first pass on new frontend

Posted By: Dustedu

first pass on new frontend - 01/24/10 12:23 AM

Took duster to track today first pass on new frontend and fresh engine
She drove like a dream, and ran a 6.30@ 109

Thanks Laverne for helpn me building the tubular fromtend and awsome chassis setup, she held tires about 10" for around 40 feet smoothest pass ever with 1.39 60 on un prepped track

Posted By: S/ST 3040

Re: first pass on new frontend - 01/24/10 12:25 AM

Good deal Scotty.

Where's the pictures?

Posted By: Dustedu

Re: first pass on new frontend - 01/24/10 12:49 AM

Sorry,
Didn't get no pix

Posted By: Anonymous

Post deleted by Defbob - 01/24/10 01:02 AM

Posted By: Dustedu

Re: first pass on new frontend - 01/24/10 01:16 AM

I think I. got some but not under car
I'll try to get a under car shot tomorrow

Posted By: '72CudaRacer

Re: first pass on new frontend - 01/24/10 03:24 AM

Did you build this youself? Looks nice.
Brian

Posted By: Dustedu

Re: first pass on new frontend - 01/24/10 03:55 AM

I did with alot of help and planing from Laverne.
I'm very pleased with it, i plan on taking it to a quartermile track next weekend and letting it eat, took her down 3/4 mile flat and took it up to 8000 in 3rd alittle over 140 this morning before loading it to go to track and she was smoother than ever.

Posted By: B1KILLER

Re: first pass on new frontend - 01/24/10 04:14 AM

Sweet

Posted By: '72CudaRacer

Re: first pass on new frontend - 01/24/10 05:22 AM

Looks nice. Good luck at the track.
Brian

Posted By: Thumperdart

Re: first pass on new frontend - 01/24/10 05:51 AM

Nice......

Posted By: BobsProFab

Re: first pass on new frontend - 01/24/10 06:02 AM

AWESOME

looks good

Laverne is my hero

Bob

Posted By: SB449VALIANT

Re: first pass on new frontend - 01/24/10 06:36 AM

Quote:

AWESOME looks good

Laverne is my hero

Bob

Posted By: fast_love71

Re: first pass on new frontend - 01/24/10 06:54 AM

Now it's time to put the w9 motor together & put in the duster.

Posted By: Dustedu

Re: first pass on new frontend - 01/24/10 01:45 PM

Yep
The Red One

Posted By: 340RICK

Re: first pass on new frontend - 01/24/10 01:54 PM

Laverne

Posted By: SB412DUSTER

Re: first pass on new frontend - 01/24/10 03:25 PM

I'm glad you got to run it, Where did you take it?

Scotty as I told you when we aligned it, you did a really nice job on building it

Posted By: Dustedu

Re: first pass on new frontend - 01/24/10 07:04 PM

We took it to battlefield, they had test and tune from 1-5 yesterday. I was really surprised on the 60, lookin through old runs @ battlefield 1.44 and 6.46@107 is best ticket I found from there.
Should be 1.32 again @ mobile and hub.

Thanks again for your support with ALL my projects wouldn't attempt em without you.

Posted By: Dustedu

Re: first pass on new frontend - 01/25/10 03:07 AM

snapped a shot under car for you guys.

the lower arm is AFCO 2001BMR-3K- used a 5/8" aluminum afco strut rods 16" long+rod ends and 1171 ball joints for less than two hundred bucks
wilwood pinto rack and strange coilovers with stud adapter on top and #325 10" springs. upper arms are magnum force tubular ive already been runnig for several years.
the steer arms and spindle are from 80 corodoba with pinto bump steer adjusters from speedway.
Took awhile to figure all this out but i beleive it was worth the time.
We made a jig off a stock K frame to locate the lower arm and front strut pivot location, and the rack location is same as Lavernes Duster these two locations determined how the tubing was bent to intersect these points and the two short pieces in the center had to be bent to clear the rack.