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Hi, I have been working on a 71 duster twister for about the last 2 1/2 years. It is almost complete. My dad bought the car new in 71, and it has always been garage kept. at 126k miles we decided to restore it. The car changed hands to my grandparents when the family got too big for it, and the toro red paint was too bright for them,.. so they painted it green. We have since repainted the car back to toro red, and used a sticker kit from the paddock. I have removed every bolt from the car with the exception of the doors and trunk lid. The front end was tired, so I rebuilt it with new parts. The old 318 was a little tired, so I decided to rebuild it. Kenny shipley of Shipleys machine shop in springfield did the block, and heads. I have since ported the heads. I used a set of 340 rods, hyperutectic pistons, 30 over, and a larger than stock cam. We just ordered an edelbrock performer dual plane manifold, and a 600 electric choke carb. The car had an a904 tranny that also needed rebuilt, so we opted for a new 727 with a shift kit and a 2500 stall converter. rearend was left stock. I have the motor and trans bolted together, but I am waiting on a few other parts before I install it. The car was 235HP stock, and Im not sure what we will be making with this combonation. The headliner, dash cap, and carpet have been replaced, as well as the seats being redone. Heres some pics of her...
The cheezy hubcaps look like crap, but they will work until we can afford something nice. The hood is not flat black anymore, we opted for the ladder bar sticker kit. Well, thats me and my project.....
Triggerjay
Hi, I have been working on a 71 duster twister for about the last 2 1/2 years. It is almost complete. My dad bought the car new in 71, and it has always been garage kept. at 126k miles we decided to restore it. The car changed hands to my grandparents when the family got too big for it, and the toro red paint was too bright for them,.. so they painted it green. We have since repainted the car back to toro red, and used a sticker kit from the paddock. I have removed every bolt from the car with the exception of the doors and trunk lid. The front end was tired, so I rebuilt it with new parts. The old 318 was a little tired, so I decided to rebuild it. Kenny shipley of Shipleys machine shop in springfield did the block, and heads. I have since ported the heads. I used a set of 340 rods, hyperutectic pistons, 30 over, and a larger than stock cam. We just ordered an edelbrock performer dual plane manifold, and a 600 electric choke carb. The car had an a904 tranny that also needed rebuilt, so we opted for a new 727 with a shift kit and a 2500 stall converter. rearend was left stock. I have the motor and trans bolted together, but I am waiting on a few other parts before I install it. The car was 235HP stock, and Im not sure what we will be making with this combonation. The headliner, dash cap, and carpet have been replaced, as well as the seats being redone. Heres some pics of her...
The cheezy hubcaps look like crap, but they will work until we can afford something nice. The hood is not flat black anymore, we opted for the ladder bar sticker kit. Well, thats me and my project.....
Triggerjay