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Your pictures bounce from black to grey, fresh to sanded; however, it looks awesome. All I can say is it'll probably blow away the judges at the 1st event you attend (although I didn't exactly follow what you did)! Believe me, I follow everything you do!!

My uncle introduced me to the white/red combo over 30 years ago. I've developed an appreciation for it because of that. Looks awesome!

The 7 1/4" rear absorbs less power parasitically than larger (8 1/4" or 8 3/4") offerings. To maximize power, the smallest axle housing that can handle the job is the best one for the job. I think you already know this, though.

Dang! Where'd I put my sun glasses?? That's bright.

I love the way you're working to preserve a stock look. I cringe at butchered cars with garish cages and such. I'm following!

Did you happen to buy your car from Gary in Halifax, PA? It would have had a 340 T/A 6-pack with a rusty no-paint block.

You may find the '67 grill grows on you. I always wanted to put one on a Duster.

My dream car is a 1968 Barracuda fastback -- like yours. I wouldn't care if it were a /6, 318, or Formula-S car. I have in my mind mods I would do to make it better, and what you're doing to yours aligns very well with my thoughts. All I can say is I love your car and what you're doing!

What's wrong with Comp Cams? I've used them for decades and they're always my 1st choice. I have a Jeep 4.0 to 4.6 stroker and chose Comp Cams for it. I haven't fired it yet, should I be scared? Educate me.

So I started reading through this thread thinking to myself, what a turd. As I watch you transform it into something incredible, I'm thinking to myself, "I have to make some meaningless post so I'm subscribed!" You do fabulous work!

I did a body colored dash once on a '70 /6 Duster. I retrofitted a Rallye dash from a '71 340, added Rallye wheels, color matching (though not factory) stripes, and sold it to my brother for about 1/2 what I had into it because he wrecked his DD and needed a new ride NOW. (This was 1987.) It...

Those type checks allow you to find glitches before they get buried. Great work.

For the steering box, the Jeep Cherokee version has successfully been adapted to older A/B Body applications. If you're not a stickler for originality, maybe look there.

My guess is mid- to late-production. How many '75 Dusters were made? Yours is your VIN number of total production. Just a rough guess.

As for production date, the last 6 digits of your VIN can give you a rough idea. Low numbers are early production, while high numbers are late production.

I bit my lip reading suggestions to add a cage, tubs, and other hacks. Of course, without anything to define "original", it's moot -- sort of. The VIN verifies it to be a BB, even without the fender tag/build sheet. From there, you could use only factory parts and create the Dream Car from...

You forgot the 2.2/2.5 4-cylinders. I've had 2.2 carb, 2.2 T1-2-3, built NA 225, turbo 225, several SBs and 2 BBs.

Oof! You got it this far and just NOW decide to share pics?!? Hopefully you have more, and hopefully you'll post them. I'm always excited about a '71 Demon, and it looks like you are taking the time to do what you can as best you can. Happy Trails!

Pictures are worth a thousand words. I'm excited about what you did. Did you take any pictures, before/after? If so, please share.

I agree with several of the insulating methods already mentioned as being potentially effective. There is a product I've used in the past that you simply mix with paint, and it adds "refractive" properties to the paint (California's way of legislating their version of saying 'insulating')...

I see you painted the blower motor and retaining ring body color. As I recall, that wasn't factory. Thoughts?

I know you're focusing on mechanical, but I'm loving the contrast between the orange and cream on interior parts. Really looks great!

WOW!! You can polish a turd! Looks awesome, great work! (Something tells me there was a sand blaster involved.)

My rudimentary understanding of geometry leaves me scratching my head. I eagerly await further details to fill in some blanks. I gave you a "Like" because I love that you're thinking. Where the heck did I put the popcorn??

OMG color!! This is why me (and probably others) keep watching! You da man!! Looks gorgeous!!!!!!!!

With time, you either give up or become an expert. Everyone fails, and often! You seem to be sticking to it. Who knows, maybe someday your locals will be paying you to do for them what you fought your way through for this car?!? I applaud your tenacity for getting it done, regardless of the...

Could you have a machine shop run a mill across the top of the BH to remove that extra 1/2"?

Sometimes it's good to just make a decision. The state of indecision stifles any progress. Good to see something good happening again.

The seats were recovered, so original patterns were lost. Could be from a range of years.

The guy that bought my rust-free green '73 F-250 2-WD 390 4-speed said he was putting it on a 4X4 frame. I had to look twice to see if it was my old one.