72 Duster Street / Strip Build

So I picked up a 72 Duster 6 weeks ago now and it is about to depart from my garage in order to get the metal patchwork taken care of so I figured a post in the Restorations forum was due. So in the last 6 weeks I have been pouring over countless threads and asking quite a few of you several questions. Thank you all very much for your answers and advice, GM guy at heart, but the Duster is coming along well. Just trying to wrap my mind around all the little modifications I should while this thing goes through various states of disassembly.

Initial tasks completed -

Drum brakes cleaned and adjusted for now / Mad Mod completed / HEI distributor / Rebuilt a Holley 600 that came with the car / New plugs & wires / cleaned up an old eldelbrock air cleaner, just waiting on a filter / interior stripped, cleaned and dyed with SEM Satin Black / Subframe connectors installed / Steering column rebuilt / Bucket seat pedestal mounts fabbed up and installed / Shifter Mount - plates and studs welded to floor pan vs using bolts / spacers through the floor pan...

As it stands now the car is a 318 / 727 car, plan is to build something a little more aggressive down the road once the wife gets some seat time with this setup.

Still on the To Do List

Run braided fuel line - just waiting on a couple 10 an PTFE fittings

Dana 60, 3.55 Power Lok unit, to be narrowed and made ready for installation

3" 1350 driveshaft out of my Malibu will be cut and rebalanced for the Duster. Went to 3.5" tube in the Malibu and kept this one around for the next project...

Assemble and install new front 11" disk brakes / Master / Proportioning valve - little plumbing work

I plan to reinstall the interior once it comes back from metal work and at least get it in coat of primer before Fall. Will be looking to have the paint and body work completed next spring.



Here are some pictures from the last few weeks.