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Re: Is it cheaper to build a mild steel 9.90 Duster or buy
[Re: Cab_Burge]
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02/05/14 03:41 AM
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agreed!!! life is short,buy and race or build and race next year,i have 2 builds going on now,68 dart and 88 Dakota,......just watch for cage thickness,118 no good,134 good,or buy with a chrome moly cage...
Last edited by dakotawilly; 02/05/14 03:53 AM.
SFI 25.5 depends,no leak,even at 213 mph....
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Re: Is it cheaper to build a mild steel 9.90 Duster or buy
[Re: Joesixpack]
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02/05/14 01:07 PM
02/05/14 01:07 PM
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cudadon
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Bill is it leafs or ladder bar, or 4 link? It will cost $2500 to get rid of the 8.75  Thats right around the power range where the 8.75 will give you problems. Nothing worse than having a bye into the semis and not being able to break the beams because the R&P are broke!  After that it came out, I said to myself; "self you are never going to let an 8.75 do that to you again!"  I used to pull the carrier twice a year to check it. But it got me towards the end of season. If you noticed someone else on here is selling a car, he swapped the dana that was in it for a 8.75 before the sale.  My  Don
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Re: Is it cheaper to build a mild steel 9.90 Duster or buy
[Re: Cab_Burge]
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02/05/14 05:39 PM
02/05/14 05:39 PM
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Taxes & Virus's R-US, NY
Dragula
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Could sell you mine...Always wanted a tube chassis Cuda, but I got a back half Duster instead...Runs 9.90's on pump gas and will be ready for another season of racing very soon... 
It seems its usually a better deal to buy one nearly done or previously raced than build new until you get to a certain point.
Would need to sell the season winning Duster first...
Have I got a tube chassis Cuda' for you!!! 
Me too   
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Re: Is it cheaper to build a mild steel 9.90 Duster or buy
[Re: Joesixpack]
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02/06/14 01:25 PM
02/06/14 01:25 PM
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cudadon
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Bill I would'nt want an 8.75 with a HARD hitting LB especially with a trans BREAK (pun intended)! See my post about losing because of 8.75. I still thank you for being involved with me buying my Barracuda! Thats a good example. To get where I wanted to be. I had to change EVERYTHING on the car!  But I did it over several years. Don
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Re: Is it cheaper to build a mild steel 9.90 Duster or buy
[Re: Joesixpack]
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02/07/14 02:01 PM
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cudadon
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Don i had a wild idea ....yank my new 360 and drop it and the 904 right in that duster...
Bill sounds like a good idea.
Especially if you get it for agood price.
Might be 1000 #s lighter....thats a second in ET
I'm going to work on the 493 today. Pull the pan look it over change gaskets,etc.
I think the Winter Nationals got me stirred up!
That and I'm tired of moving snow.
One of these days I'll stop by if you are home?
Don
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Re: Is it cheaper to build a mild steel 9.90 Duster or buy
[Re: Joesixpack]
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02/10/14 07:40 PM
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Re: Is it cheaper to build a mild steel 9.90 Duster or buy
[Re: N717BH]
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02/10/14 08:06 PM
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Maybe this helps ? This came up today on Craigslist.
http://washingtondc.craigslist.org/nva/cto/4327705241.html
Unless this car is a total POS you couldn't go wrong. If you had a free body you couldn't buy the parts for 5K, more less have it painted.
Doug
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