72 Duster 392/ 8hp70 Build

DusterMike72 · Nov 28, 2025

it was this one but havent used it yet. im just going off this youtube video i watched where he had one of these setup in his hemi swapped monte carlo.

this video (he has the first part but this is where he recommends going with this and some other stuff):

DusterMike72 · Dec 2, 2025

well went to arizona for the weekend to have some thanksgiving with friends out there. while i was out there i decided to look around for duster parts. found a guy literally next neighborhood over from my buddies i was stayin at who i guess parts out A bodies. went over and really nice dude let me look around. picked up a pair of decent front fenders, rear bumper and non woodgrain glove box for a decent price. while i was out there a bunch of stuff i ordered came in. still waiting on some other things.

Ozyduster · Dec 2, 2025

Nice lot of parts there, just fitted my kaltracs with split mono leafs, looks like you went the calvert 9 way adjustables as well.
What brake kit is that? Any reason for the new spindels?
Is that a new steering shaft next to the u bolts

DusterMike72 · Dec 2, 2025

Ozyduster said:
Nice lot of parts there, just fitted my kaltracs with split mono leafs, looks like you went the calvert 9 way adjustables as well.
What brake kit is that? Any reason for the new spindels?
Is that a new steering shaft next to the u bolts

Was doing some googling and found a guy that makes brackets to bolt mustang brembos up to 73+ drum spindles or disc spindles but you'll have to get dr. diff hubs like i got.
Yes that's a new toyotaish shaft i bought to test to go with the sienna epas column i mounted. We'll see if I can get it to work.

Ozyduster · Wednesday at 8:08 AM

O nice one, i just got my wilwood kit at great expence and running ford pbr rear calipers that i will rebuild. Interested to see what you do with the shaft i am just about to fit my new shaft to see if it fixes my pipe clearance issues.
Yep Dr Diff is great got all my spring offsets and multiple other parts from him. Waiting for him to get the special A body booster brackets in stock so brake booster clears the valve cover

DusterMike72 · Wednesday at 12:23 PM

Ozyduster said:
O nice one, i just got my wilwood kit at great expence and running ford pbr rear calipers that i will rebuild. Interested to see what you do with the shaft i am just about to fit my new shaft to see if it fixes my pipe clearance issues.
Yep Dr Diff is great got all my spring offsets and multiple other parts from him. Waiting for him to get the special A body booster brackets in stock so brake booster clears the valve cover

nice. yeah i gotta figure out a booster. guess i should wait and see what they come up with.

DusterMike72 · 2025-12-08T00:37:06-0600

alright well lets see.... what have i done the past couple days. um i modified a toyota sienna steering column to fit the Duster. need to make a plate for the firewall and mount the back part of the column. cleaned up and painted the gearbox. finally got all the floor panels welded and sealed up. got the trans mount loosely bolted up. started on building the tunnel. coming out alright but that safety hoop thing made the whole thing taller than i wanted. need to get some poster board to make the final front parts. mounted then dismounted the gas pedal. got more parts and ordered more parts. its nice to see parts going on finally although they gotta come off again. gotta pull motor/trans out so i can remove the old brake lines and install the new stuff oh and also install the HDK torsion bar eliminator stuff. i wanna clean up some of the cuts and welds under the car. clean off old grime and apply fresh undercoat. i also need to pull apart the 8.8 so i can take it to someone to narrow. thought about trying it myself but im not good with all those measurements and getting everything all straight and crap.