1969 Dodge Dart Pro-Street 440

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Well going to try and make my own emblems. Just like this scat pack6.4 bbbuutt I want 7.2.

No one is willing to make them for me because of trademark problems so I’m going to try

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Well came out ok. Cutting the emblem was hard. It’s metal wrapped plastic. But I’ll try and mout them on the car tomorrow permently

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Well took me waaaayyyyy longer than it should have. Took me like 4 or 5 hours to get them the way I wanted to.

I would get it eyeball close and then measure it to see if it was straight and it would be way off so then I would measure it then give it the eyeball check and it would look like crap.

Uuggghhhhh

Another hard part was trying to follow the body lines perfectly. They are not super crisp and trying to follow them as a line I could copy to the other side. Or even measuring off the floor didn’t work because the car is not level ( yes still needs a alighnment )

But finically figured it out and it came ok. Or at least enough to turn heads like it was almost Factory.

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I guess I didn't listen to Montell Williams enough during his "Mountain, get outta my way!" speech, like you did. Nice job, again!
 
I guess I didn't listen to Montell Williams enough during his "Mountain, get outta my way!" speech, like you did. Nice job, again!

Haha yea man I can’t let you be the only one with a bad *** car. Not all of us can have a hemi
 
Haha yea man I can’t let you be the only one with a bad *** car. Not all of us can have a hemi
The pic is my motivation. It might get a Hemi some day, that is the ultimate goal. I do have the hood though. :rolleyes:

I hope this is the last year my car is a shelf, as it currently is, yeah, I'm not proud;

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The garage is too small for all I tried to pull off this summer, working on 2 cars while taking apart a 3rd.

No engine or trans. Have a 68 k frame I'm going to build up with discs this spring. Put a 413/727 on it and drop the car over it. I have to get this going next year, even if it can only drive around town. 20 years is too long, plus I have to get this mobile so I can rip apart the Polara, swap stub frames and rebuild the entire front end. At least I know my cars pretty good, the Dart will tell me more next year. Mobility #1, looks #2.
 
The pic is my motivation. It might get a Hemi some day, that is the ultimate goal. I do have the hood though. :rolleyes:

I hope this is the last year my car is a shelf, as it currently is, yeah, I'm not proud;

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The garage is too small for all I tried to pull off this summer, working on 2 cars while taking apart a 3rd.

No engine or trans. Have a 68 k frame I'm going to build up with discs this spring. Put a 413/727 on it and drop the car over it. I have to get this going next year, even if it can only drive around town. 20 years is too long, plus I have to get this mobile so I can rip apart the Polara, swap stub frames and rebuild the entire front end. At least I know my cars pretty good, the Dart will tell me more next year. Mobility #1, looks #2.

Just like I tell my wife “ Rome wasent built in a day! “

See I’m only working on one car you have 3!! Your the one moving the mountains lol. Keep chipping away man.
 
Well finically at a alighnment shop willing to tackle the job of getting this thing to go down the road strait. Let’s see how this goes. Hope they can get it done

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Hahaha how could you tell that by just the screen?!?

I got the front done. Couldn’t do the back. We just did it with tape measure’s.

Any one have the exact measurement to alighn the rear axle? With a 4 link?
 
Well the blower has leaked since the day I got it. Today I finally tackle the job of putting a new gasket on it. Damn thing to so heavy.

Just so you know the thing holds like 3 quarts of oil... Incase your like me and think it’s only one and get suprised when 2 more come out on the gerage floor.

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Welp this damn thing leeks again. Guess I’m going to make AN fittings!

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Tada. And have all new ARP bolts in there too. I hope this one won’t come lose.

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Almost 25 years in the making. My uncle bought the car to race it and enjoy it. But life happens and I took over the project. Now he’s back and helping me Finish putting it back togeather.

Trans install time.

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I have no idea where to put the sfi sticker for the flexplate. So it’s going here on the dust cover.

My uncle puts it on perfictly.

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Whilst we put the trans on we installed a jegs universal trans blanket. NOT universal. It barely fit and putting the straps on is a pain in the Dick!

But it’s on and tight.

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Supercharger back on. All new bolts. Nuts. And gaskets. So it better not leak!!!

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I got new -20 an hose for the radiator.

Advice: Don’t do it!

These things are a nightmare to put togeather!!

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Well here is the finished hose. Looks cool I guess but there is a slight kink in it. I may have to ditch the on end for a 90* bend. But we will see. I just hope I fixed the leaking problem. Like everything else.

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Dad came down to visit the little one ( had a baby a few months ago, pre-me, long story ) but he saw the car and started pointing out thin gs that were wrong.

And got right to work in fixing them. One was making the float in the tank work correctly!

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Here’s my little guy in the driver seat!! Now 5 months old!

Also.... took Dad for a ride. Broke both exhaust hangers off on the speed bump in front of my house. Ggererrrrrrf fuckin road natzi’s

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Update!! Dad convinced me on pulling to trigger on a BAU kit. So look for me to post progress on how that goes.

There are NO how-To’s out there on these so I hope to make the first one!!

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