1970 duster, w5 418, 4 spd e85

well i aquired this car about 4 years ago when i was 19 from a friend of my dads. he gave me the car for helping him change out the rusty body on his 71 f250.. we had to go pick it up was about a 7 hour drive from coeur d alene idaho to mcminville orgon to get it but well worth it when we got there it was sitting up behind a barn where is sat for the previous 10 years. blackberry bushes had grown up to the wind shield and the rear was on blocks.









now 4 years later i finally get a place to work on it. a friend and i got a little shop that we share. he has a 67 mustang




15x10 centerline wheels, gonna need mini tub, and narrowed rear, leaf spring relocation kit and subframe connectors are bought and ready to install.




got the old engine and trans out.



got a 9 inch housing from a friend, along with a big bearing nodular 3rd member with a strange 35 spline spool. getting lightened 4.11 gears for it



found a 73 dart at the local junk yard with front disc brakes fo i picked up all the disc brake stuff for 50 dollars




adapted 4 piston calipers to the factory spindles with this bracket




4 speed stuff..


325/50/15 nitto radials



w5 heads im picking up from a friend.. going to get them shipped off to ryan and shaddy dell for some stage 4 max port work..


a1000 pump


how the shell sits now.. going to get the floor replaced since it had a rubber floor mat in it and rusted the floor out.. thats the only rust though.. also getting a mini tub while the floor is being done.



more to come

Looks really solid! Nice project

Cool project Looks like you might have some older bodywork lurking in the drivers quarter? What are your plans for paint and body? I know a paint and body good shop who's reasonable in Western WA if you need help.

Hey Scott, it's Ryan who sold you the bench seat.. As far as body work and paint I'm taking it to my old work in post falls. Northwest paint and body.. The car is going to get blasted in december so we will see how bad that quarter is.. S

Small world eh?

Yeah no kidding.. Lol. If you ever need a hand working on anything let me know. I'm just up the street..

Very cool project! Keep the updates coming

little update..

since i will be putting in a fuel cell i cut the tire sump out..


all the glass is out.. almost ready for blasting.



got the rotted out floor out..


used floor i picked up..


car is going to be completly blasted.. underneath and all of the inside so it will be nice to work with clean bare metal every where..
after blasting is mini tub, chromoly cage, and fuel cell mounting and ttrunk sheet metal before it goes to get every square inch painted..

update:
blasted and starting of the minitub






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update.. decided to change it up quite a but and go with a turbo setup..

where im at so far with building the turbo stuff..
borg warner s475


building collectors




9 inch getting a back brace


engine set in for mock up





one manifold mocked up





slowly but surley

LITTLE update? That's a lot of work son! Good job!

DAMN....ok I'm definately hooked. I love Dusters, fat tires and anyone who can fab their own turbo stuff that well gets mad respect.......

Will you go for stock paint and stripes? I love the stock look with steam roller tires

Nice man... nice

it will be b5 blue, with factory 340 stripes down the side and tail panel.. sit down pretty low wuth the 325s stuffed in there nice and tight.. hoping it turns out the way i have it in my head..

scott you should come check it out one of these days..

That sounds like it will be sweet. Wheel well trim to go with the bright wheels?

It will be getting tubbed to the frame rails.. rear suspension is calvert -1 split monos with caltracs.. mived to the frame rail.. car will have every peice of interior and a 10 point cage.. im really hoping to get a alterK front suspension before the car hits the road but we will see.. will be making the passenger side turbo manifold this week



By the way.. this site has the best little face dudes..

Hey Ryan, look what I just bought, a slant 6, 3 speed manual trans, and an A/M radio rounds out the list of original options. (yours will definately be faster)

Ha.. thats sweet where did you get it? that doesnt look to bad either... oh hey tou wouldnt happen to want a lakewood bell for small block would ya? I was gonna do a 4 speed with the N/a setup i was gonna do.. but figured a 727 would be best with boost.. i bought it for 189 after shipping not looking to make any..

Gimme a call Ryan 922-9115

Looks like a really cool build

made more process on the build.. the passenger side turbo manifold is tacked and ready to be finish welded.. now its just the down pipe and y pipe then the turbo fab is finished..

the turbo has arrived.. the race cover makes it a touch bigger so i needed to move the turbo foward a little..











frame made for the fuel cell..







working on doinf the wheel tubs and sheet metal in the trunk before it gets the cage done..

Nice build, I really like the custom builds. The factory stuff is nice but once you've seen one you've seen them all. Keep up the great work.

Wheel tubs finished..











My Weinberg billet crank...

Decided to go efi..



Got the moly tubing to do the cage.. will post pics as I ho..