1962 Dodge Dart Red 440
1962 Dodge Dart 440
1962 Dodge Dart 440 2 door hardtop, rotisserie restored inside and out, no bolt left unturned. This is not an original max wedge car, it is built to look like a stock max wedge car. 540 cubic inch max wedge engine street/strip built, never been to the track but built to run 10s. Won best 62-5 B body at Mopar Spring Fling 2017 in Van Nuys, CA. Won best 62-5 B body at Mopars at the Strip 2017 in Las Vegas, NV. Won best 62-5 B body at Mopars in May 2018 in Riverside, CA. These were the only 3 car shows the car has ever been to, just goes to local cruise nights mostly. 812 miles since restoration was finished in 2017, car shows almost no wear and is in excellent condition. I have owned this car for close to 20 years and spent 10 years restoring it.
Vehicle Details
Engine - Engine Dyno Tuned at Westech - 582 HP and 623 tq on 91 octane pump gas
- Mopar Mega Block - 540 cubic inch - 4.5" siamese bore - billet cross bolted main caps like a hemi
- Machined by Dougans Racing Engines and built by Bob Mazzolini
- Edelbrock Victor Max Wedge Port heads, Comp springs, retainers, keepers, lash caps
- Edelbrock Victor Bolt in Valley Pan
- Factory '64 Stage 3 Max Wedge intake
- Edelbrock 750 CFB Marie Carburetors with max wedge linkage arms installed
- A&A max wedge air cleaners with K&N elements
- Scat 8 bolt Hemi Crank shaft - 4.25 stroke
- Manley H beam rods with ARP 2000 bolts
- Custom JE Forged Pistons 10:1
- Custom Grind Comp Cam - Solid Billet roller - .643/.631 lift, 260/266 @ .050 duration, 109 degree centerline
- T&D roller rockers and shafts
- Custom Manton Push rods
- Brass distributor drive shaft
- BHJ Billet balancer
- Milodon water pump
- Aluminum water pump housing
- Milodon oil pan
- Viton Windage tray
- MSD 6AL ignition
- MSD Blaster 2 coil
- Mopar Performance Distributor - recurved by Bob Harris
- Taylor wires
Trans
- 65 727, cable shift and slip yoke - Built by Bob Mazzolini
- bolt in sprague
- 5 gear billet steel planetary
- Race Bands
- The Converter Shop custom built converter by Rusty
- Milodon 8 bolt crank flex plate with ARP bolts
- New Dip Stick and tube
- Chettah kit in valve body
- Perma-cool USA Trans Cooler
- CSI Carbon Fiber trans shield
Chassis
- Holley Black 150 fuel pump and regulator
- 1/2" stainless pickup
- 1/2" stainless chassis fuel line
- -8 steel braided hose throughout fuel system
- -8 billet fuel filter
- Griffin aluminum Mopar radiator with shroud and catch can
- Mopar Performance Fan and clutch
- Factory Max Wedge Exhaust Manifolds
- 3" TTI Max Wedge Exhaust
- red top Optima battery in the trunk
- Moroso Battery kill switch
- All new stainless brake lines from Fine Lines
- Welded in sub frame connectors
- Custom driveshaft loop
- Schumacher Engine Torque strap
- Line Lock plumbed to lock out rear brakes
Rear end
- custom built 8 3/4 with back brace
- 489 case, Richmond 4.30 gears, Moser 35 spline spool, Timken Bearings, Forged 1350 u bolt yoke, crush sleeve eliminator
- Moser 35 spline axles with green bearings
- Dr Diff rear disc brakes with parking brake, drilled and slotted
- 1350 driveshaft with billet slip yoke
Suspension
Front
- All new bushings, rod ends, ball joints etc
- QA1 upper control arms - 4 degrees caster, drives perfectly straight
- Comp Engineering 90/10 front shocks
- Mopar 11 3/4" disc brakes, drilled and slotted
Rear
- Cal Tracs Split mono leaf
- Cal Tracs traction bars
- 9 way adjustable shocks
- inboard springs with offset shackles
Body
- Painted in correct original Vermillion Red, PPG Urethane base/clear
- All stainless trim was professionally restored and polished
- All chrome is triple chrome plated
- Have 2 original Broadcast sheets for the car
- Was originally red paint with red interior, done back to look stock
Interior
- Custom upholstery to look stock by In Stitches Lake Havasu
- Stewart Warner mechanical oil pressure and water temp gauges
- Tach with shift light
- All new rubber throughout
- New AMD Windshield
- Roll bar with swing out/removable door bars
- Gauge cluster rebuilt, everything works, AMP meter converted to volt gauge, electronic voltage limiter
- Radio is just for looks, no speaker installed
- Retro Belt USA seat belts - x4
- Steering column rebuilt
- Heater box rebuilt
- All new body plugs and seals
Wheels & Tires
- Mickey Thompson 225/70-15 front
- Mickey Thompson 298/65-15 Et Street rear
- American Racing Torq Thrust D wheels
- Drag studs and open nuts
What it needs
- Windshield wiper arms polished and installed (included)
- Arm rests (door bars would hit them so I left them off)
- Sun Visors (avaliable new from Joe Suchy, I just never ordered them)
- Paint and install original fender tag (if desired)
- Different fuel pump for street use (gets to noisy for my preference)
- Make: Dodge
- Model: Dart
- Trim: 440
- Year: 1962
- Mileage: 72046
- VIN: 5322106392
- Color: Red
- Engine size: 540 max wedge
- Number of cylinders: 8
- Fuel: Gasoline
- Transmission: Automatic
- Drive type: RWD
- Vehicle Title: Clean Want to buy? Contact seller!