I've been thinking about changing the front end of my duster. It's a 73, needs the bumper re-chromed, and I was thinking about getting rid of the hood/hood scoop in favor of a fiberglass hood with just the stacks sticking through.
Well, I acquired a sharktooth grille a while back, and if I'm going to be changing the hood and re-chroming the bumper, this is as good a time as any to change the whole front end.
Keep in mind I'm going to road race this car, and I'll probably hit 150 mph on the straights. I need a front spoiler / air dam and probably some hood venting as well to keep the front end from floating at speed (like it currently does). Whichever front end I pick needs to look decent with a functional front air dam. Current plan is industrial conveyor belting attached to the XV radiator crossmember spanning the width of the car and sitting ~4" off the pavement.
I've got a few crazy ideas, and I need some votes here. Tell me what ya'll think.
Option A: Leave 1973 front end, cover hilborn with dual snorkel hood scoop.
Option B: Leave 1973 front end, stick stacks through hood, no hood scoop
Option C: Swap to 1970-72 duster front end with sharktooth grille, run stacks through hood
Option D:Swap to 1970-1972 duster front end with sharktooth grille, run stacks through hood, fit dart/demon front valance to help cover low radiator
Option E: Swap to 1970-1972 dart / demon front end, modify the dart pieces to fit with the sharktooth grille
Option F: Run a 73 duster front end, replace bumper with panel similar to picture below.
Option G: Run a 70-72 duster front end, replace bumper with panel similar to 1st gen Camaro's (see pic below).
Option H: No hood. Don't care about the rest.
Vote and give me some thoughts! I want to hear what you're thinking.
Thanks!
Wade
Option A: Car with twin snorkel hiding hilborn:
Option B: Like this but with taller stacks. Cleaned up of course.
Option C: Swap to 1970-72 duster front end with sharktooth grille, run stacks through hood (this pic doesn't have the right bumper- I don't have one yet):
Option D:No pic.
Option E: no pic
Option F: Run a 73 duster front end, replace bumper with panel similar to picture below.
Option G: Run a 70-72 duster front end, replace bumper with panel similar to 1st gen Camaro's (see pic below).
Option H: No hood. Don't care about the rest.
Engine pic:
Well, I acquired a sharktooth grille a while back, and if I'm going to be changing the hood and re-chroming the bumper, this is as good a time as any to change the whole front end.
Keep in mind I'm going to road race this car, and I'll probably hit 150 mph on the straights. I need a front spoiler / air dam and probably some hood venting as well to keep the front end from floating at speed (like it currently does). Whichever front end I pick needs to look decent with a functional front air dam. Current plan is industrial conveyor belting attached to the XV radiator crossmember spanning the width of the car and sitting ~4" off the pavement.
I've got a few crazy ideas, and I need some votes here. Tell me what ya'll think.
Option A: Leave 1973 front end, cover hilborn with dual snorkel hood scoop.
Option B: Leave 1973 front end, stick stacks through hood, no hood scoop
Option C: Swap to 1970-72 duster front end with sharktooth grille, run stacks through hood
Option D:Swap to 1970-1972 duster front end with sharktooth grille, run stacks through hood, fit dart/demon front valance to help cover low radiator
Option E: Swap to 1970-1972 dart / demon front end, modify the dart pieces to fit with the sharktooth grille
Option F: Run a 73 duster front end, replace bumper with panel similar to picture below.
Option G: Run a 70-72 duster front end, replace bumper with panel similar to 1st gen Camaro's (see pic below).
Option H: No hood. Don't care about the rest.
Vote and give me some thoughts! I want to hear what you're thinking.
Thanks!
Wade
Option A: Car with twin snorkel hiding hilborn:
Option B: Like this but with taller stacks. Cleaned up of course.
Option C: Swap to 1970-72 duster front end with sharktooth grille, run stacks through hood (this pic doesn't have the right bumper- I don't have one yet):
Option D:No pic.
Option E: no pic
Option F: Run a 73 duster front end, replace bumper with panel similar to picture below.
Option G: Run a 70-72 duster front end, replace bumper with panel similar to 1st gen Camaro's (see pic below).
Option H: No hood. Don't care about the rest.
Engine pic: