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I think it's easier to use studs than bolts because you can remove/install the headers without having to drain coolant since the two bolts on the end go to water passages.

I do have some relatives down there so if I'm there with a way to bring it back I'll let you know!

Can't weld yet but I'll probably pick up some experience with it this spring. I would love to be able to weld up my own exhaust, or at least know enough to tack the headers in place and take them somewhere for finishing.

If I can find an 8 3/4 in a junkyard somewhere would that work, and replace the guts with limited slip?

Thanks guys, just checked the rear end and its a 7.25. Too bad I'd have to replace it, it's one of the only things on the car that doesn't leak! It's going to be a long time before I can go to the big block I think. In the meantime, is it worth going limited-slip in a 7.25?

Thanks 68, so it sounds like it's in the 8-10k range. Looks like I'll be saving up at least one more summer for this one. I'll be sure and start a build thread when it gets going! I'm hoping I'll be able to get it done over a summer, but we'll see how that goes.

How much does it cost to get a 500 c.i. engine in a 73 Duster? Right now it's a 360, basically no exhaust, not sure what the rear end is, 904 tranny that I'd assume I'd want to replace. I know there's probably not a way to say you want a 500 c.i. street car, but that's the idea, low compression...

That's what I'm talking about! I don't know what I want to do at all with the engine yet but I want to know what's been done and what people like or don't like about what they've done.

Sounds right on Jim. I wouldn't build a car that I couldn't cruise in.

Let's get one thing out in the open: I have a life goal of building a 440 and putting it in something. I'm talking a mean 440, maybe so mean that it's a stroker and not even a 440 anymore. Could end up as anything, as long as it's at least close to street-able I want to start with a junkyard...

Sounds good, thanks everyone, I will be back when I find my next car. I'd like to get a roller and build from the ground up, but need to find some space and some cash!

It's got a pretty decent 360 in there now. So maybe I should be thinking about getting this one running well for now, and save up to do a big block the way I want it on a different body later on. It's really not about performance too much, I just love big blocks, and with lots of cubes you can...

This is a few years early, but I can't resist thinking about my eventual plans for a big-block in my Duster! I'll be saving up over the next few years (possibly for all 4 years of college depending on what I can find for work in the summer). Anyways, I was just wondering what kind of setup you...