My 70 Duster

 

My Truck

 

The Dart

 

i love the 68-69 darts. That 72 d100 will be sick with a BB.

 

ya
i love those dart years too

 

SWEET but the only problem is that the Dart needs to come back to my garage hehehehe ...... make sure you keep us up to date with the Dart -- K

 

Very nice.

 

1970 Duster:

I have a 400 that I bought for it to stroke. I still need a trans. I'm looking at the stroker kit and heads from 440source.com. The Schumacher BB A Body kit, TTI headers, MP 292/.509 cam.

451 Stroker motor
Either a large 4bbl or a 6 Pac
727 trans/nice converter ( now thinking of a Tremec T5 )
Dana 60 Rear
Plumb Crazy Purple paint
Late model buckets
New Interior
Custom console
Nav deck
Amps, speakers.
Power Door Locks
Custom Dash W/Autometer guages
Centerline Convo Pro Wheels 15 X 5 front/15 X 8 Rears

1968 Dodge Dart
340 motor ( From the Duster )
727 ( from the Duster ) or T5 trans
BBC A Body 8 3/4 rear ( from the Duster )
BBC disc front brakes ( from the Duster )
Custom Dash
Custom Console
Late Model bucket Seats
Power Door Locks
New Floor Pan
New Left Rear Quarter
I haven't decided on the color. I like the idea of Black with a red Bumble Bee Stripe around the back.
New Deck, amps speakers...maybe even another Navigation deck...Dunno yet.

The Dart came with a 440, but I haven't decided what I am going to do with that.

I would like to do the truck just as stock. I'm probably going to just rebuild the 318/727/ 8 3/4 rear, then repair the rust and paint it back to original. I was thinking of dropping my 440 in but I now have my eye on a 73 3/4 ton with a 383/Auto. I think that 440 would fit REAL nice in there

j

 

All you would have to do is pull out the 383 and drop in the 440. That would really help that 3/4 ton move.

 

I know I just need to convince SWMBO that I need the 3/4 ton over the half ton. Also, with all the projects I have now, it could be a hard sell. I am thinking that if I give the half ton to her youngest daughter ( for some reason, she REALY likes it ) that might give me a leg up. The only reservation I have is, it's in rough shape...interior wise...and I don't have a source for interior parts for trucks. I didn't really see what kind of shape the body was in, but I am looking for something to pull my Duster to the track, so I want it to look good

j

 

Picked up the seats for both the Duster and the Dart. I got a pair of Chrysler Cirrus seats, including the power driver seat for the Duster ( don't care if it folds forward...no back seat ) and a pair of Neon 2DR seats for the Dart. I plan on finding a back seat for the Dart, so I need the seats to fold forward on that. The whole package set me back about $80 at the local Pull-A-Part

j

 

I found an 8 3/4 hosing on Craigslist for $40. When I got there, they guy gave me a 318 motor as well, minus rods and pistons. He even threw in a small block 4V intake to boot!

Not a bad find for $40!

j

 

Nice score.

 

lucky!!!

 

Some pix of my score!

All for $40.

j

 

...and the backing plates...

 

Nice!

 

awsome find
i am jealous
lol

 

How about being jealous of THIS find

 

Yup, that's right! Cracked cylinder running from the water jacket between #3 and 5, through #5 cylinder, to the water jacket between #5 and #7 Man this sucks! Just last week there were 4 400 motors on Craigslist for cheep. Now I can only find one, and I don't even know if it is still available...

That's ok...the guy I got the rear end housing and 318 from is holding a set of centerlines for me till Sunday. That should make up for what I just found

j

 

I clicked on the thumbnail and almost cried. Brutal crack.

 

how the heck do you manage to get a crack like that?? nasty

 

I have no idea. I have found a couple replacements, so it's not going to kill my project just yet. And, since I only paid $350 for the motor, and got a short shaft 727 for $50, I can still sell the heads and the crank/rods...maybe the intake. Make SOME money back. It's not a TOTAL loss...

j

 

for the price you got, i wouldnt be too uspet man

 

I was able to pick up the Centerlines that the guy I got the rear end housing from sold me today! I am short 4 lug nuts, so I will be trial fitting them Tomorrow afternoon if I get home in time

j

 

Which Motor is this on again? It looks like it has been cracked for some time.

 

That was the 400 I had bought for my stroker motor. Makes me sad, but I am looking at a couple options now.

j

 

was the 318 ok?

 

The 318 looks solid. I need to get it to a machine shop for clean up, and maybe a bore...dunno if the cylinders are true or not. I imagine it will be a standard build on the 318. i'm thinking of building that as a spare for my truck, in case anything happens to it. I found out yesterday the truck has a long shaft 727 in it. I was kinda surprised about that. I also had to have the rear u-joint replaced. It was about to fall out

More later...

j