{"id":3172,"date":"2014-08-14T15:47:43","date_gmt":"2014-08-14T19:47:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=3172"},"modified":"2015-04-04T23:22:32","modified_gmt":"2015-04-05T03:22:32","slug":"who-will-build-the-first-dart-hellcat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=3172","title":{"rendered":"Who Will Build The First Dart Hellcat?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=4298\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4298\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"4298\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=4298\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/dodge_dart_hellcat.jpg?fit=1200%2C743&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1200,743\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"dodge_dart_hellcat\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Dodge Dart Hellcat Concept by Engine Swap Depot&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/dodge_dart_hellcat.jpg?fit=1024%2C634&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/dodge_dart_hellcat.jpg?resize=625%2C386&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Dodge Dart Hellcat Concept by Engine Swap Depot\" width=\"625\" height=\"386\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-4298\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/dodge_dart_hellcat.jpg?resize=1024%2C634&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/dodge_dart_hellcat.jpg?resize=600%2C372&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/dodge_dart_hellcat.jpg?resize=300%2C185&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/dodge_dart_hellcat.jpg?resize=624%2C386&amp;ssl=1 624w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/dodge_dart_hellcat.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 625px) 100vw, 625px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Dodge may not want to build a Dart Hellcat but someone out there does. Sure it will probably require the entire engine bay and firewall to be destroyed along with major changes to the drivetrain layout, the steering system, and front suspension. But this is what turns heroic builders into legends. Who will be the first?<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"http:\/\/jalopnik.com\/dodge-refuses-to-build-a-hellcat-dart-1620802415\">Jalopnik<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dodge may not want to build a Dart Hellcat but someone out there does. Sure it will probably require the entire engine bay and firewall to be destroyed along with major changes to the drivetrain layout, the steering system, and front suspension. But this is what turns heroic builders into legends. Who will be the&hellip;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=3172\" rel=\"bookmark\">Read More &raquo;<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Who Will Build The First Dart Hellcat?<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"neve_meta_sidebar":"","neve_meta_container":"","neve_meta_enable_content_width":"","neve_meta_content_width":0,"neve_meta_title_alignment":"","neve_meta_author_avatar":"","neve_post_elements_order":"","neve_meta_disable_header":"","neve_meta_disable_footer":"","neve_meta_disable_title":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[13],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3172","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-dodge"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":54375,"url":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=54375","url_meta":{"origin":3172,"position":0},"title":"1968 Dodge Dart GTS with a Supercharged Hellcat V8","author":"swaptastic","date":"April 8, 2020","format":false,"excerpt":"This 1968 Dodge Dart GTS called \"Blown Dart\" was built by RMR Dreamcars in Hudson, Florida. 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