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Duster Fiberglass Body Parts Links
Apr 6th
[Update: I have ordered fiberglass bumpers from Unlimited Products - read about it here]
Looking at the site logs I see that I am getting a lot of hits from people searching for fiberglass body parts for their Dusters. Here’s a collection of links to sites that I found that carry these parts. I do not recommend for or against any of those shops – I have not gotten mine yet! When I do get mine you can be sure I’ll write about the quality of the panels and where I got them from.
I will be updating this post with more links to fiberglass parts for the Duster as I find them. Also keep in mind that, if you are having a hard time finding parts, the front end of the Duster is really a Valiant! So just get front end parts for a Valiant of the same year as your Duster and it will work. This includes at least the fenders, hood, and the front bumper. I’m not sure about the doors. Go ahead and post comments to add links to other sites that you’ve found or to rate the ones I’ve listed good or bad.
In alphabetical order:
AAR Quality Fiberglass
Click on Products then click on the Duster category.
Auto Body Specialities
Click on Chrysler parts, scroll down to 1970-76 Dodge Duster / Demon and click on the Body Parts & Repair Panels link. I know… “Dodge” Duster. Heh. You’ll see a mix of steel and fiberglass parts here. Don’t forget to check the “Dodge” Valiant link too.
Glasstek
Click on Plymouth in the left-hand column and then Duster 1970-1976 on the main page. This site seems promising.
Hansberry Enterprises Inc.
Click on Hot Rods, then Fiberglass Parts, and the page mentions having parts for the 70-76 Duster & “Deamon”. No online catalog, so you’ll have to call.
MAS Racing Products, Inc.
Click on Shop Online, then MAS Fiberglass. It says they have a one piece front end for my 73 Duster here, but no pictures or anything.
Rod ‘n Race Fiberglass
Mouse over Car Models and select Mopar, then click on 1970-76 Duster – Demon.
Showcars Bodyparts Unlimited
Click on the Catalogue link, then Duster under Plymouth. The fiberglass parts are way down at the bottom.
Unlimited Products
Click on Duster 70-76 in the left column to get there.
US Body Source (aka CarHoods.com, E-BodyParts.com, BodyPartsWarehouse.com, etc…)
Scroll the left window way down and click on the first 70-76 Duster link. This site has a lot of aliases which I think is pretty sleazy.
VFN Fiberglass
Click (twice) on Catalog in the sidebar and then scroll down to find Mopar and 64-76 Dart/Duster/Demon/Valiant and click on that. Looks promising here, but doors only go up to 1972.
WS Racing Fiberglass Components
Click on products then Plymouth and you’ll see the Duster parts. They sell a fiberglass dash here!
Year One
Select 66-06 Chrysler then click on 66-74 A/C Body. Then enter “fiberglass” as the search term in the search box (Make sure Catalog is Mopar A/C Bodies) and click on Go. You’ll see a few fiberglass parts for the Duster (not many).
Oh The Fuse!
Apr 6th
It just occured to me while I was in the shower this morning that I forgot to put in the 20 amp fuse that came with the trailer tow package for the truck. Of course the live feed to the break-away is not going to work! I feel stupid. When my wife gets back from work I’m going to pop in that fuse and test out the break-away at my uncle’s place again.
Update: I put the fuse in the proper place in the fuse box on the truck and then tested out the break-away again. Still no go. I used a multimeter to verify that live power is coming out of the right pins in the connector. It’s possible some of the wires on the trailer are bad. I’ll have to go back out with the multimeter again and figure out which ones are bad. If they’re all good, then it’s possible the break-away unit is bad. In either case I’ll be bringing the trailer back to Deer Valley Trailer to fix it.
Installed the Electric Brake Controller
Apr 5th
The Engage electric brake controller wiring harness for the Ford arrived earlier this week. Today I pulled out my trusty old electric drill and installed the controller under the dash. I think I did a pretty good job – looks professional. Then I took the truck out to my uncle’s place where the trailer is parked and tested out the brake action. It works nicely. However the live feed to recharge the break-away battery still doesn’t work for some reason. Later this month when I go back to Deer Valley Trailer to have them install the spare tire and a winch, I will have them look at the break-away for me. And of course some pictures:
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