1974 Duster Rebuild

[MLC Dodge]

Thought I'd start my own place to document my progress. Paint and body are acceptable to me already. So, I started with the interior. Ordered carpet and sent the seats for reupholstering. Not any rust under the seats. I think I did good. I'm going with black vinyl seats. Owner cut the seat belts, so they will need to be replaced. I am really happy with this car. Can't wait to put some Cragars on it!

 

[MLC Dodge]

Got the seats back today and the new carpet yesterday. Got a little work to do this weekend. Seats came out very nice. I am very pleased.

 

[MLC Dodge]

Boy, tires and wheels sure change the car from a grocery getter to a "muscle car." I love the combination. I went with 215/65/15 (15x6) on the front and 235/60/15 (15x7) on the rear. Fits well on the stock suspension.

 

[AdamR]

Nice start ! Was the car white and green originally ?

 

[MLC Dodge]

Yes, egg shell white and Jade green interior. I found the build sheet under the rear seats. Everything matches. Only a /6, but with only 49,000 original miles and documented service including oil changes every 3000 miles or so, I couldn't just dump the engine. I'm new to Mopar and love this car! I plan on putting some stripes on it this weekend.

 

[MLC Dodge]

A few more additions. I got the car running and driving. Very fun to drive. The slant 6 sounds very good. I had a custom muffler shop put 2 1/4" pipe on it from the manifold back and they used a flowmaster muffler. Sounds very good for a I6. I had the bees made by a local company. I've got an ever so slight bit of rubbing on the back part of the driver's fender when turning. I will have to address that soon. Thanks for all the help here. I used the search feature very successfully. The car has 49,000 original miles. The tranny drips slightly--quarter size.

 

[Evildart]

That's a nice start. Looks like the car as been well maintained

 

[72bluNblu]

Looking good! :thumbup:

 

[PapstXX]

Looking good !

 

[64longroof]

green rubber floor covering? Neat. Any chance you still have it?