72 Duster build-up

[416 mopar]

New AMD full quarters, New tail panel, new rockers, AAR fiberglass 6 pak hood, the car was soda blasted, new trunk pan was installed.

The duster was sprayed with the dupont chromabase paint system.

The primer was just dupont epoxy primer, and dupont sealer, and very light grey primer.

The base coat was 2009 hemi orange pearl coat. The car was shot with 3 coats of base and 4 coats of clear.

The duster was wet sanded with 400, then 800, then 1000, then 2000.

 

[SlimPikins]

Nice, very nice indeed!
I'm looking forward to its progress.

 

[Mopar Dude]

I love that color!!! I wanted to do mine either orange or purple but I dont want to have to strip it down to bare body so I am just gonna stick with the original red

 

[moparderek]

very nice !!!! did you paint the doors and trunk lid same time as the car ? i am doing a daily driver hemi orange.....i am trying not to take it apart that much because i wanted to drive it yesterday.

 

[Thunder]

Very nice paint. What are your plans for the car?:coffee2:

 

[416 mopar]

very nice !!!! did you paint the doors and trunk lid same time as the car ? i am doing a daily driver hemi orange.....i am trying not to take it apart that much because i wanted to drive it yesterday.

The doors, fenders, trunk lid, hood and spoiler were taken off and sprayed after the shell was sprayed. The hood is going to be sprayed with hot rod black also the spoiler.
Thanks
Nick

 

[416 mopar]

Nice, very nice indeed!
I'm looking forward to its progress.

Thank you!!

 

[416 mopar]

Very nice paint. What are your plans for the car?:coffee2:

There are many things getting done, the rear is 8 3/4 which is relocated 3 inches inboard to fit big tires most likely Mickey Thompson Sportsman Pros 29 -15.5 - 10. The trunk got a RCI 15 gallon fuel cell, and an ACCEL Battery box.

The interior is brand new. Scat Pro car seats with G-Force 5 pt harness. Custom made door panels. The dash has an insert for the guages All Autometer. Shift Light. Grant steering wheel.
I will post pictures of the dash because i made many changes from the original dash.

The engine was original 318 took that out and bought a 69 340 original. this was a virgin block. this engine is stroked now with Scat stroker kit. Kevko racing oil pan. Lunati solid camshaft, lunati solid lifters, RHS heads, Edelbrock Airgap intake. Quickfuel 750 carburator
This engine is getting dynoed next week hopefully making 525+ hp and around 550 for torque.

soda blasted all the front suspension, all new brakes thanks to Doctor Diff fronts have disc rear have drum all big bolt pattern. replaced all the front suspension with polygraphite rebuild kit from PST.

The exhaust is a set of Hooker super competition headers and 3 inch flowmaster super 10 series mufflers dumped at the rear.

Thank you. Now all of this has to go on the car. i will post more pics as i make progress.

Thanks Nick

 

[416 mopar]

I love that color!!! I wanted to do mine either orange or purple but I dont want to have to strip it down to bare body so I am just gonna stick with the original red

Thanks it is a very long process it took about 5 months to do all of this but it looks very good all done.
Thanks
Nick

 

[ir3333]

.i think your car and build will be about as good as it gets!

 

[416 mopar]

.i think your car and build will be about as good as it gets!

Ya i feel that way also, it is lots of money but when its done it will be well worth it.
Thanks
Nick

 

[70Duster440]

Looks beautiful! Great color choice

 

[416 mopar]

Looks beautiful! Great color choice

Thanks!!

 

[Thunder]

I love a good solid plan.Looking forward to more pics.:coffee2:

 

[fanofpetty]

lookin great !

 

[416 mopar]

lots of progress occured over the last few months. the rear was removed and touched up.

Put it back in with 29 15.5 sportsman pros by mickey thompson and the wheels are billet specialties street lite 10 inch with 6.5 backspacing.
These tires fit perfect the rear is mini tubbed springs moved inboard 3 inches.

 

[416 mopar]

Next i started with the trunk put down foil wrap and then the fabric on the tubbs. drilled out the holes for the fuel cell and mounted the electric fuel pump and the fuel filter.
here are a few pictures of the progress!!

 

[SlimPikins]

That's a great looking tire!
Mine is mini tubbed with a 3" relocate also. I only have 295/55 15's on it, and there's room for more.

I'm jealous!!! ;)

 

[416 mopar]

Last week the motor was on the dyno

the motor is a 340 stoked to 416
scat stroker kit
airgap intake
quickfuel 750 carb
tti steps 1 5/8-1 3/4
RHS heads with little port work (prepped by Mike from MRL) with lunati beehives
Kevko oil pan
Lunati voodoo solid cam Part #60442
custom push rods from comp
crane rockers 1.5
Lunati EDM solid lifters
ARP main studs
Mopar timing chain tensioner
Ram billet flywheel
CVF racing pullies
SFI balancer
Lakewood scattershield
Centerforce dual friction clutch
TCI mini starter

peak horsepower was 460 and peak torque was 490

460hp 490tq

nice street motor!

 

[416 mopar]

in the engine bay i painted the frame rails.

on the firewall we mounted

Mallory hyfire 6A ignition
promaster E-coil
Mopar performance dizzy

planning on a headlight relay upgrade

Amp meter bypass

 

[moparisbest]

lots of progress occured over the last few months. the rear was removed and touched up.

Put it back in with 29 15.5 sportsman pros by mickey thompson and the wheels are billet specialties street lite 10 inch with 6.5 backspacing.
These tires fit perfect the rear is mini tubbed springs moved inboard 3 inches.

Did you narrow the rear any ?

 

[416 mopar]

next put in my custom dash

All auto meter sport comp guages
custom dash instert
summit racing switches
kenwood radio

Also mounted oil pressure and fuel pressure guages on the cowl to keep the fluids out of the car.

 

[416 mopar]

front suspension

1 inch torsion bars from just suspensions
doctor diff conversion kit
PST super kit with billet tie rod sleeves
original k-member with schumacker engine mounts
in-line brake lines with hurst roll control ( line lock)
15/16 bore aluminum master cylinder

 

[416 mopar]

Did you narrow the rear any ?

the rear was not narrowed

stock a-body 8 3/4 rear
4.10 gears sure-grip 489 pumpkin with pinion snubber
plus 2 leaf springs from ESPO
Doctor diff large bolt axles with 3 inch studs and drum brake kit

 

[416 mopar]

Motor is going in next week more pics coming very soon