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[nqkjw]

How it is at the moment.
Something I'm building for the missus
Hope to have it finished around Xmas.

[starlet666]

loved yellow darts since i seen the one in mackay with the huge letterbox scoop on it

sounded so nice and went real well too for the size of it

urs is looking pretty sweet man good luck with the build up

[Nemesis]

love it ken, what's destined for the engine bay?

318?

[nqkjw]

Nemesis, on 27 April 2010 - 12:54 PM, said:

love it ken, what's destined for the engine bay?

318?

Yeah mate.
Mild 318.
Engine's bright pink.
Should go around 280fwhp I'm thinking.
Air con and power steer will draw on a little of that though.

Edited by nqkjw, 27 April 2010 - 03:17 PM.

[raytriplej]

Nice....not knowing my val's very well....is that a pacer (VGish) or an american chrysler?

[Nemesis]

fwhp?

[Me_3]

Nemesis, on 27 April 2010 - 05:43 PM, said:

fwhp?

Flywheel Horsepower..

Nice looking project!

[nqkjw]

raytriplej, on 27 April 2010 - 04:09 PM, said:

Nice....not knowing my val's very well....is that a pacer (VGish) or an american chrysler?

Mate,it's an american 1972 dodge Dart Swinger
Essentially it's very little different to our 1969-71 VF/VG Valiant hardtops so ypu're on the ball.
Here's a couple of pics just before Xmas when I bought it off my brother davenq.

[Vandy!]

Sure is a good looking classic muscle car man, no doubt the missus is overjoyed to be getting her hands on that yellow beast!

[fat64]

Definitly got the classic Dodge rear bumper. (Looks like a Dodge Duster bumper).

What,s the wheel / tyre combo going to be Ken?

Going to look good with the stripes!

A pink engine?

[raytriplej]

Thanks for the explanation. Was there any rust under the vinyl roof?

[The Don]

Looking very good mate, its come a long way, yellow is hot.

[nqkjw]

starlet666, on 27 April 2010 - 10:38 AM, said:

loved yellow darts since i seen the one in mackay with the huge letterbox scoop on itsounded so nice and went real well too for the size of iturs is looking pretty sweet man good luck with the build up

Sure you're not thinking of John Clifford's yellow 1973 Dodge Challenger?That's the only yellow mopar I'm aware of in Mackay.Doesn't mean I know them all though.

Vandy!, on 28 April 2010 - 10:34 PM, said:

Sure is a good looking classic muscle car man, no doubt the missus is overjoyed to be getting her hands on that yellow beast!

Yes and no.She's no stranger to nice cars.Her current daily is a 1996 Chevvy camaro.Before that i had her in a 1989 pontiac Transam.
This one won't be her daily.Just something for cruising,shows,etc.

fat64, on 29 April 2010 - 06:02 AM, said:

Definitly got the classic Dodge rear bumper. (Looks like a Dodge Duster bumper).What,s the wheel / tyre combo going to be Ken?Going to look good with the stripes!A pink engine?

PLYMOUTH Duster or Dodge Demon you mean.
She wants satin finish autodrags.The blokes on the US mopar sites are telling me with an offset spring hanger kit I can get 275/60/15 under the rear.JUST.So that's hat we'll try for.
Striping is Judi's design.Came up well I reckon!!!
Yes...PINK

raytriplej, on 29 April 2010 - 06:42 AM, said:

Thanks for the explanation. Was there any rust under the vinyl roof?

Nah,none under the vinyl.
Couple of small pinholes under the rear window rubber at the lower left corner and 2 small patches in the lower left guard.Otherwise entirely rust free.
The join from the roof to the rear quarters had the lead fill melted out,fully seam welded and filled as per current good practice


Anyway,it came home yesterday

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Edited by nqkjw, 29 April 2010 - 05:55 PM.

[sinister]

That's cool as. Good work. I really like that satin paint on the motor to..... looks red to me, but either way it looks neat as.

[nqkjw]

sinister, on 29 April 2010 - 06:07 PM, said:

That's cool as. Good work. I really like that satin paint on the motor to..... looks red to me, but either way it looks neat as.

Yeah mate,you're right.The colour's not happening how we want it so i'll just give it to the painter to get right.

Anyway,some progress.
Front end rebuilt and converted to late bolt pattern.(same as ford - 5 on 4.5"pcd)
Home narrowed ford disc brake rear fitted with a MoparPerformance offset spring hanger kit and leaves rebushed.
Tranny's in.Late model 904 rebuilt by Brinks Performance.
Power steering box was overhauled by George Uren.

[raytriplej]

I see that steering box is still on the LHS!! No plans on swapping it across? or is it ok now to register LHD cars? For ages it wasn't.

[nqkjw]

For vehicles over 30yrs old and under 4.5t GVM you can have full open unrestricted rego.
Anything newer than 30yrs old MUST be converted to RHD for rego.

[fat64]

Jeeze, thats a fair bit of tyre under the back there Ken! 10.5,s? Off the Cuda?

Lookin good mate!

[nqkjw]

Yeah Mike,race rubber off the cuda.28x10.5x15s.
I just tried them and was surprised when they fit!!!A bit to close to use though.
It does mean,however the 275/60/15s I wanted to get under there WILL fit OK.
And now I know what backspace I need for the rims so I can start hunting.

[1973 HQ]

Wow nice build up mate I am sure your missus is gong to be stoked once its finished, thumb's up.