Looking for some basic mods?

Upgrade the brakes first. Then pump up the power. That is a sweet little ride.

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I can't disagree with the above statement...

Moving on...

I can't recall his nick, but there's a fella from Sweden or Finland (I think) with a 273 in a Duster. He freshened up the heads, put on a 4bbl intake, a Comp 282S cam, headers and some other goodies...well more than enough to put a smile on your face. If it's in good running condition, and you want to stick to basic mods right now, I'll follow suit with the above suggestions:

small 4bbl with accompanying air cleaner
Weiand action plus or some other low rise dual plane intake
dual 2 1/4" exhaust; headers would be nice but don't cheap out...
electronic ignition

Then...when you feel like getting froggy with it, Rob said it pretty well....

That needs a big block. Blueprint a stock HP383 and a Hemi 727. Put an 8.750 out back with 3.55 gears. DONE.

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