Original hemi dart information

Liteweight · 06-06-2013, 12:07 PM

Well, got the car completed in time for the Mopar show in Farmington last weekend, but, not without some major last minute thrashing = major oil leak from external oil line on pan. I'm still recovering from sleep depervation. Just getting too old for this I quess.
I was able to take it out a couple times durring the weekend for some serious part throttle blasts. Result------- Holy **** Man !!!!!!!!! I think I got Don Grotheer's attention who happened to be in the right seat on one of those "test sessions". After we got back he suggested I install a head restraint on the passenger side.This car is a lil' more than just shiney paint. It runs HARD

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the first ride with my new engine combination & original old school early 70's Keystones.

The build tour will continue

Liteweight · 06-06-2013, 12:16 PM

Since Dave's (marfen) car has now made it's public debut I'm going to attach a couple pictures of it. Pictures just don't do this car justice. You gotta see it in person, specially in the sunlight. The lettering is done with real goldleaf

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Charlie A · 06-06-2013, 06:17 PM

Liking those Keystones!!!!!!!!

One day I hope I am sharing the same real estate as you and the Dart.

Would love to see it first hand.

Liteweight · 06-10-2013, 11:45 AM

Charlie
Not much of a chance of me getting down to your end of the country, but, I'm planning on attending the All Hemi Reunion in Hamilton, Ohio Aug.23-24 with the car. Kinda think it's about halfway, real estate wise, between you & me. This car has been known to have made a few beer runs over the years, so, I don't need much convincing to drive it. I'm puttin this on the table for YOU Charlie. You show up there, you got a ride. How's that for dangling the perverbial carrot in front of your nose??.

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Charlie A · 06-10-2013, 05:00 PM

Lookin' for my bottle of nitro pills !!!!!!!!

Twins are spending the summer lining up for first year of college.
Just MIGHT be able to make this work.

Google says 799 miles!

That carrot..........killing me.

Liteweight · 06-11-2013, 10:12 AM

No need for the nitro pills. Think it'll give you a pretty good jump start!!!! lol

The build tour continues:
Valve train is DLI roller,camshaft is a Crower roller @ .705" delivered. Hemi valve trains have a HUGE amount of deflection due to their design characteristics, so I reverse "engineered" the camsahft profile by getting the amount of lift loss @ the valve, then adding that amount to the custom order lobe profile.
I measured amount of loss with different rocker arms from stock, Indy's, & Stage V's. The DLI's were the happy medium for the value. Jesel, or Ray Barton's pedistal system are probably the best system out there, but just not required for my application, price wise
It has Manton pushrods & adjusters

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Charlie A · 06-15-2013, 11:31 PM

I don't believe the last operating room I was in was that clean!

The surgeon is at work.

06-06-2013, 12:07 PM	#1
Liteweight VIP Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 1,280 Likes: 23 Liked 31 Times in 19 Posts	Re: Original hemi dart information Well, got the car completed in time for the Mopar show in Farmington last weekend, but, not without some major last minute thrashing = major oil leak from external oil line on pan. I'm still recovering from sleep depervation. Just getting too old for this I quess. I was able to take it out a couple times durring the weekend for some serious part throttle blasts. Result------- Holy **** Man !!!!!!!!! I think I got Don Grotheer's attention who happened to be in the right seat on one of those "test sessions". After we got back he suggested I install a head restraint on the passenger side.This car is a lil' more than just shiney paint. It runs HARD liteweight the first ride with my new engine combination & original old school early 70's Keystones. The build tour will continue Last edited by Liteweight; 06-06-2013 at 12:37 PM.

06-06-2013, 12:16 PM	#2
Liteweight VIP Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 1,280 Likes: 23 Liked 31 Times in 19 Posts	Re: Original hemi dart information Since Dave's (marfen) car has now made it's public debut I'm going to attach a couple pictures of it. Pictures just don't do this car justice. You gotta see it in person, specially in the sunlight. The lettering is done with real goldleaf liteweight Last edited by Liteweight; 06-06-2013 at 12:18 PM.

06-06-2013, 06:17 PM	#3
Charlie A VIP Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Mississippi Gulf Coast Posts: 2,483 Likes: 68 Liked 87 Times in 63 Posts	Re: Original hemi dart information Liking those Keystones!!!!!!!! One day I hope I am sharing the same real estate as you and the Dart. Would love to see it first hand.

06-10-2013, 11:45 AM	#4
Liteweight VIP Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 1,280 Likes: 23 Liked 31 Times in 19 Posts	Re: Original hemi dart information Charlie Not much of a chance of me getting down to your end of the country, but, I'm planning on attending the All Hemi Reunion in Hamilton, Ohio Aug.23-24 with the car. Kinda think it's about halfway, real estate wise, between you & me. This car has been known to have made a few beer runs over the years, so, I don't need much convincing to drive it. I'm puttin this on the table for YOU Charlie. You show up there, you got a ride. How's that for dangling the perverbial carrot in front of your nose??. liteweight

06-10-2013, 05:00 PM	#5
Charlie A VIP Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Mississippi Gulf Coast Posts: 2,483 Likes: 68 Liked 87 Times in 63 Posts	Re: Original hemi dart information Lookin' for my bottle of nitro pills !!!!!!!! Twins are spending the summer lining up for first year of college. Just MIGHT be able to make this work. Google says 799 miles! That carrot..........killing me. Last edited by Charlie A; 06-10-2013 at 05:26 PM.

06-11-2013, 10:12 AM	#6
Liteweight VIP Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 1,280 Likes: 23 Liked 31 Times in 19 Posts	Re: Original hemi dart information No need for the nitro pills. Think it'll give you a pretty good jump start!!!! lol The build tour continues: Valve train is DLI roller,camshaft is a Crower roller @ .705" delivered. Hemi valve trains have a HUGE amount of deflection due to their design characteristics, so I reverse "engineered" the camsahft profile by getting the amount of lift loss @ the valve, then adding that amount to the custom order lobe profile. I measured amount of loss with different rocker arms from stock, Indy's, & Stage V's. The DLI's were the happy medium for the value. Jesel, or Ray Barton's pedistal system are probably the best system out there, but just not required for my application, price wise It has Manton pushrods & adjusters liteweight

06-15-2013, 11:31 PM	#7
Charlie A VIP Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Mississippi Gulf Coast Posts: 2,483 Likes: 68 Liked 87 Times in 63 Posts	Re: Original hemi dart information I don't believe the last operating room I was in was that clean! The surgeon is at work.