Category: For A Bodies Only

Picked up a ’72 Swinger recently. It has the usual rust issues (Quarters, Fender Extentions, Front Floors). The *BIG* issue, and the one I am going to tackle first, is replacing the torsion bar cross member. The original has a golfball sized hole rusted clear through it just inboard of the passenger side torsion bar socket, right about where the Tranny x-member is!!!! Luckily the car came with a replacement from a parts car.

My big question is how to jack up the car to perform the…

Got the lowering blocks in today, and did some more stuff under the hood.

The lowering blocks are aluminum 1.5 inch blocks which drasticaly brought down the ride height.
I know some of you guys hated the azz end up so darn high, so this is for you.
I think all and all it will be better in handling and launches.

The first pic here is before the blocks a couple months ago, then the rest of the pics are from today.

Enjoy:

Got the lowering blocks in today, and did some more stuff under the hood.

The lowering blocks are aluminum 1.5 inch blocks which drasticaly brought down the ride height.
I know some of you guys hated the azz end up so darn high, so this is for you.
I think all and all it will be better in handling and launches.

The first pic here is before the blocks a couple months ago, then the rest of the pics are from today.

Enjoy:

Actually he bought my boat. If anyone remembers him, he drove the Brief Encounter Jet car, Top Fuel Slingshot dragster and raced in the truck races in the 70’s and 80s’s

I remember seeing him race at SIR in the late 70’s, he blew the window out of the tower with the jet car when i was there.

He had a stroke a while back and has been doing other things lately. Took my boat to his house and was amazed at all the pictures, Early Unlimited Light Hydroplane races on Lake Sammamish.

Pictures of…

I am heading up to Portland next weekend and I’m curious as to what events or cruises there may be to attend.

I am attending Mopars at Woodburn event on Sunday of course.

It was my understanding that there was some type of Cruise at another time.

Thanks for any ideas.

ROB

I have a 727 trans and a 9 inch rear. I have the piece that goes into the transmission and the drive shaft that came with the 9 inch. I am going to have shaft shortened and reuse it .What combination u-joint do I need to be able to work with the 727 slip yoke?

Trying to upload a video of my 66 Dart. Ok tried a few things and not too sure what I am doing wrong