71 340 Duster

[67valiant 100]

Wow!!! Thats one cool car! If you don't mined, may I ask how much you paid for it?

 

[67valiant 100]

Was it 3 speed on the column or did you just replace the floor and have to put in a new trans hump?

 

[OneOfMany]

Very nice combo! That'll be a real headturner when it's done..

Really neat to see the original placement of the original 340 hood decal, most I've seen put on after the fact are really close to the front and d/s fender

Grant

 

[340duster71]

duster and a car load of spare parts including a mint sharks tooth grill ran me about 2500
I think i did ok on the deal
replaced the floor w/ a factory auto pan and had to get the new hump

 

[crackedback]

2500 for that car is a REALLY good deal.

 

[340wedge]

4-10-10 Look what the cat drug home

WOW..looks like a clone of mine, Cep't mines an Auto..Great find! good luck with it.

 

[Moepar]

That is a awesome find and price. Good luck with it, I'll keep watching the progress.

 

[LH23H2R]

What makes your find that much better is that it looks like the one in the R.T.S. ad from 1971 ( Duster 340 and Duster Twister )
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[340duster71]

Quick question
Is there any way based on my broadcast sheet to tell how much was blacked out ie just top of hood or hood top of fenders, top of doors like 340wedge's
or just the center of the hood
i have seen so many variations that it makes my head spin
I would like this resto to be as accurate as possible

Any links to good reference materials would be very helpful

 

[340duster71]

340wedge
I'm green w envy would love to see more of your duster got any interior shots

 

[crackedback]

Hood treatment
http://www.hamtramck-historical.com...alershipDataBook/1971/71_Valiant_Duster_3.jpg

It runs all the way back along fender/door tops, into the pointed area of the pop out windows and around the window frame.

Here's a car a member has and did a restoration on.
http://www.forabodiesonly.com/mopar/vbpicgallery.php?do=view&g=1456

Another
http://www.forabodiesonly.com/mopar/vbpicgallery.php?do=view&g=57

 

[jamesdaytona]

Keep the pics going . That find of yours is cool!

 

[Dustedu2]

Awsome! Nice Find!

 

[340duster71]

starting to get some things ready for mock up
the one fender still needs the head light bucket replaced hope to get to it this week end
Also picked up most of my int
what you all think

 

[340duster71]

Seats and such

 

[340duster71]

head liner, door panels, and misc int pieces
mopars add up quick

 

[evil 340]

lookin good.

 

[machoramcharger]

Since you wont sell me the car I need to see more pics of this thing(lol).

 

[machoramcharger]

Also I take it those are the PUI seat covers? I see the box in the back ground. I was wondering how there seat covers fit. Did you buy those from Year One? I think Year One has gone totally from Legendary to PUI for some reason? Did you have to install new foam on the seats as well or was the foam good on them?

 

[340duster71]

Sorry for the lack of posts workin like a dog ill get more pics up soon
seat covers are pui w/old foam they fit nice would buy them again

 

[813Demon340]

When you repaint the interior doors don't forget they are a semi gloss on V24 cars only. Neat car! Keep up the progress pics!

 

[ev2duster]

Very cool find, a great price too!

 

[Oldmanmopar]

When you repaint the interior doors don't forget they are a semi gloss on V24 cars only. Neat car! Keep up the progress pics!

mine were not