Dartfreak75
Restore it, Dont part it!
My Dart Swinger Project!
Its long. But a pretty good read. Alot of folks have helped me. Its been a 4 year journey lol
Hello! New member, 75 Duster
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Its long. But a pretty good read. Alot of folks have helped me. Its been a 4 year journey lol
Some excellent advice from @dartfreak75, lots of great info on that build thread of his too. I have to agree with the part about getting overwhelmed once the whole car is blown apart, went through much the same with a 70 Dart long ago, spent 5 years collecting parts and wishing I had not stripped it down completely.
Mopar44134
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Welcome. Lots of good info here. AC with a 318...nice cruiser. If you pull the motor...check if its numbers matching. Adds to the value of the car.
autoxcuda
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Not much (if any) added value to this particular car.
OP, do whatever you want to it and make it yours.
MoparGal559
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Not gunna lie those commercials crack me up
MOPAROFFICIAL
If it has tits, it's a liability.
Welcome, enjoy.
MoparGal559
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Amazing what a good scrub and some linseed oil will do!
plymouth67
It be a lot cooler if you did...
Welcome!!! I also have a 75. Mine is a 360 car. You will learn a lot and, meet lots of good people on here. Keep us posted on the progress!!
MoparGal559
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TT5.9mag
Two atmospheres are better than one
looks great! How did the driver door avoid the sun baking? Or was it repainted/replaced at some point?
Awesome! Now that it's painted..... Seriously, I love it
MoparGal559
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That’s what we wondered as well. Don’t know how it avoided rust, but the mid body stripes line up perfectly and don’t look like they were ever re-done. Don’t know much about the cars history. Only thing I can imagine is maybe it was shaded or somewhat parked under something? The trunk, roof and passenger side has the most, so maybe just happened to be parked at an angle where driver door and a good amount of hood preserved? I’ll take a closer pic of what o meant with the stripes
MoparGal559
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Yes! Was shocked once we got some of the old foggy clear off how great it ended up looking! So much character. Totally love it too. The sun was dang near down. I’ll have to see if pic looks any different in mid day sun
Dartfreak75
Restore it, Dont part it!
Wow looking good already! I love how straight and rust free that car is. You don't them like that around here.
MoparGal559
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We were super shocked how straight the car was! A little comet wash really made the blue pop. It’s a shame because pics don’t do it Justice. Never thought I’d fall in love with patina haha but I’m loving this one!
Dartfreak75
Restore it, Dont part it!
If you are happy with it leave it the way it is. I love a survivor! I I also love a beautiful restored freshly painted car too. But all that really matters is what you want. I've seen alot of patina cars on here that I absolutely love @75slant6 has an amazing patina duster.
MoparGal559
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Exactly! And I figured, enjoy the patina for a while and if some years go by, can always paint it later!
The best advice I got when I bought my Duster back in 2014 was “you can either tear the car apart and work on it for years, or get it drivable and enjoy it. Patina is the “in thing” right now, so maybe ride that fad until it’s gone, then restore the car” am I ever glad I followed that advice!! I’ve heard far too many stories where someone bought a car, tore it to pieces, then there is sat for the next decade. And I have no doubt I would’ve been one of those cases. So instead, it took me about 2 years to get the car drivable, and I’ve been enjoying the heck out of it since!
Here was the day I bought the car.
First time I pulled it out of the shop.
One of my many short drives.
And here she is now after installing an HDK front suspension, new rear springs to drop the whole car about 2”
I absolutely love driving this thing. It’s my daily driver as long as the roads aren’t treated or I have the car torn apart for some type of upgrade. Heck, we even took it on a 1000 mile round trip out to western Missouri to my in-laws over Christmas! I love nice, shiny, restored cars. But for a personal driver, I like em ratty!
Welcome to FABO!
MoparGal559
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LOVE it! Looks great! That’s my goal. She drove onto the trailer under her own power, unfortunately who we bought it from just kinda slapped a new carb, unadjusted and did some other odds and ends to at least make it start and some what drive. 4 hour trailer ride home likely wiggled some electrical stuff loose (yay mopars haha) so once she was home didn’t want to start with key, so we will have fun finding all the gremlins but at least we know she’s fairly functional! And that’s my plan, got a new job where I have a company vehicle and have some annual personal miles to use, so I sold my 2020 challenger because why pay the payment and insurance on something used once a week haha and opted for an older car to work on and eventually drive around
MoparGal559
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Hey everyone!! I’ll try to post in another more relevant part of the forum once I find but does anyone have the original kickdown/linkage for these 318s they’re willing to part with? I have everything from like the rod down? But need everything from 2 forward in the diagram. I hate to pull and replace everything if there’s a few pieces I can locate instead? I added the diagram pic and mine to try to give you an idea. TIA! Got the gas tank and sending unit all swapped! Happy to pay for parts and shipping to CA 93637
Post a wanted ad, someone will have the parts. Also check the for sale ads
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