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Hello Mopar Brothers and Sisters. I have a 71 Dart that had no radio when I bought the car. I was able to locate an am/fm radio for an A body (71’ Dart was am only). The previous owner removed the radio and CUT off the antenna wire FRaaaaaak. I am aware that there is an aftermarket fm booster...

Hello Mopar brothers and sisters, I am having an issue blowing the fuse for the instrument cluster on my Dart. “Mattax” sent be a great (simplified) drawing of the layout of the switch pins as they relate to me. I removed the headlight switch and I am looking for someone that can provide a way...

Hello Mopar brothers and sisters, I have a 71 Dart with bucket seats (probably was a bench seat originally). I am looking for someone with experience who has upgrading front seatbelts. What works, and what doesn’t. I am looking to go to a lap/shoulder retractable system for bucket seats To...

Looking for some assistance with dash lights. I bought the car (71Dart) a year or so ago and the dash lights didn’t work. It would blow fuses as soon as I changed them. I replaced the headlight switch and corrected it. It lasted a couple of months (driving periodically) and the dash lights are...

Not to create controversy, just sharing my experience. I have a 71 Dart with a 440 (475-500hp). I wasn’t comfortable with the cooling. Last winter I changed over to a ColdCase rad with large tubes, spent countless hours getting the shroud perfectly placed and sealed to the rad for maximum air...

I am not a mechanic but mechanically minded and looking for an understanding and solution. The car (had it about a year) has a 440 with 460-500hp, Carter 850 carb, with a Mopar Purple cam 296/.557. Overview….. Car fires up and runs nice. I had always noticed after going for a drive it idles...

I have a 440 conversion in a 71 Dodge Dart 450-500hp. I found it ran hotter than I would like so this past winter made some changes. Large tube Cold case radiator, new fan, new water pump, new temp gauge, shroud is perfectly fitted around the rad and sealed against the radiator. Car has a 180...

Hello Mopar Family. I currently have lap belts in my 71 Dart. I am looking replace the front seatbelts (bucket seats) to aftermarket shoulder belts. Looking for any guidance or experience people have with a cost effective replacement. Is there a left / right…… Summit Racing has shoulder belts...

Hello Mopar Family. I am using Moroso 93055 valve cover gaskets and the drivers side is leaking. I broke down and went to the Moroso site and their instructions state to secure the gasket using a cross pattern at 80-100 in/lbs of torque. I did that exactly at 90 in/lbs torque . I went for a...

Hello Mopar family. I placed a post a week or so ago looking for assistance with my Dart over heating an idle on hot days, and vapour lock issues. I want to note that the suggestions we very valuable to my approach to my problem. I was pointed out that my fan was not located properly (it should...

Hello Mopar family. I have a 440 in my Dart and just changed the Valve Pan gaskets (Good quality Moroso gaskets, guaranteed not to leak……….. they leak) I am pretty sure the fault is the guy behind the wrench. I did some checking and it is recommended to tighten the covers in a cross pattern, and...

Looking for some ideas. I have a 71 Dart with a 440 conversion 60 thousand over bore, lumpy cam and 460-500hp. This past winter I replaced the entire cooling system (when I bought the car I thought the car ran hot on occasion). New Cold Case 2 row large tube rad, new water pump, high flow...

Hello Mopar Brothers and Sisters. I have an 8 3/4 rear end in a 489 case with a suregrip. At some point I would like to have another for a spare or at least the carrier. The question of the day is. If I happen to stumble across one, Is there any way to identify if a 8 3/4 rear end is a suregrip...

Hello Mopar Family. I am looking to add the rear trunk strip to my 71 Dart “Gypsy Queen”. I am leaning on my mopar family for information. I am looking for stripe widths and proper placement of the rear trunk / quaterpanel. Thanks in advance Ron D

Hello Mopar family; I am changing over my cooling system in my 440 conversion to a Coldcase radiator. During the dry fit I discovered that there is a 1” gap (top and bottom). Rumour has it that someone has dealt with this using the rubber for a garage door as a filler. Any info would be greatly...

Hello Mopar Family. I am looking for a radio to fill in the empty space in my dash. Has anyone had experience with after market, modern technology replacements, and where to find them. Thanks in advance Ron D

Hello Mopar Family. The previous owner removed the rear seatbelts from my 71 Dart. I am looking to reinstall them. Looking for a complete set (Black) in good condition. Thanks in advance Ron D

Hello Mopar Family. Here is my issue. The car seems to run fine but I get nervous when it is a hot day 28-30degrees C (85-90 degrees F). The gauge runs a bit hotter and always recovers. I had an occasion where I climbed a hill about 2 miles in the heat and when I stopped the car it burped...

I bought a 71 dart with a 440ci. The previous owner removed the heater box (only drove it on sunny days) because the fan motor wouldn’t fit behind the valve cover. I am aware that there is a shorter fan motor that will fix the issue but for the life of me I can’t find it. Does anyone know where...

I bought a dart that had the heater box and A/C parts removed and I am looking to replace the missing pieces starting with the heater box or complete system with the vents if reasonably priced. Cheers Ron D

Looking for some feedback from my Mopar brothers and sisters. I have a 71 Dart with a 440 in it. The previous owner deleted the heater box (and threw it away a month before I bought the car). He told me that the heads they put on the car when the motor was built did not provide enough clearance...

Hello Mopar brothers and sisters. during a drive recently my temp gauge stopped working. I ran my lead wire from the sensor to ground and the gauge didn’t move. I am told it is most likely a damaged wire or disconnected wire. Having said that, I recently changed out my headlight switch and it is...

Hello there: The wipers in my 71’ Dart do not self cancel. I hear that the problem may be some sort of a grounding issue at the switch. The switch seems to operate fine in low/high setting. I just have to catch the off position at the right time to cancel them at the bottom of the windshield...

Hi everyone, thanks for welcoming me to the family. I am typically a GM guy and haven’t owned a Dodge since my first car in 1978. I bought a real power house “ 1975 Plymouth Valiant 4dr 225 6 cyl with NO options”. Having said that I alaway loved the MOPAR muscle and finally at 62 years old I...