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I've been a member here since I got my 73 Duster back in 2009 as a high school senior. Kind of hard to believe I've had her for 11 years already! We've had some awesome times including a 10-day road trip down Route 66 when I moved to CA for grad school and having her as my daily driver for my...

I've had a nice Champion 3-row radiator sitting in my closet for going on 3 years now, and finally made time to put it in. The car had begun to overheat both at high speeds (clogged up radiator) and at low speeds (fan clutch not engaging). Not the most fun swap to do in a dusty parking lot, but...

Hey FABO, It's been a long time since I've posted! As I've been living with no garage the past 3.5 years I hadn't gotten around to much in the way of car work--that is, until last weekend. Finally swapped out my cracked & clogged stock radiator for a shiny 3-row champion unit. While I was at...

Hi guys, I'm planning to install an aftermarket water temp gauge on my car. The engine is a 360, stock cast iron manifold. While I'm at it I was thinking I'd add an oil pressure gauge, if it's not much more of a hassle. Was thinking of going with mechanical gauges for simplicity. Are any of...

I don't take multiple passengers around in my car a lot, but do on occasion. With that in mind, does anyone make replacement retractors or seat belt sets for the rear seats in a Duster? Would like to get mine working again - the current ones are almost totally frozen up. If there's an easy way...

I'd like to replace pads and rotors (and maybe drums) on my '73 Duster but don't really have a place to work on it, so I need a way to ID the brakes before ordering parts and making time at a shop. They're stock parts, as far as I can tell. How many different stock set-ups are out there? The...

Hi guys, In preparation for putting a thicker radiator in my car, I swapped the stock fan clutch to the Hayden 2765 that's been discussed on FABO a lot. I used the included bushing when installing it, however, the engagement between the shaft at the end of the water pump and the recessed hole...

Last few trips in my car, the ammeter shows fluctuation between charging/discharging of the battery. It's not ever in the middle, just flip-flops between -15 and + something. Initially it only occurred as I let off the throttle and stopped at an intersection, lately it's discharging at cruise as...

Anyone ever had problems on a 360 with the alternator belt rubbing against the water pump housing? Is it a tension thing, wrong alternator bracket, wrong belt size, or all of the above? I'll try to get a picture up later today - the corner of the belt's just being slowly chafed off by one of the...

I've got a 1973 Duster that's powered by a 360 from a 75 duster in it. I need to put in a new radiator but want to get the proper size. The one in there looks like the core is about 26" wide and with the end tanks it's 22" tall. But in the engine bay, the last inch on each side is blocked by the...

Hi guys, A few years back I bought an 8.75" rear end minus the gears/center section with the intent of putting it on my duster. Well, time flies and I never got around to it, and now the car's in a different state and I don't have a way to move the rear end. While I'm at home (through July 4)...

Ever since I got to California, I can't for the life of me get the hang of the gas pumps. They all have the rubber vapor fitting that seals up against the filler inlet. If I squeeze to more than a slow flow of gas, the pump will click like it's full. California guys, is there a trick I'm missing...

I'm currently driving cross-country along Route 66 and the car's running hotter than usual. For starters, I don't know what thermostat the PO put in it but I'm guessing a 160* but possibly a 180* (for reasons below). The radiator also has a small crack that I fixed with JB-Weld a while ago, so...

I'm selling the front seat belt set from my duster as I moved to a 3-point setup. They're for bucket seats and the kind with the separate shoulder harness that clips up out of the way. They're black, with a small amount of fading/scuffing as you can see in the picture (would be between the...

I'm going to a functional scoop so I figured I'd share a couple photos with you guys. Didn't want to cut too much of the hood up, so I bought a 24x24 aluminum sheet and had it cut out on a water jet to match the triangular shape under the scoop between the hood supports. Riveted to it the base...

Selling a Mopar Performance Air Cleaner. Bought it and only ran with it for about 20 miles before realizing it doesn't clear the hood because I'm using a carb adapter that bumps everything up an inch. Put it on for a couple of shows but couldn't drive with it, and now that I'm going to a...

Hi all - been a long time since I posted anything, haven't had much time to work on the Duster in a year or two but I always appreciated all of the help here when I was in the middle of a project or two. I'm thinking of taking a cruise from around St. Louis to San Francisco - out on Route 66...

Looking for a split bench with the fold-down armrest in the middle that will fit a 73 duster. Going in a black interior, so I'd prefer something that needs re-covered or already has a black or orange cover in good condition. Local would be great, willing to talk shipping but I have no idea how...

Just finished a front end re-build (and new rear shocks and springs as well). I put in new JustSuspension 1" bars. I got the alignment close on the front end and it feels fine, doesn't pull to one side or the other much, but I know it'll need a real alignment since I just got it as close as I...

Trying to re-install my upper control arms right now. I had the new bushings pressed in at a shop but they left the little metal things ("ferrules?" in the instructions) out. I did my best pressing those in, but with them in, I can't get the control arm to seat in the frame. The front and back...

Looking for two straight strut rods with the threads in good shape from a 72 or earlier (fine thread style). I don't need the LCA's, just the strut rods. Thanks for looking!

Do some of the inner bearing seals have a rubber seal with metal lip? When I took off my hubs, I found a raised lip on one side that was rubber and came out easily with the seal, but on the other side the raised lip was metal and I pried (or perhaps tore) just an inner rubber cylinder out when I...

I have 73-up sliding calipers. The dust boot is torn on one caliper but other than that they both seem to work properly and don't leak. Is there any way I can just replace the dust boot without rebuilding/replacing the caliper? The book I have doesn't have a procedure other than removing the...

The rear leaf spring brackets on my duster are split in the cylindrical part. The split is probably 1 mm wide on one side and more like 2-3 wide on the other. They run the length of the cylinder. Is this split normal so I can re-use the rear brackets, or should I buy new ones? I figure they were...

My disc brake calipers are located at the upper rear of the rotors. I read somewhere that 73+ disc brakes had the calipers located on the front side. Does this mean I have 72 or earlier disc brakes? Still trying to figure out what's what on this car. Oh, and the hubs are BBP, if that makes a...

Got my car up in the air again to replace the torsion bars, and I notice that the LCA bushing is pretty much blown out on the passenger side. I should have noticed it earlier, the wear on that tire is really strange ("cupping" I guess would be the technical term). My question is, since I'm...

I've got a fender tag off a 72 Valiant that came on my 73 Duster when I bought it a few years back, for some reason. I don't want it on there since it's from a different car. It's probably a long-shot but I thought there's an outside chance someone would be looking for it, if the car didn't get...

How do you get the rallye center caps off of the wheel? I've got one that partly comes off and one that I can't get to budge in any direction. Been out there prying with a screwdriver for an hour. I'm afraid I'm going to bend the things as they flex a lot when I'm prying. Is there some trick to...

Warning: lots of pictures (plus two youtube links) ahead. Hard to believe I've had my Duster 2 years and a month already. Since I get so much help here on FABO I thought I'd share what 2 years of progress looks and sounds like! Then: video when I first had the car home Along the way...

Can someone tell me what this is, and why it's connected to the positive terminal of the coil?