DAT510 Posted July 12, 2012 Report Share Posted July 12, 2012 THIS IS AWESOME!!!!!!! :w00t: :w00t: :w00t: :w00t: Quote Link to comment
SublimeDatsun610 Posted July 16, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 16, 2012 Been working some late nights, making some progress. so far trans cross member is half completed, the exhaust is pretty much done, i just need a 3 inch turn down. running 3' straight through. clutch master and slave are installed. i have a few more things to do until the clutch master push rod is functional. Thank God there are plenty of turbo Volvos at the wrecking yard for inter-cooler piping. this Frankenstein inter-cooler piping is temporary. Quote Link to comment
mcmlxxxv Posted July 16, 2012 Report Share Posted July 16, 2012 like a big finger to the purist !!! I like it haha :thumbup: 1 Quote Link to comment
SublimeDatsun610 Posted July 17, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 17, 2012 on the ForAbodiesOnly forum i have had my share if threats lol. lots of support too! more work today updates soon... Quote Link to comment
SublimeDatsun610 Posted July 18, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 18, 2012 the intercooler piping isn't as easy as it looks, my goal is to have as little soft joints as possible. almost done then off to the next piece of this puzzle... 1 Quote Link to comment
SublimeDatsun610 Posted July 23, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 23, 2012 The trans cross member is done. the exhaust and everything clears perfectly. its kinda ugly but it should do its job. i don't have a shop, just a garage with minimal tools, no jigs or a Fab table. Quote Link to comment
datzenmike Posted July 24, 2012 Report Share Posted July 24, 2012 Hmmmm.. ford in a ford , chevy in a chevy, mopar in a mopar, with that kind of thinking the list of classics that would have never been is long.... Cobra.. Ford in an AC Tiger... Ford in a sunbeam. Interceptor... Mopar in a Jensen Europa....Renault or Ford/Cosworth in a Lotus Elise... Toyota in a Lotus TR8... Buick in a Triumph to name just a few... Let's not forget the VG30 into the Mercury Villager Quote Link to comment
elmerfudpucker Posted July 24, 2012 Report Share Posted July 24, 2012 Screw all the purist static, it's your shit, do it! And hot damn shit fire saves matches burns like hell! :o That thing is nuckin futs! :hyper: I want video of startup, drive by and the view from the interior on the run! :D You sir are a nut and I salute you!! :fu: 1 Quote Link to comment
SublimeDatsun610 Posted July 24, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 24, 2012 Screw all the purist static, it's your shit, do it! And hot damn shit fire saves matches burns like hell! :o That thing is nuckin futs! :hyper: I want video of startup, drive by and the view from the interior on the run! :D You sir are a nut and I salute you!! :fu: i plan on doing vids for sure. about 400 whp is expected. should be fun.yeah, i get accused of being nuts. as you can tell, i don't follow the crowd.... :w00t: 3 Quote Link to comment
datrod Posted July 30, 2012 Report Share Posted July 30, 2012 i plan on doing vids for sure. about 400 whp is expected. should be fun.yeah, i get accused of being nuts. as you can tell, i don't follow the crowd.... :w00t: He is not nuts. His dad just dropped a coulpe of hammers when he was a kid. Bad part is when the old man dropped the hammers they hit Steve square on his noggin...... Quote Link to comment
harlow426@msn.com Posted September 8, 2012 Report Share Posted September 8, 2012 I like your "frankenstien". Too bad I couldn't let u use my 74 dart or 76 duster instead of a pre 72 a-body....o well. Too bad those heads are alredy gone..... I have a beautiful 67 Belvedere II that I am going to put in a warmed over 318 & those 340 "x" heads would make her sing. The original 318 w/126kmiles still will do 117mph w/o flinching. Why don't you really mess w/ peoples heads and convert that Nissan 6 over 2 propane!!!! Only 2.50 gallon around here and nearly the same performance as gas!!! I am converting the fresh slant 6 thats going into my 66 D-100 over to propane. I think it will be cheaper to drive than my 30mpg 82 Datsun 720 w/z22/weber/5speed. The motor looks great under the hood of your Duster.....Let us know what u get for actual MPG when you are all finished.......Chrysler got around 30mpg w/the "feather Duster" slant six car back in the 70's.......hard 2 find those lightweight front end (aluminum)parts these days though. What is my 71 Swinger worth that far south? All original,slant,A/C-blows cold,bench seat, 2door,auto, 26,000original miles, no rust......runs like new. 1 Quote Link to comment
Yurikaze Posted September 17, 2012 Report Share Posted September 17, 2012 As the former owner of '74 Space/Gold Duster V8, I highly approve of this project. Just to let you know, a Jeep Wagoneer front chin spoiler works great on A-bodies. Here's mine for reference. (With a '71 Demon front for added awesome.) : 1 Quote Link to comment
Dat Lurka Posted September 18, 2012 Report Share Posted September 18, 2012 You have amazing fab skills. I can't wait to be as good as you! Really though, respect earned and given. You put robot arms to shame. I bet that thing will run circles around it's old self. Quote Link to comment
SublimeDatsun610 Posted October 31, 2012 Author Report Share Posted October 31, 2012 As the former owner of '74 Space/Gold Duster V8, I highly approve of this project. Just to let you know, a Jeep Wagoneer front chin spoiler works great on A-bodies. Here's mine for reference. (With a '71 Demon front for added awesome.) : i like the idea, i will have top ass it along to a friend with a dart swinger. Quote Link to comment
SublimeDatsun610 Posted October 31, 2012 Author Report Share Posted October 31, 2012 You have amazing fab skills. I can't wait to be as good as you! Really though, respect earned and given. You put robot arms to shame. I bet that thing will run circles around it's old self. Honestly, i wish that were true. i have hit a creative wall and have called for a summit of similar minds over to my house this Saturday to try to come up with a solution to my intake/MAF/air filter problem. shit is not going together as i was hoping for. room for everything just isnt there like you would think. Quote Link to comment
ArchetypeDatsun Posted October 31, 2012 Report Share Posted October 31, 2012 Sweet build! Quote Link to comment
Royal Sierra Posted November 7, 2012 Report Share Posted November 7, 2012 More oics Quote Link to comment
71kat510 Posted November 7, 2012 Report Share Posted November 7, 2012 put a 45 on your turbo then your maf then air filter or pipe into bumper for colder air we did the same thing on my friends mk2 with a 7mgte swap worked good Quote Link to comment
Spoona_Jay21 Posted November 8, 2012 Report Share Posted November 8, 2012 i personally am not a fan of the project, i am a major tuner guy, BUT i think a classic Mopar should stay as such. BUT i do give props for the work, and somethin different. hope to see this give my Dart a run for it's money when they are both done =P Quote Link to comment
SublimeDatsun610 Posted November 10, 2012 Author Report Share Posted November 10, 2012 i got the harness figured out for the most part. will be taking a brake to work on the jeep a little more. then back on this again soon enough. Quote Link to comment
datsunfreak Posted November 10, 2012 Report Share Posted November 10, 2012 Any future plans to make one long pipe to eliminate some of those joints? Quote Link to comment
SublimeDatsun610 Posted November 12, 2012 Author Report Share Posted November 12, 2012 planning on a forward facing intake some day this will make things much cleaner but not any time soon Quote Link to comment
datsunfreak Posted November 13, 2012 Report Share Posted November 13, 2012 planning on a forward facing intake some day Much better plan. :thumbup: Quote Link to comment
Bentaxlebob Posted April 24, 2013 Report Share Posted April 24, 2013 The Dodge Duster is like the ugly duckling of the Mopar family. Nobody ever paid attention to these cars, so it sounds hypocritical to say stuff like I am reading in your post. This Duster is lucky to have this engine installed. It is an improvement. Technology wise this Duster will be hell better off. Going upwards in technology is acceptable. The other way around would not be. A Toyota motor in a Duster is great, a Duster engine in a Toyota would be dumb move. Performance V8 american motors are loud and torquey, but big time guzzlers and not reliable. WTF Y U WANNA RUIN A CLASSIC MOPAR MUSCLE CAR BY GOING TUNER? I WILL BE ON MY WAY 2 PICK UP DUSTER FROM U. I AM A MOPAR FREAK AND HAVE 4 CUDA'S HERE IN PHOENIX AND I DEFINITLY WILL NOT DO SOMETHING SO DRASTIC AS THAT. IF ANY CHANGES WILL BE DONE TO THEM WILL BE A MODERN HEMI SWAP OR 360/727 SWAP. SOMEONE HAS BEEN WATCHING FAST/FURIOUS TOKYO DRIFT TOO MUCH. YOU KNOW THAT THEY USED 5 MUSTANG FASTBACKS IN THAT MOVIE AND THE 1 THEY WERE RACING IN IT HAD A BUILT 302CI MOTOR IN IT. Quote Link to comment
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