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    65 Dart GT Project Started

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    65 Dart GT Project Started

    Took 1st at the first car show!! Wife is now hooked cant wait till next show. She thought it would be boring but she had lots of fun. I met 2 other a body members as well. These cars are not a bodys but i had to share that we brought 3 cars and took 4 trophys My brothers 71 Road Runner took best...
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    65 Dart GT Project Started

    Well I finaly got the brake issue figured out!! I been fighting no pedal since getting it done!! I tried 3 diferent master booster combos and none worked any better!! I then decided i wasnt getting enough stroke on MC and the pedal hitting the floor was the limmiting factor!! I cut and bent it...
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    72 swinger: wierdest brake issue

    Sorry if i jacked this post but i solved my problem. I heated and bent my pedal as the limiting factor for full stroke was the floor board. after i did that and bled the brakes agian i now i have good brakes. I also eliminated the proportioning valve (combo valve) and have them direct to M/C so...
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    72 swinger: wierdest brake issue

    Ok i am having this same issue on my 65 dart. What do you mean by up or down? Where do the need to point?? thanks
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    65 Dart GT Project Started

    Well i got the car home a couple weeks ago the first pick is of it making it into the garage a changed car!! The 3rd pic is of wife getting her first ride this is 4th and 5th pic as well!! She was having trouble backing it up? She could see to much!!LOL
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    65 Dart GT Project Started

    I have not put the stripe on yet as i may repaint car this winter. The paint didnt quite turn out as nice as i wantes (lots of sink back) if it doesnt wetsand out then i will repaint. This is not the factory yellow bill i just mixed white and yellow too until i got desired color as well. The...
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    65 Dart GT Project Started

    Rapid I am not sure what you mean attached but if you are talking about the 3 vent port things this was factory installed on gt models. I need to find 1 more as i only have 2 for right side
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    65 Dart GT Project Started

    Well i havnt posted in a while as i have been pretty busy doing stuff around the house!! Wife wanted a pool so that took a couple of weeks then it got way to hot!! but I am now on the finishing stages. I have most of it together and running and driving after i figured out that i cannot use a...
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    65 Dart GT Project Started

    Well i took a little bit of a break (2 weeks) was getting burnt out so did some other projects. Got back at it a week ago or so and got the final paint on and got the motor and tranny in today. Now i will wire tommorow and see if i can get it to turn over. I will also be installing a lokar...
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    8 3/4 rear end swap

    Oops you are right I have the 8 1/4 I dont know why i was thinking 3/4. I am trying to find a 8 3/4 for my charger. And it may have been a sport I got the disk brake setup out of it and didnt pay to much attention to rest of car. Sorry
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    upper control arm bushings

    If your local parts store has a tool rental program get yourself a balljoint press set. Get the large set and it will have all the fitting you need to get these out. You also could do all your bushing and ball joints with this tool as well. And it would be a good time as you will nead a...
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    65 mopar wheels and tire

    Did you convert this to large bolt pattern? I think all early a bodys where 4 inch pattern? I may be mistaken though
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    8 3/4 rear end swap

    You can shorten a driveshaft yourself. No need for balancing we have done this lots of times. The rubber line for dist. block is in a different location but you can move this if you run a new hardline over and a new bracket. Not all 83/4 were small bolt pattern the later years were 4.5 I have...
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    65 Dart GT Project Started

    I havnt posted in a while because all the pics look the same!! 2 filler coats and lots of blocking and i put the first coat of color on tonight!!! Now i will let that sit for a week and then wetsand and then more color stripes and clearcoat. Getting motor ready tommorow for install mabey thursday!!
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    360 truck swap in 65 dart?

    I have seen that in the 67 on up you can use a car pan but i didnt know if the 64-66 dart are different. So i can use a 360 pan and pickup for a 69 dart 360? Thanks It was a 273 V8 and i have modified the motor mounts already.
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    360 truck swap in 65 dart?

    I tried searching on here but oil pan doesnt work!!?? I need to know what pan works best in this early a body? Its just a street driving car with no performance updates yet. I may put magnum heads on later but it is mainly for the wife to drive for now. 1965 dart gt convertable Thanks
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    My 65 Dart Gt resto

    Nice start you got there. I also had to search for parts I found the same rearend as well!! Cant wait to see your progress
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    65 Dart GT Project Started

    yes i will have it done before 5-30-11 as i have a bet that it will be done. I also told the kid he could take it for graduation day on the 4th of june.
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    65 Dart GT Project Started

    well it has been a pretty productive 4 days got most bodywork done. Mounted tires on the rims and checked them out!! First coat of epoxy primer laid on real thick. I like that mint color i may just clear over that!!! LOL
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    65 Dart GT Project Started

    Well I got back at it today after a 5 day break!! I rebushed the leaf springs and also finished up mounting and running brake lines and master cylinder. I then pulled it all off and painted under the hood so the motor can go in!!! We played around with the color for a while (mixing off white and...
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    65 Dart GT Project Started

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    1966 Dart 270

    Find a newer dart in the boneyard or on craigslist and take the upper control arms, spindles, lower control arms. I also took the sway bar setup and i may put that on as well. I found a guy parting one out and got the whole setup 150$. I got new calipers for 20$ each at advanced and they came...
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    65 Dart GT Project Started

    Well this week wasnt that productive but i did get the rest of the front painted and the front suspension on. I also got rear end parts painted but wont put them on until its off rotisarie
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    65 Dart GT Project Started

    Yes he did contact me and i do have a spring order only GO GO Dart It came factory with the stripe and the cragers But it is not the charger dart.
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    65 Dart GT Project Started

    Thanks It had the booster but it had 10" drum brakes. I converted to disk with 5 on 41/2 and a 81/4 suregrip on back. At this time i am just leaving the 360 stock but i have a wrecked 99 dodge ram sitting in the driveway and i may convert the car to fuel injection next year. I was planning a...
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    65 Dart GT Project Started

    Well i got bottom done and plumbed the lines. I painted under innerfenders and welded in patches so far this week!!
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    Paint or.....powder coat?

    They make this paint called Chassis Saver its sold at auto paint stores but not all so call around. This stuff is very hard when dry Its very hard to get off the floor i can tell you that. You can get it in semi or gloss and i think in a few different colors as well. What i mean by hard is its...
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    65 dart brake conversion?

    This will be my wifes car as i have 72 charger se. So i need it to brale well or i would have just left the drums on it for myself. Thanks for the info so far!!
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    65 dart brake conversion?

    I am doing a brake and rear end conversion front is from a 74 dart 41/2 bolt pattern. I have the complete front end with proportioning valve. I have a few questions. Will the lower control arms work on my 65? The reason i ask is that the newwer a body came with a sway bar and i could fab up some...
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