duster 1971

Running, on it's own power, first time since  10 years...

Must be a great feeling. It looks fantastic. Your doing a beautiful job.

Still a lot do do. Headliner install, all the glasses, weatherstrip, new bumpers, rear leaf spring etc.. Slowly but surely.

Don't you find that those A-bodies look good as a two door hardtop? Surprised Chrysler never had them that way, probably couldn't engineer a back window that would roll down. On a breezy day you might have a problem!!!
Good progress so far but isn't that a 340...if so stripe would be wrong.

I read that the Duster Program was done on a very limited budget. The curved side glass did cost a bundle, probably wasn't much left for roll down rear Windows.

Roll down windows, probably would have been a great idea. However I also doubt there was much money left after they were done with the design. To tell you the truth, the fact that they don't roll down, doesn't bother me in the least. After all I, don't sit in the back seat.

philcollins wrote:Still a lot do do. Headliner install, all the glasses, weatherstrip, new bumpers, rear leaf spring etc.. Slowly but surely.

Considering that your working on two cars at the same time, I think your making great progress.

Played with the Duster lock NOS Mopar stuff but wanted same keys for my two car. Did recode cyl locks and now, the keys for Satellite will work on the Duster.

That's what you call patience.

If you ever decide to sell one of the cars, the new owner would then have a set for your other car.

Rally Mirrors  installed. Ditto for outside doors handle and locks.

How large is the garage, that your working in? I'm sure you don't put one outside while working on the other.

Lol, the Satellite is stored in a heated garage for wintertime.

I'm just working on cleaning, resporing parts for the Satellite. I should bring it back by the beginning of april. My brothers is having all the fun working on my Duster. (in his garage)

Oh, ok. I thought that you had a large garage.

I will love to. Still trying to buy a parcel of land next to our house to build one. Should be done by the end of summer.

philcollins wrote:I will love to. Still trying to buy a parcel of land next to our house to build one. Should be done by the end of summer.

Good Luck.

I will trade my sport mirrors for yours.

Lots of work ajusting fenders, Hood, bumper etc. Everything was bolted wrong...

Man you car looks good, it's nice when you start bolting stuff back on.

nice work looks great

Headliner is installed. Found an 75 year olds installer: Did that all it's life.

So much easier when a pro does it, eh.

smoken340 wrote:So much easier when a pro does it, eh.

Fore sure and less stressful

Nice to get somebody who knows what he is doing.

Looks great!