Leafspring improvement
Because of the 2 propane tanks in the trunk of the Dart, the car tends to pretty much bottom out on the higher than usual speedbumps. To solve that problem I added an extra leaf [more … ]
1973
Hawk HPS brake pad upgrade
Recently I decided to upgrade to a set of Hawk HPS brake pads, in favor for the old metalic pads I still had on the Dart, I had found on another car. After the swap [more … ]
Wheel upgrade on the Dart
Recently bought a set of Showwheels Thrashstars through www.RookieParts.nl. I wanted a little lighter wheels and some better handling tires under the car, so I opted for these wheels as they where available in the [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 … ]
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 … ]
Winter 2012…
No worries mate! Everyday-use without an issue. Rain or shine, Summer or Winter. Sleet or Snow..
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 … ]
8-3/4″ rear axle narrowing
I’ve recently started making a beefier, 8-3/4″ replacement rearaxle for my ’73 Dodge Dart. The car’s current rearaxle is a flimsy 7-1/4″ version, with huge backlash on the gears, worn out drums AND only a [more … ]
’73 Dart progress
Covered the inside floor of the Dart with 3 coats of liquid rubber compound which turns into a solid layer of rubber when dry. Also added some extra half inch thick rubber mats on flat [more … ]