318 build #2 "cost minded" for the '74 Duster

gagembassett said
my engine in a buddies pickup that was even on a diet. 95 dodge dakota swiss cheesed and gutted down to 3,100 pounds

Not trying to be a smart arse, but something is wrong with the combo. A bone stock 5.2 magnum in an early body style dakota is quicker than that.