Re: Bought a tube chassis some may remember.
[Re: crooksduster]
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05/29/15 08:23 PM
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How many guys have owned that chassis in the last 3 years since Jimmy sold it? Hope to see it hit the track again.
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
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Re: Bought a tube chassis some may remember.
[Re: 64HemiSavoy]
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05/29/15 11:33 PM
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Just be careful with anything from them. crooksduster, I see you're in Florida. If you decide to buy from U.S. Body, I suggest driving up there to inspect the parts before purchasing. Here's a picture of the outside of U.S. Body Source. I went up there to pick up a hood. I must have past that place 10 times before taking a chance and pulling in. Their tiny business sign was covered in overgrown shrubbery and vines. Plus, I wasn't expecting the place to look like this!
Gone to the dark side with an LS3 powered '57 Chevy 210
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Re: Bought a tube chassis some may remember.
[Re: crooksduster]
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05/30/15 03:07 PM
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U S Body Source is heavy junk.
It really doesn't matter whether you win or lose… as long as you look good doing it!
‘65 A100 ‘69 ‘Cuda ‘73 Vega GT ‘06 Mega Cab ‘14 Mercedes SLK
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Re: Bought a tube chassis some may remember.
[Re: BloFish]
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05/30/15 03:30 PM
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U S Body Source is heavy junk. I sold some of their parts to customers back in the early 90s, junk for sure, but they had parts that no one else had. You would finally get the parts (6 months for a 70 RR hood)then spend hours reworking them.$$$
Have a great day Iowan
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Re: Bought a tube chassis some may remember.
[Re: Iowan]
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05/31/15 01:29 PM
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not sure what you want to pay for a body but here is a link for 1 in Olando http://orlando.craigslist.org/cto/4990884024.htmland its not mine and I do not know the seller.
Last edited by dusturbd340W5; 05/31/15 01:29 PM.
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best so far 1.212 60 6.219 in 1/8 at 110.88 9.768 at 137.81 1/4
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Re: Bought a tube chassis some may remember.
[Re: crooksduster]
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10/30/15 01:50 AM
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what I started with.
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Re: Bought a tube chassis some may remember.
[Re: sgcuda]
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10/30/15 10:35 AM
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Good luck. Hope all goes well. Here we go again. Thanks, but I could have done with out the, "here we go again", BS.
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Re: Bought a tube chassis some may remember.
[Re: Defbob]
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10/30/15 06:10 PM
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We'll have to start a club for Jimmy's Darts... I seem to have spread my disease everywhere lol. It's nice to see it rolling again. I can't believe it . Enjoy Hey Tony
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Re: Bought a tube chassis some may remember.
[Re: crooksduster]
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10/30/15 07:00 PM
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Good luck. Hope all goes well. Here we go again. Thanks, but I could have done with out the, "here we go again", BS. Sorry. Just kidding. Referring back to Jimmy's misfortune. But it was a great build up. You have a great starting point. Looking foward to watching your build.
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Re: Bought a tube chassis some may remember.
[Re: crooksduster]
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07/01/18 11:02 PM
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ProSport
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Nice build I will be following this. I remember your green Duster ran really well.
1970 Challenger, all aluminum 528 Hemi, HDK suspension, Tremec 5 speed manual
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Re: Bought a tube chassis some may remember.
[Re: crooksduster]
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07/03/18 01:28 AM
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What a journey! The last time I saw the car was Englishtown 10/8/11.Another crazy day from a track that is no longer a dragstrip .......
Last edited by hemi-itis; 07/03/18 01:30 AM.
HEMI-ITIS has no cure. My condition is fully BLOWN!!
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Re: Bought a tube chassis some may remember.
[Re: hemi-itis]
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07/03/18 01:43 AM
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I kicked around buying that chassis a few times years ago but was able to fight it off. You got it looking great.
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
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Re: Bought a tube chassis some may remember.
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03/12/20 08:45 PM
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Progress is looking good!
1970 Challenger, all aluminum 528 Hemi, HDK suspension, Tremec 5 speed manual
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Re: Bought a tube chassis some may remember.
[Re: racerhog]
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06/13/20 07:54 AM
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Just a funny thing (to me anyway) about that car. After it had burned the second time, I went down to orlando to possibly buy it as a project car. The car had been put outside, and it was obvious he had had enough of this project. The damage wasn't all that bad, and it's a very solid car, so oh well. A little rust here, and there from the weather, no big deal at all. I am neither religious, nor superstitious so I got in the car to see if my fat butt would fit. I snapped up the window net, and settled in the seat. All good, and I'm ready to make an offer. The window net won't release and I can't get out. Jimmy had to get a pry bar to get the net down for me to exit. I had a thought run through my head about being on fire that killed all ambition lol.
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