modifying the tail panel will be the hardest part of the swap..if you wanna see that, wait till you see the dash im using:thumbup:
Oh I'll definitely be keepin up with this build!! But I must say, I hate running into an awesome build that is just starting!! The updates always take too long!! Lol! I like reading through and seeing all the changes at once but I guess I'll survive.... Lookin forward to seein more!!
finally had a chance to get back at the duster..between work and doing some work on a 66 Bonneville for someone, I haven't had a lot of free time..
put the duster in garage today..tomorrow the motor will be pulled and ill be able to start getting the firewall smoothed..now that its inside ill be able to get to the fun part of the build..will be adding the sunroof next weekend hopefully..then ill add the mirrors and door handles and shortly after I'll start adding the '14 charger tail lights..
decided for rear suspension.. i'm gonna put the rms street lynk suspension, haven't decided on either the air ride or coil overs..anyone have any opinions about what they've used and their thoughts on it?
Yes, my whole theme on building car is modernization.. doing enough changes to body to give it a newer look, but not enough to take away from the duster look.
Between motor, suspension, body and interior mods, the duster should out perform and handle better than most of the newer cars out there...hopefully...lol
Cool ! I'll be watching this space.
Btw, about the firewall ; did you cut out the original piece and weld in flat steel, and what are your plans for heating, ventilation and air-conditioning ? Vintage Air ? I'm happy with my Vintage Air system.
The front seats may work, but remember the driveshaft & transmission tunnel of the A-body is offset slightly to the right, so there's less room for the right-side seat. From your pictures it seems the rear seat you've selected won't work. If I may be so bold as to suggest you widen the rear wheel wells now (for 10.5" wheels, but this also requires a switch away from cart-springs) and rework the original rear seat frame and have it professionally recovered to match the fronts ? This is what I did.
Thank you for the explanation. You have all contingencies covered, it seems. Bravo !