Nice looking Duster John! Check the front end really well, probably has all the bushings rotted out. Check all the torsion bar mounting points too, A bodies rust/break in those areas a lot.
Thanks Big D. Actually, torsion bar mounts look good. I will look more carefully for cracking in that area. Ball joints are good ( some one has done some work on it at some point in time ). Upper control arm bushing are fare ( will replace them anyway ). Both strut rods are bent and could use new bushings. Do I have to do something with the lower control arms in order to get the strut rods out so I can straighten them? Don't want to change the lower control arm bushings as they seem ok. Still haven't figured out why I can't get the camber in line on the left side ( negative 3 degrees and out of adjustment )? Something gotta be bent, just aint seeing it yet. Could be the frame mounting points? Under body of car ( floors, wheel houses, rear extensions, unibody frames, K frame / mounts, are all rust free. Might consider sub-frame connectors while I am down this far - could need them with that 300 HP nitrous shot to that 225.
99% of the time when its that far out something
is BENT in the front end.. look at the frame rail
on that side.. doesnt take much.. to be that much
out I would say that car was hit in that corner
EDIT
Years ago I use to do frame straightening on cars
of that era and normally it was bent.. if you cant
get the front end to get into spec
Just don't see it yet. Frame eyeballs straight, but the front upper control arm mount on the frame ( where the excentric adjustments are)looks suspect to me - welding is too "birdshitty" to be factory IMO. Also, the left front fender has some filler in it.
