I like those wheels. I wish someone offered accurate copies of the wide Halibrands. All I have seen are the ones where the spokes get wider as the wheel gets wider.
"Next Victim"
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68GSS440
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too much is never enough
DionR
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Something changed from the earlier pictures? Looks like the bypass valve was electronic in the first pictures?
What’s the back story?
Just curious.
the upper pictures (post 279) is a DSR 1150 which is slated for Graham Rahall and on display at the HP Tuner tent @ Holleys Moparty event, the last two is Butch's "Big Red" in my shop.
68GSS440
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what is Big Red going into? and are you getting one?
what am I saying, one is going in this car . . .
what am I saying, one is going in this car . . .
Great looking engine, too bad you have to cut the hood. I'll be following the build.
not cutting the hood.....the mock-up hood only has a hole in it because it was the hole for the scoop in the California Flash Duster. The hood was damaged in the tent bow-down at the 2019 Nats. A hood with scoop hole is a plus when checking Whipple clearance.
pictured is the correct replacement 1975 hood on 1975 California Flash Duster (luckily I had it "in stock", it came from this "Next Victim" Duster) , The damaged mock- up hood is an incorrect 73 hood....without the crash reliefs.
pay attention....there may be a quiz later.
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DionR
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Didn’t know there was a difference between a 73 and 75 hood. Guess I would have failed the test.
Didn’t know there was a difference between a 73 and 75 hood. Guess I would have failed the test.
I did not either, after the car was done my younger brother told me I had the wrong hood on it. I said "what???" He pointed out the crush area of the 75 hood shown in the original CarCraft pics. When the 73 hood I originally put on the car got damaged, it was easy to justify installing the 75 hood (already dipped, primered and blocked) on the California Flash.
DionR
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good eye.
The DSR has an electronic by-pass made to plug into a late models wiring harness. For the resto-mod version (ours) without the electronic by- pass function / feature, the by-pass is somehow initiated by vacuum. I will have to ask Mike @ Whipple just how that works.
got the headers mocked up, next I will tac, then off to the HDK fab shop to get them tigg welded.
the step headers are 14" of 2"od into 14" of 2-1/8"od with a 4" collector.
next up are the one-off engine mounts...... anybody got a clean cocktail napkin?
the step headers are 14" of 2"od into 14" of 2-1/8"od with a 4" collector.
next up are the one-off engine mounts...... anybody got a clean cocktail napkin?
HemiMark
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HemiMark
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in hide sight I wish I would have save the napkin you drew the concept front suspension for my first build Hemi duster. A memory I will never forget!
rmchrgr
Skate And Destroy
Motor plate instead?
no motor plate for this street ride. I will be am using modified components of the HDK Gen III engine mounts. A few CAD mods and I am there.
once the mounts are done I will remove everything from the header, steering and component mock up table and assemble it back in the car before the final weld and install of front sub frame.
racerjoe
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Denny, what's the ultimate plan for this thing? Your cars always pay homage to pro stock cars, as the construction of this one does too. Are you doing all the pro stock body modifications but making it a street car? Not sure if you keep up with drag and drive events, but it would be killer to see a car that looks like an old pro stock out there drag racing and street driving. There's no reason that thing couldn't run some 8.50s with a 6.4 and a whipple!
rmchrgr
Skate And Destroy
Self sufficient, aren't we? Nice to have that capability!
It is a street car / hot rod build for Butch Leal and that is why it will have a ghosted version of his 73 Pro stock car. Butch just lets me build it...... and the best part, he doesn't charge me anything to work on it.
I have all I would ever want with my street Hemi Duster and the restored California Flash / Direct Connection M/P Hemi Duster. Next year for the Holley MoParty, I am plan on bringing my street Duster, along with a few more friends...... just to putt around and take a few blasts down the strip.
didn't exactly happen overnight, but I will say I have enjoyed every friggin' minute of it. I get asked often when am I going to retire?...and I like to answer, "Don't I have to get a job first?.
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