Building a 71 Swinger 340

I've always loved the 70/71 Swinger body, and specially love the 70 Swinger 340. I like the tail lamps on the 71 better tho. I've been on the lookout for a roller to build for the 340/727 that came out of the Duster I had. I finally found one, and the price was right ( Free ) . It's a 72 body, needing pretty much everything. I'll start with 70/71 Quarters, front fenders, and grill. When I arrived to pick it up, I found out the roof had been used on another project, and the old one was on the car. So, I either need to find a roof. or fix the holes in this one and attach it to the car. I'll use the 318 K-member out of my Demon, and now I'm thinking of the 8.75 now as well, and go Dana 60 ( Free as well ) for the stroked 383 going in the Demon. Interior will match the Demon as I have two complete late model Dart interiors, for free.

What color should I go with? I'm leaning toward Plumb Crazy, and B5 Blue. Not a fan of green, so that is out. Not sure about gold, silver, or copper...

I'll add a poll...

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I'm surprised with how many nay sayers there are to saving a car.

The question isn't if the car is a core to start with or not because it actually is a place to start. The real question is do your skills match this level of model kit or not. The next question after that is do you have an adequately equipped facility in which you will build this kit car.

If the answers to both of those real questions are yes then best wishes.

The car itself is just sheet metal. There's nothing whimsical or exotic about sheet metal. It's all about if you have the magic in your hands to make **** happen or not.


I don't see sheet metal being the road block but paper, ordinary paper.
Do yourself a favor and ditch the wifey and enjoy the build and enjoy being one of the few and proud REAL mopar owners.