Recreating My Dad's Dream Dart

[Platerpants]

So my dad has a 1974 dart swinger that he is gonna restore. its gonna be plum crazy with aar type stripes that end in 360. its got ralley rims, and a 360 v8. Ok so to the model. it is as described as up top but i have to use the Revell 68 dart for the basic body. i already started the trunk and rear bumper the from pieces are being shipped to me from the MPC 75 dart, hood, front bumper, and nose piece. i combined a ford 289, 440, and 56 chevy exhausts to make the 360 with custom made aircleaner decal. oh and i stole the transmission from the mpc deora to fit to the engine. i will post pics.

[Platerpants]

[Platerpants]

so i primed it. now i just need to buy the paint(when i have money) and wait for the front pieces to come.

[Custom Mike]

Great work so far Jake, I can't wait to see some paint thrown at her!

[Platerpants]

thanks

[Platerpants]

KINDA PUT THIS TO THE SIDE TILL I GET PAINT AND PARTS BUT WILL KEEP YOU UPDATED.

[Platerpants]

got the front clip and hood today thanks to

rssschris

[Assa9]

Looking good so far. Keep on it

[Platerpants]

heres the front somewhat

[rssschris]

Cool project ! What kind of putty you use ? I will be watching this.

Chris

[Platerpants]

Testors gray contour putty its my dads putty figured it would go good with my dads dart

[W-Machine]

Can't wait to see the finished project.

[Mr. Moparman]

It's gonna look great!

[Platerpants]

thanks for all the positive input people, i sure hope it turns out but i dont have any testors plum crazy and am currently looking for a job so it will remain unpainted until i run into money

[Platerpants]

the status well a rough quick build

[Platerpants]

so its been put to the side nothing i can do to it till i can get paint

[Platerpants]

so here is my dads dart. the engine is disassemble at his friends farm (who actually has a 74 plymouth scamp) the engine compartment is painted and it has all the body pieces(laying somewhere at my grandmas and in its trunk and interior.

[Platerpants]

well i still havent gotten the paint

[TooOld]

Hang in there Jake . It's coming along nicely .

[Platerpants]

now if only my dads was this far along. but sadly 17 years ago it got put to the side cuz i came around.

i also caused my parent to not be able to afford a brand new 1994 eagle talon. the dart should be getting a move on after a 17 year wit this summer.

[Platerpants]

well since i had a slant 6 and decided to make an engine stand. i decided to make a little setup of the dart and the original engine. it was a 225 slant 6 not sure what color it was so i painted it blue. oh yah and the dart was originally white when my dad bought it.

[Platerpants]

yesterday my dad and a friend of his from work started bring home parts for an engine. not the 360 my dad has but a 340 outta a challenger(NOT TA) so its gonna be a 340 instead of a 360 and manual trans instead of automatic. well im either gonna print off a new air cleaner sticker and find a manual trans in my parts box(i doubt i have 1) or stick to the way it is.

[Brizio]

Looks great!

[Platerpants]

well repainted the engine found a mopar air cleaner, printed off a 340 aircleaner decal and have slowly been working on making the body look more 74ish. thinking about putting mopar logos on the quarter windows what ddo you think? or suerbees.

[Platerpants]

UPDATE: i painted the hood flat black and wired the engine. outta like 10 models of mine with engine wires this is the only one with proper firing order. sorry for the blurry photos but i take them with my cheapy phone which is the only camera i own.