73 duster, forged 5.7 w/ PS and AC, 5 spd, big brakes and floater rear

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Figured I need to start posting up pics and updates for all to see. I've also got some of this in the Hemi forum, but I'll keep that more specific to Hemi stuff, and this will contain everything I'm doing. 76orangewagon suggested I get a post going in the member restorations, so here it is!

1973 Plymouth Duster, bought new by my grandparents in 73

Motor - looking for 450+ rwhp:
Forged 5.7 hemi- wiseco 21cc dome pistons, Eagle K1 rods, 6.1 crank.
FRI Extreme 5.7 heads. Flow 360 cfm with factory 6.1 port volume. Velocity should be great.
GTP ported 6.1 intake. Craig says the flow won't hold the heads back, at all.

Special Hemi mods:
Factory power steering
Custom headers built/welded by me
Sanden 7176 AC Compressor- fitting required
TTI Spool mounts
TTI Oil block off plate
Remote oil filter, oil cooler, and accusump
Megasquirt MS3x engine management. Will scale each cylinder tuning with O2 sensor and EGT probes.
Used NASCAR Double pass radiator

Fuel system:
Carter 4600 HP lift pump
BC Bronco's fuel accumulator
Walbro GSL 392 EFI Pump
WIX 33737 corvette filter / regulator

Rest of drivetrain:
Mopar aluminum hemi flywheel, center force dual friction clutch.
Tko600 Keisler kit
Ford 9" full floater

Brakes:
Dr diff 14.25" front kit- gen 3 viper calipers
gen 3 viper calipers on 13" rotor- fab work required
Dr diff 15/16" manual brake master cylinder with adjustable pushrod
Wilwood rear brake proportioning valve

Suspension:
Dr diff offset leaf spring mount, custom for Mopar road race spring length
0" arch Mopar leaf springs
1.04" Mopar Perf torsion bars
Custom (thanks Dave!) Hellwig front bar- 1 5/16 with .250 wall - minor K frame fitting required. If I need a rear bar, it will be Hellwig!
RCD bilstein shocks - might have Peter (Gmachinedartgt) spec different shocks in future
Moog offset UCA bushings
AR Engineering camber spacers
Reilly motorsports adjustable strut rods

Interior:
Marshall custom gauges on the way
Hyundai Genesis leather front seats
XV seatbelts

Wheels and tires:
2007 Mustang GT500 18x9.5" on all 4
275/40/18 all 4 on street
275/35/18 R compound on the track all 4

Pictures:

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AC pictures:

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Seems I forgot to take a mock up picture. It'll be a few days before I show it mounted...
 
New Gauges. Second pic is what they'll all look like when the car is on. Should match nicely.

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Thanks man. If I'm going to keep up with my buddies, I've got to.

I'm building this to road race. My two buddies run a C6 Z06 and a Porsche GT3. The group I'll be running with is full of Vipers, Vettes, Porsches, BMW's, Miatas, etc. Nothing older than 90's.
 
please post a pic of the GIANT shoehorn you are going to use to stuff that monster in the car with.

Mopar to ya'
Denny
 
EGT Probes and the innovate TC-4 came in! Jerry at sharadon had mentioned in a post that tuning individual cylinders by scaling injectors picked up 50 hp on the dyno on a 5.7 build they did a while back. Now I'm waiting on the stainless bungs to weld them to the headers.

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Here is my gauge panel sitting in place prior to epoxying it down. I drilled extra holes in the panel for oil pressure warning lights. I need to figure out another place to mount a second set of warning lights that are more in my line of sight.

I'll be running two low oil pressure warning lights. The orange one will be between the pump and accusump, and the red one between the accusump and motor. Any reason that won't work as an early detection system? Also, any idea on how many seconds an accusump will maintain full oil pressure?

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