LAWFISH
Well-Known Member
I have been lurking on here watching I believe its flyboy's dart project, very nice job by the way. I never knew this site existed but found it from BIGBLOCKDART.COM links to the dart build and have been watching it here.
I thought I would share my little 67 Dart build up. I am a total novice and am learning every step of the way. I know the E bodies a little better and have been in the hobby for years but am new to a lot of this.
I love the darts and A body barracudas and hope to build a HEMI project in a A body cuda or dart soon. Hope you like the car, and I hope i Dont upset the purists!
I am still working on this off and on. Its kind of slow as I did the paint this past summer/ fall. I am basically a poor broke boy and cant afford all the nice after market disc brakes and high dollar parts. so as I stumble across items, I start them and learn and so on. It started as a /6 three on the tree post car. My boss owned it since new, an old Sergeant I worked for.
I started it as a driver and was going to just slap that ole max wedge scoop on it and drive it. Then I decided that it needed some color and well, you know how that goes. Then I was thinking Big block dart. So then I find a killer deal a buddy wants to sell this 340-6 pack motor all built and done ballanced with original 6 pack set up for 4K, the only high dollar item on my list. It would have cost me more to build my 72 440 core motor. I had a 4 speed A body trans and a small block bell housing, so I was off to the races.
I did most of the paint and the engine bay this summer/fall. I still have the mirrors and a few small items to go. I am no pro but once againc ant afford to hire it out and have built my shop for this stuff.
Then a guy called me this fall and said I have a FREE 4 door parts dart/1970 in Grass valley, several hours away. I would not have grabbed it but it had a 32 SG. 83/4 A body rear end in it, no disc brakes. on it. One issue, it had to picked up the folowing day. So off i wnet and here it is, now out and stripped down to bare metal. I am adding big rear drum brakes and rebuilding it as I learn.
Then this past week, I find a 74 duster gold duster and it has disc brakes. I get a great deal on it. Now its sits here and I am learning all the aspects of this change. So here is the link if interested. http://www.smithvalleymopars.com/67_hemi_dart.htm
I am now trying to get my hands on another freebe a A-100 van that a guy wants taken to the salvage yard. I am hoping for the front seats in bucket form and SS type seats and brackets for that very cool look. Its getting a huge B body pistol grip shifter as I am partial to that look. Just hope I dont hit my knuckles on the dash.
Here some pics.
I am looking at tires and rims as I am still searching for the right look. I have some finished 14 inch 500s here but wanted 15s and the fat look in the back. I am on this project until its done and my 70 Cuda vert which was finished the same basic way is angry and upset at me as I have basically left her for the dart.
By the way I am kind of thinking of another hood option now and looking for a second hood for a change when I fell like it from week to week. I have the dual scoops and a dual snorkle scoop both original and thought maybe I could do that look fromt time to time.
LAWFISH
Before and with my Max wedge scoop.
After/now
I went with this max wedge scoop to be different
4 speed, will have a b body pistol grip shifter. Ya I like that big old pistol grip a must have.
working on these right now. 8 ¾ and the front disk brakes and learning all the way, thanks to many people here.
my disk brake donor
I have a set of these and they will be going in both sides.
I thought I would share my little 67 Dart build up. I am a total novice and am learning every step of the way. I know the E bodies a little better and have been in the hobby for years but am new to a lot of this.
I love the darts and A body barracudas and hope to build a HEMI project in a A body cuda or dart soon. Hope you like the car, and I hope i Dont upset the purists!
I am still working on this off and on. Its kind of slow as I did the paint this past summer/ fall. I am basically a poor broke boy and cant afford all the nice after market disc brakes and high dollar parts. so as I stumble across items, I start them and learn and so on. It started as a /6 three on the tree post car. My boss owned it since new, an old Sergeant I worked for.
I started it as a driver and was going to just slap that ole max wedge scoop on it and drive it. Then I decided that it needed some color and well, you know how that goes. Then I was thinking Big block dart. So then I find a killer deal a buddy wants to sell this 340-6 pack motor all built and done ballanced with original 6 pack set up for 4K, the only high dollar item on my list. It would have cost me more to build my 72 440 core motor. I had a 4 speed A body trans and a small block bell housing, so I was off to the races.
I did most of the paint and the engine bay this summer/fall. I still have the mirrors and a few small items to go. I am no pro but once againc ant afford to hire it out and have built my shop for this stuff.
Then a guy called me this fall and said I have a FREE 4 door parts dart/1970 in Grass valley, several hours away. I would not have grabbed it but it had a 32 SG. 83/4 A body rear end in it, no disc brakes. on it. One issue, it had to picked up the folowing day. So off i wnet and here it is, now out and stripped down to bare metal. I am adding big rear drum brakes and rebuilding it as I learn.
Then this past week, I find a 74 duster gold duster and it has disc brakes. I get a great deal on it. Now its sits here and I am learning all the aspects of this change. So here is the link if interested. http://www.smithvalleymopars.com/67_hemi_dart.htm
I am now trying to get my hands on another freebe a A-100 van that a guy wants taken to the salvage yard. I am hoping for the front seats in bucket form and SS type seats and brackets for that very cool look. Its getting a huge B body pistol grip shifter as I am partial to that look. Just hope I dont hit my knuckles on the dash.
Here some pics.
I am looking at tires and rims as I am still searching for the right look. I have some finished 14 inch 500s here but wanted 15s and the fat look in the back. I am on this project until its done and my 70 Cuda vert which was finished the same basic way is angry and upset at me as I have basically left her for the dart.
By the way I am kind of thinking of another hood option now and looking for a second hood for a change when I fell like it from week to week. I have the dual scoops and a dual snorkle scoop both original and thought maybe I could do that look fromt time to time.
LAWFISH
Before and with my Max wedge scoop.
After/now
I went with this max wedge scoop to be different
4 speed, will have a b body pistol grip shifter. Ya I like that big old pistol grip a must have.
working on these right now. 8 ¾ and the front disk brakes and learning all the way, thanks to many people here.
my disk brake donor
I have a set of these and they will be going in both sides.
