Perfect Daily Driver 360 Swinger Revisited -The Good The Bad And What We Would Do Differently

[@morgenhoop]

YES! Please get another 5.0 fox and share your knowledge, tips and tricks on it, PLEASE! PLEASE, UTG!!!!🙏

[@paul44235]

This...100%

[@zabuzamomochi24]

I'm a bit biased but I agree.

[@Max-me9xq]

I second this please

[@ro307805]

Get er done!!

[@allurared9029]

Tony will never do this, he's explained again and again that part of how he does so much is by sticking to one brand. UTG would spend more money and time on that 5.0 as he would on the entirety of a lot of his cars. Plus, yes, he was a legend in the 5.0 days, but that was over 30 years ago and since then the performance landscape for the 5.0 has changed. But, if he ever wants to step out of his mopar sanctuary... i'd love to see what UTG would do with a SBF.

[@HarleyHawk1]

Brought back memories when I first started watching. That car is my favorite type. A daily driver that's spirited. I have no desire for purpose built race cars. It has to be usable for daily use. Nice ride Tony and Kathy

[@rcnelson]

Absolutely right on. A solid, untemperamental, simple driver is just what everyone needs.

[@captainjohnh9405]

Seeing that Swinger in front of the old shop brought a tear to my eye. In that old shop, you taught me how to seat valves, gasket match, rebuild a head, and a slew of other things. But most of all, watching those poorly acted, poorly edited, humorous, and carb abusing clips gave me (a guy who had never worked on anything bigger than a lawn mower) the inspiration and confidence to turn an old, beat up, farm pick up into a solid daily driver that still turns a few heads. Thank you, Tony.

[@yurimodin7333]

what kind of truck did you build?

[@captainjohnh9405]

@@yurimodin7333 Not a build,; just a clean up and refresh (can't do much more working on the street). A 1983 F150 with the 300 I6 and the AOD. Other than the transmission, the only option was factory A/C. Absolutely nothing fancy about her. But, she gets 21 mpg at 70mph and can easily tow 4500 lbs. All this, and she has 320,000 miles.

[@Aaron-TheHandsome]

@@captainjohnh9405 nice job.👍🏽😎💯

[@natevanlandingham1945]

"I haven't changed the oil in the three years since I put it together" 😳 I hope those trips to the supermarket are really close and those trips at 70mph on the freeway are few and far between with that kind of OCI!!

[@georgewetzel4380]

Motor oil is the recommended lubricant for the hood and door hinges.

[@nhra7110]

Sheesh Tony, should we pass the hat for 5 qts of oil and filter for the old girl!?

[@jimkalfakis9893]

This channel has become more than a wealth of knowledge. It’s also therapeutic. Thanks Tone

[@Impactjunky]

Not gonna lie I was pretty disappointed with where we left off with this car. Uncle Tony told us it was gonna be a torque monster that could turn the tires over naturally and do 14s on a budget while getting good mileage. He even told me/us in one live stream that it was gonna have enough torque to pull a house down. At least I ended up getting the low end torque results I thought we were gonna get with this car on my friends 76 D100 when I put the same SP2P and a Qjet on the trucks 318. Honestly I was expecting a lot more from the 360 in this little car though, especially since Tony and I both thought that the 318 heads were gonna jive perfectly with the SP2P. The way its sitting now my stock 305 Trans Am would probably eat this thing.

[@UncleTonysGarage]

Hey, it was one of those things that looked a lot better on paper than it does in real life.

[@Impactjunky]

@@UncleTonysGarage Yeah just to be clear I'm not putting you down, when you announced the plans I was sure that this gonna be a shockingly effective combo that would really impress people. I still think it has that potential.

[@bcbloc02]

Well it was supposed to knock down mid 20s mpg too. But as a former 360 owner I kind of never thought it was ever going to be able to do that under standard daily driving conditions. Plans don’t always go like we hope. Lol I have been playing with turbos on my truck trying to find a combo to get me 1mpg better and still haven’t got it nailed only way I can do it is drive slower. lol I will get a parts combo someday to do it though I am sure!!!

[@Impactjunky]

@@bcbloc02 My 68 Satellite used to get over 20 MPG highway with a 273 and 2.76 gear. I swapped to a 3.55 gear and mileage got a bit worse but not anywhere near as bad as I expected. Especially if I stayed off the highway. Later I swapped to a Magnum 360 and kept the same carb and fuel pump from the 273. For a couple weeks I drove the 360/3.55 combo with the exact same tune and fuel system as the 273 and it got almost the same mileage as the 273/3.55 combo. I would like to test it now because I feel like its still getting high teens at 40-45 MPH.

[@jeepsblackpowderandlights4305]

I said years ago itll never get h Good gas mileage. The 360 magnum in my Jeep can only hope to get maybe 18 if im light on the throttle at 55mph.. and thats with an automatic 4 speed with lockup. But averages about 16.. yes im heavier and a brick but still.. any faster than 55 which most interstates are ill average about 16 I bet my stock 360 has more torque than this thing does as well. It sucks you neglected the paint job. I did that to my wagoneer.. and black mold got on it and even with deep poliahing it never fully came off.. mold sucks. If it really is getting mid 15s then its no faster than my Jeep and weighs probly 1000 lbs less

[@canadianarcticradio4030]

Uncle Tony, I've been watching you since you started at that shop and this is the first time I've ever commented. I've been working on my 82 fox, in my driveway with almost no money for a year of Sundays, using the knowledge you pass on. Thank you for what you do and yes please do a fox project!

[@Aaron-TheHandsome]

Or a 87-94 5.0 cougar project....😏👍🏽

[@alexlandsberger1423]

I'm looking forward to the 170 hypermiler build I just scored a 64 valiant signet coupe 225 for free from a house my parents bought lol

[@deniseb3897]

I got SO EXCITED when I saw this car. Back in 1976 when I was 16 years old a 1970 340 Dart Swinger was my very first car. It only had 42,000 original miles on it and it was a screamer. It only had the 3.23 gears in the rear end but it was a Sure Grip 8 3/4". 340 motors just LOVE to rev I treated most every stop sign like the start of a quarter mile. Tough, tough motor. I beat a lot of small block Camaros and Mustangs back in the day. I had so much fun in that car. I watched this episode so I was at first disappointed by the drivetrain. But I got over it and just enjoyed looking at your car. Actually I would love to have one like this today. At 62 I have a little more maturity than I had at 16, But if I had one of those again with a 340, I might just get in trouble again. A tame small block would still be a lot more fun to drive around than the cookie cutter cars I drive now. Thanks for showing this one Uncle Tony.

[@ninjajunpei1984]

I'm 38 now and still have my first daily driver. I have my 68 Dart 270 since I was 19. The little 2bbl 318 has some pep to it for what it is. I still have the car, but it needs some love. After watching Tony's video, I have more motivation to get it done by the end of this summer. A buddy of mine wants to help me get running alongside his Mk 3 Supra. Hopefully you can find another Swinger, I know that there are several places out west that rust free ones, though the interiors are a bit shot from the dry desert heat, but it makes for a great starting point.

[@geraldscott4302]

@@ninjajunpei1984 My first car was a '70 base model Challenger 318/2barrel, column shifted automatic, single exhaust. I was 16 when I got it in 1975. It had just over 50,000 miles when I got it. I had put about 30,000 more miles on it when all the teeth sheared off the PLASTIC cam sprocket and destroyed the engine. If only I had known it had that PLASTIC cam sprocket I could have replaced it with a steel sprocket and saved the engine. I sold the car with the blown engine and bought a '72 Nova 350, and pretty much became a Chevy guy. Only later did I wish I had used the money to replace the engine in the Challenger. But I needed a car in a hurry. Oh well. It wasn't the last car mistake I made. I've had so many $5000 cars that are now selling for $25,000.

[@Monaco-BuilditFixitDriveitEver]

Yay!!!!!! The daily driver comes back!

[@ssnerd583]

Love it Tony!!!

[@stevenbongiorno9277]

That is a really cool car. I grew up in a Portuguese neighborhood, where you could see a lot of those. Mostly 4 doors. As I got older, I realized that they could be an awesome street machine. Nowadays you don’t see them anymore. That’s why I think it’s a classic, that should be restored. Hey man, they’re fading away

[@Richard-o6c5e]

A good friend that helped with mine years ago was named Tony cool keep it going

[@RockymountainRobert]

I remember when you painted that car there, then you swapped the motor to the 360, that's a nice car.

[@5am278]

sweet daily D. been looking for this follow up. bummer about the intake. the 340 unit will no doubt improve the rev range. it’d be nice to hear your impressions of it after the swap.

[@dstrau7987]

Love the channel as always and glad to see the Swinger back. Please change the oil!

[@kingerikthegreatest.ofall.7860]

Love the dart swingers.

[@oikkuoek]

It needs a bigger air filter box and cold air ducts. That tiny hot air intake restrictor robs you both performance and mileage.

[@graham2631]

I had one of those. Dodge Demon 340 4spd when l got it. Fun car....

[@shootermcgavin2819]

Great way to start the video. The fox reveal at the end was hilarious too

[@auto.impulse]

The foxbody would make for amazing content

[@charlesarmstrong8884]

Nice burnouts man!

[@robertchall8576]

That's where I started watching you in that shop. Didn't take long to sub.

[@outtathebox5319]

Grab a single plane Holley intake....weld a divider into it....alap on a Holley or Thermoquad...worked great for me

[@mikeeldreth5074]

Hey Tony, I have a 65 Dodge Coronet 500 . 383, factory carb and 4 speed. The engine was built by some of NASCAR famous and my uncle used to race Mopars,#46. My question is, should I be going out for a loaf of bread with this babe? It's always been in the family. Heck, I drove it to the orthodontist as a teenager and got home quick. ...too bad I can't show a photo on this platform. She's special indeed

[@jeremyling3054]

Yes to the fox body mustang.

[@TheDzhoel]

what happenend to the two younger guys working on the white valiant, havent seen an update on that in a long while

[@blackmagicfan3431]

Glad to hear about the intake. It was the only thing I disliked abouth the build. An ld4b, ld340, performer rpm.... so many finer choices

[@tpelton]

what is the fan setup on that ? a solid "daily" should be able to sit in traffic with no moving air for hours. can it do that ?

[@rescuedandrestoredgarage]

Such a great car. I got a 1970 dodge dart custom when I was 19 with a done up 318. I loved that car, and to this day, I miss it was my first muscle car. My first car was a 76 Robin egg blue 4 door for Maverick with a 302. So needless to say, the dart was a very good-looking upgrade.

[@muckle8]

The 318 was the best drivetrain ever imho

[@DanEBoyd]

Ford guy here, but those '67-'72 or '73 Darts look better to me than a Maverick. My Ma had a banana yellow four door '76 Maverick with a 250 and C4, when I turned 16.

[@rescuedandrestoredgarage]

@clark kent I think it's alot better than a 360.

[@rescuedandrestoredgarage]

@Dan E. Boyd I love ford's the wife and I daily drive a 08 FMF expedition. We love that thing. And I drove the wheels off that maverick, and it went dang good, to be honest.

[@agentorange2554]

Watched tons of UTG videos during the government induced panic session.

[@1HeavyHitr]

Ya know what’s funny? Hearin about the mundane dart daily driver turns my crank more than the big projects on this channel. Go figure.

[@chumleye1112]

Agreed, it's probably because this car is something a lot more people can relate to as far as a low cash investment practical daily driver instead of a high priced one and done race vehicle.

[@MintyFreshTurds]

My brother sold a 72 for me that looked exactly just like this without the hood scopes and with a 318 4-barrel for $600 In 2008-09 when I lived in another state. It had a bad transmission and by today's standards it was cherry but needed alot of TLC. I would me more than willing to pay full price to undo that mistake but I want that exact car back. Car was sold in Keowee Key in Salem, SC 2008 or 2009.

[@garryhatchett775]

Replacing that intake manifold is a good thing. Put the 360 heads back on along with the 340 intake, will let that 360 breathe. I have one of those sure grip 7.25 diffs in my 65 barracuda. I had a 71 swinger and loved that car.

[@mikegreco8451]

Love the intro tony. Your the man.

[@Bodgemiester]

Been here all the way. Well done Tony

[@chevy6794]

Uncle Tony I always wanted to see a stock 318 magnum in a fox body. I know they make more hp and Tq then the 302 so it would be cool to see what could have been in Chrysler would have built a v8 muscle car in the 90s.

[@mikerobinson3672]

Been a fan of the channel since it started. Honestly I completely forgot about this car. Im on project Parts Runner right now. I saved a 83 El Camino last November from the crusher. It is a factory Buick V6 car with an automatic. Been reading and going off of a lot of 80s articles to build that Y6 and I think I got a winner. I put the engine together with the 83 Block and crank with a set of NOS Eagle Rods from the 90s, and Forged Pistons(8.8 to 1 compression) if I did the math right. I then used a set of late 70s 231 reman cylinder heads from Oreilys of all places 😂🤣. because they flowed better than the 80s ones. Topped it off with the 83 Intake all gasket matched with a 280 CFM Holley. Ignition is a GM HEI unit for Marine use. I will experiment with that and the original OEM unit that came with the car. I left the factory Exhaust manifolds on it and just matched them to the gaskets. Im into this engine just under 1k. With the 260 gear and the little 14s on it it should do well as a daily, parts runner, or Jefferson swap meet runner.

[@irieman442]

The bubbling on the C pillars is something I look for when buying an old car. The bubbling is from the original lead they used to attach the quarters at the factory. If you see this, it means the car has original quarters on it. That doesn't mean there isn't a gallon of filler in them, it just means they have never been replaced.

[@rawheadrexx11]

great vid Tony makes me miss my old 68 gt 👍

[@mansonmydog]

340 intake and thermoquad 👌

[@watzonda2b]

UT, If you ever want to sell that Sure grip 7 1/4 differential....please let me know!

[@randymacsgarage]

Name of the paint is called Glidden

[@caddydaddy6728]

Looks like a gem unk👍👍

[@robschaffer2189]

The Darts are my favorites. You are driving my dream daily!

[@McChuckD]

It’s back! Awesome. I want to see the sail panel fix so I can tackle my Scamp! 🤘🏼🔧👍🏼💯

[@needmetal3221]

I've found with bike tuning that compromising volumetric efficiency for whatever reason never really works unless you're trying to stifle it. They want what they want when they want it

[@MCarrick-ss7xc]

Daily use the best

[@hemihead68]

Wow you have Air Conditioning in it too !?

[@JSki-kb8vf]

If that's the manifold I think it is...try port matching it before you throw it away...

[@55hemidodge]

I've got a 76 scamp sitting in the yard with a big pattern 7 1/4 sure grip, a future project of mine...

[@phrancklynbillsonmc2581]

Hello ' dottor garage a super happy Valentine's holiday! ❤🤞💯💙

[@jamesmartin-lb6br]

Gotta love that NOS overflow tank.

[@MrJohnnyDistortion]

Why turn the pistons around?

[@geraldscott4302]

You did have to park right in the middle of a mud puddle. I'm assuming it does not have carpet? Does that thing actually have A/C in it? The first time I saw that car I really liked it. Always liked that body style. But my first thought was, that would never work as a daily driver in Phoenix, AZ where it can hit 120 degrees quite often during the long hot summer. I didn't realize it had A/C in it. I'm mostly a Chevy guy, but I have a 1972 Ford Pinto woodgrain wagon that I put a 289/4 speed in out of a 1967 Ford Falcon. I had it repainted by Maaco, and had the woodgrain vinyl replaced by a sign shop that does full body wraps for commercial vehicles (I'm just not a body and paint guy) It turned out nice, and it's a blast to drive. It has a real dual exhaust with glasspacks, and even with a stock cam it sounds great. I love the 4 speed. It gets a lot of looks and compliments. But. It has no A/C. Or heat either for that matter. But here we don't need heat. But because it has no A/C, it is basically undriveable for almost half the year. I've been thinking about rigging up an A/C system in it. There is plenty of room under the dash for an evaporator/fan unit, I should be able to fit a condenser in it, I just need to figure out a way to mount and drive a compressor. The Falcon the engine came out of did not have A/C, or power steering. It has one belt, crank/water pump/alternator. One of the few times I've used an engine out of another car without rebuilding it. Over 6 years and it still runs fine.

[@MoeLarrycurly1]

I had my grandfather's. 1972 Dodge swinger.. my wife and I got that when we were first married from him.. it was yellow

[@stevennix8680]

try to find an edelbrock LD-340 manifold 1/3rd the weight and better perfomance all around as it is a dual plane high rise as was the original 340 intake.

[@MrTheHillfolk]

0:15 letting your burnouts roll out till it hooks is how it's done. Can't stand when someone does a smoky and just stops,that should be illegal.

[@craighansen7594]

I tried those SP2P manifolds, never liked them.

[@glennnickerson8438]

Beautiful car! Chrysler rally wheels set the car off nice!

[@timothyproksch2915]

Is the distributor locked out ? I miss the old shop . I hate change the only thing I hate more than change is for things to stay the same. Where’s the boat?

[@UncleTonysGarage]

No, stock distributor in it now. Had a curved one in it, but it didn't like the 87 octane regular

[@brandoncook3772]

I would like to know what the gas mileage is right now and the gas mileage after the intake manifold swap and of course to know how the power feels after the new intake manifold. Also why the 318 heads instead of the 360 heads ?

[@UncleTonysGarage]

Car makes mostly very short local trips, so mileage has been in the high teens. On the road, it 'll do 20 if driven easily.

[@heaveymelt]

What happened to the guy with big block supercharger

[@stevejarred6484]

That's a sweet Swinger! I wish had one like that - Maybe with a 340 or a 360...

[@ninjajunpei1984]

I miss driving my first daily driver. Mine is a 68 Dart 270 4DR. It has the 318 with the 2bbl Carter on it with true dual exhaust, with Cherry Bomb glass packs singing out of 3 in stainless tips. The 727 in it works well, and the 8 3/4 works good for an open diff. I have had the car since I was 19. That car has seen some miles. Sadly though, it needs some work now. But, the plan is this year is to take it to a friend's place and us tear into it and get it back on the road. And after seeing this video, I have a lot more motivation to get it done by at least the end of summer.

[@MoparMan-ff8fb]

You should run a cheap air gap dual plan intake like I did on my 318 even though the intake has 360 ports. my 318 is a daily driver

[@paintnamer6403]

The Edelbrock SP2P is speed equipment history like those camshafts that let you use low octane in high compression muscle engines and Mile-A-More cams from Isky. The gas rationing and cost had these effects on the speed industry.

[@Z_732]

Ya it sounds like it has decent bottom end. And you can hear it run out of intake at about 4500+. Still a cool daily driver! Mine is an 86 ram 318 with just an Edelbrock intake and 600 4 barrel. Good vid UT

[@ericuncapher9922]

That car is cool... Hope to see it more..

[@allancaspers6471]

A+ on awesome burn out!

[@cattlemenky33]

Did Chrysler ever have a flat plan crank?

[@nicholasagnew2792]

The paint was probably TCP Global.

[@frankc1430]

What was the reasoning for turning the Pistons around?

[@NBSV1]

Slightly changes the rod geometry. Most pistons have the pin slightly offset to help with piston slap. I think the theory is that turning them around let’s the piston push straighter on the rod and make more power. It’s one of those things that might make more power, but it’s so little it’s hard to consistently measure. But, if flipping the pistons is 2hp and a handful of other stuff is 2hp each you can end up with an extra 15hp.

[@chilee6994]

I like listening to your old school stories..

[@kevinmcguire3715]

How about a thick phenolic spacer under that Q jet?

[@tonybarracuda3505]

Best thing to do with a q-jet is throw it in the bush

[@kevinmcguire3715]

@@tonybarracuda3505 My 50 years wrenching has shown them to be OK. I put kits in many Cadillacs and big Buicks and other GMs back in the 70's and they never gave me a problem with a customer. They got small primaries and if you keep your foot out of them they return acceptable mileage. For performance I have other carbs I prefer but for the above they seemed to be not trouble prone when they needed to be freshened up

[@Impactjunky]

We put an SP2P and a Qjet with a 1 inch phenolic 4 hole spacer on my friends 76 D100 318 and it woke the truck up BIG TIME. The extra heaps and gobs of low end power were totally worth the 500-1000 RPM lower redline. With a stock two barrel and with a Edelbrock 650 the truck couldn't break traction to save its life. The SP2P, the Qjet and the 4 hole spacer all worked together like magic. What made the Qjet work so good with this package was the small 200 CFM primaries which are even smaller than the stock 2 barrel. The Eddy 650 on the other hand was giving the little 318 all 650 CFM right off idle and bogging it down.

[@rolandtamaccio3285]

Is that an air cleaner, or flame arrestor, ,,, ?

[@fredmacdonald9339]

uncle tony gets spring fever

[@thefixmdude22512]

Dang. Its been a long time. I remember that shop you had. So wish they rented places like that here in Missouri. The 'ol Dart is holding up very nicely.

[@travisvoight698]

What has the gas mileage been

[@jeffcoomer8680]

Ole Tony just keeps on tromping in that mud puddle gotta love it.

[@missedthird6466]

What a great little car, get it in the thirteens and it would be awesome!

[@carguyswifemc4587]

Fox body Yes!!

[@davidpaul5465]

Tony: Project Daily Driver making the best of otherwise plain jane daily driver to deliver dependable and reliable performance that is enjoyable while conducting business. Like you said the correct combination of elements wins the budget race. The potential for a channel dedicated to Business Mens' Coups, Family Sedans and Mommy Mobiles has a lot of potential given the price of new cars and their lack of potential for gratifying modifications. Let's Rap!

[@craigbenz4835]

I never even knew there were 7-1/4 Sure Grips.

[@jesuseduardogonzalez8421]

So, it is a 360 with 318 heads; why that combo? I think you choose the 318 heads for increasing the compression, that's right? One more question: If you want to have even more torque in the low end?

[@shanew.williams]

Looks like a good size radiator in that car.

[@brokentoolgarage]

Nice! I'm about to dive into my slant 6 ramcharger and build it pretty much like that.

[@erich8422]

Awesome

[@Carstuff111]

I love this car as it sits. That said, I love all of your vehicles as they sit.... so I may be biased lol.

[@NSUGS]

Tony, I made a video about Subarus, inspired by you! Old school slow and steady thought process taught me what I know about cars. Nearly 15 years of messing around cars! Woohoo!

[@Impactjunky]

How on earth did you get a comment about your own channel/videos to get posted? Every time I try to self promote like that youtube auto deletes my comment right after I post it.

[@dadalebreton184]

Such a Nice Dart!

[@meandmissy1970]

Man! I really miss those days. My best friend from high school had one of these. We cruise a lot in it. What I wouldn’t give to have another one.👍👋

[@jameskelley2459]

Love u guys

[@PcLover81]

I was hoping to see another video on that Dart. 340 Intake manifold should wake that 360 up.

[@Joesmusclecargarage]

Based on the location of the mirror, is that drivers door off of a 67? 🧐

[@UncleTonysGarage]

No, I relocated it to the 67 position. It works much better there

[@Joesmusclecargarage]

@@UncleTonysGarage Just something I noticed 👍 I’ve built almost a dozen 67-72 Darts over the years in addition to my B-body stuff.

[@Hybridknfgrowchannel]

I remember the first episode hehe

[@monsta3038]

I always liked the 318 better than the 360 I've had a mess of both the 18 is perky and the tuna can carb gets decent mileage the 60 was always a little lazy and the bigger carb just sucked gas it didn't matter if it was a van or a car the 318 will always be a favorite of mine

[@BigT27295]

Big T. Love that car...