72 duster Build progress

Well, don't like the dusters going to be on the road this year...... Told my brother to hop in and I'd take him for a quick ride, got about a mile from where I keep the duster stored. Put it in first, smashed the gas and launched, hit second and the shift kit really showed its colors lol, hit 3rd . Let of the gas to start slowing down and BOOM and then a VIOLENT shaking. I mean really bad, scared the crap out of us. And some neat little clanking crunching noises also with the shaking. So I immediately pull to the side of the road cause I assumed something in the rear end cut loose and I dreaded getting out to look thinking the worste that my tire caught my quarter panel and wrecked my body or something . Luckily all appeared good. So we limped it the half mile or so back at about 5 mph . Got it back safely. Pretty sure something in the rear end cut loose , feels like the passenger side axle snapped at the carrier and the only thing holding the axle in is the retaining bolts and the end of the axle just wobbling in the housing. It also appears that the axle hosing kicked some because the front and rear gap at my rear tires to my quarter panels is tighter on one side versus the other.

We just services the rear end and inspected everything and it all looked good, set the end play adjustment as it should and everything. I think it's a matter of pure power busted something back there but I need to take it apart some time to see for sure what exactly the issue is.

It's a bummer.... But at the same time I'm glad it wasn't worse (mess my body up or something or lose a wheel and smash my quarter panel or something). And at least it didn't happen on the way to a car show or out cruising.

So ..... That's where she stands for now. Always some kind of set back it seems. But it's got to be done. One more thing to add to the to do list I guess.

And if I take anything from it.... I guess now I know just how much dang power she has and how good the new shift kit works! Lol.

I'll update you guys on what I find was the problem when I get the chance to dig into it.