72 Duster Resurrection

Hello Mopar Guru's!

I am a new member to both this forum and the Mopar world.

I have a bit of experience with older engines/cars, but it has all been Chevy stuff so far.

I recently found a 1972 duster on my local craigslist in great shape for only $500 so I jumped on it and now its in my front yard!

This is my first stab into the mopar realm, so I would like some advice on how to get started here.

The seller says this duster ran and drove about 3 years ago and has been parked under a tarp since then. I would love to get the slant 6 back up and running.

This is a 225 slant 6 according to the VIN. Pictures attached.

Here is the list of things I plan to do before throwing in a new battery and trying to fire it up:

1. Drain and fill gas tank with fresh fuel. When I take the cap off I get a very strong "old gas smell".
2. Drain engine oil, remove oil filter and inspect both. Add fresh oil and filter. Anything special about doing this?
   
3. Flush and fill radiator. I cannot see any fluid when looking in the radiator cap.
   
4. Pull spark plugs and inspect? What am I looking for here? Standard burnt deposits and corrosion? Oil?
   
5. Remove carb and inspect? Should I just rebuild it? The butterfly valve moves freely...
6. Test compression? Any tricks on this?

That's the plan for now, any advice from the experts would be appreciated. Really looking forward to getting this beauty back on the street!

Thanks!