My "new" '74 Duster- or why I need a project like a hole in the head

DionR said
Sweet! Don't know how I missed the earlier updates, I was looking for them but missed them somehow. Now I'm subscribed.

What wheels you going to run, 17's?

Why the conversion to a fold down seat? I can see the uses, I'd just worry about losing some stiffness in the back.

DionR said
I'm sure I missed it somewhere, but what shocks are you running with those TB's? How's it ride?

I'm planning on running 18's. I want to run 275's on all 4 and 18's clear the outer tie rod up front so you can run tires that size without hitting the fender. I've got a set of 18x9.5's that will be going on once I get the 8 3/4 in the car.

I did the fold down conversion strictly for utility. This is going to be my daily while I work on my GT and my Challenger, and I tend to haul a lot of parts for my other cars that I find locally. As for chassis stiffness, I'm not worried about it. I'm pretty convinced that the fold down cars were just as stiff as the standard cars anyway, especially after removing that cross brace and seeing how little there really is to it. My car has frame connectors, torque boxes, and all of the original fold down bracing out of a donor car. I also added some additional bracing myself. :D

I'm running Bilsteins with the 1.12" torsion bars. The car rides very well, it's pretty close in quality to my g/f's 2013 mustang with the premium suspension package. Definitely firm, but not punishing at all.

I still need to get the 8 3/4 in the car, but the interior is pretty much done. I have a little carpet work to do in the fold down seat compartment still. Priority is the 8 3/4, once that's in I can get the car on a dyno and do the front brakes, rims and tires.