M Body parts on my Duster

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clhyer

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When I started my Duster project I bought an '88 Gran Fury 318 4bbl cop car to get a few parts off. I drove the GF for nearly 3 years while waiting for it to go under the knife! For a bench seat car, it was the most comfortable car I have ever owned. As ugly as the seat was, I wish I could have fit it into the Duster.
There were other parts I could have used, but for various reasons did not. For example, the engine. It was not a roller rocker and would have needed rebuilding. I bought a newly rebuilt 318 long block off eBay for next to nothing.

Anyhow, when she got stripped down and the dust settled, the following is a list of what I used.
Engine & engine bay:
windage tray
oil sump
oil pan
oil filter adaptor
oil dipstick & tube
timing chain cover
harmonic balancer
power steering pump, with cooler
power steering gear box
crank pulley
water pump pulley
alternator
alternator bracket, used with newer Sanden a/c compressor
transmission line brackets
transmission linkages & brackets
throttle linkage and brackets
engine to transmission braces
battery

Exterior:
wheels
hubcaps
transmission - A998/999 w/flexplate & converter
drive shaft
rear end, 2.90 sure grip with big brakes - I moved the spring perches
rear sway bar
1 - leaf spring from each spring pack
leaf spring plastic interleaves

Interior:
3rd brake light
rear view mirror
door lock knobs
door lock ferrules
window cranks

I think this is a fairly complete list.
Just thrown out there for ideas if you happen up on an M body in the junk yard.
C
 

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