I loved my '67 Sport Special, grandma gave it to me the day I got my license, and she bought it new off the showroom floor. Only had the Slant six 225ci, but running light to light on the cruise, it rarely lost. It could pull away from a 240Z on the straights up on the top end, but they could out corner me.
Great looking Dart, we found with better traction, flashing the covertor gave better 1/4 times and speeds. Not worried about the reaction time. Plus 90/10s on the front and 50/50s on the rear transfered the weight and started lifting the front wheels. The front shocks can be easily changed at the track. Bigger rear ARB helped to. Like you we removed the front ARB. Our s/b 68 Dart is now running low 10s in the 1/4 with a 100 hp gas and high 10s without. And we have a full cage now to. Good luck. Watching with interest.
@@SimpsonsSpeedShop Another racer on TH-cam put race discs on his S10 and said it made a big difference, also some lighter weight front wheels. I was wondering if you could do that? I know you ride it on the street but it seems like it's becoming more and more a race car which is cool. I'd keep it able to go on the street but it's such a beautiful car personally I'd just race it. I also think using an electric water pump would free up some more HP. There's a lot of inexpensive, well relatively inexpensive ways to get better ETs. An 850cfm dp Holley I think would also help now that you have the torque converter in there. I know everything cost money........for safety reasons a roll cage is the way to go because that car is going to go faster.
Great video Joe & Natalie! Looks like the front is coming up quicker than before. Those were some nice passes, I thought that you got that guy also. Keep up the great work! Spoke to ya later, Ka moan.😎
Oh well , now you gotta build a cage , better safe anyway especially with your wild track ! Great show , I've been pleading with the 1320 guys to show more darts and finally today got to see 2 run quarter ! 😁
Cool, looks good. Glad to hear your caging it, instead of slowing down...lol. I bet you can't wait to get it on a nice full size track and make some full passes. I'll be taking mine to the track in a few weeks, down here in FL we race all year round.
Awesome job! Looks like it all the tweaking has come together. It looks VERY good coming off the line. It's hookin' up hard & tight. I think the fan alone would bring you down enough to get back to where you need to be. Good luck!
I've always been a small block guy and I gotta say that's the best sounding street small block I've ever herd. That's saying something because I've had a couple that were pretty rowdy.
Excellent work. Looks like your having a lot of fun. Seems to be running nice and straight without having to fight it down the track. Your hard work is paying off. So happy for u man.
Great job on the channel Joe! They must be cracking down on the roll cage rules this season, I was running 5.1x and 5.0x most of last year and no one said anything haha.
Love yr car you got it running nicely my pop owns & operates an auto machine shop here in phx. years ago he traded a nasty sb chev with a nash 5 spd which his buddy put in a 55 chev for a 69-340-4spd barricuda he threw a 340 together out of spare parts he had around which resulted in the same deal only1/4 mile it dipped to far in the 11s so we adjustted the throttle back to a 12 flat but were fixing to drag it out & start having fun with it again......love old mopars
Im a pontiac fan but i appreciate your beautiful car and been enjoying watching your progress and learning what i should expect once i debute at my local track. Following you from Australia, cheers JB
Elevans came to easy for my 68 dart fourr door 451 stroker going to have to cage it.no one wants to break there door latches or go slower glad to see you have in fun
I had a 68 dart when I was a kid. I loved that car. It only had a slant 6 in it but I still thought it was great. It was my favorite car out of all I've owned.
That drag strip looks crazy to run, no disrespect when I say that. I cannot get over the shrubs on the left side at the end of the track. You guys know how to party for sure up there.
I love your car...beautiful car. My best friend in high school had the ‘68 GTS with the high performance 273 4 speed. The car wasn’t “fast” but was incredibly quick. Street light to street light he couldn’t be beat. (Back when we could street race!)
You’ve got a great channel brother!! Wish you were down in the states!! You’d be an outstanding addition to our growing family down here and we’ve got good tracks everywhere to choose from and a few crappy ones too if you want it to feel more like home............ and I don’t mean that in any kind of bad way either, it’s just that you don’t have the best designed track there to run on so just be careful man.
Ya k not the best that’s for sure. But beggars can’t be choosers. It’s the only track around. And it will be gone in few years now. Property sold and will be turned into condos. Then I will have to get a trailer and travel far to race.
Awesome Joe & Nat《☆》Man I wanted to see you stuff that white Nova🔊☮I guess that was a practice run or you were able to buy back in or he redlit🎬Nice progress with your Dart. I bet lots of people think it's a bigblock with the HEMI scoop on it :*: Greetings from⛾Florida🤳my friends🤓🗣🔊☮✌👍🏾
This has been one of my most comfortable St cars here at the track! "Notice", at a 4500 hundred torgue launch how strong the 158 s are and front-end response is. No movement much at all to the steering wheel. Great racing today! Shift-point today was 66. Although car was faster, shift point gotta come down Abit... Agreeable! Great time here, challenging and great people here....
So cool to see you document the changes and how your times improve. Some SERIOUS iron at your local track! Natalie is doing a great job with the videos... I assume she is editing them, too. Always enjoy watching, keep 'em coming!
Thanks man! I’m glad people are seeing th whole progression. Nat just shoots I edit. She would edit herself out of them! She will be front and Center next vid tho! Thanks for watching
I can understand these rules on 1/4 mile tracks, but short tracks like that should be way more flexible on the requirements for cages etc... because it is such a short track and do not hit the MPH you would in 1/4 or 1/8 mile. Just my opinion. Beautiful car by the way. I have a SBC Gen II LT1, it runs 11.28@120 in the 1/4 mile at 1750 DA (best pass to date) ON MOTOR. Race weight is 3600 lbs. The stall is really tight in it. My 60' is only 1.6. I should be in the 1.4x range. I am sending my 3600 stall back in to get reflashed and loosened up a little. Mine is a balancing act because I run nitrous as well and nitrous likes a tighter stall. Hopefully I can find a happy medium with my stall for motor and nitrous.
Ya they are really chill at the track but still gotta follow the rules. Like they let me keep running it all day like that so not bad. Your car sound sweet! Good luck with it
I saw a pic long time ago where Ray Cook used a piece of Masonite, I think it was attached to bottom of an open element air cleaner and contacted the hood when closed, which sealed off the aircleaner from engine bay heat. Just throwing my 2 cents out there. Luv that Dart
Looks like a lot of fun. After watching the in car camera I noticed that your front suspension may need some attention. Looks like something is loose when you launch and a wobble when you are slowing down at the end of the track. I could be wrong, I had a problem like that and my idler arm and Pittman were worn. Just my 2 cents.
I think your car is vary nice . Just a great mussel car nice color too. Wow with a cage it will be better but slow it too. But a shot on NOS 50 off the line and 300 down the track that will make times quicker. You could be in the hi 9 sec or low 10s. Nice car !
Looks like you really have it going on! Learning a lot just watching. I'm working on a Dart myself, can't seem to find a right angle oil filter adapter for my 360, where did you get yours?
Canadian Pontiac, I think it's an Acadian or a Canso! They also had Nova's! In Canada Pontiac even had a version of the Chevelle the Beaumont! Yes they had Chevelle's too just extra versions for Pontiac as well!
Good day at the track. Great job !!!!! 60s are getting better and the car is quicker. Can't ask for more than that. Testing and tuning only way to get better. One suggestion though, you may want to invest in a set of light weight front wheels and tires. Those Cragers weigh a ton. If you look at your front end when you leave it comes up really quick until it tries to lift the tire then it bounces which unloads the rear suspension. I think with a lighter tire and rim the front will continue to rise keeping the rear chassis loaded and improve your sixty by a lot maybe a tenth or more. Overall though great job and great video. Please keep them coming, I look forward to them.
trueblue Mopar guys have a much better attitude then the bowtie guys I was raised not far from Tonawanda New York where the big block Chevy was created and yep you're right I had three mopars in the 60s
@@SimpsonsSpeedShop that's right brother I'm going on 73 years old and I drive a Chrysler 300 wish I would have kept my Plymouth roadrunner my Dodge charger my Plymouth Savoy all big block your car is absolutely beautiful and your girlfriend is hot
I'd like to see a Hoosier 30x9 radial (29.5 version) on the rear, a lightweight 15x3.5 rim up front with a drag tire, then we can take a look at the trans and converter. Your a great kid keep the good work.
Biggest tire I can fit in back is 29 tall and I can only do that cause I moved diff back when it was mini tubbed. Will go to bigger tire next round of tires. Thanks for watching
Amazing how that fan delete and some cooler air put you over the top. I’m curious to see if putting the fan back on will be enough to get you back out of cage territory.
@@SimpsonsSpeedShop Im not into drag racing but my first car when i was 17 was a 64 GTO, so i started drag racing then at fremont dragstrip in nor cal, but then got into stock cars and never looked back. I like the 68 mopars because of the side markers. I have a 49, 68,69 and 73 plymouth A bodies, so ill always have a soft spot for them.
Tough loss, your opponent chopped the tree down for sure. Mathematically you had a shot if the 60' had complied... So the real question now, do you put a bar in the car or slow it down?
nice mopar you got! ive notice that you have a oilpressure drop when accelerating, any thoughts on that? i have the same symptoms on my pontiac and it worries me..
I have been looking into this as the motor is fresh. It happens up in th rpm and I’ve asked a few race guys they say it’s probably a windage issue. I’m going to go to a thicker oil and see if that helps. But I’m not concerned about thanks for watching
Be careful dropping your shift point to 6400, the car may go faster! It sounds like you're still hitting the rev limiter a little bit. Hitting that limiter is slowing the run down. Nice job! Car looks and sounds awesome. You may be able to adjust your suspension a bit to allow for the 'flashing' of the converter too... a little tire spin with those big meats you have under there means it wants to launch even harder! Looking forward to the next video!
@@SimpsonsSpeedShopso technically a miss them 😂. I thought maybe it was on the chip but I heard it in 1st as well. That threw me off. That's one sharp Dart. Sweet ride bro
Whats the rear end setup? I see leaf springs. Stock count on leafs or are you running 3 on pass. Side & 2 on driver side? Pinion snubber? Rear gear ratio?
Wow" where are you racing at the back of Wal-Mart The track actually dead ends at a pile of concrete blocks a dirt pile dukes of hazard jump or tree's.. no wonder tech guys want you to have a cage. HaHaHa HA
Whoops you got Power Steering Yet lol ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, look at Oil pressure it closely it looks like it was dropping as you were accelerating. oh yeah that smoke filled sky reached Maryland just the other day and has not left.Oh yep same thing when i ran my car it dropped .3 when i took off flex fan, the water pump , later due belts kept rolling off, I never flashed converter but everyone told me that is what you are supposed to do. best 60ft was 1.59 area only 12,2 with stock type engine back then. IF they let you run all out 60ft? or maybe to the second timer then slow down
To me , it looks like the track isn't an 1/8th mile. Is the 384' the elevation or the track length? Other than that, love the car and the work you've done.
@@SimpsonsSpeedShop My dad had a 64 and a 70 just 6 cylinder cars but I grew up on a street in rochester,ny. Foreigner (rock group) wrote a song about drag racing on lake avenue and my buddy had a 65 coronet 426 wedge dual quads and his brother still has a 66 hemi charger with 16,000 miles on it. You can eat off it. He also got a 70 hemi charger which he still has. So even though I have a 67 mustang with a 289 engine which pan to carb shelby solid lifetr engine. But my first love was mopar and I cant deny it, they are just bitchin !!!!
I hear you brother. The local drag strips around here are closing down left and right. But the track owner should do something about the shut down area. Move them old cars and those concrete blocks weigh 2 tons a piece I know because I have made hundreds of them. Dump a couple loads of cheap creek sand down because sand doesn't compact and atleast give a guy having a bad day a fighting chance. From the outside looking in. I wouldn't want to see anybody tear their cars all to Hell or get hurt even Chevy driver's. HaHaHa HA I'm kidding chevy...Be safe
Haha no doubt man. I doubt it will improve anytime too soon. It’s primal ya circle track we just use front strip that why it’s so short. Ya we don’t chevys getting hurt ether. Haha
Badass.. Mopar A Bodies Forever!!
Hell ya brother!
I loved my '67 Sport Special, grandma gave it to me the day I got my license, and she bought it new off the showroom floor. Only had the Slant six 225ci, but running light to light on the cruise, it rarely lost. It could pull away from a 240Z on the straights up on the top end, but they could out corner me.
Great looking Dart, we found with better traction, flashing the covertor gave better 1/4 times and speeds.
Not worried about the reaction time.
Plus 90/10s on the front and 50/50s on the rear transfered the weight and started lifting the front wheels.
The front shocks can be easily changed at the track.
Bigger rear ARB helped to.
Like you we removed the front ARB.
Our s/b 68 Dart is now running low 10s in the 1/4 with a 100 hp gas and high 10s without.
And we have a full cage now to.
Good luck.
Watching with interest.
Being too fast is a good problem to have! Great job. Thanks for taking us along for the ride.
Best problem I’ve had yet! Thanks for watching
Man, that shutdown area is definately not enough!!
I like the steel ramp on the right.
I imagine putting both passenger side wheels on it and the best wreck wins - bonus points for death.
Look forward to the cage videos 💪
Congratulations! Those new mods with the new converter are working great!! It's launching hard preloaded to 4500 rpm!
Hell ya it is. Thanks for watching
I think you can get into the 10s in the 1/4 mile. Keep working it. I really enjoy seeing a systematic and updated project like this.
I think so too. Goals for next year. Thanks for watching I will continue to improve the car. Stay tuned!
@@SimpsonsSpeedShop Another racer on TH-cam put race discs on his S10 and said it made a big difference, also some lighter weight front wheels. I was wondering if you could do that? I know you ride it on the street but it seems like it's becoming more and more a race car which is cool. I'd keep it able to go on the street but it's such a beautiful car personally I'd just race it. I also think using an electric water pump would free up some more HP. There's a lot of inexpensive, well relatively inexpensive ways to get better ETs. An 850cfm dp Holley I think would also help now that you have the torque converter in there. I know everything cost money........for safety reasons a roll cage is the way to go because that car is going to go faster.
Great video Joe & Natalie! Looks like the front is coming up quicker than before. Those were some nice passes, I thought that you got that guy also. Keep up the great work!
Spoke to ya later, Ka moan.😎
Right on bro. Thanks again!
Late on this channel and more or less, not following it in order but great that you're getting it sorted out. Good racing. 👍✌
Man I love 68 Darts! One bad machine, awesome keep up the smokin tires!!!!
👍🏻 hell ya brother
Nice !! Congrats on your new best slips !! Always an awesome feeling. 🍻
Oh well , now you gotta build a cage , better safe anyway especially with your wild track ! Great show , I've been pleading with the 1320 guys to show more darts and finally today got to see 2 run quarter ! 😁
Sweet thanks for watching
Cool, looks good. Glad to hear your caging it, instead of slowing down...lol. I bet you can't wait to get it on a nice full size track and make some full passes. I'll be taking mine to the track in a few weeks, down here in FL we race all year round.
Ya bro can’t wait to make some real hits. Next year. We will race till October then not till March. Have a good time at your track!
Beautiful car -- the stance and attitude are spot on. Love it.
Thanks bro!
Awesome job! Looks like it all the tweaking has come together. It looks VERY good coming off the line. It's hookin' up hard & tight. I think the fan alone would bring you down enough to get back to where you need to be. Good luck!
I think so too. Thanks for watching
I think the young man is it cool dude I love his car
Love the car but definitely not a fan of that track. The slow down area just looks horribly designed.
The track was built in the 50s. Only track so only option.
I was thinking the same thing about the shutdown! Looks sketchy short.
Just hope your brakes don't fail lol..
Definitely looks like something could go bad real quick there. Car seems to be running real good.
Yeah, car is cool track not so much
I've always been a small block guy and I gotta say that's the best sounding street small block I've ever herd. That's saying something because I've had a couple that were pretty rowdy.
Thanks a lot! Check out my dyno vid to see it pull. Thanks for watching
John Hayes absolutely love the dyno run on intro...set it as my ringtone
Excellent work. Looks like your having a lot of fun. Seems to be running nice and straight without having to fight it down the track. Your hard work is paying off. So happy for u man.
Thanks a lot! Yep happy but always wanting more! Thanks for watching
I love watching your dart racing down the track. I would love for my 75 dart sport to have the same setup you have. Maybe one day.
Thanks for watching
Great job on the channel Joe! They must be cracking down on the roll cage rules this season, I was running 5.1x and 5.0x most of last year and no one said anything haha.
Haha ya I may have a bit of a target on me! Car keeps going quicker every time I’m out say they may want to cap it quick!
Way to go Joey, all the time and work does pay off.
Hell ya brother! Thanks for watching
Love yr car you got it running nicely my pop owns & operates an auto machine shop here in phx. years ago he traded a nasty sb chev with a nash 5 spd which his buddy put in a 55 chev for a 69-340-4spd barricuda he threw a 340 together out of spare parts he had around which resulted in the same deal only1/4 mile it dipped to far in the 11s so we adjustted the throttle back to a 12 flat but were fixing to drag it out & start having fun with it again......love old mopars
Right on! Sounds fun. Thanks for watching
Been great coming along for the ride. Car looks as sharp as it is fast.
Thanks. I will keep pushing it!
smoke sucks. Been staying inside the last few weeks and it finally has cleared up from the norcal fires blowing smoke into my town. Great car dude!
Ya smoke sucksssss thanks for watching!
Im a pontiac fan but i appreciate your beautiful car and been enjoying watching your progress and learning what i should expect once i debute at my local track. Following you from Australia, cheers JB
Right on bro. Thanks for watching
Great to see your improving your time each time you go to the track👍 such a strong engine, looking forward to your next video Joey!!
Thanks bud! And thanks for watching
Elevans came to easy for my 68 dart fourr door 451 stroker going to have to cage it.no one wants to break there door latches or go slower glad to see you have in fun
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It hooked well today!
Looks like a cage coming😎
I had a 68 dart when I was a kid. I loved that car. It only had a slant 6 in it but I still thought it was great. It was my favorite car out of all I've owned.
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That drag strip looks crazy to run, no disrespect when I say that. I cannot get over the shrubs on the left side at the end of the track. You guys know how to party for sure up there.
Hell ya brother unfortunately this track no longer exists
Go find a real track.....
I love your car...beautiful car.
My best friend in high school had the ‘68 GTS with the high performance 273 4 speed. The car wasn’t “fast” but was incredibly quick. Street light to street light he couldn’t be beat.
(Back when we could street race!)
I bet I couldn’t! Right on bro
You’ve got a great channel brother!! Wish you were down in the states!! You’d be an outstanding addition to our growing family down here and we’ve got good tracks everywhere to choose from and a few crappy ones too if you want it to feel more like home............ and I don’t mean that in any kind of bad way either, it’s just that you don’t have the best designed track there to run on so just be careful man.
Ya k not the best that’s for sure. But beggars can’t be choosers. It’s the only track around. And it will be gone in few years now. Property sold and will be turned into condos. Then I will have to get a trailer and travel far to race.
Great job and congrats on the times. Car runs straight
Love that valiant on dog dishes in the distance
Yellow one? That’s my bud Dave. 318 fuel injection
I have to share this video with my stepson. He's fixing up a '68 Dart. He's gonna love it!👍😎
Right on! I got lots of other vids of the dart too!
@@SimpsonsSpeedShop cool!👍😎
Congrats! At least they didn't kick you out had that happen a few times. Good luck stay safe. ✌
Thanks!
Awesome Dart- keep repping the Mopar so strong.
I am not a Dodge fan, but i have to say " That is one BAD ASS looking, sounding, and running machine!"
Thanks bro! And thanks for watching. Lots more o bc the channel!
Awesome Joe & Nat《☆》Man I wanted to see you stuff that white Nova🔊☮I guess that was a practice run or you were able to buy back in or he redlit🎬Nice progress with your Dart. I bet lots of people think it's a bigblock with the HEMI scoop on it :*: Greetings from⛾Florida🤳my friends🤓🗣🔊☮✌👍🏾
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BDOG JR He’s absolutely killing it.. love the vlogs.. MONSTER NA POWER FROM THAT 340 MOPAR 👊
Great day of racing, congrats!
Thanks bro!
Nice. I just got insurance on my Duster and I'm getting it registered tomorrow so I should be racing next week, watch for videos.
Sweet!
This has been one of my most comfortable St cars here at the track!
"Notice", at a 4500 hundred torgue launch how strong the 158 s are and front-end response is. No movement much at all to the steering wheel. Great racing today!
Shift-point today was 66. Although car was faster, shift point gotta come down Abit...
Agreeable! Great time here, challenging and great people here....
So cool to see you document the changes and how your times improve. Some SERIOUS iron at your local track! Natalie is doing a great job with the videos... I assume she is editing them, too. Always enjoy watching, keep 'em coming!
Thanks man! I’m glad people are seeing th whole progression. Nat just shoots I edit. She would edit herself out of them! She will be front and Center next vid tho! Thanks for watching
Love the car. Had a 69 340 swinger with a Peter Willie trans, back in the day.
Nice he rebuilt this trans for me. Thanks for watching
Hey great Car getting better keep the good work up... Thanks
I can understand these rules on 1/4 mile tracks, but short tracks like that should be way more flexible on the requirements for cages etc... because it is such a short track and do not hit the MPH you would in 1/4 or 1/8 mile. Just my opinion. Beautiful car by the way. I have a SBC Gen II LT1, it runs 11.28@120 in the 1/4 mile at 1750 DA (best pass to date) ON MOTOR. Race weight is 3600 lbs. The stall is really tight in it. My 60' is only 1.6. I should be in the 1.4x range. I am sending my 3600 stall back in to get reflashed and loosened up a little. Mine is a balancing act because I run nitrous as well and nitrous likes a tighter stall. Hopefully I can find a happy medium with my stall for motor and nitrous.
Ya they are really chill at the track but still gotta follow the rules. Like they let me keep running it all day like that so not bad. Your car sound sweet! Good luck with it
The way the car is leaving shows that the converter is really working. I'm wondering what a similar combo in a 408 cubic inch variant would do??
All depends on where the motor makes power, but it would be good.
I saw a pic long time ago where Ray Cook used a piece of Masonite, I think it was attached to bottom of an open element air cleaner and contacted the hood when closed, which sealed off the aircleaner from engine bay heat. Just throwing my 2 cents out there. Luv that Dart
Ya I like the clean look of no air box tho. Thanks for watching
Looks like a lot of fun. After watching the in car camera I noticed that your front suspension may need some attention. Looks like something is loose when you launch and a wobble when you are slowing down at the end of the track. I could be wrong, I had a problem like that and my idler arm and Pittman were worn. Just my 2 cents.
it seems to drive fine. The track isn’t exactly flat thanks for watching
Already my favorite Dart build, congrats on the car!
Thanks bro! More to come soon soon! She ant done yet
@@SimpsonsSpeedShop Awesome, can't wait for it! :D
I think your car is vary nice . Just a great mussel car nice color too.
Wow with a cage it will be better but slow it too.
But a shot on NOS 50 off the line and 300 down the track that will make times quicker. You could be in the hi 9 sec or low 10s.
Nice car !
👍🏻 thanks for watching
Looks like you really have it going on! Learning a lot just watching. I'm working on a Dart myself, can't seem to find a right angle oil filter adapter for my 360, where did you get yours?
I did have but I removed it. Not need with tti headers
woops that was a Nova good runs and a nice car keep it up
Canadian Pontiac, I think it's an Acadian or a Canso! They also had Nova's!
In Canada Pontiac even had a version of the Chevelle the Beaumont! Yes they had Chevelle's too just extra versions for Pontiac as well!
@@01trsmar yes now I dont remember, yes nova was named different in Canada
Good day at the track. Great job !!!!! 60s are getting better and the car is quicker. Can't ask for more than that. Testing and tuning only way to get better. One suggestion though, you may want to invest in a set of light weight front wheels and tires. Those Cragers weigh a ton. If you look at your front end when you leave it comes up really quick until it tries to lift the tire then it bounces which unloads the rear suspension. I think with a lighter tire and rim the front will continue to rise keeping the rear chassis loaded and improve your sixty by a lot maybe a tenth or more. Overall though great job and great video. Please keep them coming, I look forward to them.
Thanks for watching. Ya I know cragars weigh a lot but they look soooo good. They will prob get swapped out eventually.
trueblue Mopar guys have a much better attitude then the bowtie guys I was raised not far from Tonawanda New York where the big block Chevy was created and yep you're right I had three mopars in the 60s
Mopar 4 life 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
@@SimpsonsSpeedShop that's right brother I'm going on 73 years old and I drive a Chrysler 300 wish I would have kept my Plymouth roadrunner my Dodge charger my Plymouth Savoy all big block your car is absolutely beautiful and your girlfriend is hot
Very wicked ! Great job !
Thanks bro!
Awesome 👍 Really enjoy this channel and watching you guys get better and better! Be Safe!!
Thanks bro!
I'd like to see a Hoosier 30x9 radial (29.5 version) on the rear, a lightweight 15x3.5 rim up front with a drag tire, then we can take a look at the trans and converter. Your a great kid keep the good work.
Biggest tire I can fit in back is 29 tall and I can only do that cause I moved diff back when it was mini tubbed. Will go to bigger tire next round of tires. Thanks for watching
👍👍👍👍on that new driver she's got a lot numbers to learned
Love the dart. Great power plant, just awesome 🤘🤘👍🏻🤘👍🏻🤘👍🏻
Thanks for watching!
What tire size do you run? Looking at a dart but thought they were badly limited to really small tires
@@chrisbarg5491 car is mini tubbed I have several vids on tire sizing and such. Currently 29x12.5 on street. Here I think it’s 28 11.5 slick
Great show....Awesome Dart.
👍🏻thanks bro!
Well done Joey keep up the good work I wouldn’t put the fan on just adjust your limiter down .
Ya also a good idea. Fan will control temp a bit better than me playing with it after every run tho.
Amazing how that fan delete and some cooler air put you over the top. I’m curious to see if putting the fan back on will be enough to get you back out of cage territory.
I really think that everything was just perfect on this day. Weather, the mods and removing the sway bar was a def help.
@@SimpsonsSpeedShop it looked to me like your front end had more movement in it during the burnouts. Did you soften the shocks as well?
@@4ondflor no they are 90/10 tho. Just sway bar removed
Just found ya....
Like your vids...
Look like a good neighbor 😎😂👍
Right on! Thanks for watching! My neighbours love me lol
Great video. This is probably my favorite car
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first time seeing this video and car. nice to see mopars. I have 3 or 4 ill have to look.. lol I do have to say i like leaving interior in a car.
Ya I’m a
Full interior guy too. Check out some of my other videos too! Thanks for watching
@@SimpsonsSpeedShop Im not into drag racing but my first car when i was 17 was a 64 GTO, so i started drag racing then at fremont dragstrip in nor cal, but then got into stock cars and never looked back. I like the 68 mopars because of the side markers. I have a 49, 68,69 and 73 plymouth A bodies, so ill always have a soft spot for them.
Great combo.
Thanks bro!
The least restrictive filter is a bellmouth with screen over it, or even better, seal the carb to the hood and jet till it slows.
Tough loss, your opponent chopped the tree down for sure. Mathematically you had a shot if the 60' had complied...
So the real question now, do you put a bar in the car or slow it down?
Nice runs cool car. You should only really need a ROLL BAR which is good to 10.00 in 1/4 mile Cage is good to 8.59 in the 1/4 mile
I didn’t even realize your in Victoria haha , I’m looking for a street strip car at the moment hope I’ll see you around
👍🏻 right on. Go mopar
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What is 385 Feet? Not used to these kind of drags. What is the 660 ft equivelent?
660 feet is an 1/8th mile.
@@GrantOakes Understood! But who, besides you run on a 385'? 660 is pretty standard and then the 1/4. what is you 1/8 equivalent?
nice mopar you got! ive notice that you have a oilpressure drop when accelerating, any thoughts on that? i have the same symptoms on my pontiac and it worries me..
I have been looking into this as the motor is fresh. It happens up in th rpm and I’ve asked a few race guys they say it’s probably a windage issue. I’m going to go to a thicker oil and see if that helps. But I’m not concerned about thanks for watching
Holy S hit ....!!! Nice 🤙 you guys are F’n nuts 🥜!!! Yeah..keep it hooked.. oh..nice driving man.. you’re killing 💀 it..
👍🏻 thanks bro!
Be careful dropping your shift point to 6400, the car may go faster! It sounds like you're still hitting the rev limiter a little bit. Hitting that limiter is slowing the run down. Nice job! Car looks and sounds awesome. You may be able to adjust your suspension a bit to allow for the 'flashing' of the converter too... a little tire spin with those big meats you have under there means it wants to launch even harder! Looking forward to the next video!
Y hitting limiter. Never thought I would have to slow the car down! Still lots to play with on flashing converter for sure. Thanks for watching
Much better lights but it seemed to be going lean at the top of each gear. Do you re-jet for the open headers?
It’s the rev limiter banging. I need a shift light.
Great work. That track looks good enough get it done.
Damn right! Thanks for watching
Is that a true GTS the first car I ever owned was a '68 GTS with a 383 4 speed that was back in the late 70s wish I would have never sold that car
No it was cloned before I got it. Thanks for watching
I know you've probably addressed this but.... Is that just audio quality or a high rpm miss?
Rev limiter
@@SimpsonsSpeedShopso technically a miss them 😂. I thought maybe it was on the chip but I heard it in 1st as well. That threw me off. That's one sharp Dart. Sweet ride bro
Get some matching 5 star skinnies on the front!! love the car!
I run cragars in the streets. Just welds for the back at the track.
@@SimpsonsSpeedShop sure but the Cragars are way heavier than the Welds. I wanna see the front wheels off the ground man!!
Whats the rear end setup? I see leaf springs. Stock count on leafs or are you running 3 on pass. Side & 2 on driver side?
Pinion snubber?
Rear gear ratio?
Cal tracks mono leaf 4:10
Wow" where are you racing at the back of Wal-Mart The track actually dead ends at a pile of concrete blocks a dirt pile dukes of hazard jump or tree's.. no wonder tech guys want you to have a cage. HaHaHa HA
Yes. Old track. Only one around
Couldn't agree more.....I can't believe someone hasn't shut that track down....very sketchy at best!!
Nothing wrong with building a proper cage and using all the safety gear. Tracks are already lenient considering the speed.
Dam they need to change the track to just 60ft racing!!! But that's the only option you got...street racing would be safer then 🤣😂
Gary Gary That’s BC... all of Ecotopia ends in the trees.
2nd run looked like bad reaction time?
Last i checked you were at 420HP, now 520 ?! Good job....!!
Yaaaa buddy. Check out my dyno vid!
Still diggin it!
Congrats
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Whoops you got Power Steering Yet lol ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, look at Oil pressure it closely it looks like it was dropping as you were accelerating.
oh yeah that smoke filled sky reached Maryland just the other day and has not left.Oh yep same thing when i ran my car it dropped .3 when i took off flex fan, the water pump , later due belts kept rolling off, I never flashed converter but everyone told me that is what you are supposed to do. best 60ft was 1.59 area only 12,2 with stock type engine back then. IF they let you run all out 60ft? or maybe to the second timer then slow down
Yeah that in car cam shows him turn so easy I guess I'm going to have to get me some power steering , it's so nice though with only an alternator belt
How does the steering feal with out swaybar any wander I found no difference when the engine pulling hard in straight line
At track no prob watch vid where I drive on street like that.
Beautiful car buddy.
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May I ask ur combo are u running solid or a roller? What gears
Watch dyno vid. 4:10 gears
Do you change gears or just put her in D, launch at 4000RPM and foot to the floor?
I shift the car and foot brake launch at 4500. Thanks for watching
Sweet! Cheers bud.
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Love Your videos Mopar buddy ;-)
👍🏻 thanks bro!
You're having too much fun and that's what it's all about!
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To me , it looks like the track isn't an 1/8th mile. Is the 384' the elevation or the track length? Other than that, love the car and the work you've done.
384 is track length thanks for watching
Nice Dart!...That dragstrip looks alittle sketchy tho lol
My very favorite dodge right there.
Thanks bro!
@@SimpsonsSpeedShop My dad had a 64 and a 70 just 6 cylinder cars but I grew up on a street in rochester,ny. Foreigner (rock group) wrote a song about drag racing on lake avenue and my buddy had a 65 coronet 426 wedge dual quads and his brother still has a 66 hemi charger with 16,000 miles on it. You can eat off it. He also got a 70 hemi charger which he still has. So even though I have a 67 mustang with a 289 engine which pan to carb shelby solid lifetr engine. But my first love was mopar and I cant deny it, they are just bitchin !!!!
Them some cars right there! Sounds cool bro.
Who built your converter again I would love to send him mine
Royce at island converters in Victoria bc
Simpsons Speed Shop alright man thanks I will give him a call
Right on man. Tell him I sent ya!
Simpsons Speed Shop yes sir i sure will thanks buddy
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I hear you brother. The local drag strips around here are closing down left and right. But the track owner should do something about the shut down area. Move them old cars and those concrete blocks weigh 2 tons a piece I know because I have made hundreds of them. Dump a couple loads of cheap creek sand down because sand doesn't compact and atleast give a guy having a bad day a fighting chance. From the outside looking in. I wouldn't want to see anybody tear their cars all to Hell or get hurt even Chevy driver's. HaHaHa HA I'm kidding chevy...Be safe
Haha no doubt man. I doubt it will improve anytime too soon. It’s primal ya circle track we just use front strip that why it’s so short. Ya we don’t chevys getting hurt ether. Haha
Who gave a thumbs down to this.🤔 must be import owners. Great Dart and video.👍👍👍👍
Hahah I though the same thing! Thanks for watching