It’s a good rebuildable core
I would go with the Keystones, love the look of those.I’m excited to have this. I see to have an LD340 that I sold before I ever used. I am eventually going to put this on Arthur’s Duster.
The only mods I want to do to it are Day 2 mods (except for suspension). I know he was kind of a numbers matching / OEM guy. I never have been but I am respectfully finishing the car.
Torn on the wheels though. Thinking about Cragar, Keystones, US Wheel Slots. I may even think more about Minilite’s seeing as how they were used on Trans Am cars and were available in 1973.
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MAN! That's alot of work, ESPECIALLY with Your Job! On Behalf of People's Homes, Animals, and Trees, You And Your Fellows have Served and Protected, I SALUTE YOU ALL!!!!!!! Thank You ALL! Congrats on making the move to Texas!A little update on the Duster and life in general. I’m moving! The Duster has already moved!
Situation is I am a Wildland Firefighter with the US Forest Service on the Cleveland National Forest in San Diego, CA. I just accepted a job with the LBJ National Grassland (still Forest Service) in Decatur, TX just outside Fort Worth.
This is great because I get to be closer to my home state of Oklahoma. I joined the Navy after 9/11 and have only lived there for a 3 month stint since then. I have a rent house and plan to buy the house I grew up in from my Dad. It’ll be really nice to be closer to my income property and to have my kids closer to the Grandparents. We’ll only be 2-1/2 hours away. My Dad is a huge Mopar fan and it’ll be fun to cruise together and meet up at shows across the two states. He’s got a 70 cuda and 69 Roadrunner.
A few weeks ago I went back to OK and grabbed my Dads 2001 Ram 3500 and a trailer. I left him my little diesel Jetta Sportwagen. I came home and loaded up the Duster and all it’s parts and he drove my car out to CA and hauled it back to OK.
Now I just have 3 more of my Mopars to haul out there. (69 Valiant, 70 cuda, & 76 D100). My wife still needs to land a job in Texas and I need to get my report date and we can start looking for homes.
Man, I hate to say it, but it seems some of those fires ain't "natural, or accidents" I'm in Florida, and Respect the Wildlife and Nature here. I'm Glad You will have a Well Earned Slower Pace!
As another non commie Californian we will miss you. Thanks for all you’ve done fighting the fires here and keeping us safe. Smart move.
Yea it’s certainly not getting any cheaper. And don’t get me started on the POS (newsom) running the show.I was holding strong until the Newsom recall scam. There was some voting irregularities with that one. Now there is going to be a mileage tax for every mile driven, THe state is losing tax revenue from gas sales because of all the EV's on the road so their idea is to tax the people who actually pay gas taxes pay even more.
That's just plain out dead *** wrong. What the hell is wrong with people.Some of them aren't. There was a father/ son duo that set the Caldor Fire that burned 340 square miles and destroyed 1000 homes. Imagine that.
A UC Davis commie professor set the Dixie for that burned 1500 square miles and destroyed well over 1000 homes.
Charlie Morton, a "Hotshot" Firefighter, was killed in a blaze started by a a gender reveal pyrotechnic device. That hit hard because at the time I was a Hotshot on Laguna Hotshots. Charlie's crew was just up the road in San Bernardino.
I was Watching that, and Praying for Commie boy to be out. And, of Course, concerned about Voting Security. I mean, since Larry is a White, Supremely Stating he wanted to address theHomeless issues First.I was holding strong until the Newsom recall scam. There was some voting irregularities with that one. Now there is going to be a mileage tax for every mile driven, THe state is losing tax revenue from gas sales because of all the EV's on the road so their idea is to tax the people who actually pay gas taxes pay even more.
Always wanted to ride a bike down the Pacific Coast Hwy... that's a scratch..What bugs me about Commiefornia is the fact that the entire state is controlled by LA and Frisco. The central state is largely non-commie.
I've got the brackets and inner core. My buddy I sold my FeatherDuster deck lid pulled them for me in NC. I was gonna use em on my 74, for weight saving... I ain't ...Just needing that holy grail of a 1 year only 1973 front bumper.
Awesome Man! Glad you're making way!Updates but no pics. The car is wired with American Autowire headlight to taillight kit. Back glass in. Side marker lights in. All the 4 speed linkages I was missing secured. Leaf springs re-relocated to the OEM location so the exhaust will run in the factory location and the chrome tips will be in the right location. Driveshaft secured. Purchased a Bluetooth version of a factory radio.
Scored some period correct DC valve covers. Looking for a period correct DC air cleaner now.
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Amen Brother!You are doing an awesome job, thanks for your service and touching story. Arthur would be proud.
Man, my Duster is red, with a white interior... kinda pissed me off I went w/ a black stripe. BUT, the dual snorkel scoop and the go-wing are black.... what are ya gonna do? Lol@SLOPAR72 , can you post a pic of your car with the white stripe. My wife and I are trying to decide between black, white, and brown.
Man, my Duster is red, with a white interior... kinda pissed me off I went w/ a black stripe. BUT, the dual snorkel scoop and the go-wing are black.... what are ya gonna do? Lol