the Duster fenders were 2 for $50...just to have for pieces....they will come in handy for stretching wheel openings.
No sense in making an exact clone of the wire car when the "real deal" is immaculate.....just not very streetable.
A grille change and getting rid of the goofy bumpers make a 75 model a 73-74 like the real Wire car....My Cable car will be along the lines of my Duster....but a little more sinister and a bit more radical, not as factory....ish like the silver one....no A/C or pretty interior for starters.
The goal is to create a body that I can easily put my Hemi / trans in when I want a new look. The Hemi / trans are the expensive part of my silver Duster....so I'll just borrow it for a season every now and then. Of course a small block or Wedge will bolt right in also.
100% of the mods I (with Mark B the fabricator) can accomplish. I always have the tutelage of my buddy Bout (Boutwell Restorations), who is only a couple of miles down the road ...so it is mostly MY labor.
In NW Ohio, rust free bodies are hard to come by....so I decided not to let this Texas by the way of Oklahoma Duster get away. Almost a shame how far I'm gonna tear it apart O:). Should turn out pretty good...I've done OK so far.
Unlike the silver car, this body minus motor / trans will eventually be FOR SALE..... just in case someone else needs their own Hemi / 4-speed double- throw down Duster.
I love building hot rods...it is a disease.