Tyrefryers 1964 Dart

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Tyrefryers 1964 Dart

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I've owned my "1964 Dart" for nearly three years now and today, I finally got started on the build/"restoration". I sold the yellow 68 Satellite I had in order to fund buying the Dart and progress with a car faster than the Satellites 13 dead ET.

The plan was to build a garage in our garden but after trying for a year to sort this out it, due to all the utility mains running under our property it turned out not to be a viable proposition. I spent the next two years trying to find somewhere to keep and work on the car while it was squeezed into a council lockup for the duration. This proved to be harder than I'd hoped, Jem told me how he'd written to a dozen or so farms in his area and found somewhere to keep his Charger so I tried the same thing. I wrote to over 150 farms in the area and had zero success. Over the next two years I came close to selling the car on several occasions until finally this summer I found somewhere that was ideal and only 3 miles from my house! Hurrah!!! :woohoo:

I took over the workshop at the beginning of August and after fixing some leaks in the roof, wire brushing and painting the floor :sad4:, fitting some security and a weeks family holiday, I hired a trailer yesterday morning and moved the car in. In the afternoon I shot over to Ivor's and we went and collected his 65 Barracuda with the help of Josh my youngest son, which is now nice and snug in the space his Austin Chummy used to occupy.

So today I spent some real quality time starting to strip and inspect the car I've had for quite a while (and started to think I wasn't supposed to). I'm hoping to have the car ready for the NATs next year, it's going to be a learning curve for me and I'll try and keep the thread up to date with my progress. :thumbright:

I'll post up the specs of what it is shortly. Cheers!
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Post by Pete »

Lovin' that - well jealous!!!

Can't wait to see the progress pictures and spec!
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Nice one Martin

Is the body all glass ??

What spec engine ?

Rear end ?

What sort of times you aiming for ?

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Post by Jeff »

That is great news Martin! Good on you. I tried to get a reasonable unit for ages. Never did. Got close once or twice. Look forward to the build. Lokks pretty mean already!

I have a nice 2 1/2 car garage now... But with a B body and a grand Cherokee, plus all the other crap needed for winter. It is not enough to work on a car. Another reason I want a Gremlin. I wonder if there are units around here? Got me thinking now!

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Post by mopar_mark »

Looks cool Martin, look forward to reading about your progress.

Not sure how much hard graft you had to put in, but workshop looks good too
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Jon Connolly wrote:Nice one Martin

Is the body all glass ??

What spec engine ?

Rear end ?

What sort of times you aiming for ?

:thumbright:
Didnt know you were an Interrogation specialist :D :D
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Post by TyreFryer »

Thanks everyone! :) :thumbright:

Specs as follows:

Full tube Andy Robinson chassis 7.50 sec TIG welded CDS.
4 link Andy Robinson rear suspension.
9" narrowed and strengthened Ford rear axle, Strange nodular steel centre and shafts, spool.
727 reverse pattern transmission.
Koffel built 452, 400 block, Kellog crank, alli rods, gear drive timing, roller cam, external oiling, is the engine out of Sylvia Hausers Challenger. Has a log book that came with it, was running 9.70 seconds in a steel A body bracket racing, ported super stock iron heads.
All fibreglass body built by Dale Edmonds, one piece front end with removable bonnet, carbon fibre trans tunnel.
Centre line wheels, rear slicks are 33x16-15 (the ones in the pic are just for rolling the chassis around).
Most of the interior tinwork but I need tubs.
Auto Meter gauges.
Jaz seat and cover.
Dominator carbs, single plane intakes.
Headers.
BIG nitrous bottle.

Oh and a parachute and a V5. :D

I'll post pics and details of everything else I've missed as it goes on the car. :thumbright:
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Post by TrevD »

oooh nice, jelous, me , not a bit, A LOT :lol: looks good, keep us posted on progress.
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Trev, did you go with a 9" Ford axle if I remember rightly? Any links to info on pulling the half shafts etc?
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Alot of work went in to that already,nice any other pics I like the 1/4s,need another angle perhaps :thumbright: :thumbright:
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Post by RW71 »

Great stuff Martin, looking forward to the updates! ;)
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Oh well, no more "Tanya from Tamworth" for you son ........ :cry: :lol: ;)
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For the record Mal, I never had any "Tanya from Tamworth", Rich had his hands full. :oops: :lol:
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TyreFryer wrote:For the record Mal, I never had any "Tanya from Tamworth", Rich had his hands full. :oops: :lol:


:lol:............Oh yes :love10: .......... I stand corrected ;)
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Post by db »

Been right there Martin!
I've just got my car home after a long struggle, though i'm lucky to have been able to build my workshop at home.
You have a real exciting looking car there, nice bit o history having Hauser's old motor too!
Best of luck with it, keep us posted ;)
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