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    Look what started

    I haven't ran it since last Oct and I needed to work on my garage door opener, its been a long winter and I was surprised it started right up.
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    Dream analysis

    I dreamed last night that I got my Duster back together but it wasn't "broken" in when I left the Fraternal Order of Police hall and was followed by two girls in brown 1973 Mercury Capri with some sort of serious power plant in it. From roll I would pull away because they would blow off the...
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    Took a long break

    My car (1973 Duster)hasn't been on the road since 2010 and I took a break from cars almost completely. The engine was broken and I had it sleeved and refreshed, 1969 340 with stock crank and rods. TRW (yes I know) pistons 10.5 replacements from ages ago, MP 508 cam( yes I know) hey its a...
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    Fun day at the strip

    Some of our family and friends showed up at the local dragstrip to commemorate the unexpected passing of my brother Steve. Steve had just bought the green and primer Dart in these shots to restore with his son who is 11 years old. As a tribute my family will finish the dart for my nephew as my...
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    Sound deadener

    Does anyone sell the underhood deadener and clips for a 73 Duster?
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    Double trouble got their oil changed

    A quick vid and some pic's after I changed the oil in them for the year http://www.youtube.com/user/dusters340#p/u/6/cxLHgIIkjWA
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    I found my mystery noise

    It was a blownout Dynomax muffler rattling inside so I put on some Hooker Aero chambers in 3 inch with tail pipes that exit behind the rear tire. http://www.youtube.com/user/dusters340#p/u/6/jqCtgow0K7c
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    1973 Plymouth Duster grill

    Grill out of my 73 Duster that has been blacked out so it will need paint to look right, good condition with one mounting tab broken and no headlight rings or turn signal lenses. I'm sorry but local only I cannot ship. Asking $25.00 in Clinton Township, MI 48036
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    1966 barracuda

    Lets try this again! its for a buddy who wants to sell it and he realizes he has ALOT of money into it because he doesnt know much about Mopars. He wants it gone he's ASKING $1800.00 (what he has into it) Make an offer take it home. Lots and Lots of good parts or an easy resto if you dare...
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    Any good ears?

    Last year while running my car cold i hit the throttle and it cut out just to come on at a 2 mph roll and flash the converter to 3500rpm. Imediately I developed this noise...can you hear it? http://www.youtube.com/user/dusters340?feature=mhw4#p/u/7/J6DNwXSVBIc This is the car without the...
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    Muffler suggestion

    I have 3 inch Dynomax Ultra flow welded's on it with 3 inch turndowns and i need some peace and quiet. What have you guys used or suggest? This is what it currently sounds like http://www.youtube.com/user/dusters340?feature=mhw4#p/a/u/0/KF8RkazWdvY
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    Man its only December

    I'm already missing the cars and the warm weather.....its gonna be a long MI winter
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    What could I have hurt?

    I was leaving work today and my car was still cold and i hit the throttle in first gear not hard but enough to make it hestitate then come on for about a 1-2 second burst, no high rpm. Imediately I had a new noise that sounds...no kidding like a heat shield on a catelytic (sp?) converter came...
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    Launch sequence

    Tell me what you think and yes I have a theory
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    Duster running with new cam(video)

    Lost a lobe on an MP .508 in May and I just got around to putting it back together with a comp cam http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KF8RkazWdvY&feature=channel_page
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    Hey did I mention

    that I lunched a cam in my car back in May and I just now started working on it!? Well, last week I started and i'm getting close to firing it back up again. 9/3/09 we fired it up and broke it in http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GKOSQvQTta8&feature=channel_page 9/4/09 I changed the oil and...
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    Muffler change up

    Well after some discussion and the inability to hear our children in the backseat while cruising we decided to dump the Flowmasters. its a 340 with Hooker headers, 2 1/4 pipes no crossover. The first sound bite is the old flowmasters...
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    Funny pic's

    Just got these in from the track photog of my wifes first trip down the 1320 in her car. I thought they were pretty funny!
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    Test N Tune, what will it run

    Going to take the wifes Duster to test n tune tomorrow and curious what you thought it would run. Stock bodied 73 Duster with air and power steering, no other power options. 340 is stock 69 340 with headers and flowmasters and edelbrock 600 carb. stock 727 with 8 1/4 open 3.21 gears, what do...
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    I need pic's

    Of a 1973 Duster factory original steering wheel, I think I'm missing a piece and need to know what it looks like. I like to see pic's of them in the cars too if ya have them. I'm sorry i need to specify non tough wheel please
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    I know most of you have problably seen it but.....(pic's)

    I tuned up the wifes Duster today and we gave it its first good bath or the year. Its slow but it sure does look good to me! I'm pretty proud of this Duster, its been relatively trouble free since I bought it 5 years ago....of course we're takin it to the strip this weekend so that might...
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    Rats!!!!!!!

    I bent one stinkin pushrod on my hydraulic flat tappet cammed 340...the rocker didnt back off so I dont know what happened. Any ideas???
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    I feel a drag race coming on....

    Having trouble with a pesky chevy guy at work....again. 2007 or 2008 standard vette running stock tires with a six speed and a supercharger. Supposedly made 515hp at the rear wheels after the install this winter. A little friendly jousting and one brief on road encounter led to me inviting him...
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    Thankyou rumblefish 360

    Thats all, you are a scholar and a gentleman:). Derick
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    Oiling problems

    I think I may have an issue with oiling in my 340 so tell me what you think. At the end of each run my car shutters,runs rough, and the lifters are noisey. By the time I hit the return road it quiets down and runs smooth again. The car goes through the traps between 6000 and 6200 rpm, it has a...
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    Gear swap

    Got my 4.56 swapped in today and compared to my 4.30 the thing feels like its wound tighter that a watch spring! I didnt think it would make that much difference until I got on it a bit and really just cruised in high gear down the road. Now I have to wait until Spring to see what it'll do for...
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    Grudge match

    Well I'm heading back to the track on Saturday not really for any tuning but for a grudge match against a friend of mine and his 70 Chevelle. My car is tapped out anywhere from 12.00 to 12.20's at 112mph so cant pull anything out of the hat. His car is a 468 with ported iron oval port heads...
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    Odd question about tires

    I was looking at still pic's of my car going down the strip and as much as 100-150 feet out the sidwalls are still wrinkled. Is this a problem with inflation? or is it a problem at all? The tires are MT ET Steets 28x13.50x15 and I was running them at 12lbs, the car weighs 3150 with me in it...
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    Watching too much nascar???

    This is piss your pants funny http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UjLOmVUykiI
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    Test n Tune

    Well going to the ole T&T tomorrow and a local strip and I was wondering if there were any good suggestions about what I shouldnt forget to take with me? I havent been out in a couple years so keep it light, informative, and maybe helpful in case I do forget something important?!
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