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Would it really be worth is for a 340 duster? Restoring a car is expensive as it is already adding the cost of another motor just puts you deeper in the hole. I'm facing the same issue with my 383 roadrunner and I can't justify the expense. A buddy of mine did this with his 64 GTO and the motor trans and rear end have been sitting around collecting dust for 20+ years. If you do sell the car then the next guy will have to tear the car apart if he wants the numbers matching motor in it. Sorry for the hi-jack but holding these cars with kid gloves is getting too expensive.





Every owner has a unique set of personal budget and other circumstances that will vary their experiences owning cars and parts.

What does NOT vary is the VERY small number of remaining numbers matching 71 340 manual trans Dusters & Demons existing today, and the value difference between a non numbers matching vs a numbers matching example CERTAINLY outweighs the cost of a replacment short block 340 or 360.......In most cases many times over.



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Scott, yes I've taken lots of pics with my good camera. It clearly was sprayed upward from the bottom, although the latch tray support is a little confusing. My guess would be the core support, fender wells and lower pinch welds were painted at the same time.





Ok, cool. If in doubt take more pictures, pictures are cheap/free. Once that car is stripped the details will be gone forever. You won't have anything but those pictures to provide details, I can't emphasize it enough, the more the merrier.