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dont forget the "Drips Oil Drops Grease Everywhere" isnt just for fun. if it's not marking it's territory, it's not a dodge!!

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Well that's good to know! At least I know my Dart doesn't have an identity crisis. BTW, I just took it out yesterday for a church bbq and afterwards I filled it up with gas. I put 13 gallons in it and it cost me $56.50!

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sounds like a great opportunity for both of you to learn more about your cars! also, putting beads around your bush doesn't sound like great mulching to me but you Cali guys have alot of weird stuff out there .

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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.

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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!

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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.

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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!

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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.

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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!

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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.

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Know I understand. My friend with the Demon right now is acting the same way. He is kind of discouraged weighting for all of his suspension components to come in the mail. Honestly, right now I haven't touched or done anything to the Dart since I changed the PS hose. I just drive it once or twice a week for fun.

I have an upper radiator hose, fuel filter, and by pass hose I bought sitting in the trunk because I am still waiting to buy the lower radiator and heater hose with some new clamps. Just so I can get them all done at the same time. I'm also kind of waiting to get some proper tools. I'm probably going to order some line wrenches this weekend and buy a proper jack with stands at Costco next month.

I won't start the big bolt swap till I have every component when it comes to brakes, spindles, rear end, drive shaft, wheels, and tires. And the little bugs (windows and locks) I can work with the car whether it is running or not.

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Time to start on some mall projects.

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Yes the mall projects where you can roll down your windows to when you o to the mall.

That or I am bad at typing.

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I've never heard of that before.

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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.

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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!

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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.

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Slowly is good. Before you embark on an improvement, make sure everything to do it is right in front of you. Don't be waiting on parts. Don't have ALMOST everything, just need to wait on the money to do that one last thng! This happen, then you are missing one part, you broke the stock this taking it off and you are stuck with a really big paperweight you can't drive or enjoy. That's when you start getting discouraged and tired of the project.
I'm just trying to help keep you from making the same mistakes I did.
I had a '69 Bee once. If was from Texas, but Texas isn't always without rust. Anyway, it ran, it drove(kind of) and it was complete. Needed tires, carb, alignment(if that didn't help a little, front suspension) a different gear, and eventually a lot of body work. Instead of working on the this I could fix and stick enjoy it, I tore it down to nothing and then spent the next 3-5 years trying to sell it because I didn't have the money or time to put it back together! A set of tires and a carb and I would have been driving a really ugly b5 blue 4spd Super Bee with a '69 hp 440 in it!
That's my experience. Hope you see what I'm getting at and how quickly something can spiral out of reasonable control!
Good luck, again, on your sweet ride!

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I made that mistake too. My first car was non running to start with, a mistake.

Don't start taking your first running project car all apart making it a non running.

Taking the car all apart isn't going to fix the leaks or drivers window.