Great Race LO23 Dart
 

Our last project, I promise. LOL To celebrate its 50th anniversary, this car will attempt to rally across America in the June 2018 Great Race. That's 2500 plus miles in 9 days of summer heat. Currently in original form with some serious dry rotted tires, we will upgrade to analog gauges, auxiliary cooling fan and a Passion overdrive for the hemi 4 speed and 4.56 dana. It has a fresh motor but the race cam may have to come out. We are missing the "blue box" transignitor if anyone has a lead where we can get one. More pics as we move along.

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I like this idea and look forward to seeing the build.

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WOW that's awesome! watching and looking forward to this one!

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I have a blue box with the coil and resistor. Ran about 10 passes.

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Past tense? So it does not work? Thanks

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Your a brave man doing that kind of mileage in one of these things in summer.

I'm done in mine after 20 miles. LOL

I know Steve Atwell took his 4 spd LO23 through Drag week a fewe years ago. Its a thrash for sure....



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COOL ...... well, until the trip starts.


Then it will be "sweaty cool".


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We definitely will have some challenges. Will have to "park" C10 fuel along the route like the Iditarod dog sled guys. We know the lunch and overnight stops only, not the exact route until 30 minutes before start. Also upgrades to cooling and electrical systems without altering the car. We use magnetic wire loom which has some badazz magnets. I hope to get the car down this weekend, gets some before pics and start a punch list. The good news is I am navigator and my ole' Nam F4 pilot brother-in-law has to wheel this beast. He ain't gonna' like me after this one....Phish