19duster74
Duster74
Coming along nicely. Personally I like it better than the Cuda. Looks good.
Adam's Scamp
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65s
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My '69 Valiant has that extra panel up under the rear quarter panel connecting to the floor. I have a plug, just like yours, in there too. Is this not normal or something? I'm not that familiar with 3rd generation A-bodies, so I don't know.
http://www.forabodiesonly.com/mopar/showthread.php?t=15895
http://www.forabodiesonly.com/mopar/showthread.php?t=15895
416 scamp
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Looking good Adam. Coming right along. :thumbup:
That darlings coming along great :blob:
You have been getting after it,
And she sure is looking great. :thumbup:
What is your excitement level? Mine would be though the roof!!
You have been getting after it,
And she sure is looking great. :thumbup:
What is your excitement level? Mine would be though the roof!!
AdamR
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65s said:
65S, are you referring to this ?
It has to do with the California Emissions. There are vents in it.
AdamR
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memike.1 said:
I'll be really excited when I drop the 340 in it.
:thumbup:
65s
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No, I was talking about this.....
AdamR
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The plug is just a drain in case water gets in there. They are usually rotted away to nothing.
65s
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Okay, I get it. So when you said "this panel usually isn't there" you just meant it's usually rusted away. I thought you meant it's something strange. I'm not that familiar with body panels, just learning really. Guess I'm lucky this panels exists on my Valiant (although it's got some heavy surface rust).
AdamR
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Did some playing around in the garage today. Polished and masked off the grill and got a bunch of small parts ready for paint.
Replaced the ugly green kick panels with a black pair and pulled the old gas tank out which is amazingly clean inside. To bad it looks like some one dropped a boulder on it from 30ft.
I also order the Flaming river steering column adapter, Mopar mini starter and the Trans-Dapt mount kit. Has anyone tried these yet or am I the first. At $60 for the set its a lot cheaper then the Schumacher mounts.
http://store.summitracing.com/partdetail.asp?autofilter=1&part=TRD-4695&N=700+115&autoview=sku
Next order is the TTI headers coated inside and out and new gas tank and a 3/8" sending unit.
Replaced the ugly green kick panels with a black pair and pulled the old gas tank out which is amazingly clean inside. To bad it looks like some one dropped a boulder on it from 30ft.
I also order the Flaming river steering column adapter, Mopar mini starter and the Trans-Dapt mount kit. Has anyone tried these yet or am I the first. At $60 for the set its a lot cheaper then the Schumacher mounts.
http://store.summitracing.com/partdetail.asp?autofilter=1&part=TRD-4695&N=700+115&autoview=sku
Next order is the TTI headers coated inside and out and new gas tank and a 3/8" sending unit.
70Duster440
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Looks nice, man. Always moving forward a step at a time - that's the name of the game. Your turn signal bezels sure look good. How did you get them to clean up so nicely?
AdamR
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I used some rubbing compound. I was amazed how clean they came out.
I also did some measuring for rims/tires. There is 12" from the wheel lip to the wheel well. with 4.5" of that from the face of the drum to the wheel lip and 7.5 from the face of the drum to the wheel well. So an 8" rim with 5" backspacing will center the tire in the wheel well. Theres just enough room for a 10" wide tire but thats section width not tread width. I think a 255-60-15 is as big as I would go.
I also did some measuring for rims/tires. There is 12" from the wheel lip to the wheel well. with 4.5" of that from the face of the drum to the wheel lip and 7.5 from the face of the drum to the wheel well. So an 8" rim with 5" backspacing will center the tire in the wheel well. Theres just enough room for a 10" wide tire but thats section width not tread width. I think a 255-60-15 is as big as I would go.
70Duster440
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I had never looked at the bezels that close until I removed them and found them to be plastic. Had assumed they were metal. So the rubbing compound didn't harm the plating at all?
AdamR
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No it didn't. I rubbed it on with a damp sponge. After it took the heavy stuff off I used a less coarse polish.
AdamR
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Thanks Jeff.
Heres some more work on the grill.
I just have to polish the lower chrome strip and the grill is finished. I even remembered to change the parking light bulbs while they were out.
Heres some more work on the grill.
I just have to polish the lower chrome strip and the grill is finished. I even remembered to change the parking light bulbs while they were out.
Johnny Dart
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Looks good Adam.
Did you ever find out the details of the vented gas tank and extra tube?
I have the same thing(Cal car)and would like to do away with the extra tube and rubber hoses and get a tank with the single fill tube.I dont see why it cant be done.
Did you ever find out the details of the vented gas tank and extra tube?
I have the same thing(Cal car)and would like to do away with the extra tube and rubber hoses and get a tank with the single fill tube.I dont see why it cant be done.
71 Dart
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That same "extra" tube is on the Dart (71) that I just got, so, is that a Cali. thing only? Strange since my Dart was assembled in Canada plant. Sounds like it then went to Cal. and I end up buying it out of Ga. The ole girl has been aroun huh? But Calif. and the south would explain why she is still so solid.
Johnny Dart
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My car(Cal car)was built in Canada as well.You also need a spacial Cal vented gas cap for these cars.
AdamR
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My car is LA built. I was told early 71s had it later car had 1 vent line. Mine was built in April.
I pulled the tube out, all 4 lines were dry rotted, cracked or broken so I'll replace them with some fresh ones. To bad I forgot to mark which lines went were. Hope I get them back on right.
I pulled the tube out, all 4 lines were dry rotted, cracked or broken so I'll replace them with some fresh ones. To bad I forgot to mark which lines went were. Hope I get them back on right.
Let us know about those trans dapt mounts. I think you still need the actual motor monts to tie the engine to the adapters.
There also not for a /6 to V8 swap.
There also not for a /6 to V8 swap.
AdamR said:
I put 8 inch wheels with 4 inch back spacing on the Demon Adam. I also put 255-60-15's on. With the back spacing, the tires are just inside the lip and lots of room over to the springs.
Jack
AdamR
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rumblefish360 said:
Rob, according to summit they come with mounts.
"Motor Mounts, Swap Mount, Steel/Rubber, Black/Black, Dodge/Plymouth, Barracuda/Dart/Scamp, V8 to Slant 6, Kit"
I found a guy on Moparts that used them and said they work fine.
AdamR
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Coyote Jack said:
The Demon has a more open wheel well and tons more room then the Dart/Scamp does. I'll need to offset my springs and run 5" of backspacing to get that much tire in it.
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