Recent content by Plymouth_Ruster

Thos're them. I was under the impression that speed nuts weren't that great for this, but I don't know if there's any truth to that.

Never mind... got alternatives when I tried to search for a decent photo. Whoops. It's the little round push-on retainers. Look like a sand dollar.

I've been looking for badge clips for my '74 Scamp, but so far the only ones I've been able to find are sold by Panhandle Fasteners and More, who appear to be on indefinite hiatus. They have no working website and their Ebay storefront has been marked as "seller is away" for two months now. Does...

Behold! A not-great 1974 Scamp. $1300. Pretty basic, three on the tree and 225 slant. Only options on the fender tag were the "big" slant six and the pinstripe. Came with an OD833 in the trunk, which should pair decently with this Ranger 8.8 I got for $250. No limited slip but 3.73 gearing...

The problem was actually the motor. After half an hour of searching for shorts in the wiring, I beat the crap out of the motor with a screwdriver and that got it working properly.

Hello folks, As the title says I've got a 1975 duster. I've noticed that the windshield wipers stop working in the rain, which is an issue. I was wondering if there's a common area of the harness for a short that causes this (is doubt it) or if anyone can give some pointers on where to start...

Do the axle tubes on the 8.8 just unscrew from the housing? And do they have any large nuts/bolts on those explorer rear ends, or is it all sub-1" metric and standard stuff? I'll probably head out to my local Pick n' Pull as there's about 25 explorers there with the 8.8.

8.25? I thought it was an 8 3/4. Or are you talking about a different one?

Was going to keep a slant six in this car, but I was recently offered a pretty good deal on a 440/727. I already know doing RB swaps on later Dusters is an absolute pain because they're not as popular, But I need some help with this. I already know which engine mounts I need, part #SCHA73B6...

Alright, found the correct mounts (part #A73B6, not sure of the manufacturer). Does anybody know a reliable place to get the set?

Alright guys, sorry to necro this post, but I'm looking at doing the same thing with my 1975 Duster, going from a slant and 904 to a 440 & 727. Does Trans-Dapt have a kit for 73-76 A-bodies, or do I need to get the full K-member kit? As far as I know the 727 is just a beefed-up 904 so it should...

Yeah. Found a factory 2-barrel intake for $175 on eBay. Likely still going to go with Aussiespeed for the exhast (I want it to be two pipes instead of that stupid log manifold) But that's somewhere down the road. My dad managed to find a site that sells Purple Cams for the 225 (I couldn't find...

Yeah. They were also using the aluminum block, I think. The only issue is my Duster has the electric choke, and having never done this before, I have no idea if I can just stick the lever on the electric/mechanical choke on the 2300 and have it work. I'm thinking of going for an Aussiespeed...

I'm going to start rebuilding the 225 slant 6 in my 1975 Duster in a week or so, and wanted to know which two-barrel carb would be best. Tried looking on Summit Racing but all it's coming up with is remanufactured UREMCO crap. Needs to have electric (automatic, whatever) choke.

Yeah, was afraid I might screw up the inside of the rocker arms though. May still try it.