76 Dodge Colt resto thread

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6:09p, 7/21/18
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I've been wanting to get into a project for awhile and finally made the plunge. Got a call from my uncle who had a friend selling a 76 dodge colt. Went and checked it out today and loaded her up. This will be a good learning experience for me on my first resto






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7:47p, 7/21/18
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8:25p, 7/21/18
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8:48p, 7/21/18
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Nice find!

Like really early Subarus those seem to have a lot more in common with 60s British sports cars than 70s American cars in regards to the brakes and drivetrain setup.
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9:09p, 7/21/18
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those rims tell me this is in east texas somewhere
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In reply to sts7049 • 9:13p, 7/21/18
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7:19a, 7/23/18
I don't think I've ever seen one of those. Looks like a 5/8 scale Aspen. I want to drop an Ecoboost Mustang drivetrain into everything too small to hold a V8, so you should do that.
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7:41a, 7/23/18
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Looks like they cut the front fenders out to fit those atrocious wheels
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8:08a, 7/23/18
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In reply to Corps_Ag12 • 8:27a, 7/23/18
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Absolutely. The gas pedal has a bungee cord attached to it to keep tension lol. The "gas tank" looks like a backpacking water blatter bc the gas tank is rusted out
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8:52p, 7/23/18
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Very cool.
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10:11p, 7/23/18
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That's not a resto project you see everyday
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In reply to highvelocity • 6:47a, 7/24/18
highvelocity said:
Absolutely. The gas pedal has a bungee cord attached to it to keep tension lol. The "gas tank" looks like a backpacking water blatter bc the gas tank is rusted out

I don't get the whole naming of cars, but in your case, I would make an exception, perhaps Rita or Philomena.
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7:17a, 7/24/18
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I kinda like it.
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8:47a, 7/24/18
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Have you seen the episode of Fastest Car featuring a Colt? I believe that particular claimed to do 150 mph.
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In reply to will.mcg • 10:01a, 7/24/18
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id be impressed if a stock 4 cylinder with a 4-speed could get to 150
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10:39a, 7/24/18
Cool project, but I feel a lot less crazy for restoring our Volvo now.
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10:44a, 7/24/18
Those were Mitsubishi built correct?
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In reply to The Fife • 11:08a, 7/24/18
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i got offered 3x for what i paid for it saturday. told the guy id fix it up and call him once i'm done and he said cool
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In reply to 88Warrior • 11:08a, 7/24/18
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yep, and imported by dodge
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5:33a, 7/25/18
I didn't realize the Dodge/Mitsubishi relationship went back that far!
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In reply to The Fife • 6:02a, 7/25/18
The Fife said:
I didn't realize the Dodge/Mitsubishi relationship went back that far!

Yeah in that same time period GM teamed up with Isuzu and Ford with Mazda..Think Chevy Luv and Ford Courier...
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