Good morning everyone!
My name is Cody and I recently picked up a 75 Duster that I will be building as a daily driver for most of the year, at least while there isnt any snow on the ground, hehe. I am new to A-bodies but not new to Mopar as I have been gaining knowledge from building (kinda) a 78 Dodge D100 (Warlock edition).
Anyways, here are the basic specs for the car as it sits now and what the previous owner did:
- 75 Duster Body (Factory \6 with AC, Auto, 7.25 rear and very minimal surface rust)
- 70 Duster 318 swap (fairly stock from what I can tell) w/Schumacher mounts
- 76 Aspen A833 (OD) swap
- 70 Duster Steering column (Doesnt have the auto shifter)
- 70 Dart 8.75 w/741 Case - Not sure on the gears though and still 5x4 wheel pattern
It is plagued by the Amp meter of doom issue as the bulkhead is burnt out but did temporarily bypass that through peering through some of the threads on here to get it to start and move.
There are lots to be done on this as it need to be cleaned up and gone through before it becomes a daily.
To do list:
- Lots of electrical as none of the gauges work due to the 70 Duster column swap and more
- Front end rebuild
- Cooling as the \6 radiator is leaking (Ordered one and on the way)
- Fuel and ignition updates
- Rear axle swap to get 5x4.5 and matching wheels
- Shifter rebuild as the current shifter on the A833 is really, and I mean really loose.
That would be it for now but who knows what will happen....
Here are some pictures!
My name is Cody and I recently picked up a 75 Duster that I will be building as a daily driver for most of the year, at least while there isnt any snow on the ground, hehe. I am new to A-bodies but not new to Mopar as I have been gaining knowledge from building (kinda) a 78 Dodge D100 (Warlock edition).
Anyways, here are the basic specs for the car as it sits now and what the previous owner did:
- 75 Duster Body (Factory \6 with AC, Auto, 7.25 rear and very minimal surface rust)
- 70 Duster 318 swap (fairly stock from what I can tell) w/Schumacher mounts
- 76 Aspen A833 (OD) swap
- 70 Duster Steering column (Doesnt have the auto shifter)
- 70 Dart 8.75 w/741 Case - Not sure on the gears though and still 5x4 wheel pattern
It is plagued by the Amp meter of doom issue as the bulkhead is burnt out but did temporarily bypass that through peering through some of the threads on here to get it to start and move.
There are lots to be done on this as it need to be cleaned up and gone through before it becomes a daily.
To do list:
- Lots of electrical as none of the gauges work due to the 70 Duster column swap and more
- Front end rebuild
- Cooling as the \6 radiator is leaking (Ordered one and on the way)
- Fuel and ignition updates
- Rear axle swap to get 5x4.5 and matching wheels
- Shifter rebuild as the current shifter on the A833 is really, and I mean really loose.
That would be it for now but who knows what will happen....
Here are some pictures!
from Colorado!
