New to the forum and to A-bodies - advice on a build direction
If you have a good 340, it would be cool to keep it. One other place verify it is a 340 is on the DS of the block just below the cylinder head. There should be a part number cast into the block with -340- at the end.
Maybe modernize it like @racerjoe did with his stroker LA with full EFI. He made it look stock, but still modern:
Here's a link to his build thread:
https://www.forabodiesonly.com/mopar/threads/12-05-garage-’70-duster-build.297088/
Maybe put an 8HP70 behind it to make it cruise like a modern Challenger, but kind of hidden. A 4L60/65 would do the job as well and probably simpler. But I've heard almost nothing but good things about the 8HP70/90 and I bet it would be sweet when behind a good 340.
Update the torsion bar suspension and put some 17" wheels on it. This will keep it simple to reverse if someone had to go back to stock and the 17" wheels are more because you can get a modern tire.
I would go Borgeson PS because I like the combination on my car and is a quick and easy way to get a more modern steering feel.
Go with a modern seat like Scat or Corbeau, but a stock bucket would work well too. Leave the rest of the interior mostly stock looking other than maybe some modern gauges in a Ralley dash. Add a good amount of sound deadening and a hidden sound system and leave it at that unless AC is important.
If you do AC, I would love to see someone come up with a way to integrate the AC vents into the dash rather than hang them underneath it.
In the end, that would result in a "restoration" look with some modern upgrades, but in a car that would drive like a new car and be easy to return to true stock if necessary outside of the floor mods needed for the 8HP70.
If you have a good 340, it would be cool to keep it. One other place verify it is a 340 is on the DS of the block just below the cylinder head. There should be a part number cast into the block with -340- at the end.
Maybe modernize it like @racerjoe did with his stroker LA with full EFI. He made it look stock, but still modern:
Here's a link to his build thread:
https://www.forabodiesonly.com/mopar/threads/12-05-garage-’70-duster-build.297088/
Maybe put an 8HP70 behind it to make it cruise like a modern Challenger, but kind of hidden. A 4L60/65 would do the job as well and probably simpler. But I've heard almost nothing but good things about the 8HP70/90 and I bet it would be sweet when behind a good 340.
Update the torsion bar suspension and put some 17" wheels on it. This will keep it simple to reverse if someone had to go back to stock and the 17" wheels are more because you can get a modern tire.
I would go Borgeson PS because I like the combination on my car and is a quick and easy way to get a more modern steering feel.
Go with a modern seat like Scat or Corbeau, but a stock bucket would work well too. Leave the rest of the interior mostly stock looking other than maybe some modern gauges in a Ralley dash. Add a good amount of sound deadening and a hidden sound system and leave it at that unless AC is important.
If you do AC, I would love to see someone come up with a way to integrate the AC vents into the dash rather than hang them underneath it.
In the end, that would result in a "restoration" look with some modern upgrades, but in a car that would drive like a new car and be easy to return to true stock if necessary outside of the floor mods needed for the 8HP70.