Not sure how to define my project old Trans Am series

[dodge29]

didnt realize there was so much interest in this style of build till I discovered this forumn, so here I am, proud owner of my second early a body, Dodge a body that is, 1965 Dart, a project car, a way to put many years of stock car racing behind me, something new and exciting, wasnt quite ready to quit racing just yet....
simple project, 1965 Dodge Dart trans am series looks from the late 60's early 70's
and this is what i started with a nearly rust free Dart

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Dodge29 aka Luke

[dodge29]

slowly but surely we are making progress on the Dart, simple project, make it do everything well, time will tell if we can pull it off, here a few pics so far

out with the old
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[dodge29]

the only cancer in this car

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[dodge29]

its a beginning, RMS front and rear suspension, Wilwood front and rear brakes, grand national Ford 9 inch, nodular and gold track, R3 race block, 4.1 inch stroke to a 444 cid, Scat crank & rods, JE pistons, twin vgt turbos.....oh forgot 6 speed Tremec, the seats are out of 08 Charger R/T, plenty of roll cage, no ac, basic heat, a good sound system just because momma wants one....not much more, target weight of 2900 lbs,
245-45r17 up front and 305-35r18's in the rears....

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[DynoDon]

Looks pretty cool, I like what you are doing. Technologically way beyond the old Trans Am cars!

As far as how to define it? Bitchen comes to mind

[PhillipM]

That T56 appears to be out of a CTSV no?

[wellis77]

I like this build and want to see more...

[dodge29]

tr6060 out of a 10 Challenger, 6 speed, new assembly, Hurst billet shifter....
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[dodge29]

by the way if you ever wonder why Dodge29, simple, my number during years of stock car racing
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[dodge29]

and my stock days, some 15 years+ ago

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4168641685416844168341682mocking up the rear suspension, and here what we got


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[454bug]

GREAT progress!

Cool project!

[Bryce]

Sweet project!

[78 Type-LT]

i like..

[cobragt]

Very cool build, Always love to see something different. Can't wait for more pics!

[driftinblzr]

Great work so far! I really like the rear suspension setup.

Later, Doug

[John Wright]

Keeping the outside fairly stock looking?....Looks like it will be a nice ride when done....great progress thus far.

[dodge29]

thanks, this car will appear stock, the paint job may give it away, Dodge Daytona Charger sublime with an AAR Cuda style stripe....lol
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[dodge29]

except for the massive tires front and rear, the outside will appear stock.....with a fancy paint job....however the car will be far from stock
thanks
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[John Wright]

Dodge Daytona Charger sublimeYeah, you should be able to see it coming...LOL

Dodge was one of the one's who seemed to be able get away with the loud colors and still look great.

[dodge29]

really struggling with the color, I cant help myself, the color will have to be loud and obnoxious,....lol

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[dodge29]

talked to kevin at Kevco racing, regarding their sportsman roadracing type pan, those guys are awsome, want to modified their pan to suit my needs, for a small additional fee,building me exactly what i want
big thumbs up to Kevco

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ps, making the sump narrower and longer, 6 gates with diverters and set up for autocross

[badbu68]

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Might need a little fix a flat to get that tire to seat on the bead....

Looks great! Looking forward to your updates.

[dodge29]

interesting story behind that wheel, im using it as a mock up tool, one of my techs decided to joy ride a used Mustang Shelby, lost control and curb it, broke the wheel and bent the axle, oops.....explain that one to the boss.....
im the boss
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[badbu68]

Ouch, expensive joy ride.

[dodge29]

and finally heres a modified sportsman pan from Kevko, big thumbs up to the Kevin and the rest of the guys at Kevko, did an awsome job, 310.00 for exactly what i wanted, hell of a lot less than Milodon, can you imagine trying to get Milodon to modified a pan for you, not likely.....
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and some updated pictures

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[Pro-Buick]

Great car, great build.....you should keep that blue color on the car to make a sleeper ....

[dodge29]

and the roll cage comes to life

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[CruizinKev]

wow looks great so far!!

[SRT-68]

Great project! Keep it the factory faded blue!

[1971CHEVELLE]

Very nice project

[1971CHEVELLE]

Very nice project

[dodge29]

thanks guys, I still have a long way to go....unlike a lot of daily drivers, this thing will see real combat action, the goal is to run above 180 at the silver state classic....
thanks

[dodge29]

getting ready to buy wheels, a little concern about quality of wheels, really want fr500 style of wheel, planning on buying 2 sets of wheels and tires, one set for daily type driving, probably will go with reproduction inexpensive fr500 look alike with nittos,

however need a set capable of extreme speed, been looking at the enkei racing wheels, but having seconds thought at 1500/2000 a wheel for forged wheels, any ideas, any suggestions????
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[Nessumsar]

A lot of the top end cars here run Forgelines, a top end set will run you less than those Enkeis. http://www.forgeline.com/

Although I would love to see a set of Enkei NT-03s or maybe some Volk TE-37s.

Awesome start by the way!

[wellis77]

Forgeline...

How about some updated pics?!

[dodge29]

with the holidays, some vacation and other business requirement, havent done much lately


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[dodge29]

here some more recent pics

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[dodge29]

got a million different things going on all at once, trying to finish mocking up different piece of the car and get all the rough fabrication done!!!! seems like more i try more isues i encounter
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[Nessumsar]

Water-Air intercoolers with the turbos mounted in the cabin? Interesting.

[dodge29]

the turbos will be boxed in, but in order to get them high enough not to be visible from outside the car, needed to come thru the floor, furthermore im chasing a 50/50 split in percentage front to rear, if we have room , will also mount the alternator on the differential......the intercooler radiators will be mounted in front of the fuel cell underneath the car, both intercoolers mounted inside the trunk area as well as the water reservoir, the turbos will be suspended and boxed in from the top, with heat protection included....a second fuel cell will be built, since we will need 24 to 26 gallons to make an all out 90 mile run, we estimate our fuel economy to be between 3 and 4 miles per gallon, hoping for final weight to be at 2900 lbs, 1450 over the front wheels and 1450 over the rear wheels, im a stock car guy, call me crazy.....i do believe this car will be evil.....target hps, 900+ and 750+ lbs of torque

ps turbo's are a pair of 6.7L cummins variable geometry, boost will not be an issue

[The Stickman]

Welcome to the forum. Very cool project.