Previous Thread
Next Thread
Print Thread
Page 22 of 36 1 2 20 21 22 23 24 35 36
Re: MuuMuu's 68 Dart... It's a Learning Process... [Re: MuuMuu101] #1800262
04/10/15 01:53 PM
04/10/15 01:53 PM
Joined: Aug 2003
Posts: 8,779
Mt.Gilead, Ohio
OhioMopar Offline
master
OhioMopar  Offline
master

Joined: Aug 2003
Posts: 8,779
Mt.Gilead, Ohio
Looks good! up


1969 Dart GTS 340
1969 Super Bee X9 N-96
1969 Coronet R/T X9 N-96
2015 Dodge Dart GT
2019 Ram 2500 Big Horn.
Looking for the original block for my Bee. The last 4 are 7449
Re: MuuMuu's 68 Dart... It's a Learning Process... [Re: MuuMuu101] #1800748
04/10/15 11:51 PM
04/10/15 11:51 PM
Joined: Dec 2010
Posts: 12,375
SoCal
MuuMuu101 Offline OP
I got lucky at Woodward!
MuuMuu101  Offline OP
I got lucky at Woodward!

Joined: Dec 2010
Posts: 12,375
SoCal
Thanks all. I'm excited for what it's going to turn to within the next couple of months. It should be a sweet car! It was either trade-in my daily driver and get a Scat-Pack or leave the daily alone and build a Dart that will probably be faster than the Scat-Pack.

Re: MuuMuu's 68 Dart... It's a Learning Process... [Re: MuuMuu101] #1800779
04/11/15 12:12 AM
04/11/15 12:12 AM
Joined: Nov 2005
Posts: 15,118
85086
moparpollack Offline
Lil Herman
moparpollack  Offline
Lil Herman

Joined: Nov 2005
Posts: 15,118
85086
I love my Scat Pack! Is it like driving my 70 charger? No, but there's something about driving a 4speed manual steering car. The charger makes me feel 16 again, the Scat Pack makes me feel my age.

Just my opinion but I like the fact you have to drive an old car. Turning an old car into a modern driver takes away the fun of an ill handling car. laugh2


56 Plaza 63 D100 step side 67 Coronet, 68 Roadrunner, 69 Super Bees, 69 Coronet 500 convertible, 70 Roadrunner Post, 79 D150 360, and a severe case of Mopar a,d,d
Re: MuuMuu's 68 Dart... It's a Learning Process... [Re: moparpollack] #1800871
04/11/15 02:38 AM
04/11/15 02:38 AM
Joined: Dec 2010
Posts: 12,375
SoCal
MuuMuu101 Offline OP
I got lucky at Woodward!
MuuMuu101  Offline OP
I got lucky at Woodward!

Joined: Dec 2010
Posts: 12,375
SoCal
Originally Posted By moparpollack
I love my Scat Pack! Is it like driving my 70 charger? No, but there's something about driving a 4speed manual steering car. The charger makes me feel 16 again, the Scat Pack makes me feel my age.

Just my opinion but I like the fact you have to drive an old car. Turning an old car into a modern driver takes away the fun of an ill handling car. laugh2


I sat in an SRT8 a couple weeks ago at the dealership. That took some convincing at the Dealer and as much as I'd like to have one, I'd only get one if it's a Scat-Pack or higher trim package. That would have cost quite a bit of money and I would be getting about 5-7 less mpg mostly driving it in traffic. I wouldn't have been able to stretch its legs much.

So, my compromise... Throw the money I would have bought a Challenger for into the Dart and have a side racecar.

Re: MuuMuu's 68 Dart... It's a Learning Process... [Re: MuuMuu101] #1801697
04/12/15 02:23 PM
04/12/15 02:23 PM
Joined: Nov 2005
Posts: 15,118
85086
moparpollack Offline
Lil Herman
moparpollack  Offline
Lil Herman

Joined: Nov 2005
Posts: 15,118
85086
Average gas mileage is 19.7 with my Scat Pack, my 13 R/T average was 21.

Good luck with the Dart! luck


56 Plaza 63 D100 step side 67 Coronet, 68 Roadrunner, 69 Super Bees, 69 Coronet 500 convertible, 70 Roadrunner Post, 79 D150 360, and a severe case of Mopar a,d,d
Re: MuuMuu's 68 Dart... It's a Learning Process... [Re: moparpollack] #1801724
04/12/15 02:48 PM
04/12/15 02:48 PM
Joined: Dec 2010
Posts: 12,375
SoCal
MuuMuu101 Offline OP
I got lucky at Woodward!
MuuMuu101  Offline OP
I got lucky at Woodward!

Joined: Dec 2010
Posts: 12,375
SoCal
Originally Posted By moparpollack
Average gas mileage is 19.7 with my Scat Pack, my 13 R/T average was 21.

Good luck with the Dart! luck


My average with the Scion is about 24-25 mpg's 80% driving in traffic. Thank you good sir! up

Re: MuuMuu's 68 Dart... It's a Learning Process... [Re: MuuMuu101] #1801756
04/12/15 03:54 PM
04/12/15 03:54 PM
Joined: Jan 2003
Posts: 15,976
Chilliwack B.C. Canada
R
RUNCHARGER Offline
I Live Here
RUNCHARGER  Offline
I Live Here
R

Joined: Jan 2003
Posts: 15,976
Chilliwack B.C. Canada
That's why my wife drives a Honda S2000 and my daily is a Cummins. They have to be cheap to run and then I can run the 472 and 528 on the weekends.

Sheldon


Sheldon
Re: MuuMuu's 68 Dart... It's a Learning Process... [Re: RUNCHARGER] #1801779
04/12/15 04:44 PM
04/12/15 04:44 PM
Joined: Dec 2010
Posts: 12,375
SoCal
MuuMuu101 Offline OP
I got lucky at Woodward!
MuuMuu101  Offline OP
I got lucky at Woodward!

Joined: Dec 2010
Posts: 12,375
SoCal
Originally Posted By RUNCHARGER
That's why my wife drives a Honda S2000 and my daily is a Cummins. They have to be cheap to run and then I can run the 472 and 528 on the weekends.

Sheldon


You have a lucky wife to be driving an S2000 everyday. shock I've driven my coworker's a couple times on the street and it's a fun car. Too bad they're relatively expensive to get into, are usually highly modified and abused, and I don't fit too well in them.

Re: MuuMuu's 68 Dart... It's a Learning Process... [Re: MuuMuu101] #1813641
04/28/15 01:49 AM
04/28/15 01:49 AM
Joined: Dec 2010
Posts: 12,375
SoCal
MuuMuu101 Offline OP
I got lucky at Woodward!
MuuMuu101  Offline OP
I got lucky at Woodward!

Joined: Dec 2010
Posts: 12,375
SoCal
So, if you guys haven't figured it out yet, my Dart's at Hotchkis Sport Suspension. We ordered some seats and a cage. The seats arrived and I've been told they look fantastic (only seats I could find in my size). I also found the missing door trim for my Dart in a junkyard in Oregon. I paid quite a bit for it, but now the set is complete. O, and apparently the engine I purchased is supposed to be dropped off this week. popcorn

Engine!.jpgIMG_2953-2.jpg
Re: MuuMuu's 68 Dart... It's a Learning Process... [Re: MuuMuu101] #1813948
04/28/15 03:45 PM
04/28/15 03:45 PM
Joined: Oct 2006
Posts: 7,358
Iowa
burdar Offline
Owen's Dad
burdar  Offline
Owen's Dad

Joined: Oct 2006
Posts: 7,358
Iowa
WOW! Those wheels look like they were born for that car. That looks great! I assume you listed the front wheel/tire specs earlier in the thread. I'll have to look for them. How close is the tire to the top of the inner fender? The front end looks really low...in a good way.

Re: MuuMuu's 68 Dart... It's a Learning Process... [Re: burdar] #1814345
04/29/15 12:52 AM
04/29/15 12:52 AM
Joined: Dec 2010
Posts: 12,375
SoCal
MuuMuu101 Offline OP
I got lucky at Woodward!
MuuMuu101  Offline OP
I got lucky at Woodward!

Joined: Dec 2010
Posts: 12,375
SoCal
Originally Posted By burdar
WOW! Those wheels look like they were born for that car. That looks great! I assume you listed the front wheel/tire specs earlier in the thread. I'll have to look for them. How close is the tire to the top of the inner fender? The front end looks really low...in a good way.


I'm not sure I did actually. They're 18x9" all the way around but the front offset is +32mm and the rear is +22mm with a 5mm spacer (becomes +17mm). Rear is super tight and was slightly rubbing the outter lip on one side. The fronts seemed to have plenty of room to the top of the inner fender, the problem was it was slightly rubbing the front bottom corner due to the height of the tire.

Re: MuuMuu's 68 Dart... It's a Learning Process... [Re: MuuMuu101] #1814624
04/29/15 03:43 PM
04/29/15 03:43 PM
Joined: Aug 2003
Posts: 8,779
Mt.Gilead, Ohio
OhioMopar Offline
master
OhioMopar  Offline
master

Joined: Aug 2003
Posts: 8,779
Mt.Gilead, Ohio
It's looking good, man. Keep going!


1969 Dart GTS 340
1969 Super Bee X9 N-96
1969 Coronet R/T X9 N-96
2015 Dodge Dart GT
2019 Ram 2500 Big Horn.
Looking for the original block for my Bee. The last 4 are 7449
Re: MuuMuu's 68 Dart... It's a Learning Process... [Re: MuuMuu101] #1815971
05/01/15 12:36 AM
05/01/15 12:36 AM
Joined: Dec 2010
Posts: 12,375
SoCal
MuuMuu101 Offline OP
I got lucky at Woodward!
MuuMuu101  Offline OP
I got lucky at Woodward!

Joined: Dec 2010
Posts: 12,375
SoCal
Went to go visit Hotchkis to drop off my missing door trim piece and took some pictures while I was there. I also sat in my new seats and God they are comfortable and beautiful! laugh

At Hotchkis.jpg360 Paxton.jpg
Last edited by MuuMuu101; 05/01/15 12:37 AM.
Re: MuuMuu's 68 Dart... It's a Learning Process... [Re: MuuMuu101] #1815973
05/01/15 12:38 AM
05/01/15 12:38 AM
Joined: Dec 2010
Posts: 12,375
SoCal
MuuMuu101 Offline OP
I got lucky at Woodward!
MuuMuu101  Offline OP
I got lucky at Woodward!

Joined: Dec 2010
Posts: 12,375
SoCal
Also, another Mopart member's car was there. JF_Mopart's Satellite.

Satellite.jpgDart with JF_Moparts Satellite.jpg
Re: MuuMuu's 68 Dart... It's a Learning Process... [Re: MuuMuu101] #1816172
05/01/15 10:27 AM
05/01/15 10:27 AM
Joined: Jan 2003
Posts: 751
Saint Peters, MO
B
Brian Offline
super stock
Brian  Offline
super stock
B

Joined: Jan 2003
Posts: 751
Saint Peters, MO
Good company, can't wait to hear how it drives when done!


1971 6.1 Gen III Hemi Duster
Re: MuuMuu's 68 Dart... It's a Learning Process... [Re: MuuMuu101] #1856397
06/25/15 02:42 AM
06/25/15 02:42 AM
Joined: Dec 2010
Posts: 12,375
SoCal
MuuMuu101 Offline OP
I got lucky at Woodward!
MuuMuu101  Offline OP
I got lucky at Woodward!

Joined: Dec 2010
Posts: 12,375
SoCal
Stopped by the car today. They made seat brackets to mount my seats to the original tracks so now I have full forward/back and tilt adjustments. They also got the roll hoop mocked up in place. I'm really liking where this is going. laugh

Interior Mock Up 1.jpgInterior Mock Up 2.jpg
Last edited by MuuMuu101; 06/25/15 02:45 AM.
Re: MuuMuu's 68 Dart... It's a Learning Process... [Re: MuuMuu101] #1856398
06/25/15 02:45 AM
06/25/15 02:45 AM
Joined: Dec 2010
Posts: 12,375
SoCal
MuuMuu101 Offline OP
I got lucky at Woodward!
MuuMuu101  Offline OP
I got lucky at Woodward!

Joined: Dec 2010
Posts: 12,375
SoCal
Also, they made some modifications to the roll hoop mounting points. Instead of welding the sheet metal to the ground like the Jegs kit provided. The builder decided to box up the mounting points. He's going to integrate the mount to the subframe connectors so that if I ever do roll over, the loads don't go straight through the sheet metal floor. This car will also be getting a swing-out/removable bar as it's a 6-point cage.

Interior Mock Up 3.jpg
Re: MuuMuu's 68 Dart... It's a Learning Process... [Re: MuuMuu101] #1857301
06/26/15 10:53 AM
06/26/15 10:53 AM
Joined: Nov 2006
Posts: 6,005
Reno, Nevada
NV69B7RR Offline
master
NV69B7RR  Offline
master

Joined: Nov 2006
Posts: 6,005
Reno, Nevada
Sweet! I've been waiting for some updates!! I like the way this is going.

Last edited by NV69B7RR; 06/26/15 10:53 AM.
Re: MuuMuu's 68 Dart... It's a Learning Process... [Re: MuuMuu101] #1857725
06/26/15 10:03 PM
06/26/15 10:03 PM
Joined: Dec 2010
Posts: 12,375
SoCal
MuuMuu101 Offline OP
I got lucky at Woodward!
MuuMuu101  Offline OP
I got lucky at Woodward!

Joined: Dec 2010
Posts: 12,375
SoCal
One thing I really like is the location of the roll hoop (looks-wise). The builder is a little slow, but he really takes his time to do it really well, and right. That's 100% ok in my book as I'm in no rush and I can save more money in case something goes wrong, or right, in the future.

Re: MuuMuu's 68 Dart... It's a Learning Process... [Re: MuuMuu101] #1879772
07/28/15 02:37 AM
07/28/15 02:37 AM
Joined: Dec 2010
Posts: 12,375
SoCal
MuuMuu101 Offline OP
I got lucky at Woodward!
MuuMuu101  Offline OP
I got lucky at Woodward!

Joined: Dec 2010
Posts: 12,375
SoCal
Well, I talked to the shop today. They said they just sent out the cage to be powdercoated. They'd like to try to get the engine mocked up in the engine bay next week too... O, and there's a whole pallet filled with transmission goodies. biggrin

T56 in Boxes.jpg
Page 22 of 36 1 2 20 21 22 23 24 35 36






Powered by UBB.threads™ PHP Forum Software 7.7.1