Hotchkis Adjustable shocks
After the successful rear Bilstein shock upgrade on the ’73 Dart, I decided I had to upgrade the KYB shocks on the front as well. Decided to purchase a pair of adjustable front shocks from [more … ]
Tech-updates
6.1L Hemi
For ‘some reason’… a 6.1L Hemi has found its way into my stash. Come on, who else could pass up on an engine that delivers 425 horsepower in stock form…? 😉 Some assembly required ofcourse.
Bilstein RCD shocks for the Dart
Today I installed a pair of Bilstein RCD shocks on the rear of my Dart. Partnumber: 55-R092. The previous shocks were a pair of Monroe Sensatrac Loadleveler shocks. The ride quality after installing the Bilstein [more … ]
CB Performance BlackBox Programmable Ignition
Purchased a BlackBox Programmable Ignition system from CB Performance the other day. With this system you can program and custom tailor the entire timing curve on your ignition. I also comes with a vacuum connector [more … ]
Steeringbox mountpad reinforcement
The steeringbox mounting pad and brackets on a Mopar K-member leave a lot to be desired when it comes to rigidity. After some assessments I decided to weld a simple curved plate from the mountpad [more … ]
A518 TransGo reprogramming kit
Some time ago I acquired an A518 Overdrive-transmission with stall convertor Lockup-function. Before replacing this transmission inplace of the current A518 in the Dart, I decided to install a TransGo TFOD-HD2 Reprogramming Kit to improve [more … ]
Dodge Dart Dynoday
Somewhere in May this year I put my Dart on the dyno at Ludwig Performance to get a baseline comparison-number from it’s current poweroutput. I didn’t expect much of it because in ’73, these puny [more … ]
Blower pulley spacer machining
Needed to make a pulley for the alternator and powersteering belt to run on on the blowermotor project. I had a nice chunk of aluminium laying around so I went to work on the lathe [more … ]
Borgeson PowerSteering-box
Mainly in order to create room under the hood of the ’73 Dart for the 5.7Hemi, and partly because a ‘new’ steeringpart is always better than a 40 year old one, I decided to purchase [more … ]
73 Dart dash-upgrade
A few of the gauges on the original dash of the Dart weren’t operational anymore, and frankly I didn’t like the squarish speedometer unit. So I decided to create a custom dash. I never liked [more … ]
Upgrading alternator-charging with a Ford 3G-alternator
I’ve been annoyed for some time now by the fact that the average ’60/70’s Mopar alternator stops charging when engine rpm’s drop below 650rpm orso. Since the engine in the ’73 Dart runs on LPG, [more … ]
’73 Dart – Subframe connectors
Yesterday I decided it was time for the front of the car, to meet the rear of the car, and persuade them to do the same movements together when driving. So, I cobbled up a [more … ]
A518 overdrive transmission installation
Lately I was finally ‘mentally’ ready to start with the transmission-swap in my ’73 Dart. I went from a 904 to an A518 transmission. The A518 is a ‘bigblock’-transmission with a smallblock bellhousing and overdrive. [more … ]
Dart Discbrake upgrade
The existing brakes on the ’73 Dart are doing their job fairly well, but the parts were getting old and worn. And when at one time I noticed a slight pull on the steeringwheel, because [more … ]
Hellwig Swaybar
The Dart came without a swaybar at the time I bought it, and it had a nasty tendency to suddenly oversteer while cornering. Especially on wet roads, the car would just ‘dive-in’ and the rear [more … ]