Late build date Duster confusion?
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08/24/16 09:47 PM
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My 1971 340 Duster had a scheduled build date of July 9th. It has the 72 trunk lid, bumpers, blue engine. In comparing my car with my friends 1971 340 Duster I noticed the tube that comes from the gas tank and ends up in the engine compartment are different. In researching pics online it seems in 1971 the tube ended straight and the 3/8 hose went to the three nipple breather on the valve cover. In 1972 the tube turns 90 degrees upwards and goes to a charcoal canister. My Question is, I have the 90 degree tube and the hose still goes to the three nipples breather. Could I have had the charcoal canister in 1971? Maybe the tube like other parts were already being geared up and just placed on my 1971 without a charcoal canister. I don't see any evidence of having the canister but I can only trace the ownership to the early 90s.
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1971 Sassy Grass Green Duster 340 2006 Charger Daytona GoMango
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Re: Late build date Duster confusion?
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08/25/16 01:22 AM
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I have the blue engine for sure, it's a numbers matching car. I am shocked owning the car so long and never noticed. It has the indent, 72 inner fender apron, but the holes have not been drilled for where I assume the canister screws too.
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Re: Late build date Duster confusion?
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08/25/16 02:04 PM
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Thank you Scott.. No, I wish I had the broadcast sheet! I purchased the car allegedly from the second owner in NY. He told me he was in Florida visiting family, saw the car in a driveway unregistered, knocked on the door and the original owner answered. The Owner said he saved the car for his son but he didn't want it, so he sold it to owner #2 who drove from Fla to NY with dealer plates. Owner #2 owned it for 6 months, never registered it. Kept dealer plates on it, and raced it once at Lebanon Valley Raceway and had a street race with a friend's Nova and won! He decided to move to Florida and put it up for sale when I bought it. It is all original body panels except the hood, original floors, trunk floor and numbers matching. I put a new interior in since it was Florida sun baked! It was ordered as it sits, except I did add the factory hood pins, I just couldn't help myself LOL
1971 Sassy Grass Green Duster 340 2006 Charger Daytona GoMango
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