Roadkill Crop Duster 440

72bluNblu said

Which version? The straight out of the motorhome 440 version, or the 383 rebuilt with aluminum heads etc?

Thing is, you need a new radiator, 8 3/4 rear end, new engine, engine mounts, headers, new transmission, rebuild the suspension, brakes, etc, etc. They used a bunch of "leftover" parts they'd spent thousands on. Truly, to have it all done up with a big block and a drivetrain that will last and suspension and brakes that won't kill you, you'll have close to $10k into it.

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I did not know they had done some upgrades. The episode if I remember correctly showed the car running high 12.30's. That is the basis for what I am trying to replicate and would go about it somewhat different though keeping the RB theme which is fine. Not the actual components they have put on it. Those Cragars alone will eat away at some bennies....

For their ET they didn't need put TTI's on it. Schumachers would have been a good fit without all the drama but hey it is part of their allure. Give me a plain jane Duster like that and in one year you will get that time slip and a little more. But to duplicate that car in it's current state for under 10k it won't happen unless you have a nice stockpile of parts in the waiting which doesn't goes against the total cost of the build.

JW