Thought I would start a thread on my son-in-laws dart, Quick update
This is what he started with:
He did some sanding and put it in primer:
The 360 really through him some curve balls. Oil pan gasket had to be replaced, it's a 92 360 and we had no idea what the pan was off of. The 92 had a rear sump when it was in a Dakota, but know has a center sump to fit in the dart. Bought one for a dart 360 but it didn't look like it was going to fit right. Took it back got one of the all rubber ones like was on it, put it on and viola it still leaked! Wound up getting the cork sides and rubber ends one lots of ATV sealer and no leaks. So now wanted to dress the motor up some...
Before:
And After:
We installed his hood scoops drilled holes in the hood and put in the seals bought off of e-bay and they fit like a glove!
Put new disc brakes on the front, after the test run Larry noticed the rear tire on the left side had grooves cut in it from the fender well. Jacked it up in the back to see if something was going on. Sure enough there was! Just a little problem like when the rear end was installed someone forgot to bolt the left side leaf spring down in the back. The shackle had flipped over backwards and was beating the hell out of the bottom of the trunk. Two bolts and a pry bar problem fixed, but not before his brand new tire was cut up. Now on to the front end suspension, the guy at Les Schwab said the idler arm is shot and needs to be replaced before he can line up the front end. Ahhh old cars arn't they wonderful !!!!!
So that's where we are now, here's a pic of our darts sitting side by side. Where hoping they mate!!!! :toothy7:
More to come has the dart progresses
This is what he started with:
He did some sanding and put it in primer:
The 360 really through him some curve balls. Oil pan gasket had to be replaced, it's a 92 360 and we had no idea what the pan was off of. The 92 had a rear sump when it was in a Dakota, but know has a center sump to fit in the dart. Bought one for a dart 360 but it didn't look like it was going to fit right. Took it back got one of the all rubber ones like was on it, put it on and viola it still leaked! Wound up getting the cork sides and rubber ends one lots of ATV sealer and no leaks. So now wanted to dress the motor up some...
Before:
And After:
We installed his hood scoops drilled holes in the hood and put in the seals bought off of e-bay and they fit like a glove!
Put new disc brakes on the front, after the test run Larry noticed the rear tire on the left side had grooves cut in it from the fender well. Jacked it up in the back to see if something was going on. Sure enough there was! Just a little problem like when the rear end was installed someone forgot to bolt the left side leaf spring down in the back. The shackle had flipped over backwards and was beating the hell out of the bottom of the trunk. Two bolts and a pry bar problem fixed, but not before his brand new tire was cut up. Now on to the front end suspension, the guy at Les Schwab said the idler arm is shot and needs to be replaced before he can line up the front end. Ahhh old cars arn't they wonderful !!!!!
So that's where we are now, here's a pic of our darts sitting side by side. Where hoping they mate!!!! :toothy7:
More to come has the dart progresses
