Picked up a 72 Dodge Dart Custom 4 Door with a neat repaint

[codygrimm2]

Hello! Joined the forum as I recently purchased a 72 Dart Custom 4 door a few days ago. I'm having it shipped from VA to IN. Family owned car since new.
3 speed, 225 6 cyl, picked up for $5800!
Needs a dash pad which I have on order & the AC needs a new compressor. I might also have the seat cover fixed & I'm sure there will be many more fixes
Car has been lowered which is what really caught my attention. Looks awesome.
Car has also had a repaint in it's life but I'm not sure what the color code is. I think the olive green is perfect
Should be a really fun cruiser the wife & dog can enjoy on the nice days!
My dad has owned a few Mopars in his days as well, including a 68 Dart Swinger & 72 Duster

 

[dartindanno]

Awesome score and really clean! Congrats

 

[missing linc]

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Clean looking car!

 

[WV64Signet]

Very cool.... Pea Soup for the win

Welcome to the site!

 

[Car Nut]

Cool car, nice and clean.

 

[slantsixdan]

Geeze, whotta honey of a survivor car! Great score. My grandpa's had that same froggy lime green vinyl inside, but his had the all-vinyl interior without cloth inserts in the seats.

Tune-up parts and technique suggestions are in this post. Carburetor operation and repair manuals and links to training movies and carb repair/modification threads are posted here for free download. Also have a look at this post.

 

[codygrimm2]

Thank you all for the replies!

Figured I'd update this quick. Been replacing/fixing a few small things & just cleaning up the car with what I can. This era is a bit new to me but the mechanical knowledge of this car is fairly straightforward.

So far I've greased all fittings, oil change, fuel filter, air filter, plugs, starter (original was having issues), ballast resistor (preventative maint.), belts, a few vacuum hoses, side markers (2 of 4 were broken), both front & rear driveshaft u-joints, trans output seal, new trunk seal, e-brake handle, dash cover, got both temp & fuel gauge to work by just cleaning up the rear contacts on the gauges & I ended up replacing the original 1920 Holley carb with a reman unit. We couldn't fix a fuel leak out of the carb & it had a few other issues. Found a reman Holley online which made the car run like new. I think it had old gas & hadn't been driven in a while.

I've put about 400 miles on the car so far. It's so fun. Still needs a few more small items. Might need a new front wheel cylinder but I'll just replace both. I also found out I have no dash lights! That was fun.

 

[496 polara]

Very cool! It would be hard for me to not modify it but something says leave it alone,and that is rare for me.

 

[Demonracer]

For safety sake and if your budget allows, convert it to manual disk brakes on the front. You won't regret the swap and no one will be able to tell the difference.

 

[halfafish]

Hello! Joined the forum as I recently purchased a 72 Dart Custom 4 door a few days ago. I'm having it shipped from VA to IN. Family owned car since new.
3 speed, 225 6 cyl, picked up for $5800!
Needs a dash pad which I have on order & the AC needs a new compressor. I might also have the seat cover fixed & I'm sure there will be many more fixes
Car has been lowered which is what really caught my attention. Looks awesome.
Car has also had a repaint in it's life but I'm not sure what the color code is. I think the olive green is perfect
Should be a really fun cruiser the wife & dog can enjoy on the nice days!
My dad has owned a few Mopars in his days as well, including a 68 Dart Swinger & 72 Duster


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First of all, THANK YOU for buying this, and saving me from doing the same. I need more cars like a hole in the head. However, that car is gorgeous!