Dodge Dart Right-rear Fender rust repair
Rust issues on the Dodge Dart’s rightrear fender were getting pretty severe since last year, so the time had come to do something about it, as much as I hated it…! The damage was serious [more … ]
Cars
Black wheels for the Dart
The wheels on the Dart have been taking a beating about every winter when roadsalt collects and eats into their paintlayer. Overtime, the wheels had become ugly and shabby looking because of that. For a [more … ]
Dodge Dart – DynoDay #4
Had the Dodge Dart on the chassis-dyno again last monday at Ludwig Performance in Hillegom, The Netherlands. This is DynoDay number 4 already! The very first DynoDay with the 318ci engine ‘managed’ a shameful 145hp [more … ]
A500 / 42RH OD-unit rebuild
After the transmission it was time to tackle the overdrive-unit. This unit is the 4th gear (overdrive) in the transmission, and has its own set of clutch plates. Overdrive can only be ‘selected’ with the [more … ]
A500 / 42RH Rebuild project
Finally received the transmission repairkit to start the planned rebuild of the A500/42RH transmission I had bought earlier. The A500 (or also known as 42RH) transmission is based on Chrysler’s ‘904’-smallblock transmission. The A500 has [more … ]
Radiator flushing with citric acid
A recent cooling issue with the 496ci stroker engine in the 1960 Chrysler New Yorker let me to investigate the cooling system a bit closer. The car would run hotter than normal and highway driving [more … ]
360ci Compression Test #3
The first attempt to do a cranking compression test on the 360ci engine resulted in varying values simply because it was too difficult to press the tester tightly against a sparkplug hole and crank the [more … ]
Frame rail damage
A few years ago I had noticed some cracks in the frame rails on the driverside and just a tiny crack at the rightside frame rails. Now during the 360-engine swap I noticed the rightside [more … ]
318 stock rollercam
Much to my surprise the old ’80s 318ci engine out of the ’73 Dart had a roller cam installed. Somehow I never got to see this during the 2 to 4-bbl intake swap I did [more … ]
1973 Dodge Dart 360ci engine install
Out with the 318, hello 360 engine! After a slow build and tedious installation into the small engine bay of the Dodge Dart, the 360ci engine has finally found its way into the car. Had [more … ]
360ci engine Edelbrock AirGap and solid lifters
Installed an Edelbrock AirGap intake on the 360ci for a cooler and denser mixture during operation. Also converted the hydraulic lifters to solid lifters to counter some lifter collapse. A couple of lifters couldn’t keep [more … ]
1973 Dodge Dart – Fresh paint and Front Spoiler Extention lip
Today I decided the black paint on the Dart had seen better days. Way better days… Instead of that lustrous deep black shine (lol) it once had, the paint was now resembling some kind of [more … ]
1962 Chrysler NewYorker wagon
Pulled the ’62 wagon out of the garage after a long wintersleep, for a way overdue spin around the block and a visit a local meeting called ‘Back to the good times’. The wagon had [more … ]
LED Headlights
Installed a pair of LED (CSP H4 9003 HB2) headlights on my Dart recently to hopefully improve illumination and lessen the load on the car’s electrical system at the same time. At this point I [more … ]
LED turnsignal lights
Got another pair of replacement ‘1157’ turnsignal LEDs for the fronts with more LED-elements. While not quite visible in the photo, they emit noticably more light. The longer design with the cooling ribs provides a [more … ]