Quote: I've been beading around the bush with this idea, but I think after Fall Fling I am going to officially retire the Dart's cruiser state and just start taking it apart to fix the little things and hot rod it.
My friend with the 71 Demon has already given me some ideas on the Dart on how to fix some of the things that don't look so good. Who knows, maybe we could do a thing where one weekend we work on his car and another we work on mine. Right now he's completely redoing the suspension and is waiting for parts to come in. He is kind of bugged and just wants to drive it again since it has been apart all summer.
Don't take it apart! It snowballs then you have a pile of parts! DAMHIK. Try and fix one thing at a time. Sometimes getting in and driving it down the road is needed to refresh your enthusiasm. So please, don't take a bunch of stuff apart at once. Restore it to cruiser status after each upgrade and you will be much happier!
Well, not completely apart where I've got everything pulled out of the engine bay and all that. In whole it will still be mostly together. I'd like to do a 4 wheel disc brake, bigger wheel, big bolt swap this year so that's what I was talking about when I meant primarily by taking it apart. I was driving it yesterday and the 205/75/14 tires and 2.94 rear gear ratio really dog down the car. But overall, for the most part it should be together.
Interior most likely won't be touched except for the steering column that I'm going to take out and fix (I'm replacing the manual steering shaft for a PS one and I may put in an aftermarket steering wheel). Engine and Trans are going to sit where they are and won't be touched (I am probably going to buy and replace all of the hoses and clean up the engine bay wiring). As far as suspenion goes I'm probably going to replace the shocks and see if my buddy can help me fab up subframe connectors. Paint and body won't be touched. And of course I'm going to work with all the little bugs around the car. I just want to slowly move away from cruiser status.
