1967 Dodge dart

[Turbofoxbody]

Let me first say I have been lurking on here a long time, didn't know if I wanted to join. All the comments on other threads are so positive I figured the members could help me keep motivated and maybe come up with a name for this project. A few months ago I sold my truck and picked up a new daily driver from my neighbor. Wanted a car with no smog (California) seats 6, and gets decent gas mileage I have had this car since September of last year and have been working on it with limited funds and time. My goals for this car is nice driver that doesn't handle like a truck. So the plans ford 8.8 rearend with 4.10 gearing, subframe connectors, fuel cell, battery box, hemi hood scoop, fiberglass bumpers,door handles shaved, shaved drip rails, all emblems shaved, tinted windows, 17" rims, hemi orange paint, and addco front and rear sway bars for starters. As with all projects it will never be finished but with my mustang project not done I expect to be done with this by the end of the year. Enough typing on with the pics.

[Turbofoxbody]

First on the list body work fix the surface rust, align hood, and tint up the windows. Did this within the first month of owning the car.

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Second month of owning the car ,bought a Hemi hood scoop off ebay, 60 dollars shipped, cut the hood, attached the scoop and and found the pieces that were missing from the grill primered it black for now.

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Third month its now christmas time. Added hubcaps also, Pulled off the driver side fender and replaced it, also shown in this pic is the jewel of this car the engine were most people would replace a slant 6 the previous owner threw tons of money at it, 390 holley 4 barrel, hooker headers, big cam very lopey, moroso filter, with race mufflers dumped at the axle. Bought the car with 1500 miles on fresh motor and transmission.

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Forth month it's now January, alot of heat in the car with the headers and no carpet so cleaned up the floor and coated it used some cheap heat ducting wrap for home use, layed it under my carpet also started painting the interior installed the horn button also.

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A little later in the month my gauges came in so installed those. Only went with white face because the previous owner put white face sunpro gauges under the dash.

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Fifth month tragedy happens 904 automatic transmission blows up no reverse, no park, every gear is a drive gear, I hate autos so out with the auto in with the stick, My neighbor has a duster with a slant 6 in it that was a stick that he converted to auto, three speed on the column, not my first choice but basically free. Traded a few things for it, started putting in the trans, no way was it going to be column shift, so time to call in my pops to convert to floor shift, he made a bracket that mounted to the trans as there was none, also did all the cutting on the floor. This took us two months as he lives in San DIEGO. But by the middle of March everything is done and running again.

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Ok all done with the conversion so back to the fun stuff. My wife for Christmas bought me a fiberglass front bumper, and with our tax money bought headlights and a new windshield. I love my wife. Installed all those parts also my mopar windshield banner, and etched look headlight stickers this brings us up to date and were i am so far.

[72BBSwinger]

Cool, Darts have a ton of potential.

[Turbofoxbody]

Thanks Emil that dart of yours is super clean.

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Forgot to add some of the upgrades to the engine it also has a offenhauser intake, accel coil, 2 inch carb spacer, and a later model head.

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Got some time last night to work on the dart, installed the coilovers my neighbor made for the car.

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Also installed my battery cut off switch in the right taillight.

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More work started working on putting in the fuel cell cut out the spare tire well, and test fitting the placement of the cell.

[wellis77]

Nice to see another Dart around.

[Turbofoxbody]

Picked up the rims for the dart .Got them for a 150 bucks got to love Craigslist, started painting them the before and after.

[68400BIRD]

Need pics of the wheels on the car. You picked the right way to work on the car. It might not be by choice (money) but atleast you are enjoying it. Keep on posting your progress.

[SRD art]

Low buck projects keep the hot rodding world turning. This car is going to look totally sinister when you get it together. Keep it up!

[GRIMMEY71]

I vote for adding a turbo and keeping the six!

[Turbofoxbody]

Thanks Rob, have not put the wheels on the car still need to get tires and paint the fronts, its very low buck as this car is my daily driver and i have all my money in my mustang in the garage.