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Allyn Lee showed me how to make monster valve spring pressure hemi valvetrain live when I had him build an engine years ago.
-engine assembly lube on the pushrod cups, rocker rollers where they contact the spring retainers.
-engine oil sprayed on the valve springs, he said they will get damn hot on initial fire up before the windage finally gets there too cool them...that intial heat kills them.
-off course get the drill out to prime the system.
-run lash
No idea what they do now but I know it will be a lot of work and skinned knuckles. Speaking of access holes, remember the holes in the firewall for accessing bellhousing bolts in the SS/A cars we saw way back?

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Steve Stasko- you have a PM

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LO23 ~ {3} Production Runs

#1 ..... LO23M8B 297
#2 ..... LO23M8B 323
#3 ..... LO23M8B 391

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These sound about right for the 1968 BO29 Hemi Barracuda.

Build Date; February 18, 1968 {First Run}

#BO29M8B299110
thru
#BO29M8B299163

Cars Built = 54
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Build Date; May 19, 1968 {Second Run}

#BO29M8B390659
thru
#BO29M8B390676

Cars Built = 18

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Thanx Paul

photos by Dan Williams

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Just what did a 1968 Dodge Dart 426 Hemi and/or 1968 Plymouth Barracuda
426 Hemi weigh before the Super/Stock conversion.

Estimated Weight.

With an Automatic and 8 3/4" Rear ........ #3394 lbs.

With a 4-Speed and Dana Rear .............. #3478 lbs.
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LO23 'Fun Filled Fact'

Engineer - Bob Tarozzi had to 'whittle off' {-344 lbs.} off the
'Test Mule' to get to the projected weight of #3050 lbs.

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Chick Brignolo's car is supposed to be at the Carlisle Auction

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Nice try Paul, but not quite correct for Darts or Barracudas.
Mark Janaky
1968 Hemi S/S registry

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http://classracer.com/classforum/att...7&d=1442887055http://classracer.com/classforum/att...9&d=1442887055
http://classracer.com/classforum/att...8&d=1442887055

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This is one of the best LO23's out there today IMHO of course. Still in original owners family. Recently repainted
facebook find

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1968 DODGE'' LO23 ' DART ''426 '' HEMI '' TRADES CONSIDERED - $79500 (north scottsdale)







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1968 DODGE DART

condition: new
cylinders: 8 cylinders
drive: rwd
fuel: gas
odometer: 300
paint color: red
title status: clean
transmission: automatic



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1968 DODGE DART 426 HEMI ,DUAL QUAD,,AUTOMATIC,,THIS IS A ROTISSERIE RESTORED ,SHOW QUAILITY CAR,,YOU CAR DRIVE IT TO THE SUPER MARKET,,WIN AT A NATIONAL LEVEL SHOW AND RUN IT DOWN THE DRAG STRIP IN 11 SECONDS...THIS CAR WAS BUILT BY GREG FERNALD AT SSANDAFX.COM TO THE CORRECT HURST PERFORMACE DETAILS....THIS CAR IS MADE TO DRIVE WITH A DAMA 60 REAR (410 GEARS),727 AUTO AND A 426 HEMI THAT PURRS LIKE A CAT...FEEL FREE TO CALL ME FOR DETAILS....R.A.N.D.Y..480 3-6-3--3-6-3-6...THE CAR IS BRAND NEW WITH ONLY 300 TEST MILES..,,,,I WILL CONSIDER TRADES,,CARS ,,TRUCKS,,TRAILERS,,TRAVEL TRAILERS ,,MOTOR HOME ,,REAL ESTATE ?????
•do NOT contact me with unsolicited services or offers

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Sorry the images didn't show up

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Not a LO23 Dart. I hate when people do this!!!!!

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Just to be clear this isn't mine it was just a craigslist I found and shared. Not trying to sell or promote the sale. Just passing info around to the thread.

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what do you guys think chicks hemi dart may bring at auction?

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Well I don´t know... maybe I should´n stick my nose in to this... but still... I´ve been reading this thread for many, many years and hope it will continue be about LO23 Darts in general, and about one red LO23 Dart in particular... posts about any other cars, may they have fancy plates or not, I want to chose to find in other treads...
Thank You...

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Not a problem Jeff. Your not the one who is promoting & advertising it as a LO23. Ya, I know, buyer beware, but I think a person needs to be straight up with what a person is offering to sell. No where in the ad does it say that it's not an original LO23 or does it say tribute
.

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Thanks. It did appear after I put it up that I was selling car and didn't want to get in a S... storm

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I saw this "THIS CAR WAS BUILT BY GREG FERNALD AT SSANDAFX.COM TO THE CORRECT HURST PERFORMACE DETAILS" and knew exactly what it is but you're right that could be interpreted any number of ways.

I see it also says it was "ROTISSERIE RESTORED" which could only be true if they put the original slant six back in it. Words matter, right? The more I look at it the more BS I see.

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The Dart has arrived at the Carlisle Expo Center at Carlisle, Pennsylvania.

The auction is this Thursday October 1st and Friday October 2nd. I was told that this car will be auctioned sometime Friday afternoon 4pm - 7pm.

More information can be found at : www.carlisleauctions.com

Photos by Douglas Walker

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http://classracer.com/classforum/att...5&d=1443643694http://classracer.com/classforum/att...7&d=1443643694


http://classracer.com/classforum/att...6&d=1443643694

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Beautiful car. Best luck w sale.
I was on yellow bullet looking thru pictures in topic of westhampton drag way in the Tobt area and there was a pic of a gray dart from 1970. Hard to make out. I went back on my phone and could not find it as the phone mixes pages up for some reason on that site. It was recently posted tho.
Just another lead in the search.

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Is it the 2-tone one in this post?
http://www.yellowbullet.com/forum/sh...postcount=3044

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live stream lot # F393.1 Prolly be later on friday by looks of car list.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ZPLOzKae9g

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Yes that is it wv bob. Thanks for finding it.


When we went to the Mopar block party before the Nationals in Bandimere speedway there was a red hemi dart but the gentleman said it was not original. Beautiful car tho.

Chris

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Any info on what price it was bid to ???

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Bidding got to 175,000 but ,did not reach reserve. They could have made a deal after the auction.

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I don't Dave. I was stuck in the city traffic when it came up. Anyone?

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Thanx Mike. You & me posted @ the same time.!!!!lol

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Lol

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checkout youtube video of that black hemi dart going up on the block at Carlisle. 1968 Dodge Dart Hemi Startup .

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I know this isn't a 68 but a 69,this was on facebook,and looks to be ran in pro stock,car was from out west

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Saw another hemi dart listed with Mecum. Auction is January 2016....in Florida . I think this was the Dart that sold at Barrett Jackson in 2006 for something like 300,000.

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Looks to have the name "Orange Sunshine".


http://classracer.com/classforum/att...0&d=1444243655


Anyone that survived the late 60's knows where that name came from. :)

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Here is an interesting ad for sale for a 1968 factory ss hemi dart.
National dragster circa 1978.
Pretty close to NYC

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Good morning all. Read the ad. Fort Edward N.Y. is closer to Albany than to N.Y.C. Just east of Lake George. I'm in Central N.Y. Wished I'd seen that add years ago.
Walt

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http://classracer.com/classforum/att...8&d=1444964336

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This looks to be the Charlie Lendrum car. Also known as Rickshaw later, & currently owned by Joe Saunders.

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yes I believe your right. Lou Mancini's. It was up here in Canada for awhile. Currently owned by Brett Torino. I see he has the majority of his collection up for sale. Hmmmm

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