Ello. 72 Duster slant 6 sayin' hi!

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72smallairparticler

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Hey folks,

I just picked up a slant 6 72 duster in great shape about 2 weeks ago. Received it with the intake and exhaust mid-repair so had to take a bit of work to get it back to turning the key. Previous owner was a super nice fella, offered to toss in a new grill, bunch of extra parts including the gaskets to get things back in working order. The project's been a way for me to intro my kids to wrenching. I'd love to have had a 340 because i miss the v8 sound (sold my 68 charger 20 years ago and regret it still) but this has been a great project to work on together. My girls love crawling in the engine bay and wrenching away with me. My son loves the mopar blue engine block and says it goes "VROOOOOM!"

Anyway, plenty more to update about the project but I just wanted to intro myself :)

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FYI paint stripper is a gnarly product. Peeled off all the old paint and gave me a nice surface for the repainted mopar blue cover. The result was pretty impressive. Need to double check the valve cover for straightness before remounting but love how it turned out

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Welcome to FABO from western NY! Part of our bragging rights on these old rigs is that there's enough room to sit under the hood. Looks like one of the kiddos is demonstrating that fact quite well in one of those pics! You're a blessed man to have them by your side with you like that! Best wishes on the project!
 
Welcome to FABO from western NY! Part of our bragging rights on these old rigs is that there's enough room to sit under the hood. Looks like one of the kiddos is demonstrating that fact quite well in one of those pics! You're a blessed man to have them by your side with you like that! Best wishes on the project!
Thank you!
 
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