Mom’s Duster
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27 10 December 2022, 20:27
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Got some good progress done on a surprise Christmas build for my mom! She loves her cars and this Duster was one of her favorites that she still talks about. A Twister package with the slant six, floor shift and white vinyl seats. No hood scoops or spoiler on hers, just the graphics and the shark tooth grille and the nice wheels. Should be a simple build. Slant 6 robbed from this Belvedere build. 64 Belvedere | Album by kyledehart5 (1:25). Just some minor engine bay modifications needed to get it to slide in there.
10 December 2022, 20:34
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Engine wired and quick alternator bracket added. Have a bit of blue to touch up but the engine is basically ready for installation into the chassis.
10 December 2022, 22:11
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Welcome! Trying to wrap this one up before Christmas between work and everything else.
11 December 2022, 18:14
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Interior done, chassis done. Decals done. Clicking right along. Would have liked to have gotten some glass in and drying but alas, I ran out of time and must get some sleep. Work has been killing my hobby time.
13 December 2022, 04:06
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Good and fast progress! I'm also a fan of the I6 🙂 Somehow always cool to see in such a car.
13 December 2022, 12:18
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She did bossy. She's always been a car person and driven neat things, all the way up to her current MX-5. Got my love of racing from my dad but she's the reason I fell in love with cars outside of racing.
14 December 2022, 13:18
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Thanks Jv. Came out pretty well. Trusty Tamiya rattle can in light blue. Work has been killing me lately but I'm hoping to finish this up soon.
15 December 2022, 22:49
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I am sure you will be ok looking great and I'm sure your mom will love it
I got a few cans to
May just have to put a few of them to use to
15 December 2022, 23:09
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Great progress so far. My best bud in HS has a dark green 72 Gold Duster with the 225 "leaning tower of power".
17 December 2022, 06:13
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Thank you Bill. That's awesome. I always thought the slant 6 was pretty cool.
17 December 2022, 15:09
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Haven't got a clue what a slant 6 is, I do know that I like how this car looks in blue. Nice work Kyle!
17 December 2022, 17:25
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Martin thank you! My mom's duster was basically a base model with appearance package so it came with the inline 6. The slant 6 is the very oddly designed inline 6 that mopar used for 100 years in their poverty spec vehicles. Solid, if not particularly exciting. 170-225 cubic inches over the years with reverse flow cooling and inclined at a 30 degree angle from vertical. I didn't know ALL of that off the top of my head but read a lot of info when researching the engine for this build. Lol. The angle is obviously why it's known as the Slant 6 because the bizarre lean is the first thing you notice.
17 December 2022, 17:56
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Calling it done. This is an excellent kit and the little ex-Lindberg 225 is an excellent engine model as well. I think the Duster is an underrated mopar product. A great looking car. All that remains is getting it in a display case and waiting on Christmas.
17 December 2022, 21:46
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Well done! Very well! I love to see the line 6 in the engine bay. This so great. Love it!
17 December 2022, 22:46
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Thanks Bob, much appreciated!
Thanks Jv, I try to improve every model. Doesn't always work out that way.
Christian, thank you! The in-line 6 was a nice little build by itself and fit in great.
Thanks James, I'm fortunate I usually have some spare time to get to the work table every day.
18 December 2022, 00:35
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Let's see. Woodgrained dash, black washed grille and cowl, two tone interior, air cleaner decal, flat black V-belt, plug wires with boots, chrome trim and straight decals. I think your doing GREAT!
18 December 2022, 04:32
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Thank you Bill! Much appreciate the kind words. I also had an alternator bracket at one point, although I've just noticed that it seems to have exited stage left at some point. Lol. I'll have to sneak another one on there. I must admit to getting lazy on some of those sometimes. (Plug wire boots, so tedious). And my decals are not always straight. Those long, thin ones are a pain!! But thanks again, I'm really happy with how this one went.
18 December 2022, 04:46
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If Mopar can do a 30 degree slanted inline6, I've got a revolutionary idea! Let's do a V8 at 180 degrees!
The car looks great Kyle. Tamiya TS-23?
And I agree, your builds get better with each one.
18 December 2022, 10:29
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Thank you Neuling!
Martin, thank you! Much appreciated. And yes, indeed, this is painted in TS-23.
18 December 2022, 13:17
Album info
Christmas build for my Mom!