Reader’s Rides: Mark Brooks’ 1971 Dodge Dart Swinger

You guys might remember that Mark provided us with the great pics from the 2013 Mopars in the Park. And also the pics from the Junkyard in Turlock, California. Well, Mark also has a very cool ’71 Dart Swinger project that he’s been working on for several years now. Here’s the word from Mark:

This is what it had when I bought it:
engine: 318
trans: Torqueflite 904
rear: 7.25″ one legger
color: GY3 (Citron Yella/Curious Yellow) this color was used by Mopar ONLY in 1971, less than 3% of the Dodge Darts made for ’71 were painted this color.

I immediately started tearing into it.. quickly finding that the previous owner thought it would be a good idea to use power steering fluid in the brake master cylinder (d’oh!), so I knew the entire brake system would need an overhaul.

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Reader’s Rides: Mick Thomches’ 1972 Dodge Dart Swinger

This is our second 1972 Dodge Dart Swinger reader’s ride this month! Pretty heavily modded, but still a bit more of a street car than Mike Moreck’s 1972 Swinger. Here’s the word from Mick:

Nice 360/480 h.p. crate motor, 3 sp. B+M Pro Street ratchet into 904 Performance tranny . Mini-tubbed 8 3/4 sure grip w/3:55 gears and Strange axles. Super Stock leafs w/Monroe Max Air shocks. Full AutoMeter instrumentation. Just a blast to drive.

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Reader’s Rides: Mike Moreck’s 1972 Dodge Dart Swinger

Today’s reader’s ride is a burly 1972 Dodge Dart Swinger built and owned by Mike Moreck from Akron, Ohio. Here’s the word from Mike:

The older pics are up until 2008, when we won the Chryler Classic series Pro Class. The later pics are body work and paint in the body shop, the next ones are in the shop at work covering overspray and blacking out anything in the wheel wells, and the last ones are the finishing touches. All the body and paint work was performed at my place of employment, Ohio Technical College, by students, and the engine assembly was performed by myself and several students in the High Performance course over the last year. The mechanicals include a 360 block .060 over bored with a 4″ stroke crank making 414 cid.A 727 reverse manual valve body transmission and a Mopar 8.75 rear end with 4:56 gears. If you need more info, send me a message.

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