You are in WA. I am in WI with much time spent in FL and other places. Summers of 90+, you get used to it.
Bostonian 71 demon
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Actually you're right, I was just being a dummy.
I have my beard all year.....can you talk to my wife for me lol
What front brakes are those, Also which spindles are you using with the brakes ?Finished up the front end on Christmas eve (great gift). In doing so I bushed the strut rod pivots, and made the last hardware greaseable. Set up the runaway straps for 2" of drop and in total diched 60lbs of the nose of the car
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B.R.E.Demon
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I'm running strange brakes with 9" drum spindles
May I ask where the 60lb weight loss came from? I see the holes drilled and the brakes save much, but where else? Also, in the Landy pic, do you know how he switched to coilovers? The lower control arm has a strange bracket it appears at the pivot mount and the coilover mounts lower and out from where the strut rod was even. Interesting
B.R.E.Demon
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No problem vast majority of the weight savings came from ditching the 73 plus disc swap and control arms and ball joints. Plus my uppers are trimmed and lightened. The slant 6 spindles are milled. All bolts are the needed length gun-drilled and counter sunk in the heads for larger than 3/8th diched the factory brass distribution block and excess lines. Also I use titanium, aluminum and chrome molly when possible. I will be making an insert with a trunnion bearing that will go in and replace the torsion bar and have a bracket that will support the control arm with the coil overs
B.R.E.Demon
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Made some progress on the wiring and and simplification of unneeded parts. The first of the Hemi parts showed up for my 16 plug prostock build. Front wiring is now getting done and simplified tail lights are up next.
B.R.E.Demon
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So I’ve been busy with my day job the past couple of days but in that time I ordered a calies hemi block from Ray Barton. But I did pull and repaint the headers finished up the front end wiring. Also worked on the rear taillight modification and cleaned up the engine plate.
B.R.E.Demon
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Took some time to get the headers 100% in ad do the new taillight brackets effectively shedding 10lbs off the car plus added an extra pin to the middle. A bit more to do to prep for the season.
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The New HEMI Came in! super excited to own such a nice piece. I broke the top end down for some maintenance and cleaning. Also deciding on if I'm going to cut the upper intake and take an inch out of the plenum. Also the idea of off setting the carb flanges at an angle 15 degrees. Still got some touch ups and to make air pan also I have the intention to make an aluminum grill to core panel too (last picture)
Awesome! It seems you are still working on your small block, what is the plan for that? The aluminum closeout plate and inner fenders would be nice to be duez fastened, just for ease of removing for maintenance and cleaning. It is sure nice with no inner fenders
B.R.E.Demon
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That motor will be my back up motor till I build a second hemi. The closeout plate will be first and probably stay aluminum but the inner fenders will come when I go to the hemi and the strut bars to shock mounts
B.R.E.Demon
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I haven't done it yet but I will do a how to on my YouTube channel
Link to your channel?
B.R.E.Demon
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Its going live on the 18th of February The channel is called Dry-Hop https://www.youtube.com/@DryHop/featured
B.R.E.Demon
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Been super busy over the last few days. I ended up scoring a bunch of 16 plug hemi parts! (photos soon) Sectioning and welding the upper intake in an effort for hood clearance and a failed attempt at an air pan. Made up an aluminum grill to core support panel plus took some time to mock up some hemi stuff.
I am really digging the block off plate. May have to look into something like that for mine
Awesome
B.R.E.Demon
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Thanks I'm going to do aluminum inner fenders also once I upgrade the front cage with a removable core support.
I have thought of ways for easily removeable inner fenders of some design. Use Dzus fasteners? It is so nice to be able to get to everything with no inner fenders. Can't wait to see what you come up with. May steal more ideas.
71 Duster 440
Quarter Life Crisis
I've said it before and I'll say it again, this is my favorite car in existence. It's just so right.
EdsWelding
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I agree, there's a guy named Mike Laboda that used to run the UMTR North. (stick shift racing ) that has a similar 72 small block Duster. I think he moved to N.C. maybe he will post up a couple pics.
CUDACOX
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Dam! I'll take it! lol..
B.R.E.Demon
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Thanks Work a little on the car this weekend but got it running again with some minor tuning left but also made up the add for the channel and did some filming (that was weird and fun) but just a couple loose ends and ready for the season.
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