Your Projects: Building a Track Car From a Rusty Dodge Dart

Colin
By Colin Wood
May 12, 2020 | Dodge, Autocross, dart, Your Projects

A slant-six-powered 1964 Dodge Dart isn't what most people would start with when building a track car, but then again, user slantsix doesn’t sound like most people.

When bought sight unseen in August of 2015, this Dart was bone-stock with a broken odometer and numerous rust spots.

After weeks of welding and grinding, slantsix could then go about overhauling the suspension while fitting modern components. Work included beefing up the rear end to handle track abuse and upgrading the front brakes with ventilated discs.

So far, slantsix reports that the Dart is a blast to drive, even with its stock slant-six and three-speed transmission.

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Comments
noddaz
noddaz GRM+ Memberand UltraDork
5/12/20 2:56 p.m.

Great looking build!  But there is no way that car is from Pennsylvania with that small amount of rust.  wink

 

Scott

KentF (Forum Supporter)
KentF (Forum Supporter) Reader
5/12/20 6:59 p.m.

Love it. Always go for something out of the ordinary. 

slantsix
slantsix New Reader
5/12/20 7:25 p.m.

Thanks for the splash feature editor Wood! Much Appreciated.

I will keep Jammon' on this project.

 

Greg

slantsix
slantsix New Reader
5/13/20 6:26 a.m.
noddaz said:

Great looking build!  But there is no way that car is from Pennsylvania with that small amount of rust.  wink

 

Scott

why doesn't my car run like that?

Your're Right Scott!

I Imported it to Pennsylvania from Southern Georgia.

David S. Wallens
David S. Wallens Editorial Director
5/13/20 8:50 p.m.

Yup, cool build. Thanks for sharing, and keep it/them coming. 

ZOO (Forum Supporter)
ZOO (Forum Supporter) GRM+ Memberand UltraDork
5/14/20 6:24 a.m.

I’ve been watching a lot of Roadkill.  I am itching for an older Mopar.  Then I thought about unorthodox swaps, and in keeping with my love of inline sixes I thought BMW.  I could anger a ton of people with a hot rod called ///Mopar with a turbo M52 . . .

More seriously, I understand the slant six does take boost well?  

slantsix
slantsix New Reader
5/14/20 6:50 a.m.

In reply to ZOO (Forum Supporter) :

well..

With Boost:

 

With Moooore Boost:

 

and No Boost:

 

And there's also this: No Boost :-o

 

 

Enjoy!

 

Greg

Snowdoggie
Snowdoggie New Reader
5/14/20 6:51 a.m.

Why does the front end of the car remind me of this?

slantsix
slantsix New Reader
5/14/20 6:53 a.m.

Because I De front Bumpered it :-)

 

Greg

Snowdoggie
Snowdoggie New Reader
5/14/20 6:55 a.m.

It looks good. 

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