'71 Duster - 440 (340 clone)
Tony, things aren't looking good for showing on the 30th unless I drive the SRT-4. Everything else is broken or down...maybe I can talked the wife into bringing the family up though for the afternoon. It is free, they have free ice cream and hot dogs and drinks for the kids.
Here's before picture of my Duster:
Fresh out of the salvage yard for $250 back in 1992. We tried for about an hour to get the Slant Six to start but all we managed to do was catch the air cleaner on fire. It had a bad diaphragm leak in the fuel pump and was pumping fuel into the oil pan.
I don't have any good pictures of the Magnum but here's one I found:
It was supposed to me a package deal to get a '74 Challenger my buddy found. He wanted the Challenger but didn't want the Magnum so he asked me if I would be interested. I always liked them from the time my Aunt and Uncle had one when I was younger. The price was right! ($100 :thumbrig:) After I agreed to take it was when I investigated and found out not only was it a 400/727 cat, it was the "P" code 400 (HiPo) with the tow package (w/ 9.25 3.21 Sure Grip), power windows and locks, console w/ buckets, power trunk release, and factory tachometer. The Govier book lists it as one of 345 made. It's a shame that it is so rusty (only on the outer panels as the underneath was seriously undercoated and is in great shape) and that the engine had a bad bearing knock. I started to pull it then got distracted...I've owned it for a long time but never get time to get to it. It's in storage in a pole barn (cement floors) at a friend's place.
Here's a picture of the New Yorker:
It's another story of someone just wanting to get rid of it and I was there. He originally picked it up as a drivetrain donor to upgrade a '71 Satellite into a Road Runner clone but when the Chevy guy found out that Mopars don't convert as easy and cheesy as the GM cars do, he decided to forget it. He already had pulled the engine and transmission out though. The car only shows 86,000 miles. Other than the quarters, it seems to be in pretty good shape. The interior is nice. I got it for $350. It's pretty much the same story as the Magnum...no time, and it's in storage at the same place.
Tony, things aren't looking good for showing on the 30th unless I drive the SRT-4. Everything else is broken or down...maybe I can talked the wife into bringing the family up though for the afternoon. It is free, they have free ice cream and hot dogs and drinks for the kids.
Here's before picture of my Duster:
Fresh out of the salvage yard for $250 back in 1992. We tried for about an hour to get the Slant Six to start but all we managed to do was catch the air cleaner on fire. It had a bad diaphragm leak in the fuel pump and was pumping fuel into the oil pan.
I don't have any good pictures of the Magnum but here's one I found:
It was supposed to me a package deal to get a '74 Challenger my buddy found. He wanted the Challenger but didn't want the Magnum so he asked me if I would be interested. I always liked them from the time my Aunt and Uncle had one when I was younger. The price was right! ($100 :thumbrig:) After I agreed to take it was when I investigated and found out not only was it a 400/727 cat, it was the "P" code 400 (HiPo) with the tow package (w/ 9.25 3.21 Sure Grip), power windows and locks, console w/ buckets, power trunk release, and factory tachometer. The Govier book lists it as one of 345 made. It's a shame that it is so rusty (only on the outer panels as the underneath was seriously undercoated and is in great shape) and that the engine had a bad bearing knock. I started to pull it then got distracted...I've owned it for a long time but never get time to get to it. It's in storage in a pole barn (cement floors) at a friend's place.
Here's a picture of the New Yorker:
It's another story of someone just wanting to get rid of it and I was there. He originally picked it up as a drivetrain donor to upgrade a '71 Satellite into a Road Runner clone but when the Chevy guy found out that Mopars don't convert as easy and cheesy as the GM cars do, he decided to forget it. He already had pulled the engine and transmission out though. The car only shows 86,000 miles. Other than the quarters, it seems to be in pretty good shape. The interior is nice. I got it for $350. It's pretty much the same story as the Magnum...no time, and it's in storage at the same place.