Old Country
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1972 Plymouth Duster – Thank you for checking out my ad, as you’ll find this is a big package, not just a car alone. This was originally a 340 H-code 4-Bbl 4-spd Duster (no longer). Everything that’s important is either rebuilt as-new or replaced with new. Every part of this car has a lengthy story; the engine, the trani(s), rear end, suspension, wiring, interior, brakes...etc., thus it would be far easier if you just asked what’s not replaced or restored. For starters: Custom Viper metallic blue, AAR fiberglass hood, custom 408 stroker engine with easily less than 2000 miles. The engine? As can be seen, it has a fairly rare six-pack setup (works awesome!), port-matched intake, custom ground CamMotion solid-lifter cam for the six-pack: 244/244 - .539”/.539” – 112 LSA, ported & blue-printed Edelbrock RPM heads, Probe roller-rockers, Clay Smith dual springs, Smith Bros push rods, all forged Eagle bottom end, 10.1 forged pistons, Kevco pan, ATI Super Damper….etc. It was dyno-tuned to get the carbs just right with this cam and made: 429 rwhp/ 436 rwtq (around 510 crank hp).
I recently installed a very stout (maybe 40 miles on it now) custom built 727 Tq-Flight trani, loads of HD parts, clutches, super-sprag, steels, deep pan, Hughes 3500 stall Converter, a Cheetah-SCS-shifter, reverse pattern manual valve body.…etc. Included in this package is the original 4-speed which shifted smooth and clean when removed for this trani swap. It was inspected and refreshed prior to this build (less than 2000 miles ago). I used a Center-Force Dual Friction Clutch/Press-Plate setup, light weight DC flywheel, the aluminum bell housing, entire pedal and shift linkage (all restored), and new Hurst Super shifter setup. It has a new 4” driveshaft, HD U-joints, custom drive shaft loop, new 8 3/4” Dr. Diff rear (Yukon Nodular Iron 489 with 3.73s, Eaton TruTrac unit…etc), over $1700 just for this rear setup, new Dutchman Axles, Springs recurved, stiffened & moved to the frame, new old school slotted rims, MT ET Street radials, front disc brakes, new modern aluminum master cylinder, new brake lines, welded-in subframe connectors…on & on, so much done. The manual disc brakes are nice and firm, work great, especially using this improved master cylinder. Did I mention I installed LineLoks? Also Firm-Feel rebuilt the manual steering box, and it is really crisp, no slop!
I’m also including two nice aluminum 4-bbl intakes I was planning to eventually try out (Edelbrock RPM Performer & Edelbrock Victor 340) and a like-new Holley 750 cfm HP Street (none of it ever on the car). CamMotion noted this cam would be terrific with a good 4-bbl intake, and so there they are! Oh and also brand new front disc rotors to move to 5x4.5”, just haven’t installed them yet, along with brand new slotted from 15” rims (currently has 14”). There are lots of other parts as well, but you get the idea. I built this machine for me, and to enjoy well into my retirement (I’m 59), spared little expense, did all that I thought needed doing. I suppose there’s more that can be done, but it would be fluff stuff. Oh, it also comes with the original hood in gorgeous Viper blue, glass-smooth, not a scratch, but it wouldn’t clear the six-pack filter housing set-up (about ¾” too high)!
Over $34K has been invested over the last +7 years during this build (never seen rain). I put this automatic in it just to see how it would do at the strip. I only made 2 passes, and that was good enough to satisfy my curiosity: both were near 12 flat. If desired, it would take nearly nothing to push into the high 11s, but that’s for someone else to explore should they desire. To be honest, the car was much more fun with the 4-speed (to me), as I built it for the street. This car has NEVER been abused, period, never, no way, and actually it has been totally under-used! Those two passes were actually the first and only times I smoked the tires - sad but true. Maybe I'm get'n too old? Nah. Oh it also has a new Pioneer FM radio/CD player. If I was going to keep it I’d switch back to a manual, but to a 5-spd and perhaps a heavier flywheel. I don’t care for this automatic that much mainly due to the high stall, and I like manual trani cars anyway, lesson learned. It's hell-for-stout, just not my thing. I’ve spent the majority of my life working in the commercial aviation engineering & maintenance field, so details mean a LOT to me. Hey - Just keep’n it honest for the my fellow FABOs.
I have a HUGE build folder (actually a couple) with all receipts I’ve accumulated over these years, with lots of details. There were times I didn’t drive it more than 100 or 200 miles a year, some years it only made it out once or none, just busy, always garaged. It is quite a head-turner, and has a very pronounced muscle car rumble with down-pipes at the axles, fed by ceramic TTI Headers into new aluminized 3” H-pipes with Dynomax Ultra flow (welded). I’m starting to feel pretty stupid for selling all this, so you better hurry! This build has been a slow labor of love, a very enjoyable journey, progressing ever upward in performance while maintaining good street manners, getting things just right & solid.
Obviously I’d like at least $30K, but you won’t pay that, so I suppose I’ll consider offers above a painful $24,000 OBO, which is simply to help it find a new (lucky) home. I’ll see what kind of offers are made, because you’re not buying a car, but ‘entire package’ with all the goodies.
I’m sorry - It appears this ad jumps around a lot, but I don’t sell things too often, and this was kinda tough. I’m not interested in trades or selling off parts. I’m in Vancouver, Wa, 98664 - Thank you kindly, and I hope to hear from you.
I recently installed a very stout (maybe 40 miles on it now) custom built 727 Tq-Flight trani, loads of HD parts, clutches, super-sprag, steels, deep pan, Hughes 3500 stall Converter, a Cheetah-SCS-shifter, reverse pattern manual valve body.…etc. Included in this package is the original 4-speed which shifted smooth and clean when removed for this trani swap. It was inspected and refreshed prior to this build (less than 2000 miles ago). I used a Center-Force Dual Friction Clutch/Press-Plate setup, light weight DC flywheel, the aluminum bell housing, entire pedal and shift linkage (all restored), and new Hurst Super shifter setup. It has a new 4” driveshaft, HD U-joints, custom drive shaft loop, new 8 3/4” Dr. Diff rear (Yukon Nodular Iron 489 with 3.73s, Eaton TruTrac unit…etc), over $1700 just for this rear setup, new Dutchman Axles, Springs recurved, stiffened & moved to the frame, new old school slotted rims, MT ET Street radials, front disc brakes, new modern aluminum master cylinder, new brake lines, welded-in subframe connectors…on & on, so much done. The manual disc brakes are nice and firm, work great, especially using this improved master cylinder. Did I mention I installed LineLoks? Also Firm-Feel rebuilt the manual steering box, and it is really crisp, no slop!
I’m also including two nice aluminum 4-bbl intakes I was planning to eventually try out (Edelbrock RPM Performer & Edelbrock Victor 340) and a like-new Holley 750 cfm HP Street (none of it ever on the car). CamMotion noted this cam would be terrific with a good 4-bbl intake, and so there they are! Oh and also brand new front disc rotors to move to 5x4.5”, just haven’t installed them yet, along with brand new slotted from 15” rims (currently has 14”). There are lots of other parts as well, but you get the idea. I built this machine for me, and to enjoy well into my retirement (I’m 59), spared little expense, did all that I thought needed doing. I suppose there’s more that can be done, but it would be fluff stuff. Oh, it also comes with the original hood in gorgeous Viper blue, glass-smooth, not a scratch, but it wouldn’t clear the six-pack filter housing set-up (about ¾” too high)!
Over $34K has been invested over the last +7 years during this build (never seen rain). I put this automatic in it just to see how it would do at the strip. I only made 2 passes, and that was good enough to satisfy my curiosity: both were near 12 flat. If desired, it would take nearly nothing to push into the high 11s, but that’s for someone else to explore should they desire. To be honest, the car was much more fun with the 4-speed (to me), as I built it for the street. This car has NEVER been abused, period, never, no way, and actually it has been totally under-used! Those two passes were actually the first and only times I smoked the tires - sad but true. Maybe I'm get'n too old? Nah. Oh it also has a new Pioneer FM radio/CD player. If I was going to keep it I’d switch back to a manual, but to a 5-spd and perhaps a heavier flywheel. I don’t care for this automatic that much mainly due to the high stall, and I like manual trani cars anyway, lesson learned. It's hell-for-stout, just not my thing. I’ve spent the majority of my life working in the commercial aviation engineering & maintenance field, so details mean a LOT to me. Hey - Just keep’n it honest for the my fellow FABOs.
I have a HUGE build folder (actually a couple) with all receipts I’ve accumulated over these years, with lots of details. There were times I didn’t drive it more than 100 or 200 miles a year, some years it only made it out once or none, just busy, always garaged. It is quite a head-turner, and has a very pronounced muscle car rumble with down-pipes at the axles, fed by ceramic TTI Headers into new aluminized 3” H-pipes with Dynomax Ultra flow (welded). I’m starting to feel pretty stupid for selling all this, so you better hurry! This build has been a slow labor of love, a very enjoyable journey, progressing ever upward in performance while maintaining good street manners, getting things just right & solid.
Obviously I’d like at least $30K, but you won’t pay that, so I suppose I’ll consider offers above a painful $24,000 OBO, which is simply to help it find a new (lucky) home. I’ll see what kind of offers are made, because you’re not buying a car, but ‘entire package’ with all the goodies.
I’m sorry - It appears this ad jumps around a lot, but I don’t sell things too often, and this was kinda tough. I’m not interested in trades or selling off parts. I’m in Vancouver, Wa, 98664 - Thank you kindly, and I hope to hear from you.
