I’ve recently started making a beefier, 8-3/4″ replacement rearaxle for my ’73 Dodge Dart. The car’s current rearaxle is a flimsy 7-1/4″ version, with huge backlash on the gears, worn out drums AND only a 4″ wheel boltcircle. The front … Continue reading
I’ve been working on installing a console and shifter in the Dart. Since I had no brackets at all for this I made them myself. Took a great deal of the day to just get the shifter and rods lined … Continue reading
Since the ’73 Dart came with a flimsy 7-1/4″ rear axle with only 4″ boltcircle axles, I decided to upgrade to an 8-3/4″ rear axle in case I ever decide to some upgrades in the engine compartment aswell. Dodge Dart … Continue reading
One of the first things on the list after the Dart was streetlegal was getting it aligned. I had set out to try doing the alignment myself with a homemade tool and an app for my iPhone, but without being … Continue reading
Here’s a photo of the ’73 Dart with the vinyltop mounted and the car pretty much ready for daily duty.
Decided to make myself a cambearing tool. I took a round of aluminium and used the lathe to turn sections of it to the proper diameter for the different cambearings that are present in a bigblock Mopar engine. On the … Continue reading
Started working on my next stroker motor project. Below is a mockup of the crank and the aluminium maincaps. Some minor clearencing needs to be done in the block for the rod-bolts to clear the lower cylinder edges.
Some time ago I bought 5 bullet-cones from Wirth Automotive and mounted them in the grille opening. Looked good from an angle, but downright silly when viewed head-on. The bullets are just too small to properly fill up the grille-opening. … Continue reading
I scored a set of Long ram intake manifolds recently. Since the long rams on the ’60 NewYorker seem to work very nicely, I couldn’t resist not to buy this set for another project.
The ’67 Dodge Charger has been sold! Recently it occured to me that I’ve had this car in my possession for over 10 years already, and practicly never did anything to it, so I decided it was best to let … Continue reading
