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I was not wearing the lap belt when I took the pic with the shoulder belt buckled.

Front interior view from 71 parts catalog. Separate belts for seat and shoulder. Not sure if this photo has enough definition to see it.

Pics from me sitting in my '71 Swinger with shoulder belt attached. Do these help?

I'll take them. Sending you a PM.

Fixed! Bad light socket ground. Removed socket. Cleaned inside with emery cloth and electrical cleaner. Cleaned ground wire and mounting screw. Thanks everyone.

I can’t think of any work I did that would affect just one parking lamp. I tried a new bulb - no luck. I will see if I can get a better ground for the socket. Any other ideas are welcome.

Hoping for advice on a recent electrical problem. Car is a 1971 Dart. The parking lamp circuit was working, now it is not. The right front parking lamp is out and the right dash turn signal indicator glows when the headlamp switch is in park or on positions. The parking lamp bulb is fine. I...

Still looking . . .

This is the one with the lock ring on the column as introduced for the 1971 models. Need the power steering version. Ship To location is Petaluma, CA.

Instrument Specialties did all the dash panels for my ‘71 Swinger. The work included plastic chrome and wood grain. It looks better than new but it was a four month wait and obviously pricey. Great company though. They sent me free touch up materials after I caused a minor scratch installing the...

Alan - beautiful job. Even the redline tires. Thanks for posting the pics.

A little insight into why I wrote this post. A flashback here. It's May 1971 and I'm hoping to make a 1971 Plymouth Duster 340 my first new car. This would be my first high performance car after starting with a 1955 Buick, then a 1962 Ford Galaxie 4 door and finally a 1960 VW bug (ugh.) I...

Has anyone noticed how rare it is to see an A-Body for sale (on any internet site) that is 100% OEM factory correct? I'm not talking about bolt head markings and paint daubs but significant, visible features and options. I see lots of nice cars but hardly any are correct for the year and...

For sale is a used quarter window glass for a 1968 - 1972 Dodge Dart. Driver side. This glass is clear, not tinted. No cracks. It is used but a nice, driver-quality window with no deep scratches. The stainless trim is not included. It has the Chrysler Pentastar although I could not get a...

+1 on the trim tape. I used old road test photos to get mine as close as possible to stock since I could not find pinpoint directions.

Try the how-to videos on the e-bodies.org website by Cuda Cody. I used them to disassemble and rebuild the column in my ‘71 Swinger. Really helpful.

Thanks everyone. So far I have not connected the vacuum advance. The 28 degrees was a starting setting for mechanical advance at 2500 rpm. I'm sure it goes into the mid-30s with a few more revs. Once I can trust the engine to run long enough without overheating I'll set the total advance.

I bought a HF thermal gun. I'll try another start up on Sunday. For now, I've noticed my temp gauge reads into the "Normal" zone even when the engine is off but key in Run position. The new thermal gun shows 95 degrees at the temperature sending unit (it was hot outside today.)

Dubob, good ideas. I'll look into the Harbor Freight tool. This is the first time my gauges have worked since I owned the car so I don't have a good comparison of running temps before I pulled the engine.

Regarding the possible trans fluid leakage I wondered about that. The water doesn't feel greasy, and I spilled enough of it on the floor when I tried the 2nd drain and refill to dump maybe a quart on the cement! It evaporated like it was all water - no residue on the floor. I haven't drained...

An update - I used my Mityvac cooling system test pump with the engine off/cool. The entire system held pressure at 16 lbs for several minutes. No leakdown of pressure at all. This isn't my first time starting a new engine and I've never run into this particular problem. I will try the rust...

I've used other Evaporust products with good results. I'll give it a try. Thank you.

Made the first start of my newly rebuilt 340. The engine fired right up and I was starting to go through the break-in procedure when I had to stop. I've got two problems, maybe related. 1. The temperature gauge rose steadily to hot (I'm looking at the stock dashboard gauge.) 2. The...

Mine were not much different. I used penetrating oil to get the bulb out. Then I soaked the socket in vinegar. Some improvement. Then I soldered a ground wire to the outside of each socket to eliminate a bad ground, but if yours light up then you can skip that. I used some emery cloth on...

This is an unused, never installed, Grant 846 Classic Nostalgia steering wheel. Similar to factory Tuff wheel. I bought it new and never used it in the car. My Swinger had a factory rim blow wheel which I decided to use instead. Included are the wheel, horn cap and generic Grant mounting...

Exactly the two electrical experts I was hoping would comment. I did open the alternator and it was burned on every brush contact point. Pretty badly. I checked the terminals on both field wires and they were loose, especially the blue. I found that strange. It was a brand new harness. I know it...

The car is a 1971 Swinger with a 340 now instead of the original 225. I recently finished a complete rebuild of the entire car, pretty much everything except exterior paint. The original wiring harnesses were butchered by the PO so I replaced everything I could buy with new M&H harnesses...

Is it originally a CA car? I’ve seen the N95 CA NOx vacuum/temp switch in that spot.

This is a question regarding a factory AC 1971 Swinger. I have a FSM but am still having trouble with the temperature control lever and cable adjustment. My car has two bowden cables: one connecting the dash heater control lever to the blend air door arm on top of the heater box, and the...

I located a linkage set up. Thanks everyone. Without the forum this would not have worked.