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Re: TAKING IT TO THE "NEW" NEXT LEVEL!!
[Re: DUSTER_340]
#137322
11/21/08 09:31 PM
11/21/08 09:31 PM
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David Walden
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Dave I have a question on the horns.The horn you have the photo of, appears to have a bolt securing the horn to the bracket.Thus allowing the horn to be pivoted about the bracket.Do you know if this style was a replacment horn,or to what cars the solid mount was original to? 
As far as I know, most early 70's original horns had this type of configuration. Of all the ones I have worked with the bracket was never solidly attached to the horn but had the ability to move bidirectional a click (or raised spot) at a time.
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Re: TAKING IT TO THE "NEW" NEXT LEVEL!!
[Re: 62maxwgn]
#137324
11/22/08 02:30 AM
11/22/08 02:30 AM
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So Cal
autoxcuda
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(quote) Has anyone else seen this type of drive train setup in a six cylinder car? (quote)..
Back in 79 my wifes 71 6cyl Dart Swinger Special (low end of line) had air,rim blow wheel,front sway bar,disc brakes and 8 3/4 sure grip.Don't know ratio but on a trip to Canada it made 26mpg.
This is how it ended up.
I've pulled a couple A body 8 3/4's out of 71 Swingers like that with discs, a/c, rim blow. V8 and /6. Non were sure grip, but I think that would be more popular in a non performance car back east. The rim blow was part of a package that was pretty popular. The Swinger rim blows I used to see were cracked badly and alway have an aftermarket button switch drilled in the center cap. 
Here one for sale at the 2005 San Diego swap meet for $1700 with a maaco type paint job. IIRC, it was a /6 but did not have an 8 3/4 nor disc brakes.
2nd car is a really nice survivor 71 Swinger 51K miles and counting. It has discs, deluxe interior, butterscotch, ac, and a 8 3/4. I think most of original stuff was there and fuctionable. Like hoses, spark plug wire, rad cap, wash resivour... But not something you'd take on 100 mile trip (which the owner does). I think he saved some/alot of the stuff.
I have more hi res pics and the owner car w/car comes to club meetings.
Last edited by autoxcuda; 11/22/08 01:50 PM.
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Re: TAKING IT TO THE "NEW" NEXT LEVEL!!
[Re: 62maxwgn]
#137325
11/22/08 09:12 AM
11/22/08 09:12 AM
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Bethel Ct
AdamR
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(quote) Has anyone else seen this type of drive train setup in a six cylinder car? (quote)..
Back in 79 my wifes 71 6cyl Dart Swinger Special (low end of line) had air,rim blow wheel,front sway bar,disc brakes and 8 3/4 sure grip.Don't know ratio but on a trip to Canada it made 26mpg.
This is how it ended up.
Rimblow wheels are very common in 71 Darts.
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Re: TAKING IT TO THE "NEW" NEXT LEVEL!!
[Re: ECS]
#137326
11/22/08 10:19 AM
11/22/08 10:19 AM
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Blair County,PA
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The more I see the A Body cars, the better I like them. Yours is certainly a beautiful example of that year car. It sounds like your model also had some unique options. Did you order the car new or find out how it ended up with some of those various options?
Dave,will try to keep this short.The Dart was sitting in the back of a friends junk yard in Oct of 1979.Odometer had 10,004 miles and a 1973 PA inspection sticker,and still had plastic on the seats.He had bought it for his daughter in 1975 and she didn't want it.I bought it and my wife put 100K miles on it until I redid it in 95.At that time I bought a wrecked 68 GTs.Used the motor and transmission.Everything under the hood except the 68 long block was correct 1971 including the one year Thermoquad and air cleaner.Added the correct hood with scoops and cutouts with seals,had it stripped and repainted and added tail stripe.Everty piece of trim including bumpers was replaced with N.O.S. parts even though it didn't need them.Interior is original.Car was flawless.Sat in the garage and had a total of 200 miles in 5yrs.Sold it three years ago to a friend.He kept it 6mo and sold it at Carlisle in 2005.It went to NJ.The new owner had it at Carlisle this past summer with a $18,500 price tag.Don't know if he ever sold it.Here are before and after pictures.Not the best but you can get an idea of the condition.
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Re: TAKING IT TO THE "NEW" NEXT LEVEL!!
[Re: ScottSmith_Harms]
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11/22/08 03:21 PM
11/22/08 03:21 PM
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David Walden
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On the topic of Rimblow wheels, have any of you ever seen a (factory installed) Rimblow in a Duster?
Hi Scott,
I have not seen one but I would imagine someone might have ordered a Duster equipped with one. You have probably worked on hundreds of different Mopar vehicles. Have you seen any (Dusters) with the Rimblow option wheel?
Thanks.
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Re: TAKING IT TO THE "NEW" NEXT LEVEL!!
[Re: ECS]
#137334
11/26/08 05:22 PM
11/26/08 05:22 PM
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moparo
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The plugs are metal and hold the panel down on the ends. All A-bodys use them, E-bodys have the clip like a door panel under the tray. Are there 2 or 4 on that car? You can see them from inside the trunk.
Is the car p/s? If so is there a 90 deg. fitting on the steering box like a hemi car with p/s?
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Re: TAKING IT TO THE "NEW" NEXT LEVEL!!
[Re: moparo]
#137336
11/26/08 06:37 PM
11/26/08 06:37 PM
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David Walden
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Is the car p/s? If so is there a 90 deg. fitting on the steering box like a hemi car with p/s?
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Re: TAKING IT TO THE "NEW" NEXT LEVEL!!
[Re: ECS]
#137338
11/27/08 10:28 AM
11/27/08 10:28 AM
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Thanks Dave.
If any A-body experts are reading this what do you know about A-body 1968-1969 /6 with p/s having a 90deg. fitting for the high pressure side. This just a fyi for myself nothing to do with your car Dave.
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Re: TAKING IT TO THE "NEW" NEXT LEVEL!!
[Re: ECS]
#137341
11/30/08 07:33 PM
11/30/08 07:33 PM
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Georgetown Ontario Canada
anlauto
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(Paint coverage, primer coverage, dip line, package tray area bare metal, etc…..)
That's the stuff I'm interested... 
I would like to see if there's bare metal under the rear tray area in the trunk etc....and if so is it rusted?....by the look of the rest of the pictures of this car look, I would expect these areas to be very well preserved with no signs of surface discolouration or rust.
HOWEVER...if these areas are rusted and not 100% clean bare metal (with the exception of overspray) I expect an indepth description of how you bring these areas back to the "NEW" appearance that you're after, including which type of chemicals/cleaners are used etc...
I'm glad I'm not doing it, only reading about it 
If I understand your mission fully, then I would say this project will be way more involved then most people can even imagine. 
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