Here ya go Scott. Can you add the date translation to them?


2. Hood latch release mechanism= Jules
3. Wiper motor= Jules
4. Radiator= 265-0
5. Intake manifold casting date= 51370
7. Steering box casting date= F01 7 G
8. K-member stamp date= 271 05
9. Lower control arm dates= L 022&259 R 226&011
10. Water pump-Japan
11. Bell housing casting date= 6/70 (282 NW1 482
12. Temperature sending unit date= None found
13. Oil sending unit= 260
14. Date codes on the side view mirror glass= 8JC0

Good stuff! Now, if you are really board...Post pics of each please

*Also, could you post a pic of the assembly date info on the front of your engine block below the drivers side head.

The engine code is: GW340P 3267 0508

July 8 1970 assy date

Casting date is 5-7-70

I'll try to get the date code pics when I get time.

This is why I'm so busy asking you detail questions:

https://board.moparts.org/ubbthreads/show...e=0#Post6862679

I completely understand. As they say, they are only original once....

Did you notice the last 340 engine that I picked up was cast the exact same day as yours? It was assembled only one day before yours as well? Yet based on the VIN sequence on mine it ended up sitting around the LA plant for a month after yours was installed? Check out some of the date codes on the other engine parts and see if yours are the same or similar.

Todays progress was more CSI on some of the front suspension after running a bunch of errands. Although one of those errands was to return my Lincoln 140 welder that was defective and never worked Now I can weld at home instead of my brothers shop

Anyways I was able to clean up and find the following today:

1) The T bars cleaned up and revealed 1 & 3 blue paint blobs, along with white (seems like grease crayon) marks on both bars close to the crossmember, along with the black drips along the length.

2) A yellow paint duab was on the middle of the sway bar.

3) A yellow paint duab was in the middle of my steering center link.

4) I found traces of orange paint on my idler castle nut.

5) On my fan I found a # on the front in white (2883215 ?? maybe ), "engine side" on the back in white, along with a stamped pentastar and #'s 46237 below it.

6) On the 2 upper front bumper to bracket bolts there is a sheet metal retaining nut on top of the nut, similar to how shocks nuts are.

Alot of cleaning, rubbing, and scrubbing done. I also started organizing what parts need to go where (powdercoater, painter, chromer, etc) an documenting the details before they do.

Thanks Dustercrazy!

The fan #. I can't totally make it out, looks like

1) 2883215
2) 2563215
3) 2663215

Does anyone know?

I also dug up one of my Mopar Muscle mags from 97 that shows good undercarriage details on Rich Berlisks 71 Demon that won a bunch of awards after being restored by Restorick and John Griswald

Looking good! What parts are you getting powder coated?

I was able to get some more work in today. I discovered that I still have the original, and still working, factory coil.

Date code that can't be seen in the pic is "3370"

I'm getting the motor mounts brackets, bumper brackets, pulley's, Air cleaner (wrinkle), trans cross member, K member, and a few other items I can't remember powdercoated black.

I'll be using RPM on all the bare metal parts, thank you ECS!!!

Where are the naked pictures of the shell? Did the shell get blasted yet?

Its currently at the media blaster. Theres some bare shell pics on pg2.

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Thanks SB! This one got painted.

I ordered my RPM and all my needed stickers on their way from ECS today.

No worries, there will be pics when I pick it up and take it to the painters.....maybe this week.

I thought I'd add a picture showing some of the ways I keep this pile of parts organized. As much as I think I'll remember how all this goes back together, I know not to trust my memory In addition to lots of digital pics (2 memory cards and counting), I also draw out some details, along with organizing the screws and bolts on pieces of cardboard. Then its all bagged and boxed/ toted. I also have a big 5 subject notebook that I use to write down all information I need to know or remember, breaking it down into sections (General/history,Body/Exterior,Driveline/Mechanical,Interior, and Redo/Restore/Purchase). I also keep a tote, and a list of all the new parts I've bought which makes finding them easier later and eliminates (usually) buying the same parts twice. For bigger items I have a couple of shelves on the wall dedicated to just Duster items. I try to keep it so that if I died tomorrow, somebody would be able to find all the parts for the car...odd yes, but DAMHIK.

The corvette shop that shared the body shop I worked in used parts cart. The parts cart had peg board on it with hooks. Everything was bagged and tagged and they seldom lost anything.

I've thought about putting up peg board..

Sure beats the throw it all in a bucket style resto...been there seen that too many times