Posted By: Brian
My 1971 Duster 6.1 Hemi build - 04/10/15 10:48 PM
I’ve had this car sitting in my garage for several years after selling my matching numbers 1971 Duster 340; GB2/GB7/white stripes bench/blue printed 340 w/pocket ported heads/XE268 727/3.55s. My matching numbers Duster 340 was a great little car that ran 13.60s @ 102Mph and was in the Dodge Dart & Plymouth Duster Musclecar color history book, Johnny Lightning Mopar Muscle 1/64” and also in Mopar Muscle. Eventually I just tired of it and didn’t want to modify it and sold it several years ago.
I bought a 6-cylinder1971 Duster from a member here on Moparts with the idea of building a FAST clone that was streetable. I was looking for 11.80s @ 118Mph in a drivable combination. This project stalled with two kids in college (Texas A&M and University of Texas grads) and then other priorities.
This past summer, my wife was getting the itch for a new Plum Crazy shaker hood Challenger 6-speed for fun. We test drove a Tor-red one and probably would have bought it if it was the “right” color. She really wanted something to drive with modern convinces. I told her we could build the Duster for about the same price with a Gen III Hemi or look for a Challenger that would meet her requirements. End of story, build the Duster!
Lucky for me, Uhcoog1 (Wade) and Alex, both into Gen III Hemi conversations were close by. I drove Wade’s car this past July and was hooked on the conversion as well as moving more toward a corner carving, stiff Unibody car.
I bought a 6-cylinder1971 Duster from a member here on Moparts with the idea of building a FAST clone that was streetable. I was looking for 11.80s @ 118Mph in a drivable combination. This project stalled with two kids in college (Texas A&M and University of Texas grads) and then other priorities.
This past summer, my wife was getting the itch for a new Plum Crazy shaker hood Challenger 6-speed for fun. We test drove a Tor-red one and probably would have bought it if it was the “right” color. She really wanted something to drive with modern convinces. I told her we could build the Duster for about the same price with a Gen III Hemi or look for a Challenger that would meet her requirements. End of story, build the Duster!
Lucky for me, Uhcoog1 (Wade) and Alex, both into Gen III Hemi conversations were close by. I drove Wade’s car this past July and was hooked on the conversion as well as moving more toward a corner carving, stiff Unibody car.
Description: 8/16/2014, on it's way to Rick Livingston's shop in Conroe, TX. How long before it returns from metal, body and paint work?