Search results for query: *

  1. carfreak6970

    6-way seat track for A body?

    Hello everyone, So as I am suppose to be getting ready for work my mind went down yet another rabbit hole: I may have access to getting a reproduction 69 b body 6-way manual seat track and was wondering if it would not only bolt up to a 67 dart bucket seat, but if it would bolt to the...
  2. carfreak6970

    Automatically Turning Right

    Hello, I am finally getting to the point where I believe I can enjoy my 67 Dart on the road. The build thread is in my signature but it is a 383 with TTI long tube headers and a four speed. Other parts in my following discussion are a rebuilt federal power steering pump and a rebuilt...
  3. carfreak6970

    Valve keepers

    Hello folks, I need some assistance. So I was informed my valve keepers looked a little funny when I was trying to fix another problem with the engine which lead me down the road of needing to check the keepers. Basically it looked like the intake valve keepers were sticking out further than the...
  4. carfreak6970

    Grounding Issue?

    I was driving home from work last night sitting at a light with my left turn signal on (my 68 Dart Convertible). The biker behind me informed me my brake light was out. I am assuming it was only my right one. But I thanked him and moved on. Once I got through the light and across the bridge I...
  5. carfreak6970

    Degreeing a Cam Shaft

    I have some issues when it comes to degreeing a cam and I think I know what is wrong, but would like to ask anyway. I have a 67 dart with a 383 that I installed a Crane Cam H-278-2. Other than that it is the stock rotating assembly, with stock iron 4 barrel and a stock 440 holley. It has TTI...
  6. carfreak6970

    440 Help Needed

    Hello, I have posted about this car before: Dialing in a Carter AVS Its a 70 charger that is using a 440 from a 68 C-body. I was told it was an HP motor originally so I am not to sure if it has to 906 heads or the 915(?) heads from 67. It has the stock rotation assembly with some...
  7. carfreak6970

    Tuning issue on a 440

    Hello, I am not to sure if this is a fuel issue, or a timing issue so I figured I would post in this section: I am having a tuning issue on a 70 polara and I think the issue is carb related. My guess is either the springs for the rods are too light or I have a vacuum leak. Here are the...
  8. carfreak6970

    Throttle Cable

    I am not to sure I am posting this in the right section, but since this car is a slant six I figured I would start here. The car is my 68 Dart with the slant six. It originally had the single barrel holley on it that never really ran right. Well about a year or so ago I found a place that had...
  9. carfreak6970

    [FOR SALE] 73 400 Engine

    I have a 400 2 barrel that came out of a 73 imperial. I believe it was taken out in the 70's/80's and sat around ever since. When I initially got it I was not able to rotate it a full 360 degrees. I tried removing parts off of it to see if I could get it to spin but was not able to get it to...
  10. carfreak6970

    Anodized Aluminum Trim

    Hello Folks! So I need some help. I have the trim that runs along the top of the fenders, doors and quarters for a 67 Dart GTS, as well as the rocker trim. I stripped them of their anodizing and polished them. Well now comes the time to install them but I would like to have them anodized...
  11. carfreak6970

    [WANTED] 8 3/4 spider gear cross shaft

    Hello, I am looking for the cross shafts and spider gears for an 8 3/4 power lock type sure grip. I cant seem to find them anywhere and the internal parts kit that Doctor Diff offers is out of stock... thank you.
  12. carfreak6970

    Erratic Gauges

    Hello Folks, I have a funky gauge issue on a 70 charger that I am hoping to get some insight on. So the car has brand new wiring and a new instrument cluster circuit board. All gauges worked as well as these factory gauges do but a couple months ago I removed the cluster to add in this...
  13. carfreak6970

    [WANTED] Disc Brake Proportioning Valve

    Hello Folks, So I am on my second proportioning valve from inline tube and both are leaking at the same joint, the copper washer. I got the BLK250 one because I was told I do not need their "Texas" style one in addition to this distribution block. Well the first one I got leaked at that...
  14. carfreak6970

    [Found!] Slip Yoke

    Hello Folks, So I am in a pickle, yet again!!! I got a drive shaft made for my 67 Dart GTS and according to Brewers website, a 67 big block A body should have a 30 spline output shaft. So I got the drive shaft made with that slip yoke and a 30 spline slip yoke. Well go to install it and it...
  15. carfreak6970

    [Found!] Reverse Light 67 Dart

    Hello, I am working on a 67 Dodge dart and noticed the sockets in my reverse light assemblies are toast. Im sure finding 67 reverse light housings are either expensive or impossible to find (but if you have them, please let me know), but I am hoping to get replacement sockets. Mine are...
  16. carfreak6970

    [WANTED] Manual Brake Push Rod

    Hello Everyone... So this past weekend I tried to install my master cylinder in a 67 Dart. The master cylinder is the 7/8 bore from a 75 Dart. The push rod I had was an adjustable one from Mopar. However it was way to long!! the overall length at its shortest length was 7 5/8" long. With...
  17. carfreak6970

    10" Front Drum Rebuild Parts

    Hello, I ordered a bunch of parts from summit to rebuild 10" drums that I am putting on a 6 cylinder convertible. I was checking what came and what the brakes currently have on them and the spring rebuild kit doesnt have springs that match what is on the brakes and the adjuster cable lever...
  18. carfreak6970

    Dash Gremlins - Electrical

    I need some guidance on trying to fix this pesky issue: This issue started up this year and I have been trying to figure it out all summer. Everything thing is fine with the electricals when the lights are off, but when they come on things start to go weird. I first noticed this driving in...
  19. carfreak6970

    Help - Federal Pump Rebuild

    Hello... So I am working on my 5th reman pump this summer on my 68 dart and I have had enough of changing out these pumps. The problems I have seen was the gasket to the reservoir leaking right after installation, or the pulley rattling so bad you can hear it and lose low speed power assist...
  20. carfreak6970

    Diaphragm clutch and free play

    i have a 67 dart with a 383 and a four speed I am working on and I am running into some issues with the clutch fork clearance with the headers. I have long tube TTI headers that are contacting my clutch fork. I dimpled the headers to the point the fork and rubber isolator doesn’t contact the...
  21. carfreak6970

    Sounds like something is off balance

    Hello, So I would like to say this issue only started this year. But the car is a 68 Dart with the slant six, A904 and the 7 1/4 rear end. the rear end is out of some early 70's abody from a junk yard that I put about 25000 miles on. The outer axle bearings were replaced by me before the...
  22. carfreak6970

    [Found!] Power Steering Pump

    Kind of in a bind... I need a Thompson Power steering pump for a 68 Dart Slant Six. I believe pumps from earlier years should work, but the pump needs to be from a slant six since Im sure the pulley is slant six specific and there is no way I have to safely change out the pump pulley on these...
  23. carfreak6970

    Engine/Transmission Part Selection

    Hello Folks, This really isnt an "issue" per-say, but I need some help determining cam, pistons, torque converter, and various other trans part for a vehicle: The vehicle is a 70 charger. This is an original 440 6 pack car, with the original drive tran long gone. It has a 440 and a 727...
  24. carfreak6970

    Cold Start Issues

    Hello, I have talked about this car here and there in my restoration thread of my 67 GTS. But this thread is regarding cold starting issues on a 70 charger: The problem is that if you try and start the car after it has been sitting for awhile, or when the engine is cold, it will not...
  25. carfreak6970

    Fan/Condenser/Trans Cooler Spacing

    So I have a '90 W150 that I am trying to put a clutch fan on. Currently it has a flex fan that was not cooling it well at all in traffic but was cooling it fine at high way speeds. Being in Pittsburgh I need this thing to also stay cool in traffic. I got the Hayden 2797 severe duty clutch...
  26. carfreak6970

    Cooling with A/C on

    Hello Folks, Not an A body, but Im hoping someone with a similar set up would be able to help. So I have this 90 Dodge W150. I recently got the A/C charged and everything is working great. The only issue I have is that the engine heats up to the top of the safe zone with the A/C on sitting...
  27. carfreak6970

    [WANTED] Power Steering Pump

    Hello, So I got the wrong parts. But this is what I am looking for: I am looking for a Federal Pump or a TRW pump with a pulley and fill cap. I would like it to already have brackets for a big block but not necessary... Let me know what you got. If you are unsure of the difference...
  28. carfreak6970

    Big Block and Power Steering

    Hello, I guess this could be in the Big Block Tech, or Steering, but I figured this was the best place for a big block issue... So here it is: I have found that power steering can go into a big block A body. So I went ahead and started to get parts (I guess my first mistake). I got the...
  29. carfreak6970

    Road Trip Prep

    At the end of the summer I am going to OBX from Pittsburgh PA, it is about a 9 hr drive in total. I am planning on taking my 68 Dart on this trip. It is a convertible, slant six automatic that I outfitted with cruise control. I recently changed the tranny fluid and adjusted the bands. I...
  30. carfreak6970

    Power Steering Pumps and Pulleys

    I need some direction on what to do: So I got this pump off of rockauto for a 70 charger. it has external threads on the pump shaft as well as a key way. However the old pump does not have a key way and no external threads This is the old pump This is the New pump Now what to do...
Back
Top