle they might guess she doesnt have too wild of a cam. thats the cool thing about the new hemis, they wiegh less then old 318s, but can put out stock 440 horsepower with a fairly mild cam. my hope is that while people are strolling past my car they stop and go "oh man, you got a new hemi in this thing", thats when ill smile from ear to ear and then start explaining all the things i did with it. even most Mopar nuts dont take an interest in the early darts and valiants so it should be a a shock for them as well.
id really like the 6.1 hemi but may suttle on a 5.7, it really depends on how things are when its time to get an engine (down the road a ways). i just think the 6.1 would look real nice between my 64s fenders. heres a pic of the beast between the fenders of a 70 challenger. 425hp and thats not even with TTIs new headers (which would bring it close to 450hp. also the 6.1 gets that 425hp with a farely mild cam.
yeah, im kinda hoping that at a show people are gonna see my car and go "what is that?" and on the street im hoping they only remember what my tail lights look like :burnout:.theres not alot of early A bodies at cars shows and being a convertible adds a bit. what i really want to grab thier attention is what i want under the hood. so far no ones put a new hemi in my year car, with the suspension upgrades and drivetrian goodies either. i think people seeing my car are gonna remember it for its "wow havent see that year dart in awhile and never seen one with a new hemi" factor. on the road the car will also have that "sleeper" feel. on the outside it will look like a 64 dart convertible with some newer style rims, but under the hood a 400ph new style hemi. most guys will look at my car and guess maybe it has a built 340 or 360, but with the mild idle they might guess she doesnt have too wild of a cam. thats the cool thing about the new hemis, they wiegh less then old 318s, but can put out stock 440 horsepower with a fairly mild cam. my hope is that while people are strolling past my car they stop and go "oh man, you got a new hemi in this thing", thats when ill smile from ear to ear and then start explaining all the things i did with it. even most Mopar nuts dont take an interest in the early darts and valiants so it should be a a shock for them as well.
id really like the 6.1 hemi but may suttle on a 5.7, it really depends on how things are when its time to get an engine (down the road a ways). i just think the 6.1 would look real nice between my 64s fenders. heres a pic of the beast between the fenders of a 70 challenger. 425hp and thats not even with TTIs new headers (which would bring it close to 450hp. also the 6.1 gets that 425hp with a farely mild cam.