Pro Touring 72 Demon build
I thought I’d share my current 72 Demon Pro Touring build. I’m not going to go into the same depth as my last 71 Duster 340 restoration thread though.
After having the privilege of owning the Red Brick 68 Valiant, I learned what a well built A body is capable of on a road course. So with that knowledge in hand I set out to build my 72 Demon in a very similar fashion. My plan is to get it sound mechanically and sorted out track wise before painting it and making it all pretty. Rough idea in my mind was to make a “what if” version of a Demon T/A had Dodge continued in SCCA and switched to A bodies in 71/72
When I got my Demon it was a rust free , disassembled shell with some of the parts. The only downside was that a previous owner obviously had a welder and a lot of time on their hands. They decided to weld up the cowl, side markers, door handles, all the lock holes (including the trunk), all of the body plug holes, all of the engine compartment holes, and swapped out the fuel filler opening for some modern filler door. Some of those mods would be in my favor and some would have to be reversed. So, first thing was getting the car sorted out and what was good, bad, usable, and sellable.
First up was a solid foundation, so here are the the suspension related details:
-QA1 tubular upper control arms & strut rods
-Boxed lower control arms , with poly bushings
-Braced, welded 340 K frame
-Quick ratio (16:1) manual steering box
-Bilstein shocks
-Hotchkis 1 1/2 “ front & 1” rear tubular sway bars
-1:20 Sway Away T bars
-11/16 tie rods with HD PST sleeves
-US Car Tool Frame connectors & torque boxes
-Dr Diff offset spring hangers
-Wilwood 13” Front discs
-Dr Diff 11.7” Rear Discs
-11/16 Tie Rods & Sleeves
-B body 8 3/4, perches moved in
-2:76 & 3:91 Sure grip pumpkins
-340 rear leaf springs
-Polyurethane bushings throughout
The Demon is getting close to being drivable now, so I'll update the thread to its current state.
Heres how looked when I bought it sight unseen....
I thought I’d share my current 72 Demon Pro Touring build. I’m not going to go into the same depth as my last 71 Duster 340 restoration thread though.
After having the privilege of owning the Red Brick 68 Valiant, I learned what a well built A body is capable of on a road course. So with that knowledge in hand I set out to build my 72 Demon in a very similar fashion. My plan is to get it sound mechanically and sorted out track wise before painting it and making it all pretty. Rough idea in my mind was to make a “what if” version of a Demon T/A had Dodge continued in SCCA and switched to A bodies in 71/72
When I got my Demon it was a rust free , disassembled shell with some of the parts. The only downside was that a previous owner obviously had a welder and a lot of time on their hands. They decided to weld up the cowl, side markers, door handles, all the lock holes (including the trunk), all of the body plug holes, all of the engine compartment holes, and swapped out the fuel filler opening for some modern filler door. Some of those mods would be in my favor and some would have to be reversed. So, first thing was getting the car sorted out and what was good, bad, usable, and sellable.
First up was a solid foundation, so here are the the suspension related details:
-QA1 tubular upper control arms & strut rods
-Boxed lower control arms , with poly bushings
-Braced, welded 340 K frame
-Quick ratio (16:1) manual steering box
-Bilstein shocks
-Hotchkis 1 1/2 “ front & 1” rear tubular sway bars
-1:20 Sway Away T bars
-11/16 tie rods with HD PST sleeves
-US Car Tool Frame connectors & torque boxes
-Dr Diff offset spring hangers
-Wilwood 13” Front discs
-Dr Diff 11.7” Rear Discs
-11/16 Tie Rods & Sleeves
-B body 8 3/4, perches moved in
-2:76 & 3:91 Sure grip pumpkins
-340 rear leaf springs
-Polyurethane bushings throughout
The Demon is getting close to being drivable now, so I'll update the thread to its current state.
Heres how looked when I bought it sight unseen....
