ShittySlant6's Rustoration - 1970 Duster

[TT5.9mag]

Always fun to think back on the student parking lot behind the school between the hotrod gearheads and the redneck trucks



Great stuff @shittyslant6

We welded the parking lot gates closed on graduation day, planted trees on the 50 yard line the night before the “big game, did donuts in the school parking lot, and I could go on and on and on. We did some really dumb (read; awesome) ****.

 

[missing linc]

Always fun to think back on the student parking lot behind the school between the hotrod gearheads and the redneck trucks



Great stuff @shittyslant6

And the rice rocket motorcycle guys! I was in the hot rod crowd and the crotch rocket clique.

 

[shittyslant6]

Ah the high school shenanigans. I remember those days fondly. Well done young man, well done. Continue having fun because that’s what this hobby is about.
Where are you in Cali

I really condensed the high school shenanigans with this car to focus on the build itself, I'm sure more will come out over the course of this thread, most everything i did to this had some kind of story behind it.
I'm in so cal, in the high desert

 

[WV64Signet]

And the rice rocket motorcycle guys! I was in the hot rod crowd and the crotch rocket clique.

Dirt bikes on occasion was all there was for 2 wheels

 

[TT5.9mag]

I really condensed the high school shenanigans with this car to focus on the build itself, I'm sure more will come out over the course of this thread, most everything i did to this had some kind of story behind it.
I'm in so cal, in the high desert

Nice I’m not far, just down the hill in the IE. If you get stuck, need a hand, or some parts, shout out. There’s a few of us not far from you.

 

[shittyslant6]

will do, thank you

 

[junkyardhero]

Nice I’m not far, just down the hill in the IE. If you get stuck, need a hand, or some parts, shout out. There’s a few of us not far from you.

@shittyslant6 turbo mike is good people. he's very generous with his time and knowledge. he's also great at talking you into high level shenanigans. so please be sure to take him up on his offer!

 

[TT5.9mag]

@shittyslant6 turbo mike is good people. he's very generous with his time and knowledge. he's also great at talking you into high level shenanigans. so please be sure to take him up on his offer!

Rumor at best.

 

[junkyardhero]

Rumor at best.

your honor, first of all allegedly... second of all, i have no idea what you're talking about

 

[WV64Signet]

your honor, first of all allegedly... second of all, i have no idea what you're talking about

 

[shittyslant6]

Yesterday I got both the rear window and windshield out of the car, and finally removed the horrible package tray

Thankfully, being a desert car for a majority of it's life paid off and there was absolutely ZERO rust under the glass. hell there's still paint under it.
I only broke the windshield which is no big loss as it was delaminating anyway.

Also got the dash out of it

 

[shittyslant6]

Been looking at rollcages, does anyone have any pictures of an alston chassisworks 10 point cage?
I am looking for a cage that has the bars going through the dash instead of in front of it.

 

[RustyRatRod]

Ah the high school shenanigans. I remember those days fondly. Well done young man, well done. Continue having fun because that’s what this hobby is about.
Where are you in Cali?

As do I, very well. We had help though in a corrupt and complicit Assistant Principal, Mr. Beckwith. Everyday without fail he would be standing on the front steps at the school when the bell rang at 3:15. I would walk by, he'd have a cig hangin outta his mouth wearin them Blues Brothers shades and look at me and say "Merritt, let's some tire smoke from that Charger" and I was all too happy to oblige.

 

[Turbo440Dart]

Definitely a cool car, I’ll be following along.

I can also vouch for @TT5.9mag being good people. It’s that @junkyardhero feller you gotta watch out for.

 

[junkyardhero]

Been looking at rollcages, does anyone have any pictures of an alston chassisworks 10 point cage?
I am looking for a cage that has the bars going through the dash instead of in front of it.

have you looked thru the MP chassis manual?

admittedly, it's been ages since i pulled thru there but i seem to remember they had schematics for several versions of cages?

 

[junkyardhero]

Definitely a cool car, I’ll be following along.

I can also vouch for @TT5.9mag being good people. It’s that @junkyardhero feller you gotta watch out for.

lies and innuendo!

i see myself more as an enabler...

 

[70dusterA62]

Wow super cool that car has balls niceee well my 70 340 duster will do that just that my goal.

 

[RustyRatRod]

Definitely a cool car, I’ll be following along.

I can also vouch for @TT5.9mag being good people. It’s that @junkyardhero feller you gotta watch out for.

I know you're right. What a hack.

 

[TT5.9mag]

I know you're right. What a hack.

Raccoon hack.

 

[junkyardhero]

I know you're right. What a hack.

what more would you expect from three raccoons in a trench coat?

6 little bank robber hands, much more opportunity for hackasaurous adventures!

 

[RustyRatRod]

what more would you expect from three raccoons in a trench coat?

6 little bank robber hands, much more opportunity for hackasaurous adventures!

Dang right. Don't disappoint us. LOL

 

[Big.J.007]

Ol racoon cleans up

 

[3forty]

As do I, very well. We had help though in a corrupt and complicit Assistant Principal, Mr. Beckwith. Everyday without fail he would be standing on the front steps at the school when the bell rang at 3:15. I would walk by, he'd have a cig hangin outta his mouth wearin them Blues Brothers shades and look at me and say "Merritt, let's some tire smoke from that Charger" and I was all too happy to oblige.

 

[RustyRatRod]

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That's cool.

 

[nckennyb]

Cool thread. Looking forward to seeing your progress on the Duster. I had a Duster in high school and did some of the same stuff and had some of the same problems with mine. It always seemed like fixing or modifying stuff was under a time constraint due to some event or another.