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Almost finished with my 1968 Dodge Dart #2323309 06/18/17 10:34 PM 06/18/17 10:34 PM
Joined: Feb 2007 Posts: 201 Indiana 470DART OP enthusiast
470DART OP enthusiast Joined: Feb 2007 Posts: 201 Indiana	I sold my 69 Dodge Dart a couple of years ago. I then started this project 1968 Dodge Dart and it is almost ready for some racing. The engine is 533 cubic inches. Indy block, CNC 345 Indy heads, T&D rockers, Bryant crankshaft, Oliver rods, Diamond pistons, Comp roller cam. RPM data logger and digital dash. RMS front end. Carbon-fiber hood with real hand painted gold leaf. Last edited by 470DART; 06/18/17 10:35 PM.

Re: Almost finished with my 1968 Dodge Dart [Re: 470DART] #2323312 06/18/17 10:39 PM 06/18/17 10:39 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 20,232 Park Forest, IL slantzilla Too Many Posts
slantzilla Too Many Posts Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 20,232 Park Forest, IL	Beautiful! "Everybody funny, now you funny too."

Re: Almost finished with my 1968 Dodge Dart [Re: 470DART] #2323313 06/18/17 10:39 PM 06/18/17 10:39 PM
Joined: Jan 2005 Posts: 4,243 Charlotte, North Carolina sgcuda master
sgcuda master Joined: Jan 2005 Posts: 4,243 Charlotte, North Carolina	Nice machining on the motor plate. Make sure it clears the oil pump. My Chassis Engineering plate had to be notched for my Milodon pump and lines. [image][/image]

Re: Almost finished with my 1968 Dodge Dart [Re: 470DART] #2323337 06/18/17 11:24 PM 06/18/17 11:24 PM
Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 1,134 OHIO THE HEART OF IT ALL 64hemi330sedan super stock
64hemi330sedan super stock Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 1,134 OHIO THE HEART OF IT ALL	that thing is sexy!

Re: Almost finished with my 1968 Dodge Dart [Re: 470DART] #2323344 06/18/17 11:36 PM 06/18/17 11:36 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 17,926 Akron, Ohio ProSport I Live Here
ProSport I Live Here Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 17,926 Akron, Ohio	Very nice! What a beauty, should run good too. 1970 Challenger, all aluminum 528 Hemi, HDK suspension, Tremec 5 speed manual

Re: Almost finished with my 1968 Dodge Dart [Re: sgcuda] #2323357 06/18/17 11:48 PM 06/18/17 11:48 PM
Joined: Feb 2007 Posts: 201 Indiana 470DART OP enthusiast
470DART OP enthusiast Joined: Feb 2007 Posts: 201 Indiana	Originally Posted By sgcuda Nice machining on the motor plate. Make sure it clears the oil pump. My Chassis Engineering plate had to be notched for my Milodon pump and lines. Yep, I checked it. And thank you all! I hope it wasn't forward of me to post my progress pictures. Now I have to make some minor plumbing changes to accommodate radiator fitting. Last edited by 470DART; 06/18/17 11:51 PM.

Re: Almost finished with my 1968 Dodge Dart [Re: 470DART] #2323363 06/18/17 11:56 PM 06/18/17 11:56 PM
Joined: Nov 2004 Posts: 16,556 On the run… BloFish I Live Here
BloFish I Live Here Joined: Nov 2004 Posts: 16,556 On the run…	Well done sir! It really doesn't matter whether you win or lose… as long as you look good doing it! ‘65 A100 ‘69 ‘Cuda ‘73 Vega GT ‘06 Mega Cab ‘14 Mercedes SLK

Re: Almost finished with my 1968 Dodge Dart [Re: 470DART] #2323365 06/19/17 12:01 AM 06/19/17 12:01 AM
Joined: Mar 2010 Posts: 1,308 Spencer NY killermopar pro stock
killermopar pro stock Joined: Mar 2010 Posts: 1,308 Spencer NY	I love it. Great job. Nice and tidy.

Re: Almost finished with my 1968 Dodge Dart [Re: 470DART] #2323367 06/19/17 12:04 AM 06/19/17 12:04 AM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 1,296 Tucson AZ, M MadMopars pro stock
MadMopars pro stock M Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 1,296 Tucson AZ,	What an amazing car! You should be proud! - Trent [img]https://s9.postimg.cc/6fbjxzfvv/48-2016-_Drag-_Weekend-_Best-_Burnouts-lpr.jpg[/img] 73 GTX 4407278 3/4 69 DART GT 4404 SPEEDDANA 73 ROAD RUNNER 4514 SPEEDDANA 64 F100 3834 SPEED9" 75 DODGE D300 4404 SPEEDDANA 99 DODGE RAM 3500 4X4 DUALLY... ON 38"s

Re: Almost finished with my 1968 Dodge Dart [Re: 470DART] #2323370 06/19/17 12:08 AM 06/19/17 12:08 AM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 3,011 Covington Georgia RV2 master
RV2 master Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 3,011 Covington Georgia	Car is beautiful!!!

Re: Almost finished with my 1968 Dodge Dart [Re: 470DART] #2323377 06/19/17 12:23 AM 06/19/17 12:23 AM
Joined: Sep 2009 Posts: 213 poughquag, NY 440GTX enthusiast
440GTX enthusiast Joined: Sep 2009 Posts: 213 poughquag, NY	Very nice good luck and have fun !!!!!

Re: Almost finished with my 1968 Dodge Dart [Re: 470DART] #2323423 06/19/17 02:27 AM 06/19/17 02:27 AM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 2,533 Alexandria, LA B Blucuda413 master
Blucuda413 master B Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 2,533 Alexandria, LA	Super car, I admire people who can make stuff look that great. I never could!!

Re: Almost finished with my 1968 Dodge Dart [Re: 470DART] #2323427 06/19/17 02:39 AM 06/19/17 02:39 AM
Joined: Jul 2004 Posts: 19,318 State of confusion T Thumperdart I Live Here
Thumperdart I Live Here T Joined: Jul 2004 Posts: 19,318 State of confusion	Great looking Dart and should fly............. 72 Dart 470 n/a BB stroker street car `THUMPER`...Check me out on FB Dominic Thumper for videos and lots of carb pics......760-900-3895.....

Re: Almost finished with my 1968 Dodge Dart [Re: 470DART] #2323432 06/19/17 02:53 AM 06/19/17 02:53 AM
Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 781 MD HEMI472 super stock
HEMI472 super stock Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 781 MD	where did you get the hood ?? very nice car

Re: Almost finished with my 1968 Dodge Dart [Re: 470DART] #2323444 06/19/17 03:54 AM 06/19/17 03:54 AM
Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 43,375 Bend,OR USA C Cab_Burge I Win
Cab_Burge I Win C Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 43,375 Bend,OR USA	Originally Posted By 470DART [quote=sgcuda] Yep, I checked it. And thank you all! I hope it wasn't forward of me to post my progress pictures.[ If I owned that car I would be in every ones face at the races with it Nice work, have fun and go fast What brand is your tubelar K member ? I have a customer with a 1966 Dart GT looking for a good tubular k member for a SB 4 speed for street driving Mr.Cab Racing and winning with Mopars since 1964. (Old F--t, Huh)

Re: Almost finished with my 1968 Dodge Dart [Re: 470DART] #2323459 06/19/17 07:04 AM 06/19/17 07:04 AM
Joined: Mar 2009 Posts: 2,475 Sydney,Australia tex013 top fuel
tex013 top fuel Joined: Mar 2009 Posts: 2,475 Sydney,Australia	Just WOW Tex New best ET 10.259@129.65 . New best MPH 130.32 Finally fitted a solid cam, stepped it up a bit more 3690lbs through the mufflers New World block 3780lbs 10.278@130.80 . Wowser 10.253@130.24 footbraking from 1500rpm Power by Tex's Automotive

Re: Almost finished with my 1968 Dodge Dart [Re: 470DART] #2323461 06/19/17 07:09 AM 06/19/17 07:09 AM
Joined: Mar 2006 Posts: 9,897 MI, usa dvw master
dvw master Joined: Mar 2006 Posts: 9,897 MI, usa	Very nice. What does it weigh? Doug

Re: Almost finished with my 1968 Dodge Dart [Re: 470DART] #2323466 06/19/17 07:40 AM 06/19/17 07:40 AM
Joined: Aug 2008 Posts: 4,087 Mo. racerx master
racerx master Joined: Aug 2008 Posts: 4,087 Mo.	Sweet haven't seen a nice build on here in a while...Good luck with it.

Re: Almost finished with my 1968 Dodge Dart [Re: Cab_Burge] #2323481 06/19/17 09:39 AM 06/19/17 09:39 AM
Joined: Feb 2007 Posts: 201 Indiana 470DART OP enthusiast
470DART OP enthusiast Joined: Feb 2007 Posts: 201 Indiana	Originally Posted By Cab_Burge Originally Posted By 470DART [quote=sgcuda] Yep, I checked it. And thank you all! I hope it wasn't forward of me to post my progress pictures.[ If I owned that car I would be in every ones face at the races with it Nice work, have fun and go fast What brand is your tubelar K member ? I have a customer with a 1966 Dart GT looking for a good tubular k member for a SB 4 speed for street driving Thank you! The front end is from www.reillymotorsports.com. Great piece was very easy to install.

Re: Almost finished with my 1968 Dodge Dart [Re: HEMI472] #2323482 06/19/17 09:41 AM 06/19/17 09:41 AM
Joined: Feb 2007 Posts: 201 Indiana 470DART OP enthusiast
470DART OP enthusiast Joined: Feb 2007 Posts: 201 Indiana	Originally Posted By HEMI472 where did you get the hood ?? very nice car Thank you! The hood is from www.cynergycomposites.com. A super guy and good looking hood. Trimming the hood was a little nerve wrecking.

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