My 1970 Dart Pictures

Posted By: 1970Dart3406

My 1970 Dart Pictures - 01/28/12 04:14 PM

Heres some pictures of the 1970 Dart that I bought back in April 2006.

I originally had a 1972 Dart that I put together in high school and drove for the next 10 years and gathered parts to do it right when I had enough time and money. I wanted to make it look like a 1970 so I got 1970 fenders and NOS quarters. I got a new trunk floor and all the stuff and then decided that it was probably a better idea to find a solid 1970 dody and just start from there and sell off all of the parts that I had gathered to finish the 1970 car. So here are some pics as it has gone along....

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Posted By: 1970Dart3406

Re: My 1970 Dart Pictures - 01/28/12 04:18 PM

It came out of central Florida and was listed as 99% rust free.......bought it out of Hemmings from pictures........seller said it was very drivable and I contemplated flying to Florida and driving it back....Glad I shipped it, the front suspension and brakes were completely worrn out and probably would not have made it 100 miles without some major issues....My image of 99% rust free and the sellers were two different things. On both sides of the dutchman panel where it meets the quarter and the driprails of the trunk was rotted out. Not so bad I guess, but never disclosed in the transaction. In any case, super solid car without factory undercoating.

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Posted By: 1970Dart3406

Re: My 1970 Dart Pictures - 01/28/12 04:20 PM

Came with some weakly spraybombed ralleyes and decent tires.....I alreaady had a set of ralleyes with BFG's and Drag Radials for the rear so I sold these.

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Re: My 1970 Dart Pictures - 01/28/12 04:22 PM

Interior had some funky seat material. Also came with a set of door panels that were wrapped in this same terry cloth material. Tossed all of that in the dumpster....

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Re: My 1970 Dart Pictures - 01/28/12 04:23 PM

another interior pic

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Re: My 1970 Dart Pictures - 01/28/12 04:25 PM

Roof only really has surface rust that should clean up easily

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Re: My 1970 Dart Pictures - 01/28/12 04:26 PM

Rear

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Re: My 1970 Dart Pictures - 01/28/12 04:27 PM

side

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Re: My 1970 Dart Pictures - 01/28/12 04:28 PM

another interior shot

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Re: My 1970 Dart Pictures - 01/28/12 04:31 PM

wish they would have left the original drivers door on it with the racing mirror to match the passenger side

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Re: My 1970 Dart Pictures - 01/28/12 04:32 PM

Only real dents that need to come out of it, but I do have an NOS fender if I need it.

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Re: My 1970 Dart Pictures - 01/28/12 04:41 PM

Some pics of getting it to one color of primer to hide the ugliness

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Re: My 1970 Dart Pictures - 01/28/12 04:54 PM

Added some of the parts that I have gathered and restored over the years. Rechromed rear bumper with restored taillight housings and lenses. Super Stock springs with 8 3/4 with 3.23 gears. Restored ralleye wheels and centers with 15x7 inch small bolts on the rear with BFG Drag Radials. Also added my 10 in flared rear drum brakes and kelsey hayes front disk set up with all new ball joints, 11/16 tie rods and a factory sway bar.
Car still sporting the Slant 6 and auto trans at this point. But more to come in the power department.

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Re: My 1970 Dart Pictures - 01/28/12 04:56 PM

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Re: My 1970 Dart Pictures - 01/28/12 04:59 PM

Got one of the first AMD 4 Speed Humps to put in....

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Re: My 1970 Dart Pictures - 01/28/12 05:10 PM

A little out of order, but I can't find the pics of the engine and trans before they went into the car, so here's the engine already in...

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Posted By: Anonymous

Re: My 1970 Dart Pictures - 01/29/12 05:14 PM

Nice project and the work looks good. You can post multiple pics in one post which makes it easier. Keep the pics coming. I was disappointed when I got my project as well, bought it based on pictures and phone conversation.

Posted By: SB Dakota

Re: My 1970 Dart Pictures - 02/24/12 10:47 PM

Very nice dart.

Posted By: 1970Dart3406

Re: My 1970 Dart Pictures - 11/18/13 02:43 AM

Haven't posted in awhile. 3 young kids makes it hard to make time for the hobby, which is OK.
Here's the scoops on the hood. They are ready for paint. I think I may use the original hood from the car instead of this one, hopefully get it in paint before the end of the year.

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Posted By: 1970Dart3406

Re: My 1970 Dart Pictures - 11/18/13 02:48 AM

Got the Pistol Grip in it. I have 1973 bucket seats in it too. They are reskinned and even though they are the wrong year for this car, I like them. Got all the parts for the interior. Need to weld in the bucket seat gussets and then can put the interior back together.

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Re: My 1970 Dart Pictures - 11/18/13 02:55 AM

Seats

Posted By: modelmakerinc

Re: My 1970 Dart Pictures - 11/18/13 04:44 PM

nice project, very solid start, it's coming along well. My only complaint is the seemingly, rattle can black engine compartment unless you are painting the car black as well.

Posted By: 1970Dart3406

Re: My 1970 Dart Pictures - 11/18/13 07:03 PM

The car will be black and the engine room will be scuffed and shot with the appropriate paint when all is said and done.

Posted By: Copper Dart

Re: My 1970 Dart Pictures - 11/19/13 03:44 PM

Congrats!

I have a soft spot for '70 Dart Swingers!
Go figure

Ricky

Posted By: 383man

Re: My 1970 Dart Pictures - 11/19/13 10:25 PM

I like the Dart Swingers alot also. Here is my sons 72 that we made look like a 70 Swinger 340 Dart. Yours is looking real good and I cant wait to see it all done. Ron

Posted By: 1970Dart3406

Re: My 1970 Dart Pictures - 01/28/14 07:04 PM

Hijacking my own post with some pics of the car that I'm getting my Mopar "Fix" on while working on the Dart.

On the Hot Rod Power Tour this past summer in my 2010 Challenger RT

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Re: My 1970 Dart Pictures - 01/28/14 07:05 PM

A detour to Atlanta Motor Speedway for some laps with the local Mopar Club

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Waiting to get on the track

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Hanging with a freshly done Hemi Superbird

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Re: My 1970 Dart Pictures - 01/28/14 07:13 PM

And a stop at Tim Welborn's Museum

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Posted By: Tempest

Re: My 1970 Dart Pictures - 01/29/14 02:46 AM

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It came out of central Florida and was listed as 99% rust free.......bought it out of Hemmings from pictures........seller said it was very drivable and I contemplated flying to Florida and driving it back....Glad I shipped it, the front suspension and brakes were completely worrn out and probably would not have made it 100 miles without some major issues....My image of 99% rust free and the sellers were two different things. On both sides of the dutchman panel where it meets the quarter and the driprails of the trunk was rotted out. Not so bad I guess, but never disclosed in the transaction. In any case, super solid car without factory undercoating.

I had this exact car when I was 18.

Posted By: 1970Dart3406

Re: My 1970 Dart Pictures - 01/29/14 06:24 PM

Exact, as in the same car, or one that looked like it?

Posted By: Tempest

Re: My 1970 Dart Pictures - 01/30/14 03:30 AM

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Exact, as in the same car, or one that looked like it?

Exact as in color/combo as I was in WI, you are in OH and I beat the living crap out of it until it had to be dragged away!