A Teenager and His Swinger

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SpeedracerX said:
very cool... I too love the blacked out grille. of course I may be a little biased to that sort of thing since the grille in my Dart is mostly blacked out.. Cant wait to see what you do next... I have to ask, how did you get the cool driving pics? A friend hang out of another car to get them?
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I actually had a friend drive it (that I trusted) and had someone get side by side with him while I took pictures.
 
lordoffrisco said:
Cool Dart! I bought my Dart at the age of 18. :) I think that a dark interior is a good decision. In your case it works perfectly with the blacked out grille.

I don't know how the reputation of Cooper Cobra is in the U.S. but in Austria they are not known for performance and good grip, particulary in rain...

Just a example...
We have some cases with Cooper Cobra in the rain...
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This 'Cuda (383c.i.) was fresh restored, but the track was wet...
Autorevue Speedparty (1970 Dodge Dart Custom GT Onboard) - YouTube
In this video at the beginning you can see the start of the 'Cuda. The car has a sure grip and disc brakes, but had a lot of troubles to get the power on the road. Yeah, it's a BB and the weather condition were bad. The accident happend in the first corner...:sad7:

Within a few months there was a second accident in rain with a firebird.

Just my 2cents:
I personally think that they aren't the best tyres, especially in rain they are pretty bad... When you are not driving in the rain very often, they maybe are ok.

I used to have Falken. Great at cornering, but they weren't white letters. Now I have some uniroyal tigerpaw white letters mounted. They are pretty good - and my Dart hasn't a sure grip.

Greetings from Austria:)
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I agree about the black. The white didn't really make sense to me, but it was already there...

This car won't be seeing any rain hopefully! I have friends that run Cooper Cobras and they've had good luck with them so far. Thanks for the concern though.
 
thedartsport said:
I agree about the black. The white didn't really make sense to me, but it was already there...

This car won't be seeing any rain hopefully! I have friends that run Cooper Cobras and they've had good luck with them so far. Thanks for the concern though.
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Ok. So Cooper tyres are fine, when not driven in rain - and especially for burnouts they are perfect.:D
 
Radial T/As happened. 205/60s up front and 245/60s in the rear. Seriously these tires changed the attitude of this car, and I can't get over how good they look.
 

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Wow I forgot about this thread! What a trip going back and seeing what I did (and what I should've done). I'm still loving it!

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