1973 Duster Build Log
 

Well it's about time I save a Car from a sad future. Paid 400 for the car and and now I'm bringing it back to life.

The Victim
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Before the tear down
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The Tear down
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Well that's it for now I'll yank the transmission tomorrow and clean up the bay and get ready for the transplant(360 with a 727 behind it) and prep for some upgraded electrical.

love them dusters. whats the plan for the slanty?

get it to free up and sell it, let that money go towards the build. i think the tranny for the slant is good but who knows

Hanging like a Dead Pig!
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Where's everything at?!
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paint that thing! gonna look gooooood. :-)

sweet duster you going to warm over the the 360?

warm over? but as far as the 360 goes I'm just gonna put a cam in it and get some head work done on what ever heads i find. but right now im just waiting on the block to get back from the machine shop. :/

warm over meaning do any kind of performance work the engine. Id go with X heads u can buy new ones now, but there are alot of J heads still out there.

Hi,
Good luck with your project. I have a 73 Duster that I have been restoring the last several years. On the home stretch now. It's driveable now, but I still have to do the paint and body. Should be another year and I will have enough money to finish her.

Marty

pretty cool, here's a couple pictures of our 73 Duster. It took us several months to find everything and complete the car.

Cool, if you can swap the slant for some thing with a letter V and number 8.

The old slant 6 runs perfect. The cold start choke works and it starts right up after sitting for months. The car has less than 75,000 miles on it. We have been looking for a mid 90's 360 with an overdrive transmission. The car would be really cool with overdrive and a fuel injected V8.