I have been trying to compare cars I find for sale to come up with a fairly accurate value for my car to make sure I have it valued high enough. I would value opinions from this forum as I think I'm low but not sure. I am absolutely not searching for a value for purposes of selling. I currently have it insured for 12500 thru Hagerty. I've included a few photos mostly because I know you all like pics. I would describe it as a decent driver-quality mild resto-mod. It is a 73 Duster that was originally gold with a slant 6 (blown up) and automatic. I'm not sure that the finer details are really important for a replacement value but I'll try to give a detailed description of the car anyway. I would generally say that my fit and finish could be improved basically everywhere.
Body:
The undercarriage is extremely clean and solid. No structural rust repairs have been performed or needed. I had to do the normal front fender patches at the top front and lower rear of both fenders. Both quarters are starting to show some small bubbles in the lower rear section that will have to be dealt with eventually. All glass is original. I feel that my amateur bodywork is much better than my amateur paint. It's a non-Mopar yellow base/clear with many flaws but I feel it still presents well as a driver. My honest opinion is that one of you more-hardcore members would have to repaint it to be happy with it. The back bumper is a new reproduction and the front is the faded dinged-up original. All lights, grill, door handles, etc are decent driver-quality. I have never finished the trunk interior and, obviously, my under hood and door jambs are black. Please don't hunt me down.
Drivetrain:
318/904/2.76 geared 7 1/4 from 74 Valiant donor. Approximately 50000 miles on all from factory. The engine is stock original bottom end with Performer intake, 1406 Edelbrock carb, K6900 Summit cam, double roller chain, recurved distributor, and duals off the stock manifolds. Runs very well but does have a constant rear seal drip. I would guess it's probably a mid to high 15 second car at best. And yes, that is an early seventies big-block dual snorkel air cleaner on top. It's what I had.
Suspension:
Front suspension is all new except for idler and pitman arms. 1.03 torsion bars, Pro-forged tie-rod ends and ball joints, Moog offset uppers, Delrin lower bushings with greasable pins, QA1 adjustable strut rods, reinforced k-member and lcas, and Hellwig front sway bar. Rear leafs are stock from the donor car and it has Bilstein RCA's all 4 corners. The wheels are 17 x 8 from a 2005 Mustang. Factory manual front disc/rear drum brakes from the donor car.
Interior:
I've never got around to completing the changeover from gold to black. The dash and headliner have been repainted and the black carpet is new. The front seats are from an early 2000's Neon with the rear seat being original. The steering wheel is a reproduction Tuff wheel. The passenger side sail panel is missing.
Electrical:
Basically stock except ignition and headlight power are both using relays. Everything functions except for gas gauge. It's one project I've just never got around to.
Thank you to anyone that chooses to put in their two cents.
Body:
The undercarriage is extremely clean and solid. No structural rust repairs have been performed or needed. I had to do the normal front fender patches at the top front and lower rear of both fenders. Both quarters are starting to show some small bubbles in the lower rear section that will have to be dealt with eventually. All glass is original. I feel that my amateur bodywork is much better than my amateur paint. It's a non-Mopar yellow base/clear with many flaws but I feel it still presents well as a driver. My honest opinion is that one of you more-hardcore members would have to repaint it to be happy with it. The back bumper is a new reproduction and the front is the faded dinged-up original. All lights, grill, door handles, etc are decent driver-quality. I have never finished the trunk interior and, obviously, my under hood and door jambs are black. Please don't hunt me down.
Drivetrain:
318/904/2.76 geared 7 1/4 from 74 Valiant donor. Approximately 50000 miles on all from factory. The engine is stock original bottom end with Performer intake, 1406 Edelbrock carb, K6900 Summit cam, double roller chain, recurved distributor, and duals off the stock manifolds. Runs very well but does have a constant rear seal drip. I would guess it's probably a mid to high 15 second car at best. And yes, that is an early seventies big-block dual snorkel air cleaner on top. It's what I had.
Suspension:
Front suspension is all new except for idler and pitman arms. 1.03 torsion bars, Pro-forged tie-rod ends and ball joints, Moog offset uppers, Delrin lower bushings with greasable pins, QA1 adjustable strut rods, reinforced k-member and lcas, and Hellwig front sway bar. Rear leafs are stock from the donor car and it has Bilstein RCA's all 4 corners. The wheels are 17 x 8 from a 2005 Mustang. Factory manual front disc/rear drum brakes from the donor car.
Interior:
I've never got around to completing the changeover from gold to black. The dash and headliner have been repainted and the black carpet is new. The front seats are from an early 2000's Neon with the rear seat being original. The steering wheel is a reproduction Tuff wheel. The passenger side sail panel is missing.
Electrical:
Basically stock except ignition and headlight power are both using relays. Everything functions except for gas gauge. It's one project I've just never got around to.
Thank you to anyone that chooses to put in their two cents.
