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I installed the lower K-member and reversed the front spindles to lower the ride height. A body Mopar’s were rear steer, but most racers converted them to front rack and pinion steering for engine and header room. I’m also collecting the rear suspension pieces.

I was going to use the AMT Duster dash until I compared the original MPC Demon kit, it looks more accurate than the AMT dash. I’ll transfer the pedals to the Demon dash.

Ya gotta love that stuff, suck a cool time in automotive history!

Good to have you back! I’ve been there and done that with moves, it really disrupts life.

Looks great, Ron! I love what your doing here.

Thanks Francis, the Dominator Carbs are hard to cover. Fingers crossed that everything lines up on the final assembly.

Thanks Rich, my bench time is limited, but my thought time is usually trying to find a way to make it go a little easier and faster.

I didn’t think the factory put 440s in Darts and Barracudas, I knew they did the 383.

I came across this today going through some of my old stuff looking for reference material, I forgot I had this! Back in 1978 I was building a 68 Dodge Dart, it was tubbed had 14 inch slicks tucked under the body, a 6 point roll bar, leaf springs with ladder bars, a 440 RB motor with a Torque flight auto transmission, Hemi Orange paint. King Dodge held a Performance Clinic and my buddy Crash and I attended. It was hosted by Larry Shepherd and Tom Hoover if I remember correctly, lots of information was packed into that clinic, I purchased the Direct Connection catalog and 869 page Race manual there. While paging through it I came a note I wrote noting when I purchased my cam and pistons…. This really took me back today and I thought I would share a memory, thanks for humoring me!

So I just wasn’t satisfied with the fit of the roll cage and spent the day redoing it. I’m much mor satisfied with the fit now compared to my earlier post. It’s tighter against the roof, the front bars are closer to the A pillars and the dash is notched just a little for the forward bars. I also worked on the hood. I cut an opening and added a two piece scoop from the Monogram 69 Camaro street machine kit. I’m leaving the top of the scoop off to make painting easier as the top of the scoop is white with two purple stripes down it. I still have some trimming to do after the glue sets.

Looks beautiful to me Bob!

Beautiful build Robert!

Your build is beautiful by the way!

14X32 slicks were not developed until 1972, about the largest slick you could get for a 15 inch wheel in 1970 was a 12X30.

Thanks Scott, I am too! It’s going slower than I hoped.

Wow Edgar, I don’t think I realized how many cars utilized those high bars. Seems dangerous to me.

Thanks David, hopefully I can get it to sit the same when it’s finished.

Thanks DW, my main hoop is against the roof, it seems as I moved forward it drooped a little. I’m not completely satisfied and may redo some or all of it, I’m replicating the early 72 version of this car and the photos show these bars. Looks dangerous to me.

Thanks Terry! I’m kinda rethinking it, thinking it needs to be wider, I’d like the front bars closer to the A pillar.

I’m using as much of the Duster interior as I can, it’s the same as the Demon in style.

Really cool builds! I love what your doing!

I’m looking forward to seeing these builds.

Looking god Bob, did you get clear on it today?

Just beautiful Terry, great detail, super clean build!