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1966 light weight Dart???????? #1984992 01/06/16 05:46 PM 01/06/16 05:46 PM
Joined: Dec 2007 Posts: 12,587 Great Neck,LI,new york hemi-itis OP I Live Here
hemi-itis OP I Live Here Joined: Dec 2007 Posts: 12,587 Great Neck,LI,new york	Was there ever a LWt 66 Dart made by Mother Mopar?? This is why ask,just saw this add. http://www.racingjunk.com/Antique-Classi...t-Race-Car.html HEMI-ITIS has no cure. My condition is fully BLOWN!!

Re: 1966 light weight Dart???????? [Re: hemi-itis] #1985021 01/06/16 06:22 PM 01/06/16 06:22 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 43,543 Round Lake Beach, Illinoisy Rhinodart Rhinotruck
Rhinodart Rhinotruck Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 43,543 Round Lake Beach, Illinoisy	Yes, there were a few D-Darts made for the D/Stock NHRA class and the on racing junk it a well known example. There is an ongoing thread on FABO about them. The funny thing about science is that if you change one miniscule parameter you change the entire outcome to the way you want it. JB Rhinehart, Realist A-Body's RULE!

Re: 1966 light weight Dart???????? [Re: hemi-itis] #1985039 01/06/16 06:42 PM 01/06/16 06:42 PM
Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 7,139 my own world theraif master
theraif master Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 7,139 my own world	http://www.seriousviewers.com/D-Dart/ddart.htm The 273 v8 was rated at 275hp and weighing in at just over 2900 lbs. The car qualified for NHRA's D/Stock category. Dodge's normally aspired high performance 273 was rated at 235hp. The extra 40hp the D/Dart produced was basic hotrodding. Off the speedshop shelf bolt on's included Racer Brown valve springs, a Camcraft 284-degree .500" lift cam, Doug's Headers, and a Holley 4160 bolted to the stock intake. All were equipped with the A-833 4 Speed and a Hurst shifter, Weber clutch components, and an 8 3/4 Suregrip with 4.86 gears. Unavailable for this car were air conditioning and a warranty. There were no external badging or markings to note the D/Dart package over a regular Dart GT. http://www.supercars.net/cars/435.html

Re: 1966 light weight Dart???????? [Re: hemi-itis] #1985047 01/06/16 06:54 PM 01/06/16 06:54 PM
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Supercuda About to go away Joined: Sep 2007 Posts: 14,889 up yours	Not sure how a D Dart is "lightweight" and the one in the link is no where near to factory delivered condition. They say there are no such thing as a stupid question. They say there is always the exception that proves the rule. Don't be the exception.

Re: 1966 light weight Dart???????? [Re: hemi-itis] #1985186 01/06/16 10:00 PM 01/06/16 10:00 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 4,283 Florida blewbyu master
blewbyu master Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 4,283 Florida	A good friend of mine use to own that car and has another one also. I will see if I can get him to chime in on the D Darts

Re: 1966 light weight Dart???????? [Re: hemi-itis] #1985381 01/07/16 02:54 AM 01/07/16 02:54 AM
Joined: Mar 2003 Posts: 18,678 Fresno, CA Jim_Lusk I Live Here
Jim_Lusk I Live Here Joined: Mar 2003 Posts: 18,678 Fresno, CA	D/Darts were only lightweight because of the lack of options (no console, no radio). They were all steel bodies without any other weight reduction.

Re: 1966 light weight Dart???????? [Re: blewbyu] #1985385 01/07/16 03:04 AM 01/07/16 03:04 AM
Joined: Feb 2003 Posts: 16,146 Mesa, Arizona D dart4forte I Live Here
dart4forte I Live Here D Joined: Feb 2003 Posts: 16,146 Mesa, Arizona	Originally Posted By blewbyu A good friend of mine use to own that car and has another one also. I will see if I can get him to chime in on the D Darts The ddartdude “So if it’s on the internet it must be true” Abe Lincoln

Re: 1966 light weight Dart???????? [Re: dart4forte] #1985391 01/07/16 03:25 AM 01/07/16 03:25 AM
Joined: Dec 2007 Posts: 12,587 Great Neck,LI,new york hemi-itis OP I Live Here
hemi-itis OP I Live Here Joined: Dec 2007 Posts: 12,587 Great Neck,LI,new york	So it's NOT a light wt like the B bodies were HEMI-ITIS has no cure. My condition is fully BLOWN!!

Re: 1966 light weight Dart???????? [Re: hemi-itis] #1985447 01/07/16 10:38 AM 01/07/16 10:38 AM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 43,543 Round Lake Beach, Illinoisy Rhinodart Rhinotruck
Rhinodart Rhinotruck Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 43,543 Round Lake Beach, Illinoisy	Still weighed less than any B-Body ever made, so yes, it is very much a lightweight... The funny thing about science is that if you change one miniscule parameter you change the entire outcome to the way you want it. JB Rhinehart, Realist A-Body's RULE!

Re: 1966 light weight Dart???????? [Re: hemi-itis] #1985449 01/07/16 10:46 AM 01/07/16 10:46 AM
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Tempest mopar Joined: Nov 2013 Posts: 595 Nashville, Tennessee	They say 2946 lbs. http://media.wix.com/ugd/008a74_1ea0464a67ac4f7b80439b1d8b18f039.pdf

Re: 1966 light weight Dart???????? [Re: hemi-itis] #1985599 01/07/16 03:27 PM 01/07/16 03:27 PM
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slantzilla Too Many Posts Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 20,177 Park Forest, IL	http://classracer.com/classforum/showthread.php?t=17876&highlight=d+dart "Everybody funny, now you funny too."

Re: 1966 light weight Dart???????? [Re: blewbyu] #1985640 01/07/16 04:24 PM 01/07/16 04:24 PM
Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 210 Florida ddartdude enthusiast
ddartdude enthusiast Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 210 Florida	Darrel, This is not my old car. My old car was the all white one that appeared on the auction circuit may times over the years. I think my old white car is in Ft. Worth Texas now. This car was owned by the same guy/guys that bought my old car and they had both cars restored. The D/Darts were not really factory lightweight due to their components. They just were so light to begin with. They were built less radio, floor console and rear seat belts. Mustn't forget the weight savings of the seat belts. My current D/Dart is in Charlie Morris's Factory Lightweight book so I guess it is a lightweight. I'm thinking about renting a u-Haul trailer and taking the D/Dart up to the Mopar Show in Melbourne next Saturday. Depending on trailer availability and the weather. Maybe we'll see you up there like always. Alan

Re: 1966 light weight Dart???????? [Re: ddartdude] #1985948 01/07/16 11:49 PM 01/07/16 11:49 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 4,283 Florida blewbyu master
blewbyu master Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 4,283 Florida	Originally Posted By ddartdude Darrel, This is not my old car. My old car was the all white one that appeared on the auction circuit may times over the years. I think my old white car is in Ft. Worth Texas now. This car was owned by the same guy/guys that bought my old car and they had both cars restored. The D/Darts were not really factory lightweight due to their components. They just were so light to begin with. They were built less radio, floor console and rear seat belts. Mustn't forget the weight savings of the seat belts. My current D/Dart is in Charlie Morris's Factory Lightweight book so I guess it is a lightweight. I'm thinking about renting a u-Haul trailer and taking the D/Dart up to the Mopar Show in Melbourne next Saturday. Depending on trailer availability and the weather. Maybe we'll see you up there like always. Alan Sorry for the miss information on the Dart thought it was your old one. If you need a trailer let me know my Featherlite is available if you need it just give me a call. I think I might haul a few parts up in my truck. Cya

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