Dave's 72 Dart

Dave81 · Post by **Dave81** » Thu Nov 05, 15 9:07 pm

Lukemorris1 wrote:Scoop looks awesome!! Is there anyone who is able to do fiberglass parts?

Dale at DRE I believe is the man. Not the easiest to get hold of apparently but most people are very positive about his work.........someone else will have his number.........or shove up a wanted request?

Thanks Chaps..........it's getting there!

cadboy · Post by **cadboy** » Fri Nov 06, 15 6:32 am

Looks real cool Dave

luke · Post by **luke** » Sat Nov 07, 15 6:39 pm

Aaah yes i heard of this guy!! Looking at getting the bumpers and the hood done, cheers dave and nice car, keep the posts coming!!

Dave81 · Post by **Dave81** » Fri Mar 25, 16 7:19 pm

Nicest day of the year so far, so managed to get a day in the garage.

Replaced the weeping PS hose and topped up the system.........car now has no original fluid hoses or lines anywhere. All new and should be good for a long time.

Had brackets made up for the rear hood mounts and spent most of the day measuring and drilling.

Drilling the hood after taking so long to fill the old holes, prime and paint made for some nervous moments......All good in the end though.

Topped it off with a 10 mile shakedown. Hood stayed on and it felt great to get back on the road. Forgot how much attention these old yanks get.
PS leak sorted, trans leak sorted, just the distributor O ring AGAIN letting the side down........only minor in the scheme of things though so I can live with that.

And finally a photo of the two together......

As of now the Dart is ready for this year's events. Duster needs sorting next......

Super Sloth · Post by **Super Sloth** » Fri Mar 25, 16 9:27 pm

Looking great, Dave!

Jeff · Post by **Jeff** » Sat Mar 26, 16 3:53 am

I could've left the Ontario plates on it...... Seems funny seeing it in front of someone else's house.

Don · Post by **Don** » Sat Mar 26, 16 9:02 am

Looking good Dave, not got the reg back yet? Did you ever find them missing lug nuts Jeff?

Birdman · Post by **Birdman** » Sat Mar 26, 16 9:52 am

Perfect Dave, drive full of Mopars.

Dave81 · Post by **Dave81** » Sat Mar 26, 16 2:02 pm

Thanks Chaps.

Jeff, I thought in Canada the plates were linked to the owner not the car?
I would have loved to have had the plates, as I've got the original blue plate Cali ones for the Dart. If you still have them to hand and would be interested in selling please drop me a PM?

Don,
Nearly sorted, I'll update the Duster thread when it's fully UK legal.

Every home should have a drive like this Chris........

Mossy68 · Post by **Mossy68** » Sat Mar 26, 16 2:37 pm

Well done mate.
Looking forward to catching up at some point this year

Jeff · Post by **Jeff** » Sat Mar 26, 16 3:00 pm

Pm me your address. I will send you the plates. Still not found the lug nuts Don. They are in the garage somewhere... I. Just find them. I want to sell the rims and tires.

Dave81 · Post by **Dave81** » Sat Mar 26, 16 5:48 pm

Cheers Gary.......will catch up for a beer and a laugh as per usual.

Much appreciated Jeff.........Will send a PM.

BJ Mac · Post by **BJ Mac** » Sat Mar 26, 16 6:05 pm

Looking good

Dave81 · Post by **Dave81** » Mon Apr 18, 16 8:46 pm

Had the day off today and managed to get half of it spent on the Dart.

I've had an ongoing issue with indicating right being intermittent, and unregulated in its timing. I knew that the contacts were badly worn on the unit, so picked up a replacement with loom from year one a few months back. Time to drop the column and pull the wheel again:

Old and New:

Found the problem:

I bought a replacement wheel nearly 2 years ago via eBay, so no better time to put it on:

Now have working indicators

Pete · Post by **Pete** » Mon Apr 18, 16 8:54 pm

Good progress, Dave.

That's a job I need to do on the Coronet, though I think a '69 is easier as there are no flasher circuits involved.