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Hello A-body people, A very quick introduction. My name is Tim, and I’ve owned and worked on A-Body Mopars since the early ’60s. I spent some time as a mechanic and gofer on one of the early Dodge Dart road racers, pre Trans-Am FIA lightweight. I also owned a Dart, myself, which I ran in SCCA A-Sedan for a time before switching to smaller cars. I had a ’63 Valiant station wagon, as a tow car. I wish I still had it, because it progressively got the left overs from racing, so it had the…

hello,
I’ve been a lurker here for a while,mostly looking at the jokes section.
finally decided to register and be an active member.
I have an Australian built VC valiant with the trusty /225 and the standard 3 speed gearbox.
a 2 barrel Carter,electronic ignition and 6 int 1 headers with a 2 and a half inch exhaust are the additions above standard.
click here (http://i36.tinypic.com/303ajrb.jpg) for a pic of my toy.
interior is only a 2 seater,with 2001 Camry seats,4 point harness belts,and a…

Well i guess the exploding torqueflite thread kind of already answered part of this.I called a very reputable trans builder today to see about getting rid of my junk Ger and stepping up to a decent converter.One of my questions brought up a trans brake.I was informed that trans brakes can take about 50% of the reliability out of 727 and that he’s seen people lose half their foot and many other horror storys.This because the sprag is in the back of the tranny.Thats not exactly what i wanted to…

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This piece is the one that has heater control knobs & radio in it.Goes between glove box and speedo panel.non A/C 125 obo.Pics when i get new battery for camera.

Hey all,

I am hoping to see some pics of your cars with SS Springs. Particularly Duster/Demon/Dart Sport Style. I am trying to both see rear ride height and get an idea of the Tire Size I can use with SS Springs with them in the stock location/offset shackle.

If my measurements are right I can safely get a 275/60/15 on the back with a 15X9″ rim and 4.5″ BS with an offset shackle. I don’t want to mini-tub yet (I want a sleeper for a while).

Anyways, pics and tire sizes would be…

kidsixpack told me about this site! Its good to see more places for information sharing. I have a 1969 Hemi Super Bee that I got for free & saved…