Rapom's Rocket - just another Duster build thread

After a request for more info on my car I have finally decided to do a build tread. My friends christened her “"Buttercup"”, a ’74 Space Ruster with snakeskin top. I guess we’ll stick with that moniker until I can come up with a project name that’s a little more “manly”.

I'’ve always had an itch for a nasty stick shifted A body. More than a few years ago I got the opportunity to get started with the purchase of this Duster shell and a pile of speed parts as a close friend was revamping his street/strip car into a 9 second strip beast.

This one is getting a complete attitude change my style. It will be a “jack of all trades” with heavy emphisis on improved handling. Planned mods: snotty 360, 4 speed OD, chassis stiffening, mini tubs, front suspension upgrades, triangulated 4 link, narrowed 8 ¾, brake upgrades, Firmfeel Stage III power steering and a fuel cell for starters. We’ll see how it turns out in the end.

Here's our starting point after getting it off the trailer and an initial wash to knock off the dirt, algae, fir needle accumulations and dog poo in the tire treads.

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