Re: Starting to work on the Duster
[Re: JAMESDART]
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What oil pans have you tried? the road race pan is cool but I think it's too wide for the Spool mount k frame. I like the hemi pan I just had to cut the lip off the k frame and weld it. That is a C body 187 pan in the picture. It could be made to work but I'd like a little more oil capacity. I tried a Hemi pan but the idler won't clear without making some major modifications. The Milodon road race pan won't fit the late model K frame without a lot of modification. I'm going to try the Mancini Hemi pan that has the 187 notch. That should be the perfect pan if it fits. It has the 6 qt capacity but it also has the 187 idler arm notch. So basically they took two good ideas and married them together. I haven't tried it yet so we'll see if it actually works like it is supposed to. If it doesn't work then I suppose it is time for something custom.
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Re: Starting to work on the Duster
[Re: AndyF]
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Time to fab up some lightweight bumper brackets! These are the brackets I have on my Duster. Got them a few years ago, they were made by a guy on here JBMopars. These shaved a bunch of weight but still hold the stock steel bumper up no problem. Obviously no spoiler mount but you get the idea.
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Re: Starting to work on the Duster
[Re: JAMESDART]
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What oil pans have you tried? the road race pan is cool but I think it's too wide for the Spool mount k frame. I like the hemi pan I just had to cut the lip off the k frame and weld it. I've got the Milodon RR pan in my B engine A with the spool mounts. It's tight and I did some trimming on the lip when I welded it up. The K members aren't very consistent in the fine details, and I'm using the Schumaker conversion mounts so- YMMV.
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Re: Starting to work on the Duster
[Re: AndyF]
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Here are the oil pans I tried. The black one is the one from Mancini. It seems to work the best. They call it a Hemi pan but I think a better description would be a deep 187 pan. It basically looks like the 187 pan but is just deeper. The orange pan is a factory 187, the green pan is another Hemi pan from Mancini and the gold pan is the Milodon road race.
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Re: Starting to work on the Duster
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Nice selection. Is the engine already chosen?
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Re: Starting to work on the Duster
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12/25/18 11:00 PM
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Nice selection. Is the engine already chosen? Yep, I'm pulling the 512 out of my Coronet and putting it in the Duster. I'm building a 496 (426W with 4.25 stroke) for the Coronet.
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Re: Starting to work on the Duster
[Re: JAMESDART]
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For some reason I didn’t think the notch was needed on the 73+ steering? You tried these pans with the engine and trans in place in the car? It is required in my car. It doesn't need to be a big notch but there needs to be clearance for the idler or else the steering won't go full lock.
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Re: Starting to work on the Duster
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Re: Starting to work on the Duster
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12/31/18 03:23 PM
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Curious Andy...
Why an OE radiator and not aluminum from one of the various suppliers? I like the OE look, especially for radiators and shrouds. Aftermarket radiators and shrouds tend to be ugly. Griffin does make some nice aluminum radiators that have an OE appearance but they are super expensive.
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Re: Starting to work on the Duster
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It might just be the angle of the picture, but looks like it sticks up from the radiator support a fair amount. Does the hood close with it in place? It does stick up a fair amount but the hood has some clearance in that area so it seems to close okay. I'll keep an eye on it as the build progresses.
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