71 Duster 360 turbo build

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Looks good. And I like your fuel pump situation. Too much fuel is never enough.
 
I’m still so impressed with the intercooler setup behind the dash. Everything is looking great!
 
Thank you both! I love how the intercooler worked out, and it was not a difficult project. I certainly believe I have too much fuel, and planned it that way. Supply side is 1/2” 8an, and return is 3/8” 6an.

Does anyone know if the loops in the brake lines coming off the master cylinder are necessary? I’m not too fond of them.
 
The loops let the lines expand/contract and move around without cracking.
 
Fuel pumps wired and everything pressure tested. Things really came together today and the car fired up on the first turn of the key! New setup runs fantastic(in the driveway). If I knew it would be that easy I wouldn’t have wasted my time firing it on the bad engine.

Next week I’ll pull the engine and send the converter out to drop the stall 1k rpm. Head studs showed up out of nowhere so things are coming together! Also picked up paint for the engine bay today so I’ll get that prepped and painted while the motor is out.



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Finished painting the engine bay today and pretty happy with how it turned out(first time). Rebuilt the steering column and installed a new coupler to help with clearance. Built inner fender braces with angle iron that seem pretty sturdy, and hopefully they’re effective. Reinforced and seam welded the K frame, and built a radiator support brace to further stiffen the front end.

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I was able to finish assembling the shortblock yesterday, and expect to have the rest together in the next couple days. I installed the cam 4° advanced, but I’m not positive that’s where I want it. I’m contemplating installing it straight up. I would like to make power up to 6500, but have little interest in spinning it higher than that. It has Elgin HL-2269S hydraulic roller lifters and they may not support that much rpm anyways.

I’m running prw 1.6 rockers with a B3 geometry correction kit

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Love the build. Do you think you'll max out the gt45? Crank hp in the neighborhood of 700?
 
Yes I do plan to max out the GT45 before(if) I move on to something bigger. The intercooler should allow me to safely run some decent boost.
 
Finished assembling the motor today. It’s my first time assembling a roller motor. I hope this thin metal thingy isn’t important…:BangHead:

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More progress. I need to find a spot to mount the engine oil cooler, and planning to mount the trans cooler forward in the drivers wheel well. Loving this color

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Looking awesome. I mounted mine just behind the front bumper mount. Trans cooler in in the rear due to no room in front.

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I REALLY appreciate those pictures. My oil cooler is about the same size as yours, but I think there is a little less room behind the grill on dusters. I’ll look into that spot again tomorrow. I was also thinking about mounting it under the car just in front of the rear axle, but that’s more of a last resort spot.
 
Anytime, not sure on the room on dusters, been a long time since I've been around one lol it took a bit to get in the right position, and I looked at different areas but hopefully you can make it work in front to help cool more then under the car.
 
crackedback said:
I hope you are kidding about that spider if running OEM style lifters and dogbones. It's REALLY important with oem rollers
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Oh I definitely forgot it, but I already pulled the intake to get it back home.
 
What are you running for boost control? Dual MAC valves? Did your GT45 come with a tapped hole for compressor discharge?
 
I’ll just be running off the wastegate spring for now, but will switch to a ball/spring boost controller when I want to turn it up. They bring boost in much harder so I’ll have to see how the tires handle it.

It did not have a hole so I tapped the back side of the compressor housing for a 1/8npt nipple. When I switch to the ball spring valve I’ll use manifold pressure.
 
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turbovan said:
I’ll just be running off the wastegate spring for now, but will switch to a ball/spring boost controller when I want to turn it up. They bring boost in much harder so I’ll have to see how the tires handle it.

It did not have a hole so I tapped the back side of the compressor housing for a 1/8npt nipple. When I switch to the ball spring valve I’ll use manifold pressure.
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I drilled and tapped a hole also. Just ran the boost controller/adjuster straight off that.

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