The leaning tower of POWER!!! Just brilliant!

@BudgetBuildz

2 ай бұрын

🤗🤗🤗

@Onteo1

2 ай бұрын

Hillside hemi

The mopar slant 6 is such an underappreciated power plant. Always loved them, so smooth and plenty of power on tap if tuned properly. I still remember my old man towing a 74 seater Leyland bus for 300+ miles with his Valiant Safari wagon. Up and down serious hills and valleys without breaking a sweat.

Son, Im serious. If your kickdown linkage isnt hooked up, adjusted, and working properly, DONT DRIVE THAT CAR UNTIL IT IS!

@samuelgoodman2825

19 күн бұрын

This man speaks truth.

My oldest son bussed tables and washed dishes to save up his money to buy a 75 Duster. We worked a week of my vacation to put a 400 big block in it. It made for a mean little ride. Its life was ended when a drunk and stoned person rear ended it with another vehicle. I was amazed that the rear glass was still intact as it stuffed the trunk into the rear seat. My son drove it home, with me following close behind. We were going to put a trunk pan in it next, I'm glad we didnt now. My son sold it for the engine and what parts that could be salvaged. That was a sad day. The local police didnt even give the other guy a ticket. At least the other car DIDN’T drive away. The rollback driver had a hard time just getting it loaded. Cheers Terry

@vincecarnevale4406

2 ай бұрын

I seen a dragster in a hot rod magazine in the 70s with a slant six with dual 4 barrel carburetors

You might want to hook up the throttle pressure linkage before you cook the trans, and the vacuum advance goes to ported vacuum, not manifold.

@Wadley225

2 ай бұрын

Yes you will SHRED the clutch discs with no throttle pressure linkage! Set it to have the throttle lever on the transmission be fully rearward by the time your carburetor gets to wide open throttle. It is better to set it so the carb stops even a little before WOT, as long as the trans lever is all the way back! Needs full line pressure in the transmission!

I really like that you took the time to clean and prep the backing plates and drums. Too many guys just toss new parts onto rusty crud, and it bugs the heck out of me.

Thank you for wearing eye protection while working on the brakes. Dylan McCool would be proud of your Mopar resurrection!

In 1971 that engine had 145 hp and 215 lbs of torque from the factory. The 4 barrel carburetor and header dual exhaust should bump up that number quite a bit.

Slant 6 Was my first hand-me-down. I spent countless hours learning how to work on cars on that old two door. Before you swap out the automatic for a manual try putting in a shift kit. Back in the day I installed a B&M shift kit and it really helped wake up the transmission. I’m talking tire chirping good times!

@teenchy

2 ай бұрын

This. Not every car has to have a manual swap, automatics have their place. Shift kit will work wonders. So will swapping out the rear end.

My brother had this exact car , color and all . His was a 3 spd stick ... it's what i learned to drive a stick on . I'm 58 now . That was back in 81' . Great times , great memories ....

Really interesting tools for tight spaces, I only do drum brakes now and again, but I need those tools, having a spring shoot across the garage, this is not nice! its a very interesting project, it really needs a manual, or at least a harder shifting auto and a way shorter final, would like to see the potential of that Straight 6 (neat to see the exhaust note change so much after valves\timing advance)

Just a quick tip, when pulling spark plug wires with the engine running, run a small jumper wire from the plyers to ground, you can loose the big glove, the spark will never hit you.

@BudgetBuildz

2 ай бұрын

That’s awesome! Thanks so much for the tip 😃 You don’t know how many shocks that would’ve saved me over the years 😭🤣

@stevesobetski108

2 ай бұрын

@@BudgetBuildz I have a set of "chicken wire pliers" that I soldered a wire to with an alligator clip.

@bryanphillips1432

Ай бұрын

I love this tip for one it makes sense two it does tend to work

Watching you wash that Duster reminded me of Married with Children when they lost AL Bundys Duster. Except it was that it was so dirty he forgot it was actually red.

6 in a row makes it go !

@user-ht1xu4gv2u

2 ай бұрын

Leaming. Tower. Of. Power

I so much appreciate that y’all get and keep so many 6 cylinder. So many channels wank the little engines for big blocks. Anyone can replace an engine, but so few take time to save those pieces of history. Y’all’s channel is my favorite of all the car guys, including the big ones.

After detail, black hood & tail panel maybe? Could be sharp with a few touches like that.

@Project_Low_Expectations

2 ай бұрын

Came here to say that about the hood.

Thanks for the shout out on the brake tools. American made and will last forever. Keep up the good work. BIG ED

@BudgetBuildz

2 ай бұрын

Thank you for the gift!! We really do appreciate it!! 🤗

@billyputnam6892

2 ай бұрын

I wrote pretty much a full article on another comment above and it hasn't seemed to work too let them know about this Mopar Trans. And the incredibly important linkage that is on the Trans valve body that controls the pressures and the shifting points to work properly and not burn the clutches and drum liners in a very fast way. Even if you're in first with the shifter it's going to only get the idling pressure and not really hold the clutches tightly for very long and it creates a lot of extra heat in the fluid. I hope that they put a piece of linkage or something like a TV cable on a gm Trans and it literally will act like a totally different car!

@billyputnam6892

2 ай бұрын

@@BudgetBuildz guys I'm not good with this comment thing. But that A904 Auto Trans has a very important lever for telling the Trans how much throttle it is seeing and it literally will adjust the entire pressure for holding the clutch pack more tightly and it also tells the Trans when to make shifts at the correct speed and the kick down is also done with the same lever and it makes the valve body work in a entire different way and it will make a massive difference in power delivery and can use the torque converter to create a much more torque and way more power when it is not fighting the entire parasitic loss from it literally only seeing a idle amount of holding pressure and it makes everything work twice as hard with no torque multiplication and the sun gear and planetary gear will not work correctly. This will wake it way up! Good luck. And it literally needs a four barrel that is a more adjustable across from front to back so the end cylinders doesn't run as lean. BP

Budget Buildz Mike :) , Your Dad :) I say put 727 4 speed Automatic transmission with Shift Kit plus axle ratio 355 to 410 rear end gears too and fix Alternator too ! But yes sure runs good nickname for sure be Juicy Fruit or Orange Twist!

@4eyefoxbodyfanclub625

2 ай бұрын

I like project Orange Crush?

@peteloomis8456

2 ай бұрын

Watch Bad Tree productions on KZread here because 2 of the guys on the channel are running built small blocks but they just did some modifications to the 904s using Cope transmission parts and kits to modify the transmissions for the cars they not only drive on the streets but race at the No Name Nationals . They just had build videos of completely going through those transmissions showing the mods done & why they were doing these mods such as eliminating the kick down & using full reverse manual valve bodies and one of the transmissions they set it up for a trans brake so check them out .

@JeffKopis

2 ай бұрын

The 727 is a 3 speed. The A-518 is a 727 with an electric overdrive. The OD can be operated with a simple toggle switch.

Hey, thanks for showing that tite-reach tool. I just ordered the 3/8th size for my little brother for his birthday. We both work on our own vehicles and he just bought a Dodge Challenger so I'm pretty sure he'll have some tight spaces to get into. I'm good with just regular sockets myself but I drive a 26 year old Ranger with a 2.5l, LOL! With me at my age, as long as I can get from point A to point B, I'm good. :)

I love your channel, and I'm not a car guy , at all ! I like the way you do budget. I also love that it's a family channel, and you never promote stuff, as far as I've seen. You guys are keeping recovery and restoration within a regular guys dreams !! My buddy in high school had a Duster, not that fast, but he had it decked out like it was, LOL !

I’m not a motor guy at all. Great family, nothing fancy, Cars with mojo. Decent editing and your camera skills are just right for us. You guys deserve higher views.

@user-vq4gk4hx8p

2 ай бұрын

It's because So few have the interest or attention span to actually watch and appreciate, they'd rather watch morons like Whistlin diesel destroy stuff, I hope that answers your question.

@bryanphillips1432

Ай бұрын

I am a motorhead and yeah their camera angles are good but not great all the time. Im still a huge fan. Mostly from the rabbits.

I’ve been following you for a few years now and love your content. You have to be one of the most genuine people making KZread videos. Thanks for not being annoying or mean!

@BudgetBuildz

2 ай бұрын

I really do appreciate this comment!! Thank you so much for the kind words ☺️ I’m very glad you’re enjoying!

@Kbrusky15

2 ай бұрын

@@BudgetBuildz I've noticed you wearing a few PNW hoodies in the past but you have that southern twang. What is the relation? (Have I already asked this??? lol)

That Duster needs a 3.73 rear gear and a 4 spd or an automatic Trans Go shift kit. Good job budget builders!🤠✌

Love those old dustersl

Your washing technique is getting way better. Wet car, foam cannon, and then do a good rinse with the power washer. If that power washer is anything higher than 1700psi, you’ll damage paint on most cars if you get it too close. The magic erasers are a good idea. I just don’t know if you need them. You could use those microfiber wash mitts. The ones with all the dangly microfiber fingers. You just need to use like 4 or 5 on a super dirty car. Then use the magic erasers on the hard stuff since those are mildly abrasive. You are usually doing a cut and polish after anyways, so I may not matter. Keep up the awesome videos. I’m always jealous that you get to spend that amount of time with your dad. Plus you both have such a good attitude while doing frustratingly hard work. Rock on

Slant 6's are definitely a powerhouse, but they sure are indestructable. Had a 1973 Dart Swinger when I was a kid. Ran forever and outlasted the Dart!

@billyputnam6892

2 ай бұрын

How do we get ahold of these guys when it's really important that they need to know about the Mopar A904 Transmission has a level to control the line pressure and the shifting points and it literally will just eat it in a incredibly short time. I can't believe that it was so apparent that the converter was just blowing right through the flash point and it gets incredibly hot in just a few minutes of it shifting from 1st to 3rd in 75 feet. But even when you manual put it in the number 1 location/First gear it's still on the idling pressure of the valve body! And I was also very surprised by how little oil was in the valve train station area where it is normally spraying around a lot more from the center feed tube ? I seriously think that was a very fresh build and it literally was not ever broken in or even possibly ever started? I just don't know how to get ahold of them before it's too late and ruined. I built a few of those and I used a lot different carburetor (Holly 500/600/650/700 on a supercharged one.the edelbrock is a very good bolt on most engines and runs. The slanty is very easy to get the longer port's of the intake runner's that can go to a very lean situation where it is more than just regular driving. But a Holly is more capable of being adjusted more like a single port for each 2 sets of runner's and sometimes you can use a couple different heat stages lower in the farthest cylinders and literally is a ton of lost information on these engines. But they are wicked good in the lower Rpms for torque and power and depending upon which one that engine came from it is very possibility to have a early Forged rotating assembly in the bottom end and it might have a newer version head for the adjustable valve train and more flow etc. I just wish I had a good way about how to tell them what to look for and make sure that they have the oil pump engaged and not just a very limited amount of pressure?

@HarmonyExpressSkoolie

2 ай бұрын

Sorry... I meant to say that the Slant 6 was NOT a powerhouse, and I mis-typed!

I haven't watched the entire video yet, but that 225 sounds awesome. It's DEFINITELY got an aftermarket cam, headers, an Offenhauser intake, a Carter AFB Competition 4bbl carb, and some slight ignition mods (at least a coil and wires). It could be a little fun, but I know that it would leave me wanting more...especially with that automatic trans...but it definitely sounds good (exhaust wise) for a 225!

You watch one slant six video and up pops suggestions for others.... and so my brain (74) kicked in and remembered a slant six duster I had since new and then parked when money improved. I had probably more snow machines than anyone should ever own.... hence a slide draft carburetor set up in the making.... I put one on every cylinder and it would lift the tires off of the ground for about twenty feet. The weak point was a three on the column shift... scattered every transmission that I put behind it. I adapted a M22 from a chevy and it held till it blew up after a ton of races and just ran out of oil. A outfit in Minnesota builds superchargers for these and they make over six hundred horse power. Its a all custom setup but can you have more fun in clothes than that

Nice upgrade with the brake tools. Now it's time to give your drill press a break and get a bench grinder with a wire wheel to clean parts. Boy, you weren't kidding about the ineffective pressure wash. Never seen one do such a lousy job removing dirt from a car body. Magic Erasers to the rescue! Commendable comprehensive brake job, gentlemen.

Good job guys! My sister had one of these in the mid 70’s bright red with the slant six. Had a cool factory black out stripe kit on it, and the back quarters said twister with a 🌪️ on it! Lol

I've owned three leaning towers of power in the form of "Valiant's", they will outlive you if you treat em right. This gem is on her way there.

It’s been fun watching y’all get this “Nocar” up and running again. I’d like to see a swap out for a four-speed and increase the fun of stirring the gears a little.

Yep, I did a road trip from Denver to St. Louis and back one weekend back in 1970 in my friend;'s Duster. Cool car. Looking forward to the next video, 'specially your RV!

Plz make a video with the Fiat 124 Spider that appears in the background. I’m from Brazil, and during my years studying in California,I had a 1974 Fiat 124 Spider. Good memories. Greetings from Brazil

That clean up better than I thought it would. This is a fun little car and I am glad you guys are saving it.

Amazing to me how solid a car it is. My 75 duster rusted all to hell after a year and it was rust proofed.

Always loved pretty much the majority of the old 60s & 70s Mopars. Thanks for another great video guys and I hope your beach trip was a fun time! 💙👊🏼

The right tools make all the difference. Those brakes were a lot easier with those tools, right?😁 But that's the beauty of Budget Buildz: I can remember wrenching on my cars with what I had, wherever I could. Good times. I hope you can find a good 4spd and a numerically quicker rearend, so that 225 can stretch its' legs.

I had a 1975 duster with the slant 6, one of the best motors ever made.I believe the motor made 145 horsepower and was a fun car to drive.

Greetings from Atlanta! As someone who drove my fair share of slant six mopars in the 90's, I'm really excited about this build. I'm starting work on a '68 Valiant 2 door 318/4 speed now. Keep up the great content!

So I cut my teeth on Slants back in the day. Ran E/Gas in a 64 Valiant in the later 60's. In order to get a Slant to really run you need to do machine work. Bore to the sonic limit. 0.080" to 0.100" off the deck. As much as your machinist will go off the head. After market push rods to fit. Hand porting for bowl and runner shape and flow. Try to get more swirl into the incoming charge. Cam and a lot more advance. We did not weld the weights, but re-contoured them to swing more and add mechanical advance onto 10* initial. All in by 2,400. Gotta have some heat under the plenum as the long runners loose heat and you don't get enough vaporization. Then you can start tuning. The motor will wind to 5,500 easy enough and you use the Six's native torque to help. 4:10 gears and even the three speed floor shifted tranny will do nicely. Red-Line MTL in the tranny now days. Back then ATF in the tranny and rear gear to reduce drag. Lot's of spring clamps on the front half of the rear springs and it'll launch OK. Pinion snubber maybe. Air shock on the right rear to adjust the L-R balance on leave 😁 Your competition was 240 Fords in Falcons, and Chevy's 230 Six. As the 60's wore on, a few 250 Chevy Six's showed up. They had the 225 Slant covered ... 🙄

Glad to see y’all using the proper brake tools! I kept thinking y’all were going to mess up your hands with those pliers! 😂👍

There are not a lot of options on the 5x4 bolt pattern. My 68 Valiant has them as well. The BVD bolt pattern (Baracuda/Valiant/Dart). A-body only. Looks like a 7-1/4 rear-end. The larger 8-3/4 would have a drop out center section. Loving the MOPAR content!!! Thank you!!

My Aunt drove hers from LA to Indianapolis to visit. Hers was a 1975. Fuscia color with black accents.

Great work on bring back another one guys. Definitely get that 4 spd in there!!!

It´s very nice that these sixes don´t get too much attention so they can still be found for cheap or even for free. It sounds nice, be kind to it.

That is so happy to be alive again, do a manual conversion, its a keeper.

You guys are building some cool rides for sure. You take pride in what you do and it shows

They do make drum pullers. Super handy.

I've always loved dusters. Especially the 340 versions.

Looking forward to this particular project 😀 ❤ Slant 6 , manual 4 wheel drum brakes Great job on those Steel lines Thank you for keeping this car , stock and original

I made Fifth Place in the July 4, 1962 Pikes Peak race in a 1962 Duster slant six. That car will hold the curves on loose gravel better than most any car in the races.

@skulfuct

25 күн бұрын

62 duster?

We had a dark metallic green '72 Duster back in the 80s. It was a great car.

Need to hook up the kick down linkage on that thing! You'll burn that trans up fast without it. Sweet car guys. I'm jealous!

Nice looking dodge love old cars and trucks I'd put a v8 engine in it and a 5 or 6 speed trans but a 4 speed transmission is good keep up the good work the slant 6 is a great engine it's good on gas I like it when you and your dad bring older model vehicles back to life and like you said and I agree the older vehicles do deserve to be back on the road again

Brake tools are great but sometimes a regular flathead screwdriver is the only thing that works. Vice Grips come in handy.

You are so polite with each other while working on stuff. Working with my dad on stuff like this would result in immediate turbulence lmao

1st 3 cars were Slant Sixes, one bare bones with 3 spd floor shift, rubber mat floors. Plymouth made a "Fleather Duster", lighter weight, increasing mpg.

For a leaning tower of power, it sounds like a big block with a cam in it from behind at idle. Great job guys

westport wa.state here thank you for the shoulder peek. that car is way to good to have left for dead. glad you did what you did sir's

What a great little car, I had a 1963 Dodge Dart convertible (as in the photo) in 1971 and that had the 225 slant six motor, with the push button gears, I loved that car but unfortunately it was quite rusty, I remade the door tops from sheet ally, as they had rusted away, and repainted it, plus I put a sidewinder exhaust on it, as was the fashion of the day, and had the accessory feet for the throttle and dipper switch but unfortunately old yankee cars have gone through the roof here in the UK, can't get one for a couple hundred quid now 🥲 Luv watching you and your dad working on these vehicles, keep it going 👍

I’d check the kick down cable, if that’s not right it won’t run right or shift right. You can burn up a transmission pretty quickly, but the gears are definitely hurting it performance wise. Keep up the great work guys.

@jdpinbaytown

2 ай бұрын

I was going to say the same!, Lots of folks don't know that's not just a kick down but also controls the throttle valve in the Trans that controls the shift points!, It will be in 3rd gear in 20ft without it hooked up and will smoke the Trans!!

I'm definitely a fan of the Duster. Would I drive it? With a refreshed interior yes.

When you were reving it I’m thinking that is going to go like hell And leave some good one wheel peels 😂😂 Good one Michael

Love Dusters/Darts/Demons/Valiants. Owned a few of them and wish I still had one of them again! slant 6 or 318 were all low compression engines and run the same unless you do some parts replacing. That burnt orange is my favorite color on any car!

I always look forward to your videos and that you stay true to doing it on a budget. Amazing what you two can do. Thanks for the video.

With that beard you’ve got that “Navy Seals” look 💪🏻

It would be cool to see a 4 spd manual in the Duster...fun little cars!

Ive never had drum brake tools either and im 39, only just bought them recently and what a difference!

Love the headers on that thing.

Mine was a 74 Green on Green had power steering but manual brakes. Only car I ever did front drum brakes on. So easy to service. Still have drums on the rear of my 90 Mustang they seize up but get free easily. Cylinders were $12 each I still have them to go on but the old stuff still working. Less is more in so many ways.

Great job guy’s! I think is gonna look great once you guy’s dialed it in! Maybe a 4 speed manual!!👌😎👍

Love everything you two do.

My uncle rebuilt slant-6's back in the day. Souped them up to 400+ HP. Shipped them to Europe where they replaced finicky factory sports car engines.

Body cleaner than the 76 Duster I dailied from 98 to 01. Lots of fun in that car, both driving and parked.

I had a Dodge Dart with a slant 6, I paid $150 for it. It was rusted out somewhat in the floor, but that started every morning, even in the bitter cold. That was the most dependable car. It was my first car in 1977. I don’t even remember the year it was. Memories.

Love it and show!!! Wish I had it and the same dover parts fir my 65 valiant convertible. Please never get under any car that's on jack stands supported on a gravel driveway. Redo the exhaust after changing-rebuilting transmission. From the header collectors going to 2.5 inch single pipe to see big improvement.

My mom had a Gold Duster back in the day. Had the slant. Never got to drive that one. Think it was t-boned in a parking lot. Pops sold it soon after. I did have a 77 Aspen in school, and bought another Duster both 6 slant. I’d buy another if I could find a good one.

Turbo slant 6 would be so cool

Great episode of the rebuild, you definitely made good strides toward being fully functional. Excited to see where you go with it next!!

Slant-six may mot be the biggest powerhouse, but it has the advantage of being almost impossible to kill. Back it up with the right transmission and rear end, it'll be fine.

Thoroughly enjoying the build on the 71' Duster!!! You've got it running and driving just about to it's factory potential. Without upgrading the trans or rear-end she won't be a whole lot faster. When I got my license driving my mom's Duster in 74', the 6 wasn't blinding me with power. Yours definitely deserves to be brought back to her formal glory. I will follow this build as well as the big GMC Motorhome.

Love it! She at least deserves a small block V8 and a 4 speed and a decent rear end.

Great video guys… those black steelie wheels would look great repainted… respectful suggestion and keeps it budget 😉

Oh yeah...when pops rolled off....that's cool....and the tornado sticker on the sides and tail....great cruiser.....

Awesome plymouth duster slant six motor in it

Unbelievable that somebody spent a lot of money hopping up that 6cyl up with a cam, head & 4bbl carburetor! But I also imagine he gave a whole lot of V-8’s some problems on the dragstrip. 😂

We want to see more! I’m Anxious to see what that slant can perform

Pb blaster is a gift from the gods!

i've been super passionate like you with antique bicycles back in the days, it rejoyce me seeing your passion. Following since the ep 1 of the porsche. Wish your channel will get big and you will able to this full time. Greets from Berlin bro :)

You need to hook up the throttle pressure linkage for the trans to work right. Assuming the trans is ok adjust that right and put in a shift kit. The rear end is a 7.25. A stock slant six can tear that out without a problem. Look for a A body 8.25 with at least 3.21 gears or better. That also gives you a 5 on 4.5 wheel bolt pattern. Love the channel.

I ve had a 1977 volare fast back, a 1976 Aspen 4 dr sedan, a 1977 Aspen 4 dr, and a 1976 Voare wagon, all wqith slant 6 motors. My last one i had was the 76 Aspen sedan, i bought for $525 in Seattel in 2001. I finally retired it to a wrecking yard in March 2020, after the third used tranny went out. The body and under was badly rusted, as i had it in the midwest since 2010. The second motor still ran good though. It hurt so much to say goodbye to it.

I've always been a big fan of the "leaning tower of power," the famous slant 6! You won't find a tougher, harder to kill engine then the little slant 6. They will run forever with the barest of maintenance.

It's a pretty gutless motor, but it's EXTREMELY dependable. Can beat on that motor all year and it'll take it like a champ! Love the one in my 62 Belvedere!

Glad to see you getting sponsored, good to see the channel growing. You guys deserve it. Will there be a Porsche update soon?

Adjust the valves while running. It’s kinda bouncy but can be done and way quicker. Made a world of a difference on my old Slant

I really love the GMC motorhome but I really like the Duster. The Torqueflite transmission was a pretty good transmission overall. Check the transmission filter ASAP as over the years I have found that it can cause a lot of problems. It's a real fine filter and will plug up easily. Worked at a garage and when people thought their transmission was bad we just replaced the filter and slippage stopped. They thought we were awesome. You could also shift kit it and kind of manual sift when you wanted. Please don't put an 01 on the door. :-) So glad you got the brake tools. Always made me cringe when you did brakes also. Go get em!!

It is a cool car. It needs a little more love, then she will behave. Thank you for sharing.

I really like seeing the details in the repairs.

The orange paint is giving me a Dukes of Hazzard vibe. Might need some Nascar style wheels and some numbers on the side.