Thanks for the suggestion. I definitely need to get a dead blow. I have a rubber mallet but it's not quite the same.

If you are referring to how I lost my '76 Buick Skyhawk. I remember the night, just not who was with me.

@ not me, we we’re like 15 at night

Hmmm. The station wagon?

@@MontsweagGarage nah, man it was the green car that wasn’t yours, we just cruised around Northcrest.

Ah....the Green Regal. I remember that car. lol.

Like mine, I am sure it's "good enough for government work."

@@MontsweagGarage lmao manufactured by the lowest bidder is how mine is lol

Sounds like you and I are on the same page. lol.

Thank you Ronnie! Welcome to the channel and thank you for the comment. I see you also like to make whatever you have work. I'll definitely check out more of your channel this coming weekend. I am considering a hemi for my next project and may head your way for reference. =)

@flamesarewicked Welcome to the channel and thanks for the comment! I have been searching my neck of the woods for a 8 3/4 but everything I have found so far is either for B/C bodies or $2000. I want to find one before I replace the rear spring perches but i am not too hopeful.

@@MontsweagGarageI managed to find the empty housing with small bolt axles in the next state over for $600. It was the only one I could find within driving distance. 8hr round trip later, I was in business. Picked up a refurb center section with 3.91 SG. I also scored some rebuilt 10x1.75 (a-body) brakes on a forum and sourced the drums from summit. I almost went with new axles and B body rear brakes but I managed to save a few hundred bucks this way. Eventually I’ll go to BBP to open up wheel options

I would love to find even a housing around here. I have been given some leads in the last couple of days for a guy one state over who does mopar things. I am hoping he had something I can work with. I'll probably hit him up after thanksgiving weekend. =)

@ one viable option would be to be find a housing from another platform and have it shortened to the width you want. It would open the opportunity to maybe get a little extra tire room. Finding an A body one would be ideal of course. I lucked out. Also sourced the correct A body rear brakes. Most upgrade to the B body drums and BBP.

No problem Jamison! Thanks for the comment and welcome to the channel. I hope yours comes out awesome!

Thank you for the comment and suggestion! I didn't really think about painting it, but now I'm thinking about it. I might have to give it a go.

Hello again John and thank you for the comment! I will definitely will use this carb again. My main reservation was the fact that that I had to grind off the stakes on the throttle blade screws and I did not want to risk them backing out and dropping down the intake. I plan to order new screws and properly stake them before running it again.

Welcome John, and thank you for the comment. Unfortunately, the secondaries were leaking as well and the shaft is a different diameter so I didn't get this one completely refurbished. I will definitely get back to it once I want to use the carb in another car.

Welcome and thank you for the comment! I think is sounds amazing, but I was raised around American Muscle.

I kind of miss that segment. Always made me laugh. Professionals doing boneheaded things. I can relate....well about the boneheaded stuff anyway. I am far from a professional.

Thank you Steve! Welcome to the channel.

Hello Kelly. Thanks for the comment. The engine had around 150k miles on it, according to the junk yard. It did show some signs of having work done on the bottom end as there were numbers written on the bottom of the rods with sharpie.

Hello David. Welcome to the channel and thanks for the comment. I had to look up the tool you were talking about bit that looks like it might work fairly well. I'll have to give it a shot the next time I need to get out a set of rusted in torsion bars.

Good evening John. Welcome to the channel and thanks for the comment. This is a Dodge 5.9L (360) Magnum out of a 98 Ram. I hope this is what you were looking for.

Hello Pete. Welcome to the channel and thanks for the comment. The timing light is an Innova 3568 I picked up from O'reilly's.

I hadn't heard of Dart heads until I saw this post. Unfortunately, it looks like they just make them for Ford and Chevy engines. I appreciate the info, though. I will definitely keep them in mind should I need to rebuild a chevy engine. Or a Ford I suppose.

Sweet! I wouldn't complain about a 3.9 v6 for the right car. Let me know how it goes for you.

Hello Benjamin! Thanks for the info. I was researching on rear ends and I think I saw the Aspen info on For A Bodies Only. I have also considered an 8.8 out of an exploder. I have the 7.25 Suregrip in the Dart at the moment and I am pretty sure it will hold up if I don't beat the crap out of it. Good to know the Aspen 8.25 isn't just plug and play.

@@MontsweagGarage yeah the 7.25 is not bad. I beat on mine with the 318. The main thing is too much tire will get you. The 8.8 is probably the best value for a real beefy rear though.

Is yours open or a Suregrip? I want to make a pass or two down the local dragstrip but don't want to dump rear end oil over all over the track. lol.

@@MontsweagGarage The original was open. The volare has a suregrip. Never been on the drag strip just the street.

@benjaminkadron I was just curious. I appreciate the info! Thanks.

She's warming up to the MOPAR thing. She'd rather be working on a VW Bug though. Lol.

Hey Jeff. It wasn't that long of a drive, about 60 miles round trip. I haven't filled up again so I have not calculated my milage yet. Even keeping my foot out of it, I am not expecting fantastic milage. It is a 360 after all. Lol.

TONY! Why did you plant that in my head? It's only 10 hours from me. I could totally make that trip. Now I have to add it to the bucket list of things like MoParty and Hot Rod Power Tour. Not till the car is done though. Lol! In all seriousness. Thank you. I was not aware of that and it would definitely be a blast. You are not my only Canadian viewer and it would be cool to meet some of you!

Thanks! I used Plasti-Dip on the grille and emblems. That way they're not "ruined." Just gotta peel it off and it's back to original. I contemplated a 20:1 as well but I think I want a 16:1. Wish there was a way to test before I buy.....=/

@@MontsweagGarage awesome! i had thought about using plastidip as well. im going for hot rod black for the body and all the chrome is going to be gloss black. I agree to as for wanting to test things out before you buy, only in a perfect world lol. keep up the good work, i love seeing the progress on the dart!!

I love the murdered out look. You'll have to share pics when you are done!

Sweet vid amigo!! I loved the show and glad you got finished in time to participate. All the hard work is paying off. I got to get out to one around northern Indiana, Auburn has a bunch yearly. The boobs trick was hilarious, hee hee, and lil one reminds me of Sheba. Looking 4ward to the next video, the car is ready coming along!!

Thanks Joe! It's funny you mentioned Sheba. As Hazel gets older, there are times when she does things that immediately remind me of Sheba, especially when she jumps up in my lap and demands attention. Lol.

That's pretty sweet! I will be getting a smoke machine eventually. I am just now getting to the point where I can afford some of the more fancy tools. Lol. Definitely check out the bushing kit in this video. Worked quite well.

Yeah, wasn't my first choice but Fat Kid (me) was on a time line. I'll most likely replace the control arm and ball joint in the off season. It'll hold till then. =)

Just a little?

Welcome to the channel Carlos, and thank you for the comment. I plan on continuing the body work through the winter and....hopefully......get the paint done in the spring.

I may invest in new ones at some point. I work on electronics for a living though so the repair wasn't to much of a hassle and is holding up great.

Hello Carlos. Welcome to the channel and thanks for the comment! I hope the videos are helpful. If you have questions along the way, feel free to ask. I will answer as best I can.

Hello John. Welcome to the channel and thanks for the comment! I went back and sealed all the core plugs with Permatex form a gasket before dropping the engine in the car. Holding up well.

I just don't get why people get so wrapped around the axle about a claw hammer. Those of us just getting into this hobby tend to make due with what we have on hand. I happened to have a claw hammer at the time. I don't claim to be an expert. I am learning as I go and just want to share what I learn with others that are doing this for the first time.

Welcome back, and thanks for the comment! I picked up a set of 1.03s from Mancini Racing. I did not have any issues with the headers clearing. I'm glad you are finding the channel helpful. This is my first time through a project car and I am just trying to share what I learn along the way.

@@MontsweagGarage I love it because this car (67 dart 270) is my first project car aswell and i find myself not intimidated but just not "in the know" of how these things go so every video you post, i watch because il be doing the same things to my car. So thank you for your videos and your service!!!!

You are welcome. For both! If you have questions along the way, feel free to ask.

@@MontsweagGarage when you put the engine in the car, did you have to drain the oil and trans fluid first? thanks in advance!!!

@reapwhatyousow3383 I drained the transmission but left the oil in the engine.

Hello Lex. Welcome to the channel and thanks for the comment. The specs you are looking for are 30 ft/lbs for case capscrews, 15 ft/lbs for the oilpan capscrews. Hope this is helpful.

Welcome Dustin and thanks for the comment! I am glad this was helpful! If you run into issues, fell free to hit me up, I will help as much as I can.

Hello Cindy. Thanks for the comment! I had hit it with PB blaster and a MAP Gas Torch as well prior to shooting this video. I probably should have added that into the video itself.

Welcome and thanks for the comment. I would definitely replace the heads. You might be able to get a machine shop to fix the ones you have but I'm not sure if that would be any cheaper. That's just my 2 cents, I am by no means an expert.

Welcome, and thanks for the comment. As I said in the previous comment, I think your best bet is to replace the heads. You might be able to get a machine shop to fix the ones you have but I'm not sure if that will be any cheaper. Either way, it gives you a chance to get a peek into the cylinders and make sure they are not all rusty. If you are keeping the factory ECU and EFI, you should not have to touch timing at all. If you are going with a carb, you should check/set the ignition timing on your first start.

This is where I picked up the refurbished heads that are on my engine. www.alliedmotorparts.com/products/cylinder-head-dodge-chrysler-318-360-5-2-5-9l-466-671-magnum-93-03?variant=35037684826270&gad=1

Thanks Chumley! You should see it now! She's almost ready for a "first start and drive" video =)

Welcome, James, and thank you for the comment! I never would have thought of boiling them to soften them up. That's a great tip. Thank you!

Thanks Joe. I should have the car up and running this weekend. I am super excited! My goal is to have all the bugs worked out in time for Darliing's All Mopar Car Show next month.

Hopefully everything will be filmed too

Thanks Tractorman! I intend to have her up and running this weekend. I did alot of the assembly off camera this past weekend. Driveshaft, brakes, electrical. All the boring stuff. Just hooking up wires and bolting things in. Still have Fuel and Ignition to do as I wasn't sure if I wanted to install the Sniper yet. Think I am going to get it running first, then give the snip[er video it's own video. =)

Welcome Benjamin and thank you for the comment. I didn't think I could get the car high enough to do it that way as I don't have a lift. Someday...lol.

@@MontsweagGarage makes sense. I have seen several people use the engine lift and just pivot the car on the rear wheels. That is what I was going to try. With a back up of a winch and my garage rafters. Haha. We will see how that goes.

Hello Brian. Thank you for the comment. It will be body color eventually. The main reason I masked them is to not gunk up the threads with high build primer.

Welcome back Tony! Thanks for commenting video after video. I really appreciate it! Eventually this beast will get a fresh coat of paint. We'll be doing some more tearing apart here soon enough. Got the center, and the front of the car done. The rear end is coming soon. There is a lot of rot underneath behind the rear wheels! Nothing Life threatening though so she's gonna be back on the road soon!

Hello Greg. Welcome to the channel and thank you for the comment! Hope you enjoy the content.

I'll definitely check it out.

@reapwhatyousow3383 Welcome and thanks for the comment! I hope this video is helpful for you. I made this based on another viewer's questions in the comments. I was fortunate and all my gauges worked. If you end up having questions, feel free to give me a holler. I hope to see you around, and thanks you for the Sub as well.

It's a Rode Wireless Me. I picked it up at Target for less than $100. It was a huge improvement over my last wireless mic.

@@MontsweagGarage Thanks for the tip! I currently have a cheap mic that gives me poor sound quality.