Brazilian Dodge Dart 76 (similar to 69 usa)

[MoparDaddy]

The car is looking great! Congratulations on your good fortune! (New employment and new home among other thing that I may have overlooked)

 

[alex_borges_br]

keys... door lock... ready to go

 

[snowcrow]

Definitely an inspiration to a restoration guy like myself!! Keep up the amazing work! Can't wait to see the finished product!!!!!

 

[alex_borges_br]

 

[snowcrow]

Yes yes omg yes!!!

 

[MoparDaddy]

I love the raised white letters!

 

[alex_borges_br]

Still have to install brake lines.

 

[snowcrow]

Think it'll be on the road in 6 months?

 

[alex_borges_br]

Think it'll be on the road in 6 months?

6 months is a good target. But I'm too slow

Don't know if everything will be all right in 6 months.
I hope to build brake lines as soon as possible. This way, I will be able do drive around my neighborhood.

 

[YY1]

Non-self adjusting brakes?

Interesting.

 

[alex_borges_br]

My car have front disk brakes.
But some dodges in Brazil (specially 69-72) have front drum brakes.

 

[alex_borges_br]

I really hate brake springs

 

[YY1]

Wow. Those are almost nothing like the stateside version.

Thanks for sharing.

I really enjoy seeing the design and manufacturing differences, and wondering about the reasons why.

 

[alex_borges_br]

water seal tip

take an old flip-flop from your wife...

final result is really good. And I did not have to wait part arrive from part dealer.

ahhh, I bought some EVA and made some more gaskets

 

[momoparman]

Looks like the crap that I do cause I'm to damn impatient to wait 3 days for a part.

AWESOME!

 

[snowcrow]

Awesome! What's Eva? I want to try this on mine!!

 

[alex_borges_br]

EVA is a kind of foam / rubber

it's used on bottom of shoes, tennis, flip flop sandals.

Awesome! What's Eva? I want to try this on mine!!

 

[snowcrow]

Good to know thanks!

 

[alex_borges_br]

today I was cleaning some wiring stuff.
think we (US/Brazil) have different wiring colors/scheme

 

[alex_borges_br]

the axle I have to install is shorter than it should be in a mechanical car.

A friend said it was supposed to be used in a with auto trans.

 

[alex_borges_br]

 

[alex_borges_br]

 

[alex_borges_br]

 

[alex_borges_br]

some "before and after" photos

Brow and green wires were tide toggeter.
White wire was brittle cover (and had its plub broken)

Now (after). I welded the cutting edge (is it right? sorry my bad english).. I toke an old wiring set I have from a similar dodge model.

Other wiring pice "before"

Now... new conectors... welded a piece of pink wire.

I still don't know which kind of connector to use in this green/white wire.

Next fight...
ignition switch wiring. Have to amend a small piece of orange wire and weld the green wire.
Don't forget... Thermo retractable to finish work!

 

[momoparman]

Thermo-retractable....lol. I love it.

Sounds like you bought something from the US Government.

Civilians here call it heat shrink tubing.