1973 Plymouth Duster

1970 340 - 350HP

Automatic

VL29G3B287852

Clear

1973 Duster 340 - this is a freshly done (2,000 miles) 340 Duster tribute built from a 100% rustfree, no hit - Pomona, CA car. I have the original CA blue & yellow plates from 1973. The original 318 is long gone, the original trans was rebuilt, strengthened, and put back in the car. It was originally a gold car with beige bench interior (the front seat was replaced from a "deluxe" interior car with the drop down armrest). I have a folder with over $12,000 in receipts for parts alone - never mind the cost of the original car, shipping and labor to build it! This car was taken COMPLETELY apart, out came the original 318, trans, and wimpy 7-1/4" peg-leg rear end and in its place went a newly built 1970 340 (the good year with forged crank, stock bore, 400hp), 9.5:1 pistons, Mopar Performance hydraulic cam, rebuilt 850 ThermoQuad, new headers and a 2-1/2" exhaust, newly rebuilt and strengthened 904 automatic trans with front mounted cooler, and a newly rebuilt 8-1/4" 3:55 Suregrip rear. All new basecoat/clearcoat PPG Plum Crazy paint over 100% rustfree body panels. That means it has perfect floors, trunk, trunk drops, fenders, rockers, etc. The interior is all new from the headliner to carpet and it has an iPod connector wired to an amp and speakers in the rear but still has the factory AM radio up front. The car also has a handy fold down back seat which opens to the trunk. A Mopar Tuff wheel was added and vintage SUN gauges monitor oil pressure and water temp. Just about every piece on this car was touched and either replaced, repainted, rebuilt, or replated - the car is virtually all new. A new firm-feel power steering box was added for a tighter steering radius, re-arched leaf springs (no air shocks here!) were added in the back, front and rear sway bars have been installed AND frame connectors have been added which really tighten up this a-body. A completely new suspension (Ctrl arm bushings, ball joints, tie-rods, idler arm, etc. ALL NEW) and full alignment. All new braking components (lines, hoses, master cylinder, rear wheel cylinders, hardware kits, seals, drums, rotors, calipers - everything - ALL NEW. Classic 15" Cragars S/S mags all around, new BFG radial T/A's (255-60's on the rear / 225-70's up front). The car currently runs and drives, and it sounds incredible. Where this car is a fresh build there are some minor things that need to be sorted out - the car is an original AC car, it comes complete with a Vintage AC setup in the box ($1,000), the compressor is already installed. The gas gauge and water temp guage aren't working - I suspect the gas gauge has a bad ground connection somewhere as it was working two weeks ago (the tank, sender, and wiring is all new), haven't looked into the temp gauge yet but I suspect it's just as easy to fix (and my be done by the time you read this). The speedometer isn't working as the cable got cooked on the headers (oops!), plus a couple of other things (oil leak, charging issue) that would only take a couple weekends to sort out. Again, keep in mind that this is a 100% rust free Mopar A-Body - you will find very few cars of this vintage that are this clean. The paint and interior are all new (2010), the undercarriage and trunk are spotless. The engine, trans, and rear-end have been rebuilt and are barely broken in. The front and rear suspension have been removed, and replaced with all new components, the brakes - again, all new lines, drums, rotors, calipers, etc. Exhaust - new. Wheels & tires - new, and on and on... $12,000 in receipts. I recently bought this car and would love to keep it, but the reason I'm selling this is that I just found out a 71 GTX 440-6 pack car (1 of 62) that I've been chasing for years, has come up for sale. I have a deposit on the car and therefore need to sell this one to make room for the GTX. I only have a two car garage and my wife's car will always have a spot (a happy wife is a happy life...). I encourage anyone that's interested in the car to come by or have it inspected, I'm available anytime to show the car as I'm self employed and work from home, the garage is heated and well lit. Please call me with any questions - my name is Dave and I can be reached at (617)513-7407 Thanks...