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Duster front end updates are done #1575076 02/06/14 11:21 PM 02/06/14 11:21 PM
Joined: Feb 2005 Posts: 20,185 PA. pittsburghracer OP "Little"John
pittsburghracer OP "Little"John Joined: Feb 2005 Posts: 20,185 PA.	Well a good Friend finished my Winter upgrades to my Duster this week and things turned out real nice. I can now order my new black Weld Aluma Star wheels to match the back. Pretty sure the car was put together in the 70's or early 80's and they used an old strut set-up that I think came off an old Mercury Capri. They redrilled the hubs to a mopar 5 bolt 4 inch pattern so it really limited what wheel I could use. The disk brake set-up stopped the car good on a track with a short shutdown at 130+ mph. It now has a strange strut and strange brakes. Here are some before an after pictures. New set-up 1970 Duster Edelbrock headed 408 5.984@112.52 422 Indy headed small block 5.982@112.56 mph 9.42@138.27 Livin and lovin life one day at a time

Re: Duster front end updates are done [Re: pittsburghracer] #1575077 02/06/14 11:29 PM 02/06/14 11:29 PM
Joined: Jun 2003 Posts: 52,972 Romeo MI MR_P_BODY Master
MR_P_BODY Master Joined: Jun 2003 Posts: 52,972 Romeo MI	Looks like the same Strange struts I run both the race car and the Rampage... they look MUCH shorter than your old ones... looks good

Re: Duster front end updates are done [Re: MR_P_BODY] #1575078 02/06/14 11:33 PM 02/06/14 11:33 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 32,394 Q Quicktree I Win
Quicktree I Win Q Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 32,394	nice stock front suspension

Re: Duster front end updates are done [Re: MR_P_BODY] #1575079 02/06/14 11:36 PM 02/06/14 11:36 PM
Joined: Feb 2005 Posts: 20,185 PA. pittsburghracer OP "Little"John
pittsburghracer OP "Little"John Joined: Feb 2005 Posts: 20,185 PA.	Quote: Looks like the same Strange struts I run both the race car and the Rampage... they look MUCH shorter than your old ones... looks good Thanks Mike. I can hardly wait to try it out but I'm so snowed in I can't even bring the car home to get busy on some other updates. He it heading to your home state the 16th to do some snowmobiling so if I don't get it by then it will be another 8 days. Oh well, lots of time yet. 1970 Duster Edelbrock headed 408 5.984@112.52 422 Indy headed small block 5.982@112.56 mph 9.42@138.27 Livin and lovin life one day at a time

Re: Duster front end updates are done [Re: Quicktree] #1575080 02/06/14 11:37 PM 02/06/14 11:37 PM
Joined: Feb 2005 Posts: 20,185 PA. pittsburghracer OP "Little"John
pittsburghracer OP "Little"John Joined: Feb 2005 Posts: 20,185 PA.	Quote: nice stock front suspension Those 10.5 guys won't let us play Tony. 1970 Duster Edelbrock headed 408 5.984@112.52 422 Indy headed small block 5.982@112.56 mph 9.42@138.27 Livin and lovin life one day at a time

Re: Duster front end updates are done [Re: Quicktree] #1575081 02/06/14 11:37 PM 02/06/14 11:37 PM
Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 4,684 On the parachute mount N n20mstr master
n20mstr master N Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 4,684 On the parachute mount	That's the gangster you want to race at MMW !? wow that don't have NOTHING stock about it.....,! Lol ....BAD A$$ STREET CAR.....

Re: Duster front end updates are done [Re: n20mstr] #1575082 02/06/14 11:39 PM 02/06/14 11:39 PM
Joined: Feb 2005 Posts: 20,185 PA. pittsburghracer OP "Little"John
pittsburghracer OP "Little"John Joined: Feb 2005 Posts: 20,185 PA.	Quote: That's the gangster you want to race at MMW !? wow that don't have NOTHING stock about it.....,! Lol Wait till NEXT Winter. LOL. 1970 Duster Edelbrock headed 408 5.984@112.52 422 Indy headed small block 5.982@112.56 mph 9.42@138.27 Livin and lovin life one day at a time

Re: Duster front end updates are done [Re: Quicktree] #1575083 02/06/14 11:40 PM 02/06/14 11:40 PM
Joined: Jun 2003 Posts: 52,972 Romeo MI MR_P_BODY Master
MR_P_BODY Master Joined: Jun 2003 Posts: 52,972 Romeo MI	Quote: nice stock front suspension Tony... you mean those arent the replacement struts for my Rampage... it came with struts

Re: Duster front end updates are done [Re: MR_P_BODY] #1575084 02/06/14 11:42 PM 02/06/14 11:42 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 32,394 Q Quicktree I Win
Quicktree I Win Q Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 32,394	Quote: Quote: nice stock front suspension Tony... you mean those arent the replacement struts for my Rampage... it came with struts I am sure they are, thats what we have been told

Re: Duster front end updates are done [Re: Quicktree] #1575085 02/06/14 11:46 PM 02/06/14 11:46 PM
Joined: Feb 2005 Posts: 20,185 PA. pittsburghracer OP "Little"John
pittsburghracer OP "Little"John Joined: Feb 2005 Posts: 20,185 PA.	There is a website called fast10.5mopars and from what I see mine should qualify for stock if I buy a can of black paint an spray paint the firewall. 1970 Duster Edelbrock headed 408 5.984@112.52 422 Indy headed small block 5.982@112.56 mph 9.42@138.27 Livin and lovin life one day at a time

Re: Duster front end updates are done [Re: pittsburghracer] #1575086 02/07/14 12:20 AM 02/07/14 12:20 AM
Joined: Sep 2005 Posts: 1,551 baldwinsville new york A a493demon pro stock
a493demon pro stock A Joined: Sep 2005 Posts: 1,551 baldwinsville new york	funny how you are over on that site all the time. anytime you want to take a look at my fire wall and frame rail's just let me know . oh yeah car's looking good .

Re: Duster front end updates are done [Re: pittsburghracer] #1575087 02/07/14 12:24 AM 02/07/14 12:24 AM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 9,826 las vegas 70AARcuda master
70AARcuda master Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 9,826 las vegas	Nice update..my 69 Barracuda has the same old 72 Mercury Capri struts...except the tubes on my were shorten and have a strut cartridge from a Toyota something... Tony 70 AARCuda Vitamin C 71 Dart Swinger 360 10.318 @ 128.22(10-04-14 Bakersfield) 71 Demon 360 10.666 @122.41 (01-29-17 @ Las Vegas) 71 Duster 408 (10.29 @ 127.86 3/16/19 Las Vegas)

Re: Duster front end updates are done [Re: Quicktree] #1575088 02/07/14 01:38 AM 02/07/14 01:38 AM
Joined: Oct 2007 Posts: 3,978 Hilltown Pa 1967dartgt master
1967dartgt master Joined: Oct 2007 Posts: 3,978 Hilltown Pa	Quote: nice stock front suspension This looks like stock front suspension to me bud. Brett Miller W9 cnc'd heads STR Chassis fabraction

Re: Duster front end updates are done [Re: 1967dartgt] #1575089 02/07/14 01:50 AM 02/07/14 01:50 AM
Joined: Oct 2007 Posts: 3,978 Hilltown Pa 1967dartgt master
1967dartgt master Joined: Oct 2007 Posts: 3,978 Hilltown Pa	Look at this tube chassis Almost looks like a stock floor Brett Miller W9 cnc'd heads STR Chassis fabraction

Re: Duster front end updates are done [Re: 1967dartgt] #1575090 02/07/14 01:55 AM 02/07/14 01:55 AM
Joined: Oct 2007 Posts: 3,978 Hilltown Pa 1967dartgt master
1967dartgt master Joined: Oct 2007 Posts: 3,978 Hilltown Pa	More killer tube chassis Brett Miller W9 cnc'd heads STR Chassis fabraction

Re: Duster front end updates are done [Re: 1967dartgt] #1575091 02/07/14 02:00 AM 02/07/14 02:00 AM
Joined: Feb 2005 Posts: 20,185 PA. pittsburghracer OP "Little"John
pittsburghracer OP "Little"John Joined: Feb 2005 Posts: 20,185 PA.	What did you use to make those pictures? An Etch A Sketch. http://www.wayfairsupply.com/Ohio-Art-Et...CFUYOOgodlxIAKQ 1970 Duster Edelbrock headed 408 5.984@112.52 422 Indy headed small block 5.982@112.56 mph 9.42@138.27 Livin and lovin life one day at a time

Re: Duster front end updates are done [Re: pittsburghracer] #1575092 02/07/14 02:07 AM 02/07/14 02:07 AM
Joined: Oct 2007 Posts: 3,978 Hilltown Pa 1967dartgt master
1967dartgt master Joined: Oct 2007 Posts: 3,978 Hilltown Pa	Look at this his tube chassis unbolts Brett Miller W9 cnc'd heads STR Chassis fabraction

Re: Duster front end updates are done [Re: 1967dartgt] #1575093 02/07/14 02:26 AM 02/07/14 02:26 AM
Joined: Oct 2007 Posts: 3,978 Hilltown Pa 1967dartgt master
1967dartgt master Joined: Oct 2007 Posts: 3,978 Hilltown Pa	Pittsbuger your doing it wrong. This is how you do a tube chassis car Brett Miller W9 cnc'd heads STR Chassis fabraction

Re: Duster front end updates are done [Re: 1967dartgt] #1575094 02/07/14 12:07 PM 02/07/14 12:07 PM
Joined: Oct 2004 Posts: 1,327 south central,Pa mopar_to_ya pro stock
mopar_to_ya pro stock Joined: Oct 2004 Posts: 1,327 south central,Pa	and this my friend is NOT stock front suspension. 8030081-aaaa.jpg (237 downloads) It's a bigblock with a torque flight!!!

Re: Duster front end updates are done [Re: mopar_to_ya] #1575095 02/07/14 12:49 PM 02/07/14 12:49 PM
Joined: Oct 2007 Posts: 3,978 Hilltown Pa 1967dartgt master
1967dartgt master Joined: Oct 2007 Posts: 3,978 Hilltown Pa	Quote: and this my friend is NOT stock front suspension. Why? Does the a arm bolt on in the stock location? Does the sub frame still bolt on in the stock location? Does it not still use a stock spring location? So stock arm mounting points, stock spring location, and bolts on like stock sub frame with stock frame rails but it's not stock how do you figure? Brett Miller W9 cnc'd heads STR Chassis fabraction

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