Any guidance on my 1970 Duster plans

@junkyardhero So I went out and measured my front sway bar, 1.125in it looks like. Also, thanks for the pointers! I was totally thinking of upgrading the spindles, but thats definitely part of the plan now. I'll get a good set, no drop. I'm going to start all the work after the holidays and begin pulling the front apart, and before it goes for paint.

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@72bluNblu and @DionR Thanks! I totally didn't think of wheels. I have no plans along those lines right now. Any particular tires you've found work well?

Also @72bluNblu what sort of torsion bar handling parts are you referring to? I may not be looking in the right place, trying to get a better idea of what is out there and what sort of things there are to modify and tweak.


Finally to everyone saying "sell the TA"... No. :) The reason why has a few aspects to it. The guy who sold it to me did so because he thinks I may just be able to get it running in a car that he'll be able to drive at some point. I got a sweet deal of $1k for it, but with the understanding that I'm going to keep it and use it. It was rebuilt almost 45 years ago, driven around in a Cuda for a bit (not AAR) and then him and my uncle removed it before a road trip to preserve it and well... time went by. Didn't come with a 6 pack intake, but thats ok. Finally, I think it's cool and it'd be neat in this car. If I ever think I'd run it too hard and destroy it, I'll pull it to use on something else, but till then I like this motor, it's the thing that kicked off this whole project, so I'm putting it in.

Also, heres a photo or two of the interior as I bought it.

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Go for it. Just enter with the understanding that unless you port the snot out of the heads, it will do absolutely nothing more than any other stock headed 340. Nothing. That was the whole point behind the relocated pushrod tubes. To port the heads. So if you don't, they're basically going to waste. But in the end, it'll still be cool regardless. Keep us posted.