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roccodart440 said:
Are those 18's on the rear as well? those rear wheels look and fit great
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20x14 rear with 33/22.00r20's and 18x7 front

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383 cu.in. + 3.91 sure grip + A-833 4 Speed + 4 Doors=
SLEEPER
 

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I've been driving this for several years. Warmed over roller camshaft 440, Edelbrock heads, full 11" clutch inside an Ansen bellhousing, Hurst V-gate, line lock, TTI's, and of course the STR-14 cross ram.
 

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And this - soooo long term - but it's real - all numbers matching, buckets, console (with tach), original floorboards and very minimal rust repair, etc.......Need a lot of little things, lines, wiring repairs, dash assembly etc. - all the big stuff, motor, trans, diff, interior is done..... it's just dusty..............
 

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Got some work to do but here is my barn find M Code GTS
 

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Here's mine. Pump gas, no power adder 440/A-518 overdrive/Strange nine inch with 4.57 gears. 11.125 @ 121/ 1.545 60 ft.
 

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This is what the engine looks like now, good old plain Jane. Making some changes now, looking for 10.70s @125 while remaining pump gas no power adder and flat hood, closed element air cleaner and all. The car is long distance highway drivable too, 100% streetable.
 

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Caltrac's hiding under there? Nice a little air under the tire too
 
That's a cool duster, my kind of build. Looks like original paint? What size tires you running? Is the radiator recessed into the support?
 
Doosterfy said:
Here's mine. Pump gas, no power adder 440/A-518 overdrive/Strange nine inch with 4.57 gears. 11.125 @ 121/ 1.545 60 ft.
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I just realized when I looked at the photo again that it was at the valley with photos by Jim. I race and show at the valley. My friend owns that track.
 
jamesdart said:
That's a cool duster, my kind of build. Looks like original paint? What size tires you running? Is the radiator recessed into the support?
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Thank you. Yes, original paint, vinyl top and interior. The tires are 275-60-15 Mickey TThompson drag radials. Yes the radiator is recessed into the support..
 
Doosterfy said:
Thank you. Yes, original paint, vinyl top and interior. The tires are 275-60-15 Mickey TThompson drag radials. Yes the radiator is recessed into the support..
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cool duster you have. i like how you moved the rad, wish i would of done that when i had my big block dart.
 
You guys got me wanting to build a 440 stroker 512. Does tti make long tubes that don't hang low, like 2 inch tubes? I want minimum 700 crank hp or I'll turbo it
 
I'm 95% complete on my '73 440 build. This is a "what if" car. I want to make it look like a car that Dodge could have built in 1973.
 

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mopar65 said:
cool duster you have. i like how you moved the rad, wish i would of done that when i had my big block dart.
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I did not want to cut the radiator support and move the radiator but it was necessary to fit the Chevy HHR fan and shroud. I had originally had two Spal 10 inch fans with no shroud and the Jeg's radiator in the stock location but it ran hot and would overheat. I did some research and found out the HHR fan comes with a shroud, moves plenty of air and can be bought brand new from Rock Auto for $47. I custom fabbed up mounts to attach the fan and shroud to the radiator. The HHR deal is thicker than the Spal fans so I had to either go with a low profile electric water pump or cut the support and recess the radiator into it, so that's what I did. It worked out great, no more overheating. I'm trying to avoid too much highly visible racing equipment so the mechanical water pump, power steering, mech fuel pump and a Powermaster one wire Mopar alternator are all in place. Its no race car, It is completely streetable. I don't even have a truck and trailer, I drive it all over including to and from the race tracks I run at.
 
hmmm. I thought there were guys over on bigblock dart running the hhr fan.
 
I just don't remember people having to recess the radiator. Maybe they used thinner core radiator? I wanted to try one but I went with the jaguar clutch instead.
 
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