Here is what the 9 inch assembly looked like when it finally went under the car for the last time. This project took so long. So many vendors screwed up on this project it was hard to believe. Weld built the custom wheels wrong the first time so they had to be redone and then Strange built the custom 9 inch wrong and it had to be sent back for a do over. Ended up taking more than 6 months to just change the rear end in the car. Glad that giant mess finally got cleaned up!

What rear tire are you using, and what width on the wheels?

Rear wheels are 17x10 and the tires are 315/50-17

Thank you. Always thought that a drop out dana would be awesome

Took it out around town looking for a good spot for pictures. Found an empty office building so I took a few shots.

Andy, did you have an LPW girdle cover on the S60?

I have an A-body spec S60 with the LPW as an option from Strange that I want to put in my Duster. I am sure I am going to have to clearance my stock gas tank for it but hoping to hear the good news that it clears it. I may have to get that Spicer cover.

The rear is currently in my E-body with the spring hangers moved all the way up against the frame which puts the perches exactly in the A-body spring location, 43" OC. The width is within an 1/4" of A-body spec to fit the mini-tubbed 'cuda. Going 9" on the 'cuda and looking to replace the 8.25" that is in the Duster.

The LPW won't clear a stock gas tank. I have a fuel cell in the trunk so it worked for me but I didn't like how it looked so I sold it and bought the HD cover from Spicer. All that is water under the bridge now. The S60 is sold and I have a 9 inch under the Duster.

Same look as my 72 duster back in 2002. 18's with skinnies up front but 15's out back with a tire

I put the car up for sale and have a local guy coming to take a look at it tomorrow. He sounds serious and says his wife approves so maybe he'll take it. If not, I've had a few other say they are interested so I'm sure it will sell this summer.

I've put 600 miles of driving on it recently and it runs really well. It is a little noisy due to the Cal Trac setup and the interior tin. I think some carpet over the tin would solve the noise so that is an option for the next guy to do. The car runs very strong on the street but I haven't gone to the track yet. I'm planning to take it this week but if the guy buys it before I run it then I won't go. I did have it out the other day for a test drive and the data recorder showed it pulling 0.90 G's as I was taking off. That was at about 3/4 throttle and on the street with cold tires. So it hooks pretty well.

The new gas tank works really well with no sloshing and the pump stays primed all the way down to empty. I've made some updates to the dash configuration and now it shows me everything I want to know as I'm driving the car. I have an alternate dash setup that I can toggle to that is a more classic 6 gauge setup with odometer. Just comes down to user preference. The Pro Dash setup holds 10 different dash configurations at the same time so you can go crazy if you want.

I weighed the car today just to see where it ended up. Heavier than I thought at 3200 lbs. That is with the car sitting ready to run with a full tank of gas. The gas tank is 20 gallons so that is 100+ lbs just by itself. The front weighs 100 lbs more than the rear so the split is 52/48 which isn't horrible for a front engine car. The driver seat is located right on the center of gravity so when I'm in the car the weight increases to a little over 3400 lbs but the weight distribution stays the same. The car still has an extra 100 lbs on the front with me in the driver seat.

Man that is a nice piece for sure and priced solid. Good luck with the sale. I'd be all over it if I didn't have a new deal.

Yeah the price seems fair to me based on how much it costs to build a car like this but the car isn't for everyone. The paint isn't finished and the interior is more race car than street car so some aren't going to go for it. I have a couple of solid offers from people who know what they are looking at so it will most likely sell fairly quickly. I need to shrink my projects so I can fit into a smaller shop space. The developers are tearing the old houses around us down so it is just a matter of time before our place goes.

Andy, good choice on the 17" wheels, look really good.

Who's front spoiler did you use?

Front spoiler was from Spoilers by Matt. I had to build mounts to hold it to the lower core support.