Will it Run? 1972 Dodge Dart that has sat for 27 years!
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 23 ธ.ค. 2022
- My Grandmother bought this 1972 Dodge Dart new. After she passed away, we never drove it. My son decided to drag it out of the woods and get it back on the road after 27 years. It's all hands-on deck after he realized it was a bigger job than he thought. #willitrun #willitstart #dodgedart #carrestoration #car #oldschool #oldcars
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When Elvis Presley passed away I was in Inglewood California fresh out of high school at 17 years old a very sad day
The .318 is the Chrysler almighty workhouse that runs forever!
you do have to change the oil (and keep some in it). Mine's got 239K and counting (1997 Ram 1500 4x2)
Beautiful 72 Dodge Dart Custom, the fancier if the two trim levels. The 318 is sweet. Try to find a 72 grill for it. That is a 70/71 grill in there now. I learned to drive on a 72 Dart sedan so basic it had manual steering, unassisted 4 wheel drum brakes, and even a rubber foot pump for the windscreen washers. Electric pump was included when the 3 speed wipers were ordered.
Ya gottah love the total disreguard for having a lit butt next to gasoline/fumes. Very trusting people. Mustah had a fire extinguiher handy.
That is a very responsive engine for having been sitting !
My dad bought a 73 Scamp slnt 6 new. Got T boned in 79. He survived.
Fire extinguisher is for sissies! Glad he is ok.
A real backyard mechanic holds a lighted ciggie in one hand while pouring gasoline into a carburetor with the other! Makes for a real BOOMing experience!!
Safety first!
My Grandma had one of those too. I remember we all thought it was a “small” car at the time.😉
Man times have changed...
My grand parents bought a 66 dodge dart brand new. Two door basic beige slant six, three on the tree. It lasted for about thirteen years however, the first ten years or so, it was only driven to church on Sunday. Grandpa had a 1956 Olds 88 he woukd drive to work daily.
I think the 225 slant six is one of the most durable engines out there.
Excellent video nice see old 1972 Dodge Dart with 318 2 barrel also Air Conditioning and remember those cars very well to my aunt had 1974 Dodge Dart Swinger 318 V8 also mint green with white vinyl and 4 door plus green interior! Her was on last on road in 1984 in 2002 got sold to New owner and he drives to!
Man, this REALLY makes me wish my 1974 Dart Custom coupe. It had a 225 Slant six, but it was plenty peppy. It only had 16k miles on it, but if I would've kept it I would've swapped in a 360 LA (and I had one in my garage from my 1983 Ramcharger), but I sold it shortly after like an idiot. My uncle bought it, drove it for a few hundred miles, and sold it for $1000. I also got a 1976 Buick Skylark sedan with an Olds 260 (4.3L 110HP) V8 with 34k miles from the same people for free. I drove that more than the Dart.
Love the Slant Six! It's one of my favorites... cool little Civic on your page. I've got a Shelby Charger with 2.2 turbo. Not fast by today's standards, but it's still fun to drive...
@@phillipsrundripbubblecompa9232 I used to have one of those! I've even had a few DSMs and I even had a 1992 Plymouth Colt hatchback that I swapped a 4g63t into. I've had 69 different vehicles in my name to this day and I'm not even 40 yet.
@@phillipsrundripbubblecompa9232 Also, thanks for the compliment. It's been a labor of love, but I don't get to take it out much often, so I've been thinking about selling it to someone who will. It makes 709 whp at 34 psi, and it's best time to date is 9.56 @ 155 MPH. I work six days a week though, so it's tough to get time to mess with it.
Nice little family car...good and dependable 👍
always loved these cute little Darts and Plymouth Valiants .. my mother’s first car was a 62 Dodge Lancer identical to the Valiant other than badging .. those 318 engines were indestructible! .. we had one in a new 66 Plymouth Belvedere II 3 seat wagon first car we ever had with factory air conditioning
Times have changed. We didn't want air going up because it cost power.....
The 66 had the poly head 318 a little different than the LA 318 good engines though.
I've owned 3 Darts. Had a Dart Swinger with the 318. great cars
Small bolt-pattern, 7.25"/9-bolt rear, probably 10" drum brakes, 14" rims-but may be the 5.5" versions due to it being an AC car. Has the variable-speed wipers, HD cooling, tinted windows.
If you convert it to disc brakes, go '73 up. Big bolt pattern, 5 on 4.5" spread- you'll have to throw in the rear end, but covert to an 8.25. Later K-member has spool mounts for the engine and better sway bar mounting.
That looks to be very solid & worth doing. PS- get a starter for an '89 Gran Fury. Not half the size & weight, spins much faster, and 1/3 the draw.
Thanks for the Information! Probably going to keep as original as possible but the starter is a must have....
@@phillipsrundripbubblecompa9232 for safety & better wheel/tire selection, the BBP & at least front swaybar (factory parts swap) is highly recommended. '73-up was the year Chrysler standardized the spindle across the board, so you get big bearings & the 11.75" discs from the last of the B &R bodies bolt on (use the caliper & adapter bracket).
I have a sedan that runs that with the offset UCA offset bushings (rears spun 180⁰ out), poly sway bar bushings, 340/Formula S/A38 (cop car A-body) torsion bars, boxed LCA's, alignment set to cut understeer a bit, FFI steering box, perimeter welded K-member (with braced inboard box mount) with a skid plate,V8 HD leafs with poly bushings...You'd be shocked at how well that works to make it handle & brake. In traffic it has saved the car a couple times from other drivers.
A lot more fun to drive, too
Those 318 Chrysler small blocks are something!😁👍🛠️
Bullet proof
Put the pedal to the floor and crank it, it's probably flooded.
Me n my current girlfriend was hitchhiking to St Louis from South Arkansas. Was dropped off in Memphis. The night Elvis died we were sleeping under a underpassing on the freeway not to many miles from Graceland. Got to Nashville the next day n saw the news saying Elvis had died the nite before.
James Cook, what was y'all's reaction to the news @ Elvis' death?
When cars bin sitting for so long,, beside braking loose and crank, have minimum compression, I allways make sure it's got spark, replace the carburator kit, have gas pomping , from that point, IT never fail starting,
This Dart, I'd make a sleeper of IT!
After all those years, that 318 souds great!
I'de swap a 650 Holley on There 🙂
Please forgive my English, I'm a french Canadien from Up North Quebec , cheer's!
Thanks for the advice! And please forgive my English. I'm Southern Redneck from the south. Cheer's, or as we say down south, have a good 'un..
I was complaining about the heat in the living room to my mother as she yelled out oh no on the phone from with neighbor across the street .. That's a great car I bet it will clean up nice . Toss a nice intake and a four barrel on her she won't be a hot rod but certainly no slouch for a granny car either 😂
10-4
I was in a van going to New Mexico with the Boy Scouts going to Philmont to hike 65 miles through the mountains when we heard Elvis died.
Alan Ross, what was yours and the Boy Scouts troup's reaction to the sad 😔 news @ Elvis's 😢 death?
@@cobaltmidnightoilamp6748 we cried.
my Father had same car for at least 19 years he kept it , it has long history in my mind, ,, it was 06 x calendar ,
There is a guy who hauls scrap metal by my house and i just saw him with one of these on the back of his trailer. Im gonna see if i can get it before it heads to the scrap yard.
Save it!
nice options - 318 CID, front and rear bumper guards, AirTemp (Chrysler Corp factory air conditioning) vinyl roof, deluxe wheel covers
And AM radio.....
Very cool, great vid!!
Thank you. Merry Christmas
@@phillipsrundripbubblecompa9232 👍👍
I love this car and would love to have one of these as a daily driver. 1971 & 1972 are my favorite years for the Dodge Dart.
This is the plan.. Daily Driver!
I was in Kmart trying on clothes for the start of my ninth grade in high school heard it over the radio at Kmart on speaker
Sad day...
Steven, I was in the backyard of our family home mixing business of doing yard work and pleasure of playing with my little neighbor friends when I first heard @ it from my step brother the next day, on 8/17/1977.
BTW, what was your reaction to the sad news?
@cobaltmidnightoilamp6748 I've always been a music lover and an Elvis fan. I was young but was very sad .
Steven, I just learned Elvis' daughter Lisa Marie Presley just died 5 days ago.😢 Just in case you weren't aware.
@@cobaltmidnightoilamp6748 sad....
Just subbed,great video!!!😀
Thanks, big time!
That poor starter,LOL
hope you get her running again soon the bumper guards were a very rare option
Does anyone else like the sound of that starter?
Music to my ears...
Agreed! Awesome!
My Grandma had the dodge dart swinger it was a very nice car I owned 2 dodge darts myself one I bought from an older lady and was I was driving it and the leaf springs popped up through the truck floor lol but it had the 318 in it
You must live up north for rust to do that to a car
@@phillipsrundripbubblecompa9232 Indiana
The guy pouring the gas into the carburetor is smoking.
Mike is invincible! The rest of us not so much...
When Elvis died I was talking to New Zealand on the CB in the garage in Sacramento CA Skip was really good in 77
Loved CB Radios!
STRONG Car...STRONG engine! Hello from Brașov, România!
Hello from Hiawassee, Ga! Hope you're doing well.
Thank you, i have a old car, Dacia 1300, license Renault 12, made în România, Pitești-Colibasi factory, bild în,,Full comunist regim,, 1984 !
My father bought a '72 Swinger 2 door with the 225 slant six brand new that I still have, but haven't had it on the road in 23 years. Think I last started it some 15 years ago.
You want to sale it?
@@phillipsrundripbubblecompa9232 Maybe if someone offered stupid money. The body ain't near as good as yours.
No shop is complete without an old dog laying around !
His name is Moonshine.....
@@phillipsrundripbubblecompa9232 HAHA ! Good name ! 🌵😊
Looks like a nice car once you clean it up
We are getting there. Every time we fix one thing, we find another. Should have new video next week.
Good luck. That car looks like the car from the move duel.
David Lilly, Duel(1971) is my favorite scary car movie, which is my favorite sub genre next to religious thrillers, like Alice Sweet Alice(1976).
I got paid $3300.00 to remove a 69 Dart & 2 Tradesman vans from a guys property,,they had been sitting for 3o years ,,the Dart had rodents living it & was a mess ,,I've been loving on her for 5 years & she's almost a show car now ,,every square inch of her has been restored she has been an absolute delight to rebuild ,,but I got a ton of $$$ into her ,,save the A-Bodys
I know all about the rodents! Do you have any pictures you can share? Would love to see her.
@phillipsrundripbubblecompany9232 yes I do I've documented the entire restoration but I'm not sure how to share them in this forum
Steve Roberson, I suppose you're still enjoying the car to this instant.
@cobaltmidnightoilamp7648 I still have her but she she's a trailer queen ,got her undercovers but there's about 15 feet of snow on her right now ,,I just obtained her title & unfortunately need to sell her due to the economy,,she's an awesome 2 door coupe w/ new interior & many many new parts ,,I got about 23 -K into her she's recieved a lot of love & looks great the only thing she needs now is some rear end ding removal & paint , she's got a rebuilt engine , trans & everything mechanical has been lovingly restored ,,she even has a brand new vintage OEM radio
@Steve Roberson sorry 😞 to learn @ your heaviest sacrifice due to the economy. Stay strong and hang in there for the next classic car endeavor, even if it's to become a photographer 📸 and/or an artist 🎨 of them instead of the mechanical aspects.
Though it might not be, it could be the coil, solenoid, or starter relay box.
If it is the relay box, the back of it will always be melted. For the .318 flavor int will be the anodized colored relay. They have the blue one, orange, and black ones as well.
You definitely know about Mopars. Thanks
How's gonna be starter relay when cranking whole time or coil it hit it fires
just noticed the switch on the left side of the steering column below the instrument panel - it’s labeled but I can’t tell what it’s for - emergency flashers? rear defog?
I'll have to check and let you know.
It is good that the place where it was is dry
The guy with the cigarette knew the score. I was yelling "Get a hammer!" for 4 minutes lol. Once the float and needle valve is working about the only thing you have to do is take the idle screws out and blast the channel with carb cleaner. Those Carted BBDs are dead simple but easy to plug up the idle circuit. Good luck! I love the car. Where you at that you can still have your quarter panels with hardly any rust?
He is old school. Thanks for the luck..
Check out the movie Duel(1971), in it, the main character drives a Dodge Plymouth Valiant sedan in a bright pepper🌶 red.
Remember 1972 dodge dart they don't make those vehicle anymore seats good condition engine needs cleaned up new tires brake system replaced question is can she turn over from the grave let's see what happens next body shop repair awesome video friend bless you happy new year 2023
You too! Thanks
had a 69 plymouth valiant, 1971plymouth scamp, and a 1972 plymouth duster, loved these old mopars, 2 were 318s and 1 was bullet proof slant six
Slant Six is my favorite.
Looks like it doesn't run too bad, Looking forward to seeing it drive.
We got the parts in yesterday...... shouldn't be long now....
Waiting to see it started those cars are very strong engine wise not like the new ones that are all computerized.
Say no to computers!
Super
Somebody put a 70-71 grill in it at some point.
That would be me.
Going to follow your channel. I got an 82 corvette with cross fire..
I was 4 years old when Elvis Presley died and living in California I was probably at home to when he died to
Ol uncle cletus loves spraying that crap down the carb cool old dodge
Ain't done till the can is empty.
this car has the grille of a 71 Dart - are you sure it’s a 72 model? check the placard on the inside of the driver side front door or decode the VIN
Yes my grandfather busted the grille and I put the 71 in it years ago.
That grille is at least half the value of the car. I say that with love.
I was expecting the Leaning Tower Of Power 3.7L 225 Slant 6
Love the 225....
Slant 6 Dart! My dad bought one from the neighbor, gave it me for my first car. I handed it down to my younger brother. It went through 2 teenaged boys and still ran like a champ. Bullet proof!
V8 a/c. Cool little unit,,needs to get driven!!
Soon hopefully.... getting closer
Pouring gasoline while holding a cigarette in his mouth? That could easily get somebody hurt and bad!
We are hoping for a cigarette sponsorship.
Looks like it has a 71 grille in it.
Yes I put it in after papaw busted the original
I HAD to give you a like first thing because you were at 666 likes and I just can't live with that...but it seems good so far.
Thanks, man, for that! Don't need the Devil hanging around.... God bless
Hey dude, the other guy is smoking over the carb. My God !!!
Safety first
That was hard to watch they do not know what they are doing at all.
redneck engineering! Stay tuned it gets worse.........
Geez whiz, must be nice to have enough that you can just leave a perfectly good car to rot for two and a half decades. I woulda driven that old Dart till the wheels fell off!
That's the plan
Pull the belts off there holding the moter from turning
Get it running clean it up throw some cool wheels on it and drive it
That's the plan......
@@phillipsrundripbubblecompa9232 🙂 it will be a sweet ride
I see the sign on the wall Possum Holler... is that from George Jones?
No a local road around here…
Those old Mopar engines were bulletproof . I own a few old Mopars .
I agree
Howard, you may need to drive them Mopars now because people 🙄 these days are fruit cakes packing the heat(I mean firearms) to shoot for no apparent reason.
Take that dam ether away from the old man he is lost your flooding the dand car
Absolutely....
I've seen the belts stop it from turning over take the belts off then it
will.roll.over
Part 2 ??
Today at 1PM Eastern. Thanks!
Firing order off sounds like
we got it...
Gotta pick up a 85 d150 318 this weekend be same process will it run farm fresh
Can't beat them 318 not alot of power but reliable
I think i thought .a large vacuum.
First time watching. But I have to say your last name is my mother's maiden name and you look a lot like my cousins. Do you have family from Chatt. Tn?
Possible if there poor and wanted by the law I would say yes...
@@phillipsrundripbubblecompa9232 LOl we could be cousins then. My grandad's name was Tim. He was married to Ada and they had many sons and daughters. Truman, Ernest,Pete, Catherine, Alma, Ruth and Ben.
Greetings, its leaking gasoline at the left side
keep shootin starting fluid in it u'll bolw it up get a carb 4 it
blow
10-4
be careful with those wheel covers
There safe..
Is it for sale ?
Man you know Rednecks want sell anything....
First off, your choking that engine to death, are you guys mechanically enclined, good luck
We are learning a lot of don't but not many do's... thanks for watching...
Dios mío saquen el carburador y límpienlo y calibren lo dejen la pereza y no contaminen con ese aerosol😂
Estamos trabajando en eso ahora. ¡Estará en el próximo video, con suerte conduciendo por la carretera!
The moter is green those are yhe way better moters no.low compresion
Como esse mato foi no motor com capô fechado
Man get that car out of were it's at and get it safe for the road and drive it.
Working hard on it
Starters locked up
@@lancehigdon8683 For it sating that long good deal
318 in er...????
Yes…
Накачать колеса сложно было?
Мы все еще накачиваем колеса! Это занимает намного больше времени, чем я ожидал.
@@phillipsrundripbubblecompa9232 😁
Race car yeah okay let me know when you get it on the track
Man, I'll blow everybody right out the tub!!
1971 model
No 1972 I changed the grill years ago when papaw busted the original one
When is the internet going to be done with these "WILL IT RUN" Videos? Of course it's going to run or you would not post it in the first place. Why not title your video as: "After 27 years We got it running" I would watch that.
Will do! Thanks for the tip....
I don't why people hold on to cars that they'll never drive again, sell it before you have to do some serious maintenance to it.
To late! We going to get it back on the road.....
It’s very clear that you ain’t done any revivals
@@daltonhicks4710 probably as many as you have
@@donsmith8614 how many?
Tou make me sit through this whole video and then you dont show the first run cmon really!
It did run we going to hopefully drive it next video. Man lots of work to get one back on the road after years of settling..
Lay off the ether.
Man, I love that stuff....
Bad work ethic
How can you tell?
@@phillipsrundripbubblecompa9232 when you cut muffler pipe to put a simple starter on and spray the carburator that is disturbing
@ranstan814 we are professionals and please don't try this at home....
@@phillipsrundripbubblecompa9232 I think you should just buy a new car. And let people work on old cars that know how 🤔
@@ranstan814 you have a point...
Take the starting fluid away from that old man
I'm betting it will run...because it's an old Chrysler.
1 8 4 3 6 5 7 2, now and forever!!!
318?
Yes...
My Grandma had one of those too. I remember we all thought it was a “small” car at the time.😉
That is so true..
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