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Jul 14, 2009, 1:41 AM
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Say, Is there anyone out there that could help me, I have a 71 Dart swinger I purchased off e-bay. There is no directional lights or brake lites. Recently I had the car painted and sat 3 months is a school class room for a project car . When I got it home it does'nt want to start. It's getting gas but no spark. Should I bite the bullet and buy a Painless wire kit and start over? The previous owner did not take care if the car and whatever he touched He messed up. your guidance would be helpful.
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Jul 14, 2009, 1:47 AM
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Is the old wiring harness hacked up or anything?
Is there damage under the dash or in in the steering column?
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Jul 14, 2009, 2:13 AM
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Yes the wiring is hacked up he reached underneath the dash and pulled wires down, took a hammer and beat the shifter off the column and put a b&m shifter on the floor.Took the starter switch and made it a push button start. Other than that she's in great shape
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Jul 14, 2009, 2:30 AM
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You could have some serious issues then. You may end up having to remove the dash and replace the whole harness with a used one depending on how much damage there is. It's going to be hard to find any wiring diagrams for anything that old.
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Jul 14, 2009, 2:46 AM
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i've found a wiring diagram on the internet through mopar muscle ,problely strart with that. I've talked to some people on the painless wire kits and they say it's the way to go , All diagrams should come with the kit (I hope). Gotta keep on the possitive side.
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Jul 14, 2009, 3:35 AM
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You'll have a nice car when your done. I used to have a 69 340 Swinger that was pretty quick back in the day.
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Jul 14, 2009, 3:42 AM
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I'll send pictures when she comes back from getting the interior done , also have a 68 dart gt we are working on.
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Jul 14, 2009, 3:54 AM
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I learned a lot about how to make a 340 kick ass. My car shocked a lot of people. I tried a lot of different mods until I found the fastest combo.
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Jul 14, 2009, 7:44 AM
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340's are awesome but hard to find , Tell me what you know about stuffing a 400 or a 440 in one of these. it had a 225 6 cyl orignially has a 318 now with Schumacher mounts but I think the front end wouldn't support it. Correct?
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Jul 14, 2009, 7:51 AM
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Don't even think about trying that. That frame can't handle anything but a small block. The torsion bars aren't heavy enough, the wheels only have a 4 inch bolt circle and the unibody just can't handle the weight, especially if it originally had a 6 cylinder. Just find a 340. They will smoke most of the big blocks from that era anyway.
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Jul 14, 2009, 7:55 AM
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how about a 360 ?
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Jul 14, 2009, 8:04 AM
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You'll get a whole lot more out of a 340. The 360 never did much.
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Jul 14, 2009, 8:15 AM
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how about a 340 next thing finding one that doesnt have a gold sticker price on it.
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