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I was gifted a pair of SMP 14x8 magslots for my 1970 duster, from a family member, I really like them and want to do them justice on my car and let my family member see me use them. But my duster currently has old cragars on it, which I like, but I'm not gonna mix the mag slots and the cragars...

I've had this intake manifold sitting around, came with an engine that I bought years ago but never did anything with. I guess it needs to be cleaned up or whatever, I don't know. If you're buying this you probably know a lot more about it than I do, I'm not even sure which engines it is correct...

Hey guys. The local Napa has been unable to find the correct upper coolant hose for my 1970 duster. It's a 225, with a thermostat housing that has the hose coming out straight up, and the outlet on the radiator is on the passenger side sticking straight out. We tried a couple different hoses and...

Here's the story: about 6 years ago this engine was rebuilt by a dirtbag. I didn't know he was a dirtbag until last year when I found out how much was wrong with the engine. So, a friend and I removed the engine ourselves, had a trustworthy machine shop sleeve a cylinder and hone all of them...

My 1970 duster with a 225 was having warm start problems so I re-routed the fuel line and relocated the fuel filter behind the alternator as I have seen suggested. But I still seem to be having the same problems. I might be a little better. The car starts and runs perfectly fine when cold. If I...

The steering wheel in my 70 duster (slant six, automatic on the column) squeaks when turning left. Not always, but often enough, and it's really annoying. I took a video, of course it mostly stopped doing it while I was recording... but you can hear the squeak in the video (it's usually worse)...

I picked up this duster last spring. Basically I was looking for a toy but ended up with a historical artifact. I don't really want to get rid of it, it's a nice car, but it's not what I really wanted. So I'm putting this out there to see what people think it is worth, and to see if anyone is...

Curious. I probably won't end up doing anything like this with my coronet, but I will probably be towing some things at work (hopefully with trucks provided by the company) and it got me thinking about whether it would be possible with my coronet, if I rigged up a hitch on it (which I am pretty...

Radiator shop said mine is too rotten to be fixed. Looking for a replacement, let me know whatever you got and whatever price you want and I'll consider it. Doesn't matter to me whether it is NOS, used, new, needs repair, whatever, if the price is right. Car is a 1972 coronet with 318, I'm on...

I've seen this on craigslist a few times and I want it so bad. I already have two cars, don't have the space and can't justify the money. 1972 coronet wagon, 318, on Staten Island http://newyork.craigslist.org/stn/cto/2270073304.html "1972 coronet 9 passenger wagon.318 auto. A/C needs...

Saw this on craigslist. I don't need them but for $7 each maybe I'll pick them up for the hell of it. Unless someone else here needs them. http://newyork.craigslist.org/lgi/pts/2267223281.html

I'm putting my 318 back together, had it apart due to a bad crank which also wrecked 3 pistons, a rod and a cylinder. Had the cylinder sleeved, replaced the bad pistons and rod, all cylinders honed and all new rings. This is the first time that I am putting an engine together, and I have a...

I did some searches and didn't find any posts about this company. They seem to have really good deals on metal for my duster- $103 for a lower quarter patch or $180 for a full quarter skin. Flat rate $125 shipping for the skins (patches can be shipped UPS). Much cheaper than I've seen anywhere...

I'm in "preventative body work" mode on my duster- I don't have the time and money for proper bodywork+repaint right now so I'm trying to prevent existing problems from getting worse and make the car look as good as I can while doing so. I want to do something about my rusty quarter panels. Is...

Some paint damage occurred in our winter storm so I'm going to be painting a few spots on my car. All on the passenger side, paint was worn down to bare metal in a couple spots smaller than the size of a quarter, other than that the paint damage is about the size of a softball in the worst spot...

Not even gonna get into the whole story about this. Because of the ridiculous wind we've had since the storm started yesterday, there are four spots where metal to metal contact has rubbed through the paint on my car. They are on the passenger side, each spot is about the size of a tennis ball...

One side of my car has three styles of side molding: this nice chrome and rubber, then some cheap crappy rubber, and finally, electrical tape! I'm pretty sure this nice chrome and rubber molding is the original. Can I buy this new somewhere? It is glued on.

I'm going to be painting my drums this winter (the rust doesn't match my cragars). They'll probably just get some iteration of black but I wonder if there is actually a correct color for them? Alternatively, go ahead and share your painted brake drums.

I ordered motor mounts for my 1970 duster (225 slant 6), they came in yesterday and they are completely wrong. We looked up 1969 valiant mounts and those look correct. I ordered those, so we'll see if they work. But what does it mean if my 1970 duster came with 1969 valiant mounts? Could I have...

Doing lots of stuff on my duster today, one thing I want to do is paint the valve cover and install a new gasket. Took a quick crack at it and I couldn't figure out how to snake the cover out. The AC hose is in the way. Advice?

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I want to replace my leaf springs my on '70 duster this winter. I've done some searching on the forum and it looks like there are a lot of opinions on what springs to go with. It looks to me like JRS springs might be a good value- I haven't gotten a price direct from them yet but apparently the...

Need a sending unit for my duster, the two cheapest ones on ebay are $37/free shipping or $47 after shipping, the cheaper one is regular steel and the more expensive one is stainless, both from the same seller. Both are the correct 5/16 size for my 1970 duster with slant six. Is the...

I have a bad thrust bearing in my 318 in my 1972 coronet. Just talked to a guy at napa who usually knows his stuff, he said it may be possible to change the thrust bearing with the engine still in the car, if I can get the oil pan off. I'll go look for myself to see if there is room to get the...

With the help of a friend, I have just determined that I have a bad thrust bearing in my 318. Since I have to take the engine out anyway I'm seriously considering using this problem as an excuse to move up to a 360. But of course, I am fairly strapped on cash, so we'll see if this is truly...

Something I want to do with my duster, hopefully over this winter, is install a stereo system, but I want to hide it as much as possible (and still keep the cost down as much as possible too). It seems like the only place I can hide the head without springing for one of those glove box mounts or...

I saw this mentioned in a thread a while ago and wanted to hear your thoughts on this. Apparently some people put a thick coat of wax on their car and leave it unbuffed over the winter to protect it. Is this a proven practice? Does anyone here do it? Is there any risk involved in doing this? Is...

It's really tough to think about, but I have to face reality while planning for the future. It was just over 6 years ago that I bought my 1972 coronet. I was 15 at the time and I paid for it with my own hard earned money- $700. My dad did offer to pay for half the rebuilt engine that we put...

1972 coronet, 318, 2 barrel carb (forget the make, does Carter sound right?) The car had been sitting for maybe a month until last week when I drove it a few miles, then it sat again until today. I was driving today, following a friend, he decided to take off fast so I went to full throttle to...

Got these rims from a member here, they were made in 1970! Put new tires on them, only to find at first that the right side front tire would hit on bumps. Moved the fender brace and rolled the lower fender lip and that was taken care of, but then found that the upper control arms were actually...