69 Dart 4 door cruiser

[nutz]

Don't think that is good for tanks
The make special stuff for that
Its no flaking so might be ok
From what I gathered 70 is different from 67/68/69
Something about the angle of the fill tube

 

[mygasser]

i'd go with the second tank also, i wouldn't trust the coating inside the black one to play nicely with modern gas.
neil.

 

[Kern Dog]

Don't think that is good for tanks
The make special stuff for that
Its no flaking so might be ok
From what I gathered 70 is different from 67/68/69
Something about the angle of the fill tube

In all the years I’ve tinkered with these cars, this is the first that I have learned about the fill tube and the angle as it goes into the tank. The tank I have has a slight angle to the rear. With the fill tube in place, the tube looks out of square. I hope it doesn’t leak!

The tank cleaned up inside and out. The Evaporust took away most of the discoloration inside.

Outside I scrubbed with wire brushes, Red Scotch Brites, gasoline then a wash down with Dawn detergent.

The lines are hooked up. Hey, does it matter if the snap on ground strap attaches from the fuel nipple on the sending unit to the vent line? I figure the point is just to ground the sending unit so it shouldn’t matter if the other end is to the fuel line or vent line. Both the lines are strapped to the underbody in several places so both are well grounded.

 

[nutz]

I have a clean swinger grill
Didn't know gt grill was that much different
Dont think I paid much pm me if your interested and ill take some pics

 

[JDMopar]

I wouldn't think it would matter which way the ground strap across the rubber part of the gas line is connected as long as it is getting a good ground to the body. As many of the clips there are that hold the metal line to the body, surely one of them is making a ground. If the gas gauge doesn't work when you get it running, you could rig up a jumper wire to run from the sending unit at the tank, up to the - battery post to see if that made the gauge work.

 

[Kern Dog]

The project has been on hold while I tend to other things.
I am building this car using as many hand-me down parts as possible to keep costs down. The car is a want, not a need so I've been careful to spend wisely. I'm going to use a 360 from my other Dart but until I pull that engine out, I don't have much to update.

 

[Kern Dog]

I've even contemplated the future of the car and how long I'd keep it.
I really enjoy the build of a car. Yeah, I enjoy driving them but sometimes the build itself is enough for me. I may get this car running and driving and decide to sell it.
Some will say Why do you need so many cars ? Chicks have a lot of shoes, right? How come a guy can't have more than one car if he has a place to keep it and can afford to register and insure it?
Therein lies the issue. California registration fees are a kick to the face. It was $155 a year just to register this car:

I'll bet this Dart will be about the same. Try registering and insuring 6 or 7 cars ! Sometimes it starts to wear on a man.

 

[nutz]

At least nj classic is a one time only reg
Im all about many cars and bikes you can have
How can 12 be tomany ....wife and kid get one each ....but only 5 of mine are legal right now and one of my 6 bikes is registered

 

[barbee6043]

It is like the wise old gentleman once said " A man (or woman) can never own too many old cars!"/
Or she asked " why are ALL your cars red, and I count 16 of them!"
Or "way too fast is barely fast enough."

 

[Garrett Ellison]

8-1/4 carrier break is at 2.56:1 according to USA standard gear

• 8.25″ 2.45 & down / 2.56 & up

Yes, that's right, they made a 2.45 and a 2.56 gear for the A999 cars back in the seventies and early eighties, depending on tire height and desired highway speed rpm for emissions requirements. 2.71 carrier accepts up to 4.88 gear.

 

[Kern Dog]

Thanks.
I have never seen a 2.56 gear in anything but a GM product.

 

[Kern Dog]

This car has not been forgotten, just delayed.
This 1976 standard bore 360 has been pulled from the donor car....

....And now sits on an engine stand. I need to address a few things with it.
It had oil pressure below what I'm comfortable with...not quite 10 psi at idle in gear even with 10 w 30 oil. Cold fast idle in neutral was ...

I want to pull the pan and check the bearings and oil pump. This engine was torquey out of the hole but ran out of breath early. I suspect weak valve springs so I'll change those. I'll do a nice overall cleanup and repaint so it looks as nice as it runs.
I have the 999 and A-500, I'll likely save the overdrive for another car.
What I really need to do is get it transferred into my name. In California, it is nowhere near as hard to do than it is in other states.....one small concession to living here in terms of bureaucracy!

I can casually gather other parts that I may want to use. Today I went to see @MidnightSwinger and picked up this :

I saved the H pipe from the other Dart, I have good used mufflers for this car. I like these RH manifolds:

They allow a clearer path for the exhaust pipe that does not run near the idler arm. They easily clear the oil filter too. Dakotas used these, this one is not the most desirable 1993 model though. Those had a bigger outlet size.
Looking at testing, there isn't much gain in power on a mild engine with the most restrictive to most free-flowing manifolds...I've seen no more than 8 HP from the worst to the best on basically stock engines. The reason for using this is simply for easier fitment of pipes. I'd use the head pipes from the other Dart but they were leaky.

 

[memike]

Progress, yes sir, and I do understand those manifolds are quit abit better then the early manifolds, so that will be another upgrade in my eyes.
360 small block would be my choice, enjoying this build and glad its moving forward.
It will get completed, just keep the interest going, took me 7 years , big laugh here.

Congratulations on the accomplishments