My "new" '74 Duster- or why I need a project like a hole in the head

goldduster318 said
It'll be the greatest thing you ever do to the car to drive. I made a whole topic on everything including the PNs you need. Its absolutely incredible, shifts WAY better than an A833, 6500 rpm shifts are no problem, 6-speeds (I have the 2.97:1 1st and .64 OD version with 3.23's), and its great. Roll down the freeway at any speed you want to go no sweat. My car got faster AND gets better MPG with one mod.

3.23's?! Good grief man, you're geared for over 200mph with a .63!

I mean, my tires are 27" tall now so the 4.30's I run aren't quite as extreme a difference on the final drive, but dang! 75mph at 2,500 gets me in enough trouble.

Angryman said
Sorry for your loss. Glad you are back at it as this thread is by far my favorite on this site. Your build is the blueprint I am following for my build and I am shamelessly copying about 95% of it.

Thank you!

And hey, they say imitation is the sincerest form of flattery right? I'm glad you like my build. And I don't think of it as copying at all. I've pulled most of the ideas incorporated into my build from other builds. Some are taken a step further, some benefited from things I learned by seeing someone else do it first. And some of it is because I built my Challenger up first, so when I started the Duster I already had a list of things that worked, didn't work, and realized I needed. I put detailed pictures up so other people can see what I did and use it. Copy it, improve it, dial it back a notch, take it further, whatever you want to do. If it helps you build the car you want to build, then it served its purpose.