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I finished the QA1 k-member installation. It went really well, I used the biscuit motor mounts and the vibration problem is gone. I took the car to an alignment shop and the car lined up better than it ever has. It also drives great. There is no more slop in the suspension. :burnout:

I have been reading the "new QA1 k frame thread, and I have so far had the same problem as garyfish 340 with one of the torsion bars (the driver's side) not seating all the way. I am very close, a 1/16" would allow me to install the retaining clip. I have a set of Firm Feel's torsion bars. I...

Everything seems to fit together well, and seems well made. I am however, not an engineer - just a shade tree mechanic. According to the instructions, you support the framerails on jackstands, remove the wheels, attach an engine hoist to the motor, unbolt the motor mounts, remove the torsion...

Here is the QA1 k-member. I also ordered the QA1 lower control arms, and PST's replacement strut rods.

I have been having trouble with vibration in my 1975 Duster that I converted from a slant 6 to a 320 hp 360 using the conversion kit with the polyurethane inserts. I finally decided to swap out the almost 40 year old k member for a QA1 k member and go back to the old biscuit style rubber motor...

I don't know what all that white dusty lookin stuff is on your car, but you outta clean it off! :cheers:

Well garyfish, how did the install finally turn out? What did you wind up doing about the tube at the front where the bolt goes through? I just bought a QA1 k member and lower control arms, hope to be installing them soon. BTW, I noticed magnum force uses the spherical rod ends, and I was...

There is a timeline of car related stains in that driveway. :oops: Btw, those valve covers are cool

And one more...dawg wants to get in one!

Well, here are some pics of the finished grill...

Yes, I'm still trying stuff.

Well, I decided to use turn signals off of a motorcycle. Waterproof, self-contained, easy to get, cheap... now I just need to work on the headlight buckets.

Here you go. I hope these work for you. I haven't seen any evidence of the powder coat coming off of the filler.

That would look great. Maybe with an aluminum washer sandwiched between as a spacer. It would be easier to hide the welds, too. Uhh...next time?

This thread is great! I love the body mods and the HemiDenny suspension...now I know why Detroit isn't building cool cars anymore. All the talent is here. I wish the new Dart was more like this.

Next I went and had it powder coated...now I just need to get it all back put together.

Well, I finished welding all the teeth together. I like TIG welding, but "stacked dimes"? More like smushed peas. So I decided to see if there was some kind of body filler type stuff that could take the heat of powder coating...And there is, it's USC All Metal. Pretty easy to use, just like...

Sorry guys, I've been busy at work. I should have some progress on about a week. :coffee2:

That is cool! It also helps blackout the grill. I was just going with two horizontal pieces.

That is a great idea!!! Do you have any pictures?

You, Sir, are correct. I probably should have done a trial run in cardboard or something. The outer 4 teeth are about 1/2 inch shorter, but I should have made them an inch shorter because it's barely noticeable.

I have never worked with ABS plastic. Do you buy it like lumber and then shape it with a router?:scratch:

The more I look at the shark tooth grill, the more I like it. Those designers put so much detail and styling into it, you just don't see anything else like it. I wonder if they discontinued it because it was too expensive to make?

Yeah, I've been wondering about the area at the center of the grill too. I love your idea about the piece of the original grill.

I have been trying to figure out how to do some moldings... And I like the vertical change in the teeth, the outer 4 teeth on each side of mine are shorter, but it's barely enough to notice.

Here are a couple of mock-up photos. Not all welded together yet.

The guy that was doing the tig welding did a great job, but it was going to get into a lot of $$$$. And I've really wanted to learn to tig weld? BTW, this is the grill I'm replacing

With this grill I want to follow the body lines of the later hood, which I really like. So I now have this...

Your car looks great, I'm going to try and make what Plymouth "might" have done if they had kept the grill into the later model years. What I've learned so far is you have to be really precise in your measuring and bends or you will get crooked "teeth"

Hey Guys, I have always liked the sharktooth grill, but I have a '75 Duster and the shape of the hood is different from the 70-72 Dusters. So what about making my own. I have a harbor freight bender, and the aluminum flat stock is pretty cheap...The problem is I am a :newb: at this kind of...