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This would be a great time for someone stripping a parts car or doing a full restore on a 70 Swinger to record the spots where there VIN#s are and take pics and post them with the info. Greg, you have yours and maybe some others do as well. It seems there are some differences based on assembly...

I got my vin from the trunk lip area by putting some masking tape on the underside after feeling around for the 'bumps' and rubbed a bit of grease off the differential on my finger and lightly rubbed the tape and pulled it off and just reversed the numbers and wrote them down. I did not want to...

Now that is something that is most certainly a topic to talk about. The two areas mentioned, the package tray and on the right quarter trunk lip are the spots that seem to jive but its the under the hood spot that tends to be different. I dont have a 340 Swinger (YET) but I hit the shows and...

A buddy in my area is restoring a 69 Dart and was pulling the car apart. The car was a base 6 cylinder/auto car. I had an interest in some of the parts and he had them pulled off for me to pickup. $75.00 bucks got me the carb, nice valve cover, distributor, drool tubes, power steering...

Glad you kid is ok. Funny how things happen and they do for a reason. There is a message in there somewhere. maybe it was time to get rid of the car that got wrecked? In any event you said you needed something that gets good gas mileage you drive the crap out of, why not a 70 Swinger??? If its a...

To me THATS the fun. Its the thrill of the hunt!! That is how I got almost everything for my Swinger. And yes, my Dart is done wrong. However, anything done to the car can be corrected without alot of effort but this was done for me. I figure a 70 Swinger with a slant in it wont bring the elite...

I would trade my Dart for that A100. Two concerns to me. Not having a cover on the motor in case of being caught in a rain storm and the lexan windshield without wipers. That would have to be changed as they dont stay clear for long. Light scratching and fogging would eventually make that lexan...

That was kind of my thought based on the fact its a dealer selling the car. I figure they have it on consignment and the price got boosted so they could meke thier money off the car too. Someone will buy this car at somepoint. Truth is we could put just as much money if not more in one of our...

Agreed 100% guys. I am not a concourse resto kind of guy. I like to modify. I know if I had bucks to spare i would have no problem buying and bringing what I feel are important corrections back to this car. Its a nice job and a nice car. I just look at the amount of bucks this car is at and look...

This thread is started just to see opinions from others without beating the info back and forth on the 'for sale' thread. listed on FABO under cars for sale is a real nice orange 71 Demon. The people who have it list it as not a 100% correct resto but a TON of money went into this car and the...

I looked at the pictures again. Its a 70 and that gutter runoff hose goes right under the car. That cars been sitting and there has been alot of moisture draining under that car. I bet most of what I listed will be in need of repair. Still a good looking car and worth what I posted. How far is...

70/71 Dart. Depending on two tail lights and not four. It has 70/71 side marker lights. I didnt cover the thread real good but if it dont run most likely something simple like points and plugs. My 'Spidey Sense' is tingling though. It appears that car has been sitting and its wet. If its been...

Nice responses. Im with everyone on it. When I said I knda like the paint its the colors. If I was ford guy and liked old cars I could drive it. Two immediate things would have to be changed. The paint job and finding a way to get front fenders on it that had more of the original line to them...

This is one outrageous 57 Ford Fairlane. Saw this in east Peoria on a run yesterday. Car has a 390/C6 combo. This car has about every inch of it worked over, smoothed, frenched, tweaked, fabbed with some creative workings. the grille is a 59 T-Bird, the headlights are from 34 truck, the tail...

Thanks 'Bomber' Working with Cooper at Crutchfield now on something that will work. I will have to post some pictures of what is going on when I get this and install. Thanks again. Chas.

I am looking for a little help. I am trying to locate a better stereo for my Dart. I have altered the plastic bezel to accomodate an older Sony ESR am fm cassette radio with twin shafts. It fits nice but really sounds like crap. I have 200 watt 6X9s (coaxial) on the deck in back and one of...

Did some work on this bracket and its ready to mount. I mounted the speakers and found the raised 'tweeter' cones stuck up a bit too far. I added a bolt onto each screw and re-mounted. This left a gap. I picked up some single sticky side foam at Lowes and used this 3/8 X 1/2 on the speakers to...

Yeah, I noticed the prices were fair. We have a chrome shop about 3 miles from my house. This guy wants over $900.00 bucks to chrome both and will not do any prep other than blasting them. To me I think thats a crappy way to display his work as the bumpers will have flaws etc. I also think this...

Taking a look at AMD in regards to the 70 Dart bumpers they list. Since I cannot seem to find an original straight front bumper for my car (and I do need one) I have been toying with the idea of getting these repops. Has anyone purchased these and is there any noticeable difference between these...

The only real part of the car to be concerned with first off damage wise will be the valvetrain. If you step up on running a more modern setup this should offset most of the issues. Other things wil go wrong down the line but the upper end takes the hit first. Just think what kind of garbage has...

Forgot to answer, yes. I only have the one cap. Now it seems this has more value than I thought My thought was to find three more and put them on my Swinger. I propped this one up to a wheel to get a looksee at how it would look on my car and I liked it. But if a set sold for as much as they did...

Thanks for the info guys. I just realized where this came from. My brother has a 68 Coronet R/T and this was in a box of stuff he did not want taking up space at his place. I may sell it off at some point to get some goodies for my 70 Swinger. For the time being its going to hang on the garage...

not taking my photo, trying to re-do. SORRY!! Chas.

Doing some cleaning. Dont know where or when I got this hubcap but it looks interesting. Its hevier than hell compared to other hubcaps I have. This appears never to have been on a car and is pretty close to perfect. I dont know what im doing with it at this point but just want info on it. I...

This my grandson Brandon. He is 2 1/2. he likes to hand me tools. Calls my car the 'hotride'. He has not gotten the hotrod term down just yet. Lots of laughs with him in the garage. Lots of drool, lots of soggy fingerprints. Life IS good!! The pup is Dallas. He likes to lay around and keep an...

hey, I drove one of those Whites back in the 70s. I still drive a semi and my travels take me only around the midwest now but on one of my routes I spotted a late 60s Dodge cabover tractor just sitting in a lot off of the highway. Most likely too much for me to handle but I had a thought about...

Tha car may stick but the name wont. Uh, maybe Solstice Sport??

Hey, Mark hit it right on the head. Anyone with any interest in making some bucks can pick up an education real quick when they got something of this magnatude in their grasp. Whatcha think he got for that e body shaker hood? One can only dream they would hit a junk yard and find even one car...

Can it be done. My car does have scoops on it now and has all the emblems with stock rallye wheels as pictured. Thanks. Chas.