Arthur’s Duster
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It’s a good rebuildable core
My farkin *** it is. I'm sorry for ever doubting you. That guy is a douche nozzle. I don't give a **** who vouches for him.
I would go with the Keystones, love the look of those.
It was a busy summer with wild fires. Had some really big ones this year (one was a million acres!) I didn’t get a chance to do very much on the cars.
I did do the whole interior panels with SEM paint in Parchment White. I used the cleaner and the vinyl prep then coated them with the paint. It turned out great but I didn’t take any pics. Sorry.
I got an American Autowire headlight to taillight kit and tracked down all the pulleys and brackets. I made a huge order at Detroit Miscle Technologies. I ordered just about everything you can for a 1973 Duster.
Next purchase will be a big order at Brewer’s for everything pertaining to the shifter. The only thing I have for the 833 is the rods and bell crank. I think there was a box of 4-speed parts that never got transferred into my possession.
Earlier in the summer I had purchased a 1973 Duster roller that I will be getting a few parts off of like the front bumper, headlight bucket springs, windshield and back glass off of. It was in Wichita and I paid my Dad some diesel money to go retrieve it. It already in Oklahoma too so all my Dusters are there!
I’m contemplating what to do with that other 73. It would make a great race car but it could also turn into cash which would be more helpful than a race car.
I did do the whole interior panels with SEM paint in Parchment White. I used the cleaner and the vinyl prep then coated them with the paint. It turned out great but I didn’t take any pics. Sorry.
I got an American Autowire headlight to taillight kit and tracked down all the pulleys and brackets. I made a huge order at Detroit Miscle Technologies. I ordered just about everything you can for a 1973 Duster.
Next purchase will be a big order at Brewer’s for everything pertaining to the shifter. The only thing I have for the 833 is the rods and bell crank. I think there was a box of 4-speed parts that never got transferred into my possession.
Earlier in the summer I had purchased a 1973 Duster roller that I will be getting a few parts off of like the front bumper, headlight bucket springs, windshield and back glass off of. It was in Wichita and I paid my Dad some diesel money to go retrieve it. It already in Oklahoma too so all my Dusters are there!
I’m contemplating what to do with that other 73. It would make a great race car but it could also turn into cash which would be more helpful than a race car.
I might keep that hood and do hood scoop on one and set the painted one aside.
Plans are still Day 2 car. Like I showed earlier I scored an LD340 intake. I also have a set of 915 castings that I want to get ported, racing valve job, 2.02” valves on. The current heads have adj. iron rockers and I would reuse those. I’ll do some banana grooved shafts.
I already have some TTi step header I was going to use on my Valiant’s 340 that is at IMM with Brian Hafliger. He recommends the 1-7/8” race headers for that engine so I’ll just use the step headers on Arthur’s Duster.
I was also planning on 8-3/4 rearend swap but I’ve been reading that the 8-1/4 should be strong enough for my power level. Therefore, I will be planning on a purchase of a differential and some 3:23 or 3:55. The road is long in TX and OK so probably 3:23’s. No use in spending extra money but I do have two 489 third members and a 68-70 B-body 8-3/4 housing just in case.
Plans are still Day 2 car. Like I showed earlier I scored an LD340 intake. I also have a set of 915 castings that I want to get ported, racing valve job, 2.02” valves on. The current heads have adj. iron rockers and I would reuse those. I’ll do some banana grooved shafts.
I already have some TTi step header I was going to use on my Valiant’s 340 that is at IMM with Brian Hafliger. He recommends the 1-7/8” race headers for that engine so I’ll just use the step headers on Arthur’s Duster.
I was also planning on 8-3/4 rearend swap but I’ve been reading that the 8-1/4 should be strong enough for my power level. Therefore, I will be planning on a purchase of a differential and some 3:23 or 3:55. The road is long in TX and OK so probably 3:23’s. No use in spending extra money but I do have two 489 third members and a 68-70 B-body 8-3/4 housing just in case.
Welcome back home!!! Decatur is a great area.
I have had a bunch of Dusters and I miss my last one bad!!
Browne's auto salvage is just up the road at Sunset and a great group of guys there!!
I have had a bunch of Dusters and I miss my last one bad!!
Browne's auto salvage is just up the road at Sunset and a great group of guys there!!
Ironracer
Gearhead
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!
Ironracer
Gearhead
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!
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.
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mopowers
Well-Known Member
Agreed! Thanks for your service. That's tough work for sure. For such a beautiful state, it's getting harder and harder to deal with the BS. Good for your for getting out.
TT5.9mag
Two atmospheres are better than one
Yea it’s certainly not getting any cheaper. And don’t get me started on the POS (newsom) running the show.
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.
Ironracer
Gearhead
That's just plain out dead *** wrong. What the hell is wrong with people.
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.
Always wanted to ride a bike down the Pacific Coast Hwy... that's a scratch..
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Ironracer
Gearhead
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 ...
He said he tossed the bumper. Don't make sense....
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.
Scored some period correct DC valve covers. Looking for a period correct DC air cleaner now.
Ironracer
Gearhead
Awesome Man! Glad you're making way!
Jeff Seighman
aka jeffnmo
You are doing an awesome job, thanks for your service and touching story. Arthur would be proud.
Ironracer
Gearhead
Amen Brother!
Ironracer
Gearhead
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
I was also thinking about the dual snorkel scoop. Maybe even get a removable skin and black out the whole hood and do a “340 Wedge” decal, temporarily. I would love to do the Direct Connection duck tail spoiler but I don’t know if I want to drill holes in the trunk lid. That all would tie the black in together.
The brown or tan stripe would look neat too, I think. It would tie in with the dash that is Saddle Tan. Never seen a brown/tan 340 stripe either.
The white stripe ties in with the white interior but makes it look too much like a grocery getter. Not mean. However, it seems like the white stripe would have been something it may have came factory with.
The brown or tan stripe would look neat too, I think. It would tie in with the dash that is Saddle Tan. Never seen a brown/tan 340 stripe either.
The white stripe ties in with the white interior but makes it look too much like a grocery getter. Not mean. However, it seems like the white stripe would have been something it may have came factory with.
Here are some examples of brown stripes. Now, thy aren't the 340 stripe like I am going with but the color pallets are the same or similar.
The first car is Sunfire Yellow like mine and the second is Fawn Gold. Both have the Landau top whereas mine does not.
Interestingly, the Fawn Gold car is exactly like my first Duster (1998-2004). That car was possibly one of the nicest examples of a survivor that you could EVER find. 28,000 miles on it. A man in his 70's bought the car in 1973 and sold it to his sister in 1974, who was also almost 70. She literally only drove it to church and the grocery store and garaged it it's whole life. I was the third owner and sold it to buy my 70 'cuda from my Dad. I really regret selling it. Like, biggest regret of my life type of regret. I have the Landau top trim and know where to get an OEM brown snakeskin top but at this point, car being painted, I think it's too late to weld trim studs on the roof.
So, anyone ever see a brown 340 stripe? My wife is kind of thinking a custom brown, more to match the Saddle Tan that is on the dash. What do you think? I think the white is out. It's the wife's least favorite, mine too. Black is the leading choice only because I haven't seen, and can't visualize, a brown 340 stripe on a Sunfire Yellow car.
The first car is Sunfire Yellow like mine and the second is Fawn Gold. Both have the Landau top whereas mine does not.
Interestingly, the Fawn Gold car is exactly like my first Duster (1998-2004). That car was possibly one of the nicest examples of a survivor that you could EVER find. 28,000 miles on it. A man in his 70's bought the car in 1973 and sold it to his sister in 1974, who was also almost 70. She literally only drove it to church and the grocery store and garaged it it's whole life. I was the third owner and sold it to buy my 70 'cuda from my Dad. I really regret selling it. Like, biggest regret of my life type of regret. I have the Landau top trim and know where to get an OEM brown snakeskin top but at this point, car being painted, I think it's too late to weld trim studs on the roof.
So, anyone ever see a brown 340 stripe? My wife is kind of thinking a custom brown, more to match the Saddle Tan that is on the dash. What do you think? I think the white is out. It's the wife's least favorite, mine too. Black is the leading choice only because I haven't seen, and can't visualize, a brown 340 stripe on a Sunfire Yellow car.
Check out the stripe making guys, that will tell you what came on it oem. In that era 90% of the Dusters were Gold!
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