Duster coming together after paint...

[Duster440]

My wife is about to throw my car and me out.

Ha! I'm pretty fortunate to have a very supportive wife through all this.

Had a glass guy come out and install a new windshield and reinstall the back glass today. It was worth it. "Fresh glass" sure is nice. Getting it back in helps it look more like a car. Break-in d-day is just a couple days away.

[west]

how much did the glass guy charge?
i'm gettin a windshield put in but i have to take it down to him

[Duster440]

He's a mobile installer. Charged me $250 installed for the front and another $50 to put my rear glass back in (a little high maybe) - but no tax. I had him urethane the gaskets in to reduce the chance for leaks.

Don't forget to install the trim clips first.

[mattsmopars]

Sure is looking sweet! Keep up the good work,and by the way you can't beat a red mopar or blue,or green or well you get the picture you can't beat a MOPAR!   

[west]

thats what i'll prob end up paying,i need to find a mobile guy

[flyboy01]

looking good, keep the pics coming.

[Duster440]

Here's some video of the fire-up today.

I temporarily bolted the Pype's Race Pro muffs to the ends of Schumacher's using some flex tubing. Basically the equivalent to muffs right on the ends of collectors. Worked great for the break-in. I'll get the exhaust system on proper later.

We stopped it about 10 minutes into the break-in 'cause it was approaching 210'. (Looks like a shroud will be absolutely necessary - or a new radiator setup). Fixed a leaking lower rad hose before resuming. One of the clear sight plugs on my carb broke and just popped off while we were waiting. So, I had to pull the front bowl and remove what was left, then put the sight plugs back in. Weird.

Front pump seal is leaking a little. Started leaking before we even fired it, but I had intentionally overfilled the trans. Don't know yet if it's a permanent leak or just residual oil in the bellhousing. Not looking forward to pulling the trans.

Overall, it went pretty well with no catastrophic failures. Sounds decent too.

http://blip.tv/file/728393/

[west]

 

[moparchop]

If you dont mind me asking,how bad was the price on the front new windsheild,mine had a little mishap with a hammer.74 goldduster

[Duster440]

If you dont mind me asking,how bad was the price on the front new windsheild,mine had a little mishap with a hammer.74 goldduster

$250 installed. Mobile installer.

[dangerdawg]

looks & sounds good.

[DartGTDan]

Preston,

Awesome looking job!!!  I was wondering if you could snap a picture or two showing how the dash frame is mounted up near the windshield.  Also, did you do the custom dashboard as well?  Or is it one of RMD's products?

[Duster440]

Preston,

Awesome looking job!!!  I was wondering if you could snap a picture or two showing how the dash frame is mounted up near the windshield.  Also, did you do the custom dashboard as well?  Or is it one of RMD's products?

 

Thanks. It is an RMD insert. Unfortunately, now that the glass is in, it's hard to show how the dash frame is mounted near the windshield. There are 5 screws across the opening just inside of the glass. Your windshield gasket has a lip that hides them on the inside.

About the best I can do is this still from a video clip taken at disassembly.

[west]

Preston,

Awesome looking job!!!  I was wondering if you could snap a picture or two showing how the dash frame is mounted up near the windshield.  Also, did you do the custom dashboard as well?  Or is it one of RMD's products?

 

my windshield is out,if that pic doesn't help you tell me what you need and i can snap a pic or two for ya.

[x360x64dart]

I'm lookin at geting a rmd insert and was wondering do you have to cut your dash open or does it just fit in front of the existing material?


thanks, Dustin

[Duster440]

You remove the cluster and any of the plastic trim (such as the wood-grain panels) if you have them. Some trimming of the metal dash frame is required. The gauges are spread out further so you have to remove material between the exisiting cluster and the radio/heater control openings - in some cases, all of it.