1971 Dodge Dart Swinger :)

[71318Swinger]

Well i finnaly found all my pictures from last years restoration, so i decided to make a Resto Thread for it. I picked up this car for $2500 in 2006 as my first car. After driving it for the summer i decided to park it for the winter where it sat till the following april. I got it back on the road with antique plates and drove it to a few carshows and other occasions. Took my date to prom in it, In my opinion best car there. Then started saving up in 07' for a restore got the money to have the rear quarters replaced in early 08' then it went into the garage and the hard work began. First set of pictures is from just before I drove it to the Auto body place

 

[71318Swinger]

This set of pictures is some of the damage the car had to require the resto

 

[mopardude318]

HA!!! Very cool! That is EXACTLY how my 70 dart looked when I got it!! Same trim, hub caps, green on green...vinyl top......kool!

 

[71318Swinger]

Here are some pictures from when it was in the body shop

 

[71318Swinger]

Rolling int into the driveway after getting it back from the auto body shop and after i got the vinyl top off

 

[sublime green]

Nice work. Keep it up.

 

[340_dart_power]

Your roof surface (formerly under the vinyl top) looks as though it survived fairly well.
My '71 was a bit of a mess, but fixed up nicely and has a new vinyl top on it over the repaired metal.
Keep the photos coming, looks good.

 

[FomocoReformed]

Holy crap our cars are twins, I thought that was my car for a minute! I live in RI and I picked it up in northern mass.
I see you still have the dealer sticker on it too, I've got one from Lynnway Dodge on the bumper and I don't plan on removing it, for history purposes. You don't by any chance have a spare drivers fender do you?

Here's mine, brothers or what? haha

 

[71318Swinger]

Holy crap our cars are twins, I thought that was my car for a minute! I live in RI and I picked it up in northern mass.
I see you still have the dealer sticker on it too, I've got one from Lynnway Dodge on the bumper and I don't plan on removing it, for history purposes. You don't by any chance have a spare drivers fender do you?

Here's mine, brothers or what? haha

thats quite awesome.. What you got under the hood in that?

 

[71318Swinger]

Here are some pictures during the strip process of the car

 

[FomocoReformed]

thats quite awesome.. What you got under the hood in that?

She's only an /6 with a 904, I'd rather have an 8 but it's not bad for a $400 car that drives. In the future I'm planning on a turbo'd 318/727 combo.

Whereabouts in mass are you?

 

[71318Swinger]

Getting the hood scoops into place and prepped

 

[mopardude318]

Looks cool. are you gonna make them functional? Just wondering

 

[71318Swinger]

As of yet there not functional, and since there is a possibility of selling it in the future.. i don't think i will

 

[sneke_eyez]

Hey somebody else in MA around my age who is restoring a Dart!
Always a nice thing to see!
Car looks good, but I'm assuming those are not the last of the pics, there must be some finished ones still lurking based upon your avatar!

 

[Tony Fields]

Lookin' great!

 

[71318Swinger]

Here is some pics with the paint on

 

[needsaresto]

Looking good! I love green cars and your is no exception,lol!

Thanks for the pics and keep em coming!

 

[homecloned]

Very nice. Did you paint the tail stripe?

 

[71318Swinger]

Very nice. Did you paint the tail stripe?

yea i taped it off and my father sprayed it

 

[moparker]

I'm partial to green myself.

 

[DieWilde13]

I´m impressed!
Good Job!!! Keep the good work going on!

 

[bayyum]

The car looks really good dude!!!

 

[amh70043]

very nice. the work is paying off looks great.

 

[dahdgedaht]

What color is that? I like!