Now giving investment advice?? Lol
^^^^^must be talking about the five to ten year plan...
^^^^^must be talking about the five to ten year plan...
I can guarantee you without checking those ads those cars won't compare to the op's.
Buying from family may add value. Verifiable history...
I'll bet Granddaddy's right there to help him if anything goes wrong with that car too. And from the looks of it grandpappy is a Mopar man.
Great looking car!
Looks like it's been really well taken care of. Love that the top is painted instead of vinyl, that will save you a lot of rust repair later!
As for your questions-
1. A 360 is a great engine. Biggest drawbacks are probably the cast crank and 360 specific external balance, but neither of those are really a big deal. Pretty much everything else about it is a plus.
2. Yes, you can totally swap on a Duster front end. As nice as that car is though, I think I would leave it alone! Painting the new bodywork to match isn't cheap, and it's definitely money you can spend elsewhere. But, if you really want to swap it, you'll need everything from the doors forward that unbolts. Fenders, hood, hood latch support panel, grille, grille support, bumper, and brackets. Since your car is a '74, you might have a shock mounted front bumper, which can be complicating. But it kind of looks like you've got a standard bracket bumper, which means any standard mounted Duster bumper that matches the front clip should work.
I did the opposite swap, I went from a '74 Duster to a Dart front end.
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3. Forced induction is not my area of expertise, there are no doubt options for the 360, for your Dart specifically is a different story. Keep in mind if you have a stock engine build you have cast pistons and a cast crankshaft, so, you'll want to go easy on the boost until you get things sorted out.
And finally, get rid of those lift shackles!!! They're not particularly effective, not exactly safe, and in the long run will ruin whatever is left of your springs. Overall, they give you LOUSY handling. If you like the ride height as high as it is in the back, you'll need new leaf springs with a higher arch to do it correctly. ESPO is a good source, they sell +1" and +2" springs for the back. If you don't want the back end of the car jacked up '70's street freak style, just put a stock set of shackles back there.
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I'll bet Granddaddy's right there to help him if anything goes wrong with that car too. And from the looks of it grandpappy is a Mopar man.
Actually, he's a GM guy. Has a '58 Impala and a same year (I think?) Delray. Owned a bunch of VW's before that. I might end up a Mopar guy if this car ends up being as great as I think it will.
Great looking car!
Looks like it's been really well taken care of. Love that the top is painted instead of vinyl, that will save you a lot of rust repair later!
As for your questions-
1. A 360 is a great engine. Biggest drawbacks are probably the cast crank and 360 specific external balance, but neither of those are really a big deal. Pretty much everything else about it is a plus.
2. Yes, you can totally swap on a Duster front end. As nice as that car is though, I think I would leave it alone! Painting the new bodywork to match isn't cheap, and it's definitely money you can spend elsewhere. But, if you really want to swap it, you'll need everything from the doors forward that unbolts. Fenders, hood, hood latch support panel, grille, grille support, bumper, and brackets. Since your car is a '74, you might have a shock mounted front bumper, which can be complicating. But it kind of looks like you've got a standard bracket bumper, which means any standard mounted Duster bumper that matches the front clip should work.
I did the opposite swap, I went from a '74 Duster to a Dart front end.
Before
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After
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3. Forced induction is not my area of expertise, there are no doubt options for the 360, for your Dart specifically is a different story. Keep in mind if you have a stock engine build you have cast pistons and a cast crankshaft, so, you'll want to go easy on the boost until you get things sorted out.
And finally, get rid of those lift shackles!!! They're not particularly effective, not exactly safe, and in the long run will ruin whatever is left of your springs. Overall, they give you LOUSY handling. If you like the ride height as high as it is in the back, you'll need new leaf springs with a higher arch to do it correctly. ESPO is a good source, they sell +1" and +2" springs for the back. If you don't want the back end of the car jacked up '70's street freak style, just put a stock set of shackles back there.
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Well from the looks of that car he did an excellent job on it.
Actually, he's a GM guy. Has a '58 Impala and a same year (I think?) Delray. Owned a bunch of VW's before that. I might end up a Mopar guy if this car ends up being as great as I think it will.
Oh wait a minute here you twisting me up. Yeah of course I wish my grandfather would have sold me I totally cool car and I think the car is totally cool. What does that have to do with the complete fact that if he has no money to purchase the car flat-out he certainly has no money to start doing forced induction. How that got Twisted into something about not wanting the car or something I don't even understand.Doesn't matter if it's a 50-year plan it came from his grandfather. You be nice J par.
Wish my granddaddy would have sold me something like this.
As a matter of fact my grandson would like a 73 Charger and so I've been kind of looking for one of those for him.
He might actually want to pay for it on the payments and all that before he starts doing any upgrades?Pretty nice ride just the way it sits. Might want to enjoy it for a while before you start that upgrade fever that grabs us and doesn’t want to let go.
Well no s*** Sherlock.I can guarantee you without checking those ads those cars won't compare to the op's.
Buying from family may add value. Verifiable history...
No I was pointing out to Yellow Rose a local one that is for sale. Wasn't giving any advice, I was making locals aware of their options. Stop twisting...Now giving investment advice?? Lol
He might actually want to pay for it on the payments and all that before he starts doing any upgrades?
$7500 (in payments)
Agreed, I'm sure the brakes will stop just fine with the 360.It's a 74 and likely has PDB.
If so, not too terribly worse than today's brakes.