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duster guys how and what #872740 12/06/10 12:49 PM 12/06/10 12:49 PM
Joined: Aug 2007 Posts: 2,449 nc E earthmover OP top fuel
earthmover OP top fuel E Joined: Aug 2007 Posts: 2,449 nc	ok duster guys i have a 70 duster that i will be putting the new big block in and looking for ways and how to lose weight in them from those that has done it.i see alot of light cars posted os lets hear it how doid you lose it and where did you get it....

Re: duster guys how and what [Re: earthmover] #872741 12/06/10 12:50 PM 12/06/10 12:50 PM
Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 4,590 Indy J joshking440 Lunch is on me!
joshking440 Lunch is on me! J Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 4,590 Indy	Call Bondobob at Bobs pro fab and get one of his front end kits!!!!

Re: duster guys how and what [Re: joshking440] #872742 12/06/10 12:58 PM 12/06/10 12:58 PM
Joined: Mar 2008 Posts: 1,596 BX, CT, FL. B B1KILLER pro stock
B1KILLER pro stock B Joined: Mar 2008 Posts: 1,596 BX, CT, FL.	Quote: Call Bondobob at Bobs pro fab and get one of his front end kits!!!! X2

Re: duster guys how and what [Re: joshking440] #872743 12/06/10 12:59 PM 12/06/10 12:59 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 19,363 Las Vegas Al_Alguire I Live Here
Al_Alguire I Live Here Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 19,363 Las Vegas	Well after heater box, sound dedener, carpet, wipers, fiberglass, lexan, light brakes start removing anything you can from anywhere you can. Cut off excess bolts that extend past the fastener etc... "I am not ashamed to confess I am ignorant of what I do not know." "It's never wrong to do the right thing"

Re: duster guys how and what [Re: earthmover] #872744 12/06/10 12:59 PM 12/06/10 12:59 PM
Joined: Apr 2004 Posts: 12,339 somwhere S smokinwoody I Live Here
smokinwoody I Live Here S Joined: Apr 2004 Posts: 12,339 somwhere	here are some pics in my album on the Duster that I have for sale.. http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v506/smokinwoody/DUSTER/#!cpZZ1QQtppZZ12 look thru them.. has Lexan glass aluminum firewall fiberglass doors, hood, rear deck, front and rear bumpers trunk floor cut out and replaced with light sheet steel and square tube bars brackets made out of aluminum and so on... I see most guys are including their weight, of the cars...mine was just under 2700 with my wife as the driver..so its 2500 and some odd lbs.. Last edited by smokinwoody; 12/07/10 11:53 AM.

Re: duster guys how and what [Re: smokinwoody] #872745 12/06/10 02:52 PM 12/06/10 02:52 PM
Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 2,475 SW Ohio C cgall top fuel
cgall top fuel C Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 2,475 SW Ohio	Mine is 2700 with iron-head RB engine. It has steel fenders, doors, and trunk lid, but the inner door is cut out and the trunk lid inner sheet metal is cut out. I have 'glass bumpers and homemade aluminum brackets. All lexan windows with no regulators. Ladder bar/coil springs. Stock floor and dash, steel mini-tubs.

Re: duster guys how and what [Re: cgall] #872746 12/06/10 05:56 PM 12/06/10 05:56 PM
Joined: Feb 2003 Posts: 4,436 SO CAL B BB70DUSTER master
BB70DUSTER master B Joined: Feb 2003 Posts: 4,436 SO CAL	Mine was 2930, all steel, all stock interior, but with race seats, cromoly roll bar, mini tubbed,4 wheel wilwood disc brakes, dana 60, 496 RB engine, aluminum heads, 727, all steel except hood, all stock working glass/windows... I just added a tubular K member, cant wait to re-weight it... Only weight I removed was carpet pad/sound deadner, heater box, wipers, radio delet plate, cut bracing from the deck lid, removed splash gaurds... 6341789-d3.jpg (114 downloads)

Re: duster guys how and what [Re: BB70DUSTER] #872747 12/06/10 09:03 PM 12/06/10 09:03 PM
Joined: Aug 2007 Posts: 2,449 nc E earthmover OP top fuel
earthmover OP top fuel E Joined: Aug 2007 Posts: 2,449 nc	thats good stuff right there guys.. i have some ideas of what i wont when money is better but right now im just not able to buy a front end set up and get a motor build so gonna have to wing it if you know what i mean.. thanks mike

Re: duster guys how and what [Re: earthmover] #872748 12/06/10 09:10 PM 12/06/10 09:10 PM
Joined: Dec 2009 Posts: 20,639 in a cattle trailer down by th... G Guitar Jones Paddle faster! I hear banjo music!
Guitar Jones Paddle faster! I hear banjo music! G Joined: Dec 2009 Posts: 20,639 in a cattle trailer down by th...	Well an aluminum headed small block and 904 are quite a bit lighter than that RB and 727. "Follow me the wise man said, but he walked behind" '92 D250 Club Cab CTD, 47RH conversion, pump tweaks, injectors, rear disc and hydroboost conversion. '74 W200 Crew Cab 360, NV4500, D44, D60 and NP205 divorced transfer case. Rear disc and hydroboost coming soon! 2019 1500 Long Horn Crew Cab 4WD, 5.7 Hemi.

Re: duster guys how and what [Re: Guitar Jones] #872749 12/06/10 09:40 PM 12/06/10 09:40 PM
Joined: Nov 2004 Posts: 3,517 pacific northwest S Stroker Scamp master
Stroker Scamp master S Joined: Nov 2004 Posts: 3,517 pacific northwest	not sure if 70 has crash bars in the doors, if so cut them out, i even lightened the inner window regulator and bars in the door, remove all under coating along with the above ideas, brakes too 6342240-brakes.jpg (123 downloads) footbrake N/A SB 408 Scamp 10.10 @ 132 street/strip 73 Duster 340 street strip 12.79 @ 105

Re: duster guys how and what [Re: Stroker Scamp] #872750 12/07/10 05:46 AM 12/07/10 05:46 AM
Joined: May 2009 Posts: 461 Hinterland SE Qld Aust S SG duster mopar
SG duster mopar S Joined: May 2009 Posts: 461 Hinterland SE Qld Aust	2900 with iron headed 440 and 727, factory side glass and regs but lexan front & rear screen, all steel body including bonnet, factory dash is gone along with the rest of that unneeded stuff, its not hard to get a duster to diet 6342997-6cside.jpg (147 downloads)

Re: duster guys how and what [Re: cgall] #872751 12/07/10 11:33 AM 12/07/10 11:33 AM
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E-85 408 DART member E Joined: Aug 2008 Posts: 117 @ the shop	Quote: Mine is 2700 with iron-head RB engine. It has steel fenders, doors, and trunk lid, but the inner door is cut out and the trunk lid inner sheet metal is cut out. I have 'glass bumpers and homemade aluminum brackets. All lexan windows with no regulators. Ladder bar/coil springs. Stock floor and dash, steel mini-tubs. WOW 2700# is very impressive !!! "Tappet" lead fabricator for the legendary "Flat & Tappet" race team .

Re: duster guys how and what [Re: earthmover] #872752 12/07/10 12:09 PM 12/07/10 12:09 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	Its much easier to find 100 things at 1 lbs than it is to find 1 item at a 100 lbs so look at everything plus make brackets that do 2 or more things instead of 1 bracket for a single job

Re: duster guys how and what [Re: Guitar Jones] #872753 12/07/10 01:21 PM 12/07/10 01:21 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 9,146 Now - Port Orange,Fla. Former... MIKES_DUSTER master
MIKES_DUSTER master Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 9,146 Now - Port Orange,Fla. Former...	Quote: Well an aluminum headed small block and 904 are quite a bit lighter than that RB and 727. TOTALLY!!!!!

Re: duster guys how and what [Re: MIKES_DUSTER] #872754 12/07/10 02:02 PM 12/07/10 02:02 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 1,633 Jacksonville, NC RonP top fuel
RonP top fuel Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 1,633 Jacksonville, NC	What is the goal here? I am just shy of 3200# race weight and I have been 6.0's in the 1/8th and 9.50's in the 1/4 with a crappy 6.25 1/8th time. I guess I am just saying that with a good build, you might not need to worry about it.

Re: duster guys how and what [Re: RonP] #872755 12/07/10 02:09 PM 12/07/10 02:09 PM
Joined: Aug 2007 Posts: 2,449 nc E earthmover OP top fuel
earthmover OP top fuel E Joined: Aug 2007 Posts: 2,449 nc	thanks guys for all the good info..hay Ronp just looking to lighten things up a little and build some good hp hopefully 750hp with a low deck and some -1s just thought it would be a little easier on parts if i took a little weight of the car..and i know your car hauls seen it first hand...dont know if i remm. your combo so you care to share i try to keep most in my fav. to look over from time to time.. thanks mike

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