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cam.man67 · 07-05-2011, 05:51 PM

Some of you may know, I sold my '69 C10 and bought a 1968 Dodge Dart 270 this past Saturday. I would've gotten this posted up earlier, but, hey, my internet was down

. Here's what we got: 225 Slant 6 (Offy intake, Holley 390), Torqueflite 904, only 86k original miles. Here's pics, I know y'all love them!

All in all, the car is in fantastic shape. The seats are a little worn, but not too bad. Heck, even the original dash pad is uncracked! So this is not at all a project car, but a daily driver to have some fun with.

My plans for it currently are this:
-Drive it!

-Get front end aligned and 4 new tires
-Thicker diameter torsion bars to level out handling
-F/R swaybars (depending on how the car reacts to the new torsion bars)
-Drive it!

Anyways, here 'tis! I'll post more pics when I get a chance to take some decent ones.

NONHOG · 07-05-2011, 07:02 PM

Very cool! Soft spot for 68 Darts. My 1st car. Back in the late seventies.

**Dieselwrencher** · 07-05-2011, 07:31 PM

Very nice car! We just got a rough 68 Charger so it must be Mopar month.

Southcity · 07-05-2011, 07:41 PM

That Dart is awesome, 4 doors are stealthy too! any plans for it or just leave it as it is and cruise it?

cam.man67 · 07-05-2011, 08:36 PM

For the most part, I'm just looking at improving the handling of it, it's a little washy for my taste. If I feel up to it, I'm considering putting a dual-carb progressive setup on, maybe a lumpier cam, who knows?

**Clyde65** · 07-06-2011, 09:27 AM

That reminds me of my sisters '70 Dart Swinger...maybe it was a 71. anyway, love the oldies no matter what!

SCOTTMO · 07-06-2011, 06:52 PM

Love it,i had a 69 in high school and would love to find another one...

sodak68 · 08-09-2011, 11:31 PM

I'm a dart nut also. I've been working on a 1968 dart 270 for 4 years now. Mine is a two door with a 505 stroker and tko 600 five speed. now I have a 68 c10 also and I used to have a 68 olds 442 i'm starting to notice a trend.

**Dieselwrencher** · 08-10-2011, 04:24 AM

A 505 in a Dart? Uh, dayum!

cam.man67 · 08-10-2011, 08:07 AM

A bit bigger than my slant...

Not much progress on it lately, I'm getting new tires and front end alignment this week. Hopefully next week or the week after I can head up to the local junkyard and do a little scavenging for some interior trim parts.

And, gosh, I gotta take Lucy on a photo shoot sometime! Those pics need some help!

Pop's C-10 · 08-10-2011, 08:11 AM

That is a beauty..

knuckledragger · 08-11-2011, 01:59 PM

Years ago I built a 70 dart with a mild 318 that I put holley efi on.I threw the mopar performance suspension catalog at it.Sway bars front and rear ,torsion bars, and dearched rear springs,bilsteins,Poly bushings every where.That thing handled like it was on rails.Also had cop car wheels,15x7?Very fun to drive.HAve fun with it!

sodak68 · 08-11-2011, 08:04 PM

What color interior does yours have? Mine is gold and I still haven't found someone that makes a repro gold vinyl upholstery for it.

cam.man67 · 08-14-2011, 01:18 PM

Mine is medium green, with cloth seats. I don't know if you've looked at Year One, they seem to have some good products.

...and since I finally got tires on 'er, time for another pic:

I had it aligned at the same time, and boy was that needed! It lifted the front end up by about 2 inches! Hopefully I'll get time for a real shoot sometime soon. We'll see.

sodak68 · 08-14-2011, 01:52 PM

I've tread every supplier i could find I guess the gold is pretty rare. You've got to love 68 is the only year that had that padded lower dash and I really like the little side marker lights.

cam.man67 · 08-15-2011, 01:47 PM

Hmmm...have you thought about getting a custom re-up? They would certainly be able to get the color you want.

...and I had no idea 205 70 14 tires would be so hard to get! I had hoped to get radial T/As, but no dice--they just stopped producing them. Same for a set of Coopers the tire shop had lined me up for a week in advance. I finally got a set of Sumic GT-A's...don't really know anything about them, we'll see how they work.

85Bowtie · 08-18-2011, 10:54 PM

You can see from my sig who the Mopar guy on this site is...

That is the perfect car to make into a sleeper. Have you thought about a 390 or 408 stroker?

cam.man67 · 08-19-2011, 12:13 PM

Yes, I can see that...

To be honest, I'm going to stick with the slant 6 for right now. I've always been enamored with them for their simplicity and durability, I'd kinda like to keep that. Maybe not the most powerful engine in the world, but I'm happy with it.

*project 67 sub* · 08-19-2011, 12:27 PM

could always add a turbo to it

cam.man67 · 08-19-2011, 06:54 PM

It's a thought...stock motor, hook up a small turbo...it would be pretty simple...

I've also been toying around with some NA performance setups, maybe dual carb, Clifford cam...who knows?

85Bowtie · 08-20-2011, 12:45 AM

That's cool...if you turbo the 225 though they don't like to be reved much beyond 4500 RPM or so because they are severly under-square.

Year One is pretty much a ripoff on most things they sell, if not everything. If interior parts are what you're after try B/E & A, R/T specialties, Dante's, Valley Parts etc. or browse on Moparts.com and join the forum if you like. As far as interior panels, I've had excellent service with Legendary Auto Interiors and the prices are reasonable.

My next project I'm going to do something different....I'm thinking of picking up a clean K-car (Aries/Reliant) and doing an SRT-4 swap with ~350 rwhp. That should catch some people off guard.

cam.man67 · 08-20-2011, 01:08 PM

Yeah, I've heard that. It's a street driver, so I'm not that worried about revving it too high.

I'll have to check those distributors out, right now I'm in interior parts mode, looking for front armrests and a radio trim plate (gosh, how hard is it to find those things?

)

gmtec93c1500 · 08-23-2011, 11:33 PM

hey man cool car i love it... you no the scariest ride of my life was in a built 340 dart ...what a machine

cam.man67 · 10-26-2011, 08:29 AM

No major updates, just an "it's a small world" moment with the Dart here: it turns out my girfriend's neighbor is a Dart junkie, and he just recently sold a '65 convertible. Well, when he found out I had a '68 (same year his wife used have, I think) he gave me two boxes full of parts, a set of mounted snow tires, three factory slant 6 air cleaners, plus an intake, 2bbl carb, and exhaust manifold--all for free!

I'm in the process of restoring one of the air cleaners to replace my chrome Summit setup, though I think I'll have to use the Summit base cuz I'm running 4bbl instead of 2. Pics to to come.

PanelDeland · 10-26-2011, 09:05 PM

Love the Dart.Looks like a clean sleeper.The slant 6 is AKA

"The Leaning Tower of Power!!"

07-05-2011, 05:51 PM	#1
cam.man67 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Jefferson, MD Posts: 2,397	1968 Dodge Dart Some of you may know, I sold my '69 C10 and bought a 1968 Dodge Dart 270 this past Saturday. I would've gotten this posted up earlier, but, hey, my internet was down . Here's what we got: 225 Slant 6 (Offy intake, Holley 390), Torqueflite 904, only 86k original miles. Here's pics, I know y'all love them! All in all, the car is in fantastic shape. The seats are a little worn, but not too bad. Heck, even the original dash pad is uncracked! So this is not at all a project car, but a daily driver to have some fun with. My plans for it currently are this: -Drive it! -Get front end aligned and 4 new tires -Thicker diameter torsion bars to level out handling -F/R swaybars (depending on how the car reacts to the new torsion bars) -Drive it! Anyways, here 'tis! I'll post more pics when I get a chance to take some decent ones. __________________ '68 Dodge Dart 270, 225, 904, 2.76--"Lucy" 1996 Gmc 1500 Z71, 350, 4l60e, 3.73s 1995 Jeep Wrangler Rio Grande 2.5, AX5, 4.10s 1989 Toyota Pickup 22re, auto, 3.73

07-05-2011, 07:02 PM	#2
NONHOG Registered User Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Marana, Arizona Posts: 3,416	Re: 1968 Dodge Dart Very cool! Soft spot for 68 Darts. My 1st car. Back in the late seventies. __________________ "I feel the need for speed!"... as soon as I am done with my nap.

07-05-2011, 07:31 PM	#3
Dieselwrencher 6>8 Plugless........ Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Prairie City, Ia Posts: 17,135	Re: 1968 Dodge Dart Very nice car! We just got a rough 68 Charger so it must be Mopar month. __________________ Ryan 1972 Chevy Longhorn K30 Cheyenne Super, 359 Inline 6 cylinder, Auto Trans, Tilt, Diesel Tach/Vach, Buckets, Rare Rear 4-link and air ride option Build Thread 1972 GMC Sierra Grande Longhorn 4x4 1972 Chevy Cheyenne Super K20 Long Step side tilt, tach, tow hooks, AC, 350 4 speed 1972 C10 Suburban Custom Deluxe 1969 Chevy milk truck 1971 Camaro RS 5.3 BTR STG3 Cam Super T10 1940 Ford 354 Hemi 46RH Ford 9" on air ride huge project *Tired of spark plugs? Check this out.*

07-05-2011, 07:41 PM	#4
Southcity Registered User Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Redwood City, CA Posts: 1,174	Re: 1968 Dodge Dart That Dart is awesome, 4 doors are stealthy too! any plans for it or just leave it as it is and cruise it? __________________ 66 GMC Suburban Custom 66 Chevy K10 Suburban

07-05-2011, 08:36 PM	#5
cam.man67 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Jefferson, MD Posts: 2,397	Re: 1968 Dodge Dart For the most part, I'm just looking at improving the handling of it, it's a little washy for my taste. If I feel up to it, I'm considering putting a dual-carb progressive setup on, maybe a lumpier cam, who knows? __________________ '68 Dodge Dart 270, 225, 904, 2.76--"Lucy" 1996 Gmc 1500 Z71, 350, 4l60e, 3.73s 1995 Jeep Wrangler Rio Grande 2.5, AX5, 4.10s 1989 Toyota Pickup 22re, auto, 3.73

07-06-2011, 09:27 AM	#6
Clyde65 1965 Chevy C10, 2005 4.8L/4l60 Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: DFW Texas Posts: 8,539	Re: 1968 Dodge Dart That reminds me of my sisters '70 Dart Swinger...maybe it was a 71. anyway, love the oldies no matter what! __________________ Clyde65 Rebuild of Clyde http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...84#post8338184 69 Aristocrat Lo Liner build http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...84#post7561684 *support our troops!*

07-06-2011, 06:52 PM	#7
SCOTTMO powdercoater Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: mesa,az Posts: 203	Re: 1968 Dodge Dart Love it,i had a 69 in high school and would love to find another one... __________________ SCOTT

08-09-2011, 11:31 PM	#8
sodak68 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: spearfish sd Posts: 63	Re: 1968 Dodge Dart I'm a dart nut also. I've been working on a 1968 dart 270 for 4 years now. Mine is a two door with a 505 stroker and tko 600 five speed. now I have a 68 c10 also and I used to have a 68 olds 442 i'm starting to notice a trend.

08-10-2011, 04:24 AM	#9
Dieselwrencher 6>8 Plugless........ Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Prairie City, Ia Posts: 17,135	Re: 1968 Dodge Dart A 505 in a Dart? Uh, dayum! __________________ Ryan 1972 Chevy Longhorn K30 Cheyenne Super, 359 Inline 6 cylinder, Auto Trans, Tilt, Diesel Tach/Vach, Buckets, Rare Rear 4-link and air ride option Build Thread 1972 GMC Sierra Grande Longhorn 4x4 1972 Chevy Cheyenne Super K20 Long Step side tilt, tach, tow hooks, AC, 350 4 speed 1972 C10 Suburban Custom Deluxe 1969 Chevy milk truck 1971 Camaro RS 5.3 BTR STG3 Cam Super T10 1940 Ford 354 Hemi 46RH Ford 9" on air ride huge project *Tired of spark plugs? Check this out.*

08-10-2011, 08:07 AM	#10
cam.man67 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Jefferson, MD Posts: 2,397	Re: 1968 Dodge Dart A bit bigger than my slant... Not much progress on it lately, I'm getting new tires and front end alignment this week. Hopefully next week or the week after I can head up to the local junkyard and do a little scavenging for some interior trim parts. And, gosh, I gotta take Lucy on a photo shoot sometime! Those pics need some help! __________________ '68 Dodge Dart 270, 225, 904, 2.76--"Lucy" 1996 Gmc 1500 Z71, 350, 4l60e, 3.73s 1995 Jeep Wrangler Rio Grande 2.5, AX5, 4.10s 1989 Toyota Pickup 22re, auto, 3.73

08-10-2011, 08:11 AM	#11
Pop's C-10 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: memphis Posts: 2,537	Re: 1968 Dodge Dart That is a beauty.. __________________ 1981 C-10 (Pop's) 1978 Camaro 2006 Lacrosse

08-11-2011, 01:59 PM	#12
knuckledragger Registered User Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Hutto,Texas!! Posts: 160	Re: 1968 Dodge Dart Years ago I built a 70 dart with a mild 318 that I put holley efi on.I threw the mopar performance suspension catalog at it.Sway bars front and rear ,torsion bars, and dearched rear springs,bilsteins,Poly bushings every where.That thing handled like it was on rails.Also had cop car wheels,15x7?Very fun to drive.HAve fun with it! __________________ 65 c-10 swb,bbw,step,402/t350,sold!! 1979 c10 Silverado,250,auto,gonna have a 3/5 drop,and twice pipes!Sold Bought the wife a 84 gmc short step

08-11-2011, 08:04 PM	#13
sodak68 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: spearfish sd Posts: 63	Re: 1968 Dodge Dart What color interior does yours have? Mine is gold and I still haven't found someone that makes a repro gold vinyl upholstery for it.

08-14-2011, 01:18 PM	#14
cam.man67 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Jefferson, MD Posts: 2,397	Re: 1968 Dodge Dart Mine is medium green, with cloth seats. I don't know if you've looked at Year One, they seem to have some good products. ...and since I finally got tires on 'er, time for another pic: I had it aligned at the same time, and boy was that needed! It lifted the front end up by about 2 inches! Hopefully I'll get time for a real shoot sometime soon. We'll see. __________________ '68 Dodge Dart 270, 225, 904, 2.76--"Lucy" 1996 Gmc 1500 Z71, 350, 4l60e, 3.73s 1995 Jeep Wrangler Rio Grande 2.5, AX5, 4.10s 1989 Toyota Pickup 22re, auto, 3.73

08-14-2011, 01:52 PM	#15
sodak68 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: spearfish sd Posts: 63	Re: 1968 Dodge Dart I've tread every supplier i could find I guess the gold is pretty rare. You've got to love 68 is the only year that had that padded lower dash and I really like the little side marker lights.



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08-15-2011, 01:47 PM	#16
cam.man67 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Jefferson, MD Posts: 2,397	Re: 1968 Dodge Dart Hmmm...have you thought about getting a custom re-up? They would certainly be able to get the color you want. ...and I had no idea 205 70 14 tires would be so hard to get! I had hoped to get radial T/As, but no dice--they just stopped producing them. Same for a set of Coopers the tire shop had lined me up for a week in advance. I finally got a set of Sumic GT-A's...don't really know anything about them, we'll see how they work. __________________ '68 Dodge Dart 270, 225, 904, 2.76--"Lucy" 1996 Gmc 1500 Z71, 350, 4l60e, 3.73s 1995 Jeep Wrangler Rio Grande 2.5, AX5, 4.10s 1989 Toyota Pickup 22re, auto, 3.73

08-18-2011, 10:54 PM	#17
85Bowtie Registered User Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: TN Posts: 410	Re: 1968 Dodge Dart You can see from my sig who the Mopar guy on this site is... That is the perfect car to make into a sleeper. Have you thought about a 390 or 408 stroker? __________________ '69 Dodge Charger R/T 440, 727, 3.55 Sure Grip '68 Plymouth Road Runner 383, 727, 3.23 Sure Grip '89 Dodge Diplomat ex cop car 408, 727, 3.55 Sure Grip '77 Dodge Monaco ex cop car 440, 727, 2.71 '79 Dodge 'Lil Red Express pickup 360, 727, 3.55 Sure Grip '12 Dodge Challenger SRT8 392, M6, 3.92 '85 Chevrolet C-10 SWB 2wd 305, TH350, 2.73

08-19-2011, 12:13 PM	#18
cam.man67 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Jefferson, MD Posts: 2,397	Re: 1968 Dodge Dart Yes, I can see that... To be honest, I'm going to stick with the slant 6 for right now. I've always been enamored with them for their simplicity and durability, I'd kinda like to keep that. Maybe not the most powerful engine in the world, but I'm happy with it. __________________ '68 Dodge Dart 270, 225, 904, 2.76--"Lucy" 1996 Gmc 1500 Z71, 350, 4l60e, 3.73s 1995 Jeep Wrangler Rio Grande 2.5, AX5, 4.10s 1989 Toyota Pickup 22re, auto, 3.73

08-19-2011, 12:27 PM	#19
project 67 sub Account Suspended Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: san bernardino ca. everywhere Posts: 3,938	Re: 1968 Dodge Dart could always add a turbo to it

08-19-2011, 06:54 PM	#20
cam.man67 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Jefferson, MD Posts: 2,397	Re: 1968 Dodge Dart It's a thought...stock motor, hook up a small turbo...it would be pretty simple... I've also been toying around with some NA performance setups, maybe dual carb, Clifford cam...who knows? __________________ '68 Dodge Dart 270, 225, 904, 2.76--"Lucy" 1996 Gmc 1500 Z71, 350, 4l60e, 3.73s 1995 Jeep Wrangler Rio Grande 2.5, AX5, 4.10s 1989 Toyota Pickup 22re, auto, 3.73

08-20-2011, 12:45 AM	#21
85Bowtie Registered User Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: TN Posts: 410	Re: 1968 Dodge Dart That's cool...if you turbo the 225 though they don't like to be reved much beyond 4500 RPM or so because they are severly under-square. Year One is pretty much a ripoff on most things they sell, if not everything. If interior parts are what you're after try B/E & A, R/T specialties, Dante's, Valley Parts etc. or browse on Moparts.com and join the forum if you like. As far as interior panels, I've had excellent service with Legendary Auto Interiors and the prices are reasonable. My next project I'm going to do something different....I'm thinking of picking up a clean K-car (Aries/Reliant) and doing an SRT-4 swap with ~350 rwhp. That should catch some people off guard. __________________ '69 Dodge Charger R/T 440, 727, 3.55 Sure Grip '68 Plymouth Road Runner 383, 727, 3.23 Sure Grip '89 Dodge Diplomat ex cop car 408, 727, 3.55 Sure Grip '77 Dodge Monaco ex cop car 440, 727, 2.71 '79 Dodge 'Lil Red Express pickup 360, 727, 3.55 Sure Grip '12 Dodge Challenger SRT8 392, M6, 3.92 '85 Chevrolet C-10 SWB 2wd 305, TH350, 2.73

08-20-2011, 01:08 PM	#22
cam.man67 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Jefferson, MD Posts: 2,397	Re: 1968 Dodge Dart Yeah, I've heard that. It's a street driver, so I'm not that worried about revving it too high. I'll have to check those distributors out, right now I'm in interior parts mode, looking for front armrests and a radio trim plate (gosh, how hard is it to find those things? ) __________________ '68 Dodge Dart 270, 225, 904, 2.76--"Lucy" 1996 Gmc 1500 Z71, 350, 4l60e, 3.73s 1995 Jeep Wrangler Rio Grande 2.5, AX5, 4.10s 1989 Toyota Pickup 22re, auto, 3.73

08-23-2011, 11:33 PM	#23
gmtec93c1500 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: P.E.I Canada eh Posts: 158	Re: 1968 Dodge Dart hey man cool car i love it... you no the scariest ride of my life was in a built 340 dart ...what a machine

10-26-2011, 08:29 AM	#24
cam.man67 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Jefferson, MD Posts: 2,397	Re: 1968 Dodge Dart No major updates, just an "it's a small world" moment with the Dart here: it turns out my girfriend's neighbor is a Dart junkie, and he just recently sold a '65 convertible. Well, when he found out I had a '68 (same year his wife used have, I think) he gave me two boxes full of parts, a set of mounted snow tires, three factory slant 6 air cleaners, plus an intake, 2bbl carb, and exhaust manifold--all for free! I'm in the process of restoring one of the air cleaners to replace my chrome Summit setup, though I think I'll have to use the Summit base cuz I'm running 4bbl instead of 2. Pics to to come. __________________ '68 Dodge Dart 270, 225, 904, 2.76--"Lucy" 1996 Gmc 1500 Z71, 350, 4l60e, 3.73s 1995 Jeep Wrangler Rio Grande 2.5, AX5, 4.10s 1989 Toyota Pickup 22re, auto, 3.73

10-26-2011, 09:05 PM	#25
PanelDeland I am a Referee of life. Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: Greensboro N.C. Posts: 13,993	Re: 1968 Dodge Dart Love the Dart.Looks like a clean sleeper.The slant 6 is AKA "The Leaning Tower of Power!!" __________________ The 47-present Chevrolet and GMC Truck Message Board Network,it's owners,moderators,members,and associates of any type should not be held responsible for my opinion. You can't fix stupid,not even with duct tape. "My appearance is due to the fact that "GOD" does punish you for having too much fun!" Barrett-Jackson has perfected alchemy,they make rust into gold! "You can lead a horse to water but you can't saddle a duck" "Cleverly disguised as a 'Responsible Adult' "Sometimes your Knight in shining armor is just a retard in tinfoil"

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