Video was well done! When I roll in to car shows with my *Duster,* it's most ALL the time the only one there. Even *Mopars* as a whole are not all that common around here, but *Dusters* seem to be even RARER in this neck of the woods. Thx for posting!

@maddenmadness

Жыл бұрын

Take good care of her, you got a real gem. thanks for watching

The first one for $2800 is my absolute dream car... Just as simple as it gets... 6cyl, collum shift auto, no power steering, no power brakes, non AC, as pure as pure can possibly get, perfect....

You did a good job of an overall view of the Abody's. They are really getting recognition now so the prices for something other than a basic Duster are now rarely mild and mostly wild....

@maddenmadness

Жыл бұрын

Thank you, I really appreciate it

I LOVE dusters so much, definitely in my top 5 dream cars actually, they're just for me, everything is perfect about them, it's everything I love, it's how I like my cars. I also like how they aren't over the top and too fancy, but not crappy, I want one in plum crazy, with a hood scoop, the decals, and that small spoiler (all factory)

@maddenmadness

Жыл бұрын

Oh dude, Plum crazy dusters look incredible! One of my favorite colors of all time. thanks for watching

Wow that first one shown in gray/black looks surprisingly modern!

My second car in 1977 was a yellow “ triplex” duster 318 automatic. White interior, white vinyl and white stripes. In 79 I bought a 76 triple black duster from original owner not one ding on it. 318 , 3 speed stick every option available. I gutted drivetrain and replaced it with a 1970 340 4 speed posi drivetrain. I put taxi cab hubs on steel rims. It was s sleeper. Motor had 501 purple shaft grind, 11.5 pistons, Edelbrock LD340 intake, Holley 750 double pumper. Doug Thorley headers and glass packs. God I miss her!

My dad had a '72 duster 340. It is my goal to one day own a '72 duster like my dad

@maddenmadness

Жыл бұрын

It'll become a family tradition after you get one

@benjaminwinfrey7727

Жыл бұрын

We have a 72 with the 318. We want to restore it.

@lowdown49

Жыл бұрын

@@benjaminwinfrey7727 Nice!! Good luck with the build. It will be a treasure when you are done

I had a 70' Duster ,and a 72'Demon they were excellent cars,would race them almost every Saturday night. I built the Demon with the 340 into a monster! Highrise Manifold, 650 Carter Competition Carb,11.5 to1 pistons 3/4 race cam.Dart aluminum heads...I had to upgrade Everything!! Posi rear out of a 66' barracuda, an A-727 Trans out of an older Chrysler.Had a street/strip kit put in, with a high stall torque converter. Solid motor mounts cause I kept snapping the rubber ones!! Dropped a driveshaft till I upgraded the u-joints too!! Man was that a sweet build. Sold it, regretted that ever since Great memories though. 😎👍

Love 340 dusters so does my 70 grand prix 😂 honestly love all Mopar

Just Say No to long tube headers on A Body Mopars. One of the tubes on the left side has to hang under the steering linkages and it will bottom out and dent, eventually tearing a hole in it. Spend the money and go with the shorties.

I had a chance to get a 1970 valiant duster from the junkyard about 7 years ago that had some pretty body rot around the rear window glass, they wanted $700 for it and it was a slant six car but unfortunately no title so I walked away for a couple days to think then I decided I was going to buy it and figure out how to get a replacement title for it but when I went back it was gone! ever since then I've had a hard on for one of these cars!

@maddenmadness

Жыл бұрын

I found one a couple years ago for 900$ no engine or transmission but still in good shape. didn't buy it but wish I did. maybe someday well both have one

My first car was a 1970 with a 340ci 4-speed and 3.91 posi, with the rear wing and 71 grill. I rebuilt the engine twice, it had a monster cam, double pumper, and headers, and was fast and loud. Great car at the time, I wanted something different. I have seen very few of them for sale, never seen one like my 70 for sale locally. I don't think I'd buy one, I like smaller cars these days, and my headers on the drivers side where a total pain, there was no way around the steering in the way. Maybe today someone could change the steering I guess. My clutch pedal pivot broke a few times also.

One thing you missed on the engine swap is the drivetrain for the inline 6 is typically not set up to run that kind of power also the coil over rear end is replaced by leaf springs as cost savings.

@IMRROcom

3 ай бұрын

Mopars do not have coil over rear suspension, torsion bars up front and leaf springs in the back. Also the mopar leaf springs have the rear end mounted off center on the springs.

1972 Duster 340 here. Don't believe the 72 or 73 340 didn't pack a punch. We dyno'd this stock engine at a very healthy true 290 bhp and 320 lb tq--straight from the factory before making mods to it.

Good video, thanks for the upload.

@maddenmadness

Жыл бұрын

thank you

My first car with a brand new 340 Duster 3-speed shifter on the floor it was orange with a black vinyl top wish I had it now if I could find it I would buy it back

Ive only a few mopar muscle cars since i was a teen and my current one is a 71 duster 340 factory h code 4 speed car . Its got edelbrock aluminum heads with 2.02 manley valves , hughes roller rockers , comp cams thumper hydraulic roller cam , lunati roller lifters ,air gap intake , holley 750 ultra hp carb with old school hooker super comp headers . It was originally F8 green from the factory but was painted purple back in the early 1980s . Its also got a black vinyl roof , manual steering , manual front disc brakes with e bodies drums in the back .8 3/4 sure grip with 3.73 gears , baer axles , super stock springs moved inboard . Mini tubbed . Fiberglass hood and bumpers . Car weighs 3000 lbs .

@maddenmadness

Жыл бұрын

WOAH. don't kill yourself with that thing. Sounds like fun

@kevinpatrick8788

Жыл бұрын

@@maddenmadness i take it easy . I like my cheap insurance and having no speeding tickets .

hmm, iv got a 73 340 with 727 auto and traction loc rear end stored in a barn in st cloud mn no title, for cheap. looking for nine grand drive it away.....

You should check out the Dodge Dart- Demon and Sport. Same as the Duster but a Dodge

For everyone’s info, a good low mile G3 Hemi or crate are the same as any LS now. Hemi crates are cheaper than LS crates at the same Hp. Cheap JY LS or Hemi engines are usually garbage so be careful. Use reputable companies like LKQ. Pay the extra and know it’s a good engine. And spend on aftermarket pistons and etc if you plan boost. Don’t be that guy that blows up on tbe track.

H code 340 cars are expensive. 25-40k. But the slant cars and 73-76 are much more reasonable.

I plan on putting a new ram ecodiesel v6 in my duster. My car is a slant 6 too, might rebuild the motor and see if I can sell it to a museum or something like that. I'm going with the diesel for fuel efficiency purposes mostly, but 480lbft of torque and 280 horses is just fine for me. I'm gonna drive mine every day. The reason why these are so cheap is quite honestly, they made over 1.3 million of them from 1970 through 74 and that didn't even count 75 and 76.

@peteloomis8456

4 ай бұрын

You might want to rethink about putting a ram eco diesel in that car because they are having a ton of reliability issues with those engines with many that go bad before 100,000 miles plus with the price of diesel fuel you would be better off using a 318-360 or just swapping in the V-6 that's nothing more than a 318 with 2 cylinders chopped off that can easily run well over 200,000 miles & there are performance parts available for them if you want to upgrade them.

had a 1974 duster and a 1975 didge dart sport...i loved them both but that "reliable" slant 6 225 let me down so many times i had to go to GM

Skip over the cars of the 70s? Maybe from 1974 onward, but 1970-1973 are some of the most sought after Muscle Cars ever made.

Keep in mind that they are cheap in some cases not all the time, and they are cheap because replacement parts are not available. Restoration on a A-body Plymouth is not cheap in 2024 it wasn’t cheap when I had a 318 71 duster in 2006.

I’m not 100% but i believe you may have to change the K-member, to swap out slant 6 for a small block or big block. Also likely the powertrain to handle the added power. Not sure again on the duster but i think you do.

@maddenmadness

Жыл бұрын

Yeah, That's right. the video was up before I caught that, I do believe there's motor mount conversion kits available though.

@TheDustyaman

Жыл бұрын

You do not have to change the k member. There are motor Mount swap kits from Mancini racing. That allows you to go from slant 6 to small block or even big block. Ask me how I know. I just did the swap from a slant 6 to a 360 small block on my current 74 duster. I did on a separate car a 75 dart sport a slant 6 to a 440 big block. It can be done. You just have to get the right transmission for each engine.

My Family owns a 348 Plymouth Duster 1970 It has been modified to a drag car

@maddenmadness

Жыл бұрын

dusters are great drag cars because of there lighter weight. I bet it's pretty quick. props to your fam

Had a 71 318 duster w/ a 3spd base model. Should have never sold that thing.

The price is low due to supply and demand. Most people don't like the rear wing windows. It's like a condo with no downstairs bathroom

Permit me, I'm just going by memory, but I think a Duster was considered a compact car. There were subcompacts smaller, and others bigger. Today's standards for sizing cars is different than 1970's era. In fact, I think I remember Plymouth advertising that Duster was #1 selling compact car 2 years in a row. Back in the day I had a new '76 360, with white interior, buckets and auto tran on the floor console. Powder blue with white bodystripe and white canopy vinyl. When I hit the lottery, I'm going to re-create that car. Ha! Now I have a 73 Dart Sport 340 and a 75 Dart Sport 360.

@IMRROcom

3 ай бұрын

Yes it is a compact car. That is the way my tittle list it. I can legally park in those compact car spots, Just can not get out of the car, the doors are extremely long and actually open behind you.

Had a 73 hated the thing!!!!

you think engine swapping the slant 6 one is hard?

@maddenmadness

Жыл бұрын

They were interchangeable from the factory so i dont think its too bad. Might wanna do some research so you know what you need and what to expect tho. it's been done a lot before if that's comforting

@lucaguida4286

Жыл бұрын

@@maddenmadness i cant imagine it being too hard to swap engines from basically the same car either but some people say otherwise.

@haqitman

Жыл бұрын

Slant 6 cars had a different K member (front subframe) than the V8 cars. So to swap to a V8, you either need to swap the K member from a V8 car (big job) or buy the special swap motor mounts. They're not super expensive but it adds to the cost.

Duster is compact not mid size

I would do a 3rd gen Hemi swap

@maddenmadness

Жыл бұрын

honestly probably the best choice.

Al Bundy.

I paid $600 for mine

@maddenmadness

Жыл бұрын

Wow, was that recently? if so that's bargain.

@keithsims86

Жыл бұрын

It was 6yrs ago

@IMRROcom

3 ай бұрын

I paid $600 for mine too in Oct of 1984

As a man whomst in the market for one of these DELETE THIS VIDEO, otherwise solid video

@maddenmadness

Жыл бұрын

Thank you

While in high school, I bought a Gold Duster off the dealer lot in '74. 318, automatic, A/C, am radio, carpet. $3200 out the door. Wish I still had it.