First fire up! 583 HP small block stroker open headers! Ultimate Mopar cold start!

[@SimpsonsSpeedShop]

Check out the dyno vid with full build details see it here! kzbin.info/www/bejne/kJPQZ5t_mrOEjs0

[@same3413]

What fuel this use e85?

[@same3413]

But ,nice😎

[@SimpsonsSpeedShop]

@@same3413 94 at the pump

[@same3413]

@@SimpsonsSpeedShop cool😎

[@same3413]

Finland we hawe 98octane,but i think it is almost same.ron and mon☺

[@charlesherrick7400]

Absolutely one of the best looking and sounding 68 Darts ever. You should be very proud.

[@I_like_turtles_67]

It does sound real nice.

[@christinehobson4544]

I second that.

[@gieb6428]

He is proud. He treats the car like a new born baby

[@keithkeefer9954]

💯🤜🏼🤛🏼

[@eVOLUC]

sound like he needs attention

[@brettdavid6491]

I don’t know about your neighbors but to me, that’s music to my ears.

[@wb1340]

If I heard my neighbor fire up that car I would be drawn to it like a moth to the flame

[@phillipcormier5117]

My neighbor has a "71"challenger 440 mag.and when I hear it fire upon become that moth.lol regretfully regretfully missing the one I sold..,

[@darrylsjodin7184]

I hope the moth doesn’t get sucked into the intake!

[@Moses1973]

I'd be helping him work on it. Nice car

[@relevantinformation6655]

Absolutely 👍

[@joeblow26]

The neighbors might hate you but it would be music to my ears but I'm a different kind of neighbor I guess

[@HighlanderNorth1]

If you live nearby that garage and you're offended by that sound, it means you're a weiner.

[@jack46234]

My neighbor ran a similar car/motor. Every time he fired it up, there I was. Loved his talent to build something like that.

[@2010willyz]

I am your neighbour. I don't hate you..lol Sounds awesome!

[@UnityMotorSportsGarage]

Coolest neighbor ever!

[@philiprea8340]

That`s awesome

[@hoost3056]

Gonna put an X pipe on her?

[@victornelson5307]

Ya I miss my 68 Valiant, started with a 340 single four barrel 4 speed, then dropped a built 68 Hemi in it with two fours and solid rocker assembly with gear drive, and yeah shit went sideways after that. Mid tens in the quarter mile, And forty grand later 158 miles an hour. I’m 68 and this video give me a reason to do another one. Looks and sounds really good.

[@troybyrd1056]

Wanna be my neighbor lol. One sweet ride man!!!

[@stevepulse4893]

Not a Mopar guy but I can't help but love challengers & darts. You've done the Mopar camp proud! The whole package is spot on.

[@MichaelAguilar-vj2nr]

And Why Aren't You A Mopar Guy ❓ I Love all American Muscle Cars. But My Heart 💙 Bleeds MOPAR BLUE 😊😊

[@Rixster53]

@@MichaelAguilar-vj2nrHear ya son. I loved the funny cars at Connecticut Dragway back in the late 60’s and 70’s as a “Chevy guy”. What bugged me about Chevies in the Funny Car class? They would always (454’s) blow up. I was a fan of Jungle Jim Lieberman that ran a Nova. His team had enough of blown motors and switched over to a hemi! So… I have a lotta respect for Mopar, they have won tons of races and without spinning bearings, bending valves or springs!!!🥴

[@bertkilborne6464]

If I had a car like that I'd become a Mopar guy.

[@72Z15SS]

Now THAT"S the Sound of Music!! I grew up around these cars back in the day spending weekends at Maple Grove and cruising the town after the races.. Love it!!

[@SimpsonsSpeedShop]

Hell ya brother

[@secondemail1622]

Me as well. Road Runners, Chevelles, GTOs

[@daveneil3963]

That's what I was going to say, music to my ears! Beautiful sound, thanks.

[@72Z15SS]

@@secondemail1622 I still own a 1972 Chevelle SS small block car w/ numbers matching drive train. I sold a 1970 SS Big Block car that needed an entire back half and purchased the 72 shortly after.

[@secondemail1622]

@@72Z15SS nice

[@raulduke7142]

I always find that when the neighbors hate you, you're doing it right.

[@MrBoker69]

That car sounds so good, even the grumpy dude down the street enjoys hearing it.

[@kevinoneill41]

Are you talking about me? I just want some sleep. Maybe he will take it to the track ❤😂. And blow it up at 9.5K and launch the dambd thing into space. No just kidding love the sound and the smell of nitrous in the morning 🤣😅🤣😂👍

[@Swoop180]

The grumpy fart down the street is grumpy because he can no longer here the symphony of such a fine tuned machine due to the fact he spent so much time around such fine tuned machines! Damn, now I need a hit of O2 or at least some N2O!

[@mdbeachy302]

I really appreciate the warning about the headphones, but no matter how hard I tried I couldn't get them any louder.😁

[@SimpsonsSpeedShop]

Lol

[@smallfry0764]

Lmao same, when he said that I turned it up.

[@SimpsonsSpeedShop]

@@smallfry0764 crank it up bro!

[@rcclassiccrawlers4368]

I’m not a molar guy but, that thing looks and sounds Saweet!!

[@deanhil3978]

ROFL😂

[@craigdoriety9798]

Life long Chevy guy but as time goes by I appreciate all of the old cars now. The old Mopar cars had some really good body styling and the Dart was one of my favs. I still have my first car that I got when I was 16. It's a 1970 Nova coupe that originally had inline 230 6 and a three speed. Saved my money up and my dad and I swapped in a 327 and Muncie 4 speed. I will probably do some kind of stroker in it even though the 327 has beem a really good motor, It just never had a lot of low end torque.

[@robbieheard4817]

Hitting so hard it made a box fall from the attic in frame 3.03. Nice ride. Mopar all the way!!!!

[@towerofresonance4877]

Mopar will be number one to me until the day I get buried with my Chrysler 5th Avenue.

[@towerofresonance4877]

Such a beautiful machine and so pristine! My father had a Dodge Dart back in the day and he used to race camaros. I will have to show him this at the age of 70 haha! He will still be watching like a 6 year old boy at a candy store.

[@craigewen4187]

My Dad bought a 69 GTS brand-new and was racing Camaro's with it aswell .Pearl white with a black interior .I wasn't even born yet until 71 lol.The stories and pics I was shown have always had me liking the darts although I'm a Chevy guy lol.

[@PaulRodvik-lx8xk]

Massively loud my neighbors knocked on my door asking me to turn down my cell phone

[@JasonMyers-c6z]

LMFAO 😅😅😅

[@peach495]

Late 60's early 70's best years for cars & music.

[@Firedog-ny3cq]

And womens. Don't forget the womens.

[@b80-s9i]

One million % true!! And dudes also right..the women were the hottest at that time as well!! 💪😍👍

[@TERRYWIRT]

Brings tears of joy, hearing that sound...can remember my install of Headman headers on my 69 Roadrunner and the fire up...my mom was none to happy....what a thrill....your car sounds Awesome!

[@AngryGrizzly7645]

I used Headman headers on my 69 GTX during the mid 1970's. Des Moines, Iowa

[@wildbill7081]

@@AngryGrizzly7645 back in 68 my high school buddy built his GTX and it sounded just like this and we had great fun annoying all the neighbors hahahaha i am in my 70's and can only dream of those days

[@terrydaubenspeck5976]

I've been a Chevy guy all my life and have to say your car is absolute perfection, stunningly beautiful and sounds great! I restored an elderly womans Dart and just loved it. I treated it with the utmost respect because it was her late husbands car.

[@72Z15SS]

Same here, always liked Chevys because that's what I grew up wrenching on. However, Most of these old Mopars, Fords, and others are so Desirable that I would NOT hesitate to buy one if given the chance. Not to mention, anything set-up as a Pro Street car is just AWESOME! Even the "Ugly Duckling" cars that I hated when I was a teen...

[@demon.733]

Should do that to all aspects of life

[@terrydaubenspeck5976]

@@demon.733 Respect has to be earned.

[@madamemeng884]

My wife had a stock 73 Dart back in the day. It was a POS.

[@Jeff-o1v]

Jeff 426MOPARHEMI I just LOVE your '68 DODGE DART!!!! I'm 60 years old,and have LOVED MOPARS my ENTIRE LIFE!!!! That car is BAD ASS!!!! I guess that it has a 340 in it? I really wish that you would do a TIRE SHREDDING BURNOUT!!!! Also,I'd love to see it do a WHEEL STAND!!!! It is cherry red and Immaculate!!!! I'd drop a BLOWN and INJECTED 426 HEMI in it,and then it would be like DRIVING A MISSILE!!!! MOPARS RULE!!!! Just for your edification,I own a 1971 DODGE POWER WAGON with a 318 in it and stock,with a glasspack muffler on it,sounds like a NASCAR RACECAR!!!!

[@BSM7702]

that sound is the sound of pure unadulterated freedom.... bang on follower muscle car lover. we support you

[@RonaldStevens-w3o]

Heck yeah never get tired hearing high performance on a quit day !!!

[@dxp9627]

"Sorry everyone" proceeds to rev it and go for a test drive. Can't say i haven't done this lol. Looking forward to seeing track videos

[@SimpsonsSpeedShop]

Lol

[@sabre-ub3op]

Lol it's always fun pissing neighbors off

[@spankthemonkey3437]

@@SimpsonsSpeedShop my neighbors hate me too I have a straight pipe civic😃

[@jonathanabeld2326]

@@sabre-ub3op I do it all the time in my open headers 1969 f100 ranger police have been down to talk to Me like 5 times since August buy everytime they just say have a good day

[@jimmyblues59m76]

Always liked the Dart. Nice clean lines, compact.. And with this crate motor, what a great package! 😄

[@bklearsolutionsllc5577]

So wicked. Great at-home garage build project. Outstanding job! Keep your neighbors happy by firing it up at 6 am everyday.

[@lbowsk]

Or, don't be a dick.

[@troygerencer1620]

Best sounding alarm clock you ever heard 😁

[@BlueZombieMorphs]

My old neighbor use to tell me my truck was his alarm 😂🤣good times

[@MBdrummer3288]

Dude, that is one BEAUTIFUL car!! And the way it sounds, OMG!!! Killer man! Very very nice build!

[@mikekuczynski1552]

Nice job . In 1968 I bought a Hemi Dart GSS from Mr Norms . It’s one of many cars I wish I had back . Thanks for sharing

[@garyjones2582]

Sounds great.. I had a 68 Dart GT with a built 340..Had 4:56 gears.. never got beat in that car.. Love your 68.. gorgeous..

[@55chevytruck]

I had the same car but had to sell due to family needs.

[@garyjones2582]

@@55chevytruck I'm sorry to hear about having to get rid of your ride.. They were fun cars to drive and got plenty of attention...

[@55chevytruck]

@@garyjones2582 Thanks It is the story of my life. I would get a car almost done and something would happen and had to sell. Beer and women were my downfall.

[@1Daddoz1]

What a monster! Love the car, love the sound. Great job! Disturb the peace! 😎👍

[@cantseeneedcaps]

RUMM RUMM !

[@miketell5563]

That is one sharp ride. Looks and sounds amazing. Very quality build !!!

[@richarddeal2762]

My 1st car was a '68 Dart GTS in 1974. Absolutely loved that car. Kudos on your fantastic ride.

[@Bigskyguy56]

A nice clean build. Your car is a testament to your attention detail. I always love to help my "GREEN NEIGHBORS" learn to enjoy open headers. The kicker is ALWAYS a burnout in the driveway. Rick

[@ulose9395]

My nerves go through the roof just before starting a new build. Been at it 25+ years and still get nervous every time. Nice ride you have there! She sounds great. 👍

[@FreakOlds]

Fantastic! I’m happy for ya! I remember back in the day as a kid. If me and my friends heard open headers we’d be sitting at the foot of your driveway on our bicycles drooling. That’s something kinda rare nowadays unfortunately… I hope the scuff on the deck lid buffs out 😉👍

[@SimpsonsSpeedShop]

Rare indeed. The deck lid will be ok!👍🏻 thanks for watching

[@craigmeek6026]

That was me and my Buddys Back in the 1970s. Guy 2 blocks away had a Super Late model circle track car..We waited each day in the summer for him to fire it up Then one day he told us to jump in and took us around the Block...July 1977 I'll never forget

[@FreakOlds]

@@craigmeek6026 I wish more kids had the same curiosity. I’d be happy to explain things (and show off of course) All of my kids are car folk - if they’re out on the road and see something in a driveway, behind a house or just cruising - they make attempts to get pictures and send them my way 😉👍

[@craigmeek6026]

@@FreakOlds I Had another Guy at the other end of the Road with a pulling tractor with 4 Keith Black Blown Big Blocks...You Should have seen us Peddle are asses off on them bikes to get there

[@wildestcowboy2668]

@@craigmeek6026 I'll bet when he punched the Mopar y'all's little willies rolled up pissed ya pants. Good story mate, u be safe.

[@paulcabezola3559]

Sounds Great !! Reminds me of when we lived in town back in the 90s. Our neighbors referred to my 68 Charger as The Neighborhood Nuisance. We moved out into the sticks and now make all the noise we want to. LOL. Best of luck when you get to the track !!

[@AMXhotrod]

When I was a High School kid in the late 70's, I'd drive the 1 1/2 hours from my house to Maple Grove raceway and race brackets on the weekends. If I was winning, the races would go till 10 or so at night. It gets pretty cold in October / November up in the mountains, so instead of taking the ramps out of my trunk and putting the exhaust back on the open headers, I'd drive home, down the Pennsylvania Turnpike with open headers, then get back to my house around midnight or later with the open headers...I was the youngest guy in the neighborhood, so I was always the topic of conversation... 🙂

[@SimpsonsSpeedShop]

Sounds like a good time! Lots more on the channel, check it out!

[@garybulwinkle82]

I bet you nursed that puppy home trying to keep it quiet!!!

[@toddcooper2563]

I had a '69 Dart GT 340 and I sure do miss that car, but other than a few minor mods, it was stock. Nothing like a MOPAR A-body with a surprise under the hood. This '68 is definitely a sweet car.

[@stuartb9323]

Awesome ride! I was the hot rodder on the block growing up in the 70's. Luckily we had some cool neighbors too. Many nights were filled with noisy cars, or burnouts going down the street. I still have an old big block Vette with side pipes to stir things up 👍 You've got my sub

[@FireoftheGreeks]

Glad she's back among the living, one of the cleanest Darts out there!

[@davidschraeder9607]

Sounds BADASS!! Great job on the rebuild, really enjoy the videos, thanks for sharing. Looking forward to seeing some results at the track.

[@SimpsonsSpeedShop]

Hell ya brother!

[@markwilliams5606]

My Neighbors can't stand mi! Wife and our Boys just laugh! Next door neighbors are Homosexual weirdos. Lol

[@XenoWiz]

Bro, That is the best video of a cold start on the net brother good stuff Love your car!

[@SimpsonsSpeedShop]

Hell ya brother thanks for watching lots on the channel!

[@thetigerstripes]

Adjusting idle speed by ear - I love it. Beautiful color / paint. Sounds really nice.

[@plaguesseven9163]

First image of the slicks and that rumble of the engine... SO envious! Beautiful car. Thanks for sharing.

[@exposingthedarknesswiththe9190]

*OH HOW SWEET IT IS...THE FIREBREATHING BEAST HAS BEEN AWAKENED!!!* *AND THE BEAST IS WELL BEHAVED, IDLING AT A REASONABLE GROWL, SO PERFECT!!*

[@thejerseyj5479]

The '67 thru '69 Darts are in my top 5 cars of all time. Imagine, the humble Dart which in '68 became one of the great 1/4 mile predators of all time. Big power, small bock, even better ! PS, great color.

[@ericbitzer5247]

Always been a MOPAR fan. Especially pre mid 70's. Beautiful car man. Treat her well!

[@stephenvanvliet9812]

New to classic cars. Just bought my dream truck 72 c10 (project daily driver currently, nothing fancy). But the comment you made about being nervous about the startup and that you’d done a few of these, that’s how I get whenever I change anything! Lol such a newbie to it all but seeing videos like this just get me pumped to do work on my 72. Love to see the excitement you have that she’s up and running. Very cool man. As someone else said you should be proud. Awesome.

[@orwellknew9112]

I think everyone is nervous at this point. I know I was after I installed my Brenspeed supercharger. 76 pages of instructions later after 6 days of work I was almost ready. Last couple of things were filling the new cooling system for the supercharger and loading the new tune into the ECU. It was a pretty complex job for a person doing it for the first time. More electrical work than I expected, right down to moving some wire locations on the EUC connector. There were 3 ECU connectors and the smallest one was something like 40 pins. De-pinning and moving some of those wires to new pin locations in one of the large connectors was way more than I had bargained for. There were other connectors that required de-pinning and moving wires around. There was new wiring for the new boost-a-pump and the coolant pump for the supercharger. New intake manifold, new throttle body, new fuel rails, new spark plugs, new belt system, an additional radiator, supercharger head-unit and new tune. So much to go wrong. Turning the key for the first time was a nail biter. So many things running through my head. It started on the first turn of the key. I let it run for 20 minutes, checking for leaks, over-heating, smoke out of the exhausts. Nothing. So, I put the front bumper back on plus all the other parts that connected to it and took it out for a test run on the freeway. Everything was going good, so I gave it half throttle and suddenly I could smell coolant and steam was piling out from under the hood. I started back home, keeping a close eye on the cylinder head temp gauge. When it got high enough to go into limp mode, I shut it down to cool. I nursed it back to the near-by gas station, where I typically bought my gas. Been there hundreds of times. The woman would not lend me a bucket to fill the rad!! Company policy. No lending out tools, not even the floor washing bucket. Not even if I gave her $60 to keep until I brought the bucket back. I had to continue on, low on coolant Thereafter, I shut it down before it went into limp mode. I was about 3 minutes from home normally. 45 minutes later it was back in the garage. There was coolant all over the engine. Impossible to see the source. So I filled it back up with coolant, so I could see where it was leaking from. No luck. It wasn’t leaking. WTF? I called a friend to look in the engine bay while I ran the throttle. Still no leak! Then I gave it a good dose of throttle a bam, coolant everywhere. A clip-on coolant connector was the culprit. Only this time it came right off, so we could see where the leak came from. After clipping it back on and refilling the coolant again, we ran another test. No leak. Of all the things I did, to install that supercharger, I must have not fully engaged that one clip. I must have pushed down only hard enough to get one side of the clip, clipped down. So there was no leak, except under lots of throttle. Just that one little thing and I could have cooked that engine. I tried not to think of all the other things I could have made a tiny, but fatal mistake on. Took me hours to wash all that smelly coolant out of the engine bay.

[@ecrwarren]

Sounds awesome! Can't wait to see you run it.

[@SimpsonsSpeedShop]

👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@stevepick9527]

Man, gorgeous car, and just sounds so wicked with that big cam lope👍 If I started that baby up in my neighborhood the cops would be here within two minutes. lol

[@jennyhq6748]

Great sound! Along with the 68' coronet super bee and 68 charger 426 hemi this is in my top 3 favorite looking mopars of all time. 1968 was THE year.....Nice choice!

[@GMike22]

Nicely done. Growing up the were two cars that stood out from all the rest. One a Mustang and the other a brilliant blue and silver metal flake painted Dodge Dart. You brought those metback. Thanks.

[@tenentenegrao]

A thing of beauty. Brings back fond memories of my 340 Dart... although you're making about 150 more HP than I did.

[@kingdomkom]

My first car was a 73 Plymouth Duster, but as I got to know Mopars, my dream was a 340 Dart. or Barracuda. The 340 was my Mopar crush!

[@seabreezeof]

Bringing back a lot of memories, always liked the boxie look of the Dart & Road Runner... Great job with your build !!!

[@1JUSTGOTLUCKY1]

Beautiful car...love the color!!! Sounds outrageous!! I had a '69 GTS with the 383 cu. in. motor. I worked it a lot and it ran high 12's in the 1/4 mile.

[@csmith9684]

I WISH i was your neighbor lol Don't know why, but i love listening to a cold motor startup, just how it try's to balance out is satisfying Great Dart sir!

[@lestercogar9304]

My first car was a 68 Dart. Loved that car. Love yours too. It's awesome!

[@scotttracey3748]

Sounds nice and healthy great job,I would try two run the exhaust straight out the back looks so much better on a Dart.

[@SimpsonsSpeedShop]

Can’t fit with mini tub unless you cut gas tank. I have a you tube vid talki bc about it

[@dbt3477]

I don't think I've seen a better looking car than this, everything about it is awesome

[@bradjohnson9671]

Man, the sound of a naturally aspirated motor with a BEEFY cam can't be beat. Well, maybe a blower is up there too. I've always dug a metallic red paint job. Might be why that's the color of my truck!

[@davidburleson9071]

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[@johnwick-ii6il]

Love it. My landlady asked me to move my MOPAR for a few minutes. I forgot to warn her the headers were open. Iv'e never seen her run so fast.

[@Playingwith3D]

I grew up in the 70s and 80's with a stockcar driver as a next door neighbor growing up. This wasn't noise, it was music from my childhood. lol

[@chk1tout]

I love how, in the background, that milk crate falls off the shelf from the good vibes!

[@craigcontofalsky4387]

Glad to see it moving under it's own power! Sounds great! Can't wait for your first track day video. On a side note. When I built my first race 340 for my 71 Demon back in 1973 I really pissed of my old next door neighbor when I fired it up and broke in the flat tappet cam. He was like a grandfather to me but that day he hated my guts! He was a big man and he ran over and told me to shut it off! I said I couldn't. He didn't know about cam break in? I thought he was going to pull me out through the window! He actually died that summer from a heart attack. I felt bad but it had to be done. He never spoke to me again. My mom wasn't too happy either.😂

[@charleshayden6211]

Beautiful 68 ,my brother Tim had one I loved that car I got to drive it 2times he never left anyone else drive it so I was proud as can be

[@fredgervinm.p.3315]

Reminds me of my Mom's 69 Dodge Dart Swinger. Replaced the slant six with a 318, put in a shift kit and sported that as my daily driver... Thanx Mom !

[@mikewilhelm5170]

There isn't anything wrong with ur fuel line I've had the same issue many times. It just takes a little bit of time for the seals and fittings to adjust and work like they should Car sounds good tho man

[@geniferteal4178]

I'd be a little concerned that it's happening at such low "carburetor" fuel pressure levels. Probably under or about 10 psi? Too far back for me to remember those days. LOL

[@pistonburner6448]

Could there be a manufacturing fault though? I know that it's possible: even Volkswagen group had problems with their aluminum wheels leaking air...through the aluminum!! They had manufacturing defects in their production with the material itself ending up being too porous which leads to letting air through the seemingly intact wheels!

[@mikewilhelm5170]

@@pistonburner6448 we r talking about a Fuel Line not wheels

[@pistonburner6448]

@@mikewilhelm5170 Yes. I know. I was talking about manufacturing defects and used the wheels as an example.

[@amrak5028]

My Neighbor in the Early 70's had a 1963 Dart with the Button Box. He pushed it out of his Garage before Firing it up. He would run open on a weekend night. The car Rattled the Windows in many homes. Anywhere between 2-4 am He would come home on a tear, We heard him for a long distance. He cut the Motor about a mile away and he learned the point so He could coast all the way into the Garage.Thank Randy for that first joint. My Mom found the Roach.

[@ncstonecrew]

Bro, that is a KILLER ride! Best of luck with it.

[@taze317]

It's hyper sweet.

[@SimpsonsSpeedShop]

Thanks! Check out some newer vids!

[@husqv5147]

Beautiful car you have Sir, well done! I had a '84 "mustang" with a 650 HP 460 in it, and can attest to the fact that neighbors LOVE open headers :-)

[@AmericanConstellation]

I had a 1978 Trans Am painted that same color. The color was Sunset Red. It glowed. Even the COPS loved it.

[@iamanovercomer3253]

Remember those days... Summit was where I got almost everything from and then it was 🇺🇸 made. But as I got older, my love is now for guitars , they are a lot less money, up keep and they don't pit or rust ( I'm from the N.E.). 😀

[@davidboese5159]

I had 67 Dart…only a six, but I could leave Texas, at 8:00 , and be back to northern Wisconsin, before the Bars would close, on the same day! Never shut it off! Glad, that the crate didn’t hit the car! Sweet ride!

[@Ozarkwild]

As a neighbor I would love and appreciate that sound. What I hate is the sound of the little 4 bangers running around with buzzed exhaust systems thinking they have a hotrod. You my friend have the real thing!

[@krisjato]

Man, this is one of the most beautiful cars I've ever seen! I loved my 68 Dart but the interior was in rough shape, just two bucket seats, sheet metal where the back seat used to be, a 6 point roll cage and the dashboard was in rough shape. The guy that I got it from cut the factory wheel wells out and I didn't have the money to narrow the rear end and do custom wheel tubs like I wanted so we just riveted sheet metal inside the trunk and where the back seat used to be so it would pass tech inspection. The factory trunk lid hinges were gone so I installed Dzus buttons to hold it on. It also had a 15 gallon fuel cell in the trunk. I had a 1971 440 that I bought out of a Chrysler Newport. I made a big mistake, I took the block, crank and rods to the machine shop and trusted them, I didn't write down the serial number on my block and didn't pay attention and about a year and a half later after I had built it and raced it all that time I noticed I had a truck block. I've always wondered how much more compression my engine would've had with the 71 car block. I also never did much to the heads, a friend of my brother's ported the 906 heads that were on it, I simply hand lapped the valves and installed the valve springs that came with my cam kit. I didn't know much about engines when I built it, the pistons were forged TRW's but I don't remember much about them other than that. I remembered thinking it was going to be about 11:1 but with that truck block somebody told me it would be much lower. It definitely wasn't 11:1, that's for sure! It had a 558/296 (advertised duration) solid flat tappet cam, Weiand tunnel ram, two Holley 660 center squirter carbs, 727 tranny with the heavy duty bands, full manual valve body, 3500 stall converter and a 410 posi. I never raced eighth mile, it ran 12.01 @ 112 MPH on the motor and 11.23 @ 117 MPH on a 150 shot of nitrous. I wish I had known then what I know now about engines... THAT'S FOR SURE! But it was sure fun building it, racing it on the street and the drag strip! I still think you should try a tunnel ram, it would be interesting. I'd love to send you a picture of my car but I don't know how so I made it the banner picture on my channel but you can't see it very well. Thanks for another great video, you have a beautiful car, that's for sure!

[@richg158]

Beautiful car. I had a 68 GTS convertible with a 340 in the 70’s. Loved that car.

[@SimpsonsSpeedShop]

Lots More on the channel! Check it out!

[@wc6975]

the symphony in your garage.... Nice car, great color too.

[@georgecovetskie6717]

Love your work on that Car ! That was my very 1st car. 1968 Dart GTS 440 4 speed. I sure miss that car.

[@popples4973]

When you gave the heads up about the headphones, I went & grabbed a pair & cranked up the volume. Bad ass car . Looks & sounds awesome. We need more neighbors like you. 👍🏼

[@SimpsonsSpeedShop]

Lots more on the channel! Check it out!

[@stevenlevitz8895]

Your garage acts as an echo chamber for the Dart’s exhaust. I love it!

[@petercaldwell8674]

Not a Mopar guy but that's something too be proud of, when l saw the plastic crate fall my heart skipped a beat wondering if it hit the car but seems ok. Beautiful job.👍

[@cyrus7210]

Don't know about y'all but I can feel that idle....and it's good.... neighbors need to appreciate... Just Badass...

[@TaekwondoFitForLife]

Wow, that’s a sweet build Sir! Nice car for sure, I’m doing the “turn-key” on my 1963 Chevy C10 with a rebuilt top end.. {done by me} today’s the nerve of it… all the build-up now the time as with you has come..I had seen those nerves in the body language before when I “turn-key” too.. ha ha, hey great job and great car too! Nice job Sir! “Wish me the same turn-key luck and obvious skills as with you…”

[@exposingthedarknesswiththe9190]

*we look forward to you staging up the dragon...just exciting!!* 😉

[@SimpsonsSpeedShop]

I got some races in already check the channel!

[@Im-sure]

Uh my Sonos just proved it’s worth… holy crap! Felt like I was falling from the ceiling as well! Beautiful Color I’m a Black Cherry metal flake fan myself. This sounded like I was standing next to it my heart is pounding!

[@ipman4715]

I would be loving that in my neighborhood. Im such a fan of the hot rods. I loved my 58 willys with a nice loud 350. My neighbors hated it and more so when i popped wheelies

[@z06doc86]

That is one beautiful Dodge Dart GTS! I love that body style the most. Nice build. Gonna watch the entire series on this one for sure. 😊

[@mariofloresdrums]

Dream car right there and yours is beautiful my man! Absolutely amazing job on the build sir!

[@freedomtodefend]

I’m a Chevy guy but still have great appreciation for a built 18436572 brother! Nice 👍

[@willowwisp6401]

Those are GREAT A Bodies. I have a purple 68 Dart GTS convertible with a Blown and Stroked 700 Hp. 360 to 407ci. . It’s a Terror.

[@terrencelawrence5007]

I honestly wouldn't mind being your neighbor.. I don't think I'll ever get tire of the sounds that engine's create. I have a bmw totally different but I love the sounds when I fire it up.. then when warmed over it's ready to really roll...

[@timburton5950]

beautiful all is to it; God I miss those days when hang out and work on your cars/trucks in driveway, backyard, talking sh$% with friends and the joy as your engine came to life!

[@dntlss]

Yep those days are gone,back when people had to work their ass off for horsepower but the rewards put a big grin on your face not to mention gave you crazy knowledge about how cars work plus great bonding with fellow gearheads ,now everyone has a ugly ass SUV or truck that has 500 "magical" horsepower for a 900 dollar monthly payment. I'm still hanging in there, my last buddy that was into that bought himself a fucking (pardon my french) electric car and working on cars for fun to him is something as foreign as brain surgery, not me though,me and the UPS man have a date on Saturday, hes bringing me some car parts,lol

[@ShawnStaplesFreeGuitarLessons]

Never did like the Dodge Dart until now. Good job, sounds and looks great!

[@dougharlow6037]

You should be stoked. This is a beautiful car and engine. I owned a 1968 Dart GTS, 383, 4spd.Thanks

[@donaldfitzgerald8950]

My first car, a 63 Dodge Dart with the slant-six....later a 67 Chrysler Newport Convertible with a 440, big ass thermo quad, headers that were tuned! A sleeper & plenty of fun cruising the highway!!! Great color! ....👍🤙🤠

[@joemomma1827]

I was a teen in Sunnyvale CA and I had the headers open on my 69 Chevelle SS, 396HP. I ripped up and down the street a couple times then parked it. The next morning all four tires were flat and there was a note on my car that says "next time you do that I will burn it". Guess he didn't appreciate my hot rod. 🤣🤣 Back then we used to cruise the El Camino, and I started the fad of cruising without a hood. The truth is that I had the motor out getting the turbo 400 tranny rebuilt for performance. I cruised it that weekend without the hood and the following weekend there were 20 or so muscle cars without a hood.

[@jamespinckard4210]

That is the era I grew up in and I remember those cars. They were beautiful and fast. A guy I graduated H S with had one with a 340/auto and it was bad ass..............and I'm a chevy guy.

[@yongkim777]

Love the sound of a great built motor!

[@markkeller9378]

Great to see young generation working on these great cars. Great build….and my favorite color of all time……great job!! Enjoy!! Oh, in my area, we all have homes on several acres…..new neighbors behind us (cant see because of forest)…..own Lamborgini’s……when they fire one up…..music to my ears…..adrenaline, hair raising, big smile…oh yeah……..

[@hiikeri6590]

OMG that color + USA V8 sound... I have currently Mercedes 4.3L (my 2000 CL430) V8 on Finland now, but thats enough to get my neighbours to be interestred, and everywhere i drive...V8 is the key! I had 318cid MOPAR on 25y ago, DODGE Dart 4d, 318cid+2.5" Dual exhausts+600cc Holleys...nice thing...

[@nealhardin6869]

Absolutely beautiful and the engine sounds incredible.. Congratulations man. Job well done.

[@SimpsonsSpeedShop]

Thanks my man. Lots more on the channel!