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Thanks! The last month or so of working on the car got pretty stressful. On the one hand I'm relieved it's over and I don't have to deal with the car every night. But on the other, I'm a little antsy. Maybe I should find another project...:drinkers:

Housing is pretty reasonable here but I don't think you'll like the winters!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=khfUSTK2dLE Just some video from the trip. If anybody can tell me how to make the YouTube embed align left, please do.

Heroic effort. Thanks for sharing.

Quicker. Must go quicker...

The Duster was done enough to make the Power Tour. Getting ready to roll out. Arrived in Arlington, TX. Stopped at Queen Donuts in Terrell, TX. The Duster caught the eye of one of the Hot Rod guys. Apparently it will have a "Car of the Day" video blurb on the Hot Rod site...

Almost there.

I haven't check in for a while and I want to bring you guys up to speed. Please forgive the lack of photos, as I've been pretty busy working on the Duster and not documenting things as much as I like. The Power Tour starts in a week and a half and I'm pretty confident I'll have it buttoned up...

The Duster will be back in my possession this week. The fabricator and I aimed for April 1 but didn't hit it. Oh, well. With six weeks to go I'm confident the Duster will be ready to go in time for the Power Tour. I had planned on buying some snazzy custom wheels but I fear it's too late to...

I will keep you updated. Thanks for your input. It's reassuring to know I wasn't the only one facing this challenge.

What we have here is the Be Cool radiator and electric fans in all their installed glory. You can't see it, but the A/C condenser is there, too. As is the power steering fluid reservoir, regulator and random hoses. I saw these mid-length length headers in the Street & Performance catalog...

Last October I placed an ad on Craig's List for a bunch of 340 Duster parts including the engine, transmission, k-frame, brakes, etc. Craig's List being what it is, I received several emails and texts from scammers, a bunch from apparent losers and a handful of what seemed like legitimate...

Sometimes a man needs to stop and scratch his nuts.

My friend Gary loaned me some 17" wheels so the car is now a roller. Turns out, 14" wheels will not fit over 13" brakes! :yawinkle: The Duster will be shipping out for the rear end work next week. In the meantime I suppose I'll be sourcing more parts and trying to gain knowledge...