My 72 Dart, just brought it home tonight

Posted By: jrlegacy23

My 72 Dart, just brought it home tonight - 12/03/09 01:57 AM

I have been after this particular car for about 4 years now, finally the guy stoped over to my house and said he no longer wanted the car and told me its for sale for $4,000, I took it home tonight for $3,000. I think I good deal it has a matching set of 14" ralleys with center caps and trim rings, 60K miles on the odometer and a great running 318/auto that I was able to drive home (5 miles :cheers: ). Here are a couple pics, they were taken in the dark... in the rain....
Now I have to figure out if I leave the stock 318 in there or put the 500 cu in big block in there

Posted By: jrlegacy23

Re: My 72 Dart, just brought it home tonight - 12/03/09 01:58 AM

Another pic... ya in needs some work but, its got me very excited.

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Posted By: jrlegacy23

Re: My 72 Dart, just brought it home tonight - 12/03/09 02:00 AM

Another

Posted By: jrlegacy23

Re: My 72 Dart, just brought it home tonight - 12/03/09 02:01 AM

and another

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Posted By: jrlegacy23

Re: My 72 Dart, just brought it home tonight - 12/03/09 02:02 AM

...and the last for now

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Posted By: 69bronzeT5

Re: My 72 Dart, just brought it home tonight - 12/03/09 04:29 AM

Congrats on the new ride!

Posted By: Anonymous

Re: My 72 Dart, just brought it home tonight - 12/03/09 05:19 AM

Cool car!

..even cooler price.

Warm up the 318 with a pair of 360 heads, 4bbl. etc.

Those little a-bodys will really scream with good smallblock.

Posted By: marklock

Re: My 72 Dart, just brought it home tonight - 12/03/09 03:06 PM

Looks really clean ! Love those A bodies ! Have fun with it.

Posted By: jrlegacy23

Re: My 72 Dart, just brought it home tonight - 12/04/09 05:33 AM

Thans guys, gonna have to work a few quirks out but, thats to be expected.

Posted By: darepairman

Re: My 72 Dart, just brought it home tonight - 12/04/09 02:26 PM

Nice car, I have a 72 Swinger myself, I have a 318 w/ 360 heads boded .030 and a nice cam with a 650 holly & headers, bought it 20 years ago with 60k on it also but I paid 500.00 for it. took it apart 18 years ago raised a family and now I am assembling it,I really love that car. I hope you get aas much pleasure out of yours. Ed

Posted By: RodStRace

Re: My 72 Dart, just brought it home tonight - 12/04/09 03:40 PM

Aw, it's cute!
I'd say keep it a small block. Like this
http://www.racingjunk.com/category/92/Drag_Racing/post/1662909/Small-Block-Mopar-415-727-Trans.html

Can you paint it turquoise and tell people it's still a 318?

Posted By: jrlegacy23

Re: My 72 Dart, just brought it home tonight - 12/04/09 04:38 PM

It's Cute???

Nice, maybe I will get vanity plates that say "CUTEDART"

Posted By: Mopar1970440

Re: My 72 Dart, just brought it home tonight - 12/04/09 06:14 PM

Nice ride! i like it! i noticed several guys say to put on some 360 heads on the 318....isnt that going to lower the compression and inturn not help performance at all?

Posted By: DusterKrazy

Re: My 72 Dart, just brought it home tonight - 12/04/09 06:19 PM

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Nice ride! i like it! i noticed several guys say to put on some 360 heads on the 318....isnt that going to lower the compression and inturn not help performance at all?

Thats why you shave them .035-.040 on each side

Posted By: jrlegacy23

Re: My 72 Dart, just brought it home tonight - 12/04/09 06:24 PM

I have been building a 500 cu in stroker to put into my Dakota, but I am thinking about putting it in the Dart instead

. There are no big block darts around me as far as I know. There are a few small blocks though.

Posted By: Anonymous

Re: My 72 Dart, just brought it home tonight - 12/05/09 03:54 AM

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Thats why you shave them .035-.040 on each side

Yep, that's what I did. 360 Ports are bigger, valves are bigger and they really wake up a 318. Best of all mine were free for the taking!

That 500" monster would be tempting!

I got away from the small block stuff years ago and would never build another as long as I have a 440 lying around.

There's so many places like Schumacher and TTI that make installing a 440 in an A-body a bolt-in proposition.

Do it!

Posted By: dan6412

Re: My 72 Dart, just brought it home tonight - 12/05/09 04:49 AM

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I have been building a 500 cu in stroker to put into my Dakota, but I am thinking about putting it in the Dart instead . There are no big block darts around me as far as I know. There are a few small blocks though.

PUT IT IN THE DART