RE:Is: friends for the dakota was:R/T pinging and speed lim

From: William Blount Arthur (m990198@nadn.navy.mil)
Date: Tue Oct 27 1998 - 11:58:42 EST


Yeh, my Dad's first car was a '71 Super Bee. I have always wanted one of
those things and that has something to do with why I ended up with a Dodge
truck. I was tired of my chevy S-10 too. (that 10 is for how much
horsepower it made)

Bill
'97 SS/T

On Tue, 27 Oct 1998, Bridges, Bruce wrote:

> Bill,
> any year prior to 74 is a good year, but personally, IMHO, I think the
> duster is not the most attractive Mopar available fro that time period (Im
> ducking)... Watch Mannix on TV for nice shots of a 67 Dart convertible. Or,
> one of my favorites, a 64 Dart GT 273 commando (ready for the 340) The older
> A bodies (63-66) dont have enough room for a set of Chassis exit headers, so
> the 67 on up are easier to modify. I have a couple of 65 barracudas, a 72
> cuda and etc. and I can say that working on them gives you a feeling of
> "control" vs. working on a OBDII vehicle...Get some old iron before it
> disappears! The cost of restoration is minimal compared to a new Dakota!!
> BKB
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: William Blount Arthur [mailto:m990198@nadn.navy.mil]
> Sent: Tuesday, October 27, 1998 6:53 AM
> To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net
> Subject: Re: DML: R/T pinging and speed limiter
>
>
>
> > My '70 Duster 340 (stock) did 135 mph. Hard to imagine
> > that the R/T could do that because of the aerodynamics
> > and the added weight (about 600 lbs).
> >
> Did your duster have a 4 speed auto or 3 speed. I mean not that it wasnt
> probably way more powerful, but if it doesnt have OD it might have just
> reved out at 135. By the way, is 70 a good year of dusters to get, I have
> always wanted to restore/hop up an older Mopar.
>
> Bill
> '97 SS/T
> Top speed, 110, not out of 3rd yet!
>



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