Found my dads original 1971 duster!

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Amazing able to finally get car back and get it restored. Very desirable car '71 340 that color combo. Gonna be so much fun to drive it too.
 
340sFastback said:
Amazing able to finally get car back and get it restored. Very desirable car '71 340 that color combo. Gonna be so much fun to drive it too.
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Thanks! I don’t know a whole lot about it’s desirability. I was told that 71 was a good year. I’m happy to hear that! Yep. I can’t wait to drive it!
 
Here’s a few more pictures! I had the engine rebuilt at Beatty and Woods, in Mississauga. They have a good mopar reputation. I told them that I wanted it to look fully stock and original, but to add a bit more HP while they were at it. It ended up producing 395 hp. So it should be a decent amount of power over the stock 275 hp

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qkcuda said:
Beatty and Woods built a 360 for me back when I was racing in the late 1980's
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No way. That’s so cool!! I had a guy recommend them to me, initially. Then I asked around a bit and nobody really had anything bad to say. So I went with them. Car is being built in Saskatchewan, but I wanted engine and transmission rebuilt close to home. I’m case I have any issues
 
CFD244 said:
How about some build details on the engine:)
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Ha. Yep, here you go! I know nothing about engine builds or what any of this means, but maybe you guys will! Looks like it’s saying 385 hp to me. I’m sure he said 395 when I picked it up
I’m sure hoping he put a cam in it. I told him that I wanted that done….for the sweet sound of it. I see “lunati cam kit” listed at the top of first page. Not sure if that’s considered “putting a cam in it” or not

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moparker said:
Who is doing your interior?
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The car builder is doing the whole build. Other than the engine and transmission. Hopefully he does a good job of the interior. If not, I know a guy who lives less than 5 minutes from me that does the best work I’ve seen on upholstery etc. But I’m hoping it turns out great the first time!
 
dads71 said:
Ha. Yep, here you go! I know nothing about engine builds or what any of this means, but maybe you guys will! Looks like it’s saying 385 hp to me. I’m sure he said 395 when I picked it up
I’m sure hoping he put a cam in it. I told him that I wanted that done….for the sweet sound of it. I see “lunati cam kit” listed at the top of first page. Not sure if that’s considered “putting a cam in it” or not

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That's awesome. Thank you for sharing. :thumbsup:
 
It still is. I guess it’s the app quality limitations. I don’t have a computer. Just my phone
 
Nice engine build, the cam is a nice step up from stock and you’ll like it for the muscle car sound. And 385hp is no joke in an Abody. It’s definitely enough to get you in trouble.
 
TT5.9mag said:
Nice engine build, the cam is a nice step up from stock and you’ll like it for the muscle car sound. And 385hp is no joke in an Abody. It’s definitely enough to get you in trouble.
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That’s awesome to hear! Thanks a lot for the input. So that cam kit is considered “adding a cam” to the engine then? I told them I wanted that lumpy kind of muscle car sound
 
Very nice car and great story. Welcome from WI. In 2018 I found my Dad's 1971 GSS Demon from when I was a child. It is a great feeling to have it. My story is down in my signature. Congrats. Car looks great.
 
71GSSDemon said:
Very nice car and great story. Welcome from WI. In 2018 I found my Dad's 1971 GSS Demon from when I was a child. It is a great feeling to have it. My story is down in my signature. Congrats. Car looks great.
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Thank you!
Wow, that’s awesome! How do I find the story of it etc? I can’t figure it out. Not sure what down by signature means. Thanks!
 
dads71 said:
That’s awesome to hear! Thanks a lot for the input. So that cam kit is considered “adding a cam” to the engine then? I told them I wanted that lumpy kind of muscle car sound
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Every engine has a cam (at least in the realm of stuff we’re interested in) and upgrading a cam during an engine rebuild is common. The lunati “cam kit” he ordered and installed is a cam and lifter set (you don’t reuse lifters on new cams so they sell em as kits) and is a well know street grind cam from a reputable company. It’ll sound good, make good usable power, and not be so rowdy that it’ll eat valve springs or require a ton of maintenance.
 
dads71 said:
Thank you!
Wow, that’s awesome! How do I find the story of it etc? I can’t figure it out. Not sure what down by signature means. Thanks!
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There’s a link below his screen name. Click on it. If you’re on a phone, turn it sideways and it’ll show up. His story is awesome as well.
 
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