mopardart44067
Well-Known Member
Hello I've been on this forum for a long time .I have had at least 15 mopars since I have been on this site.about 30 mopars all together.i was never able to make up my mind.i would always be trading a car for a truck or truck for a car.well after all the bull I put my self through I was done with old cars and trucks.had a Toyota tacoma for about 3 months as I watched everyone else drive there mopars and having fun I decided it's been over a year without a mopar.they are really hard to find and are either garbage or gold.i posted my tacoma on Craigslist and about a month later a guy calls me and asks me if I would trade for a 73 duster.i was like hell yeah.well it was located about 2 hours away.the guy would change his mind every other day about letting it go.i called talked to him he said ok come and check it out.so I drive 2 hours to go c it.it was cool .there was a problem with ignition,and the wiring.well after I walked around the car for 1 hour I decided to do it.trade my very reliable Toyota tacoma for a duster that needs work to even run on it's own.nervous as all hell I jump 8n and hit the highway lol.i was very determined because I wanted a mopar so bad it hurt.even though it ran like crap it drove me home.after 2 hours on the road on a car that ran like crap.that made me like it more because after having 30 old mopars I never ever drove one that far.and I had no idea about any of its problems.i beleive it was fait.well this is how I managed to snag it up.its a 1973 plymouth duster,318/904/8.25.has edellbrock performer intake.had a plugged up 600cfm edellbroke on it.ditched that and installed a brand new holley 570 street avenger carb.car has crappy done 2 inch dual exhaust through manifolds.i installed 2 single chamber mufflers.i replaced alt.batt.voltage regulator.redid a few wires.pcv valve.fixed the 2 barrel linkage to work properly with the 4 barrel.changed oil.oh and previous owner set air gap in distributer to about 25 instead of 008.so I set it correctly.and installed tach,oil psi,vacuum gauge.thats all I have done so far.the min possible to be my one and only daily driver.i have big plans for car.wich include 440/727/Dana 60 etc.ill keep this updated.ive typed to much allready.im not good at typing on my phone takes too much and the auto correct drives me crazy.thanks.
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