Re: '66 Dodge D-Dart at Mecum auction
 

Paul,
In the SS&DI article on my car, it said that Ted was running 7 leaves on the right side. The rear spring number on the D/Dart broadcast sheet is 804. I think the entire P/N is 2403804. When I had both D/Darts, I had Eaton make a set of new springs for the Mecum Auction car. Kept the originals just in case I want to restore "The Politician" to as delivered condition. It currently has a set of the original SS springs on it -- P/N 3412002-3. No "P" in front of the number. They also have an "X" number on them. I believe they were on the car when Jon Rasbach and Tom Flynn bought it from Ted.
Alan

Re: '66 Dodge D-Dart at Mecum auction
 

Alan,
Ted's car did sit nicely. Especially in some of the photos with the tall front tires, to improve off-line roll-out.
Have been to some Mopar events, and see some guys claim they have a D-Dart, or a 273 Commando G. Look underneath, and see a 4 1/2 band leaf-spring unit.
Paul

Re: '66 Dodge D-Dart at Mecum auction
 

I think the D-Dart thread can be extinguished now.
Last bit of info for you D-Dart historians.
The 273/275HP car came through with a factory modified dual-point
distributor. No vacuum advance and centrigugal advance re-calibrated.
PC

Re: '66 Dodge D-Dart at Mecum auction
 

Amen!!!!

Re: '66 Dodge D-Dart at Mecum auction
 

ddartdude,
I cannot find info on factory testing for the 66' D-Dart.
Only estimated calculations.
And the famous Car Craft test.
PC

Re: '66 Dodge D-Dart at Mecum auction
 

Thanks Paul,

Since it was a Chrysler drag racing program, and Ted Spehar had a car campaigning in the class, you'd figure more stuff would be out there on the car. Ted's car was featured in the May 1967 issue of SS&DI. It does have some performance numbers in the article. I have copies of about a dozen time slips to validate the times. I was able to get them from Ralph Costa, the driver of the car. He actually gave me about 6 of the actual slips with Teds notes on them.

According to Ted, he doesn't have anything, documentation, on the car.

Alan

Re: '66 Dodge D-Dart at Mecum auction
 

Alan,
I do believe the times Ted posted with the D-Dart.
It was a properly prepped and set-up car, unlike many of the other
D-Dart cars, which were more-or-less, Buy-n-Run-n-Gun cars.

Low 13.00's seems reachable, when you consider several F/Stock
273/235HP 65' Cuda's were running 13.60's in late 1965, and in
G/Stock in 1966. (The Golden Commando's F/S 'Goldfish' , 1965
Nationals F/S class winner 13.44 @ 103.68, and Doug Pattersons
'Brand X' F/SA Stock Eliminator Runner-Up at the 65' Springnationals.)
With the bigger lift camshaft, heavier valve springs, and Holley #4160 700 cfm
carburetor, the Dart surely would be at least a .50 quicker.
Hard to figure out the lack of performance documentation on the
D-Dart.
Info on the 273/235HP Commando engine is all over the place.
ranging from 15.80's to 17.60's.
PC

Re: '66 Dodge D-Dart at Mecum auction
 

That D-Dart that got classed into L/SA in 1970 (12.50-12.99 wt/hp).
1) Simple, obviously he pulled the 4-speed and put in an automatic.
2) He pulled off the Holley 700 cfm carburetor, and put on a 273/235HP
Carter 500 cfm AFB.
* He must have claimed a 273/235HP engine.
* No way you could tell the difference, unless you measured the camshaft
lift, or checked valve spring pressure.
PC

Re: '66 Dodge D-Dart at Mecum auction
 

Not a 1966 D-Dart,,,,,,,,,,,but a 1965 in D/MP,,

http://66.154.44.164/forum/attachmen...7&d=1238799756

Re: '66 Dodge D-Dart at Mecum auction
 

Look at these parts,,,,,,,,,did we forget something,,,???

http://66.154.44.164/forum/attachmen...9&d=1238799756