My Father returned from Vietnam alive and bought a brand new 1970 340 Duster 4 spd. That car only had 1 option. An 8 track tape player. It was so cool riding in it. I was 10 then. He buried the speedo in NV on Rt. 50. It was Orange/ Black, Awesome, Regards from Ody Slim
The things you have to do to keep going, but you stay straight faced, positive and make it happen. Glad you had a good time at the drags and made it home safe and sound. Till the next adventure.
Bad Duster,...she doesn't want to stay together ..haha... once you fine tune it should get up and go !!..cool cartoon of car at the end..glad you made a safe trip home brother !!
You survived being stuck on the side of the road in Memphis? You should have immediately purchased a POWERBALL Ticket. God was on your side that night brother.
Chris, everthing you do is an adventure, and this one was the top one so far. It's a damn good thing you can do the work you do, otherwise this would be a trailer story, all the way.
Hey Chris, relative newcomer to your channel. I originally watched the first 10 minutes of the 1st Mayhem rebuild video but got side-tracked and forgot. Fortunately, I got another notification recently. Over the past 10 days I have binge-watched most of your channel and absolutely love your content, attitude and style. I live in the North of Scotland and doubt I’ll even see a Charger or some of these Mopars in the flesh.
That's a pretty cool Duster, good thing it has the nice grill in it and you are very lucky a Mustang did not drive by on the highway otherwise you would of been recording your death lol.
That's exactly what I thought. And nobody would ever be checking out a bright yellow car with big blower sticking out of the hood and fail to pay attention to the road in front of them.
i dont mean to be offtopic but does anybody know of a way to get back into an instagram account..? I somehow forgot the account password. I appreciate any tricks you can offer me
@Brady Jericho I really appreciate your reply. I got to the site thru google and Im in the hacking process atm. Takes a while so I will get back to you later with my results.
I was so surprized that you did not change that horror fuel pump while you bought and installed the new clutch! Well you got punished more than enought for this.
Gee I have heard of many lemons and cars breaking down very often and I have owned some. But this seems to be the champion of cars breaking down non stop! It seems even more unreliable than a lousily maintained Lambo of the late Sixties and early Seventies. You had more breakdowns in less than a week than I had with my Belair in 38 years! While these mopars are cool, loud, fast and beautiful, after seeing this I am kind of happy that I am a GM guy.
A lot of my friends are GM guys and I take a verbal beating also for my Mopar love. But honestly I think a lot of the problem is that these cars do not get driven very much. People that are all the time driving their vehicles, find these issues and they get sorted out through the summer months of driving them. If all they do is set 99% of the time, I think the issues compound over the months, and then when you do want to drive it they all come out like a pack of gremlins
This is the biggest reason that kept me from doing efi. In my car it seems everyone with the external electronic fuel pumps has trouble and gets left stranded! If I do it I'll spend the money on a in tank set up! Don't have these issues with a old school mechanical fuel pump.
Lucky me ! Just got done watching part 1 and then Bam !! part 2 is uploaded within the hour ! Haha Love this road trip so far man , brings back some good memories, lying under your car at the side of the motorway is miserable though , invest in something to keep you safe bud , heard too many horror stories *shudders*
Hi, Are those rockers crane gold. I have read a few forums about the adjusters coming loose. I just got some for my 440 but not fitted them yet. What's your opinion on those rockers?
Flying sparks Garage! I see they washed the bronco. With sd cards you have to get the correct speed card for your camera because it takes up more space when recording in motion verses on a tripod. I've never had much luck with sd cards over 8gb
Amazing how you planned all the things that happened on the way to the Zip Tie. I suggest it's probly better for us than for you but that's entertainment. Hazzah for the Dustbin.
Do you have return on the fuel system? It seems the only way to keep pumps working these days. You will need to get an anodised pump and reg for E85 as the stuff is hydroscopic and absorbs water big time. Dont leave it sitting in a vented tank either as it goes off quick. Nearly as bad as methanol.
Dude, really? Its called triple A (AAA) insurance roadside assistance. You dial the number and they tow you off the road....Easy. Also, im retired fire, I have seen multiple deaths doing what you did. Please don't do that again.
I'll bet the ground was shaking when he was changing the fuel pump in the dark and 18 wheelers went flying past. That's a little too crazy to risk your life for
Your fuel pump issues are simple. The ZIP TIES are not tight enough to give you a good ground!!! lol... Also, I'd suggest a Gear Venders over/under drive. Once in you can leave your drag gears in and still cruise 80 at under 2000 RPM.
Feed that thing some corn already. And i swear Holley fuel pumps are made in China, I've ordered a few aftermarket chinese pumps and i swear to god they look just like the Holley fuel pumps without the branding.
Cool video. Love the way you persevered and made it to the drags. Maybe you should get a Hone O Drive for your long trips so ya don't have to go swapping rears out. Happy Motoring.
Welcome back Chris I've been waiting for this video and you did an awsome job as always , thank god when you stayed at the motel outside of Memphis the car wasn't stolen lol .... I had a 70 Duster blue with a 340 I built all of it had a 727 reverse valve body with a 391 suregrip , 15 1/2" Hoosier street drag radials and it would move and had I think 450 hp nitrous twin stage which I never got to use cause when the guys built my heads said there were stress cracks in the plug area and said they wouldn't last if I kept using it , anyways that was cool you got to stop by flying sparks garage , and you made it home safe and sound alot more moneys less , waiting for your next video
i had a beautiful factory 340 duster in about 1988,paid 900.00 for it,an won the bracket race later that day with carb actin up,an slow, but it was 150 bucks or so, the car would be 15,000.00 here in 2020...it said,,,, brute force,....near the trunk panel..sold it after winning 300 more bucks at big track at commerce, front end was gettin dangerous too...................
i had a yellow 73 factory 340 duster,bought one early sunday morning,an we won the race at old covington drag strip,an carb was bogging, paid 900,an now would cost 15 grand or more,an won 150 bucks at track hours later...it said,,...brute force ...on place near trunk key..terrible front end..stuff happens though..
Evacuators, the header 1 way valves., also on the roadkill master cylinder the valve in the master cylinder you removed is called R.P.V. residual pressure valve, 2-3 psi constant for drum breaks. thank you for such fine videos,,,,!. Bernie
Im late to this party, just found this vid...11:19 either the header evac nipples are in the wrong place or wrong angle...and mufflers have nothing to do with it... Header evac kit from moroso on my 13.75 to 1 compression Olds 455 in my 70 442 worked so good that at 1100rpm idle id pull the breather from either side connected to their respective hose and the bottom of the breather would stick to the palm of my hand like a strong magnet! Had to tilt and twist it to get off my hand. Went from oil pushing out every orfice to neg crankcase pressure and 11.20 et's with et streets, tail pipes and 180 temps on the road 120 miles to norwalk ohio. Only thing about a header evac system is seating the rings on a fresh ring job....leave it disconnected and let it push oil until the rings are happy. You will definately know, as the engine will go from using more and more throttle to maintain speed to all of the sudden sounds real happy and finiding yourself having to lift the throttle to maintain freeway speeds. That scenario was with childs and albert zero gaps. I probably wont use them again. The engine is normally aspirated but still i have my doubts on zero gaps. Ive run total seals with slightly better results, but neither ring package can take boost (nor can the almost 14:1 static compression). Check your header evac system and make sure the check valves aint backwards or something simple like that...because im a big believer in the system as the ring seal is Way better with the system than without. Thanks for reading. 32:34 you short shifted it...the 3.91 with 28 in tires at 118 thru the traps must have been about 6900...hang each shift a little later im thinking 4th would have been just before the traps and 120mph...done well, im just sayin In the mid and late 90's i used to lead about 15 12 and 11 street car 4000lb oldsmobiles from Detroit to norwalk for our meet. Everybody put me up front because i was good at leading and had the deepest gears, 4.30s i had no problem spinning 3800 to get the 120 miles but constantly had to slow down for the 3.42 geared guys, lol... I miss those times. Yes i run race gas and put a friend in my half ton chev p/u full of fuel and tools and spares but never hardly used it for myself. I gotta find the pics taken going around a gentle sweeping left turn and seeing 15 good looking restos behind me bumper to bumper. My car then was a patina car that i took the body off and did floor pans and frame and suspension like a show car but dropped the faded roof surface rusted outside body on it. First time out with the big motor that made 575hp on the pump thru a manual reverse th400 with a column shift...it didnt go well. The car went way quicker with a cheetah shifter. Life got in the way, i need this car to run again.
I'm a car nut .I'm enjoy watching these badass videos .all the way from cape breton. nova Scotia .canada. me and my son r building a 72 duster .motor is 850 horse 543 stroker big block ...it sucks because I'm a chevy guy .. lol
This is why I started watching your shows it reminds me of stupid things I've done. Bought a '74 Datsun PU once. Needed a piston and a valve. Did that started it and drove it from Las Vegas to Grand Jct, CO. Another time I opened up a carb sitting at a way intersection in town. Many other adventures to boot.
He never lose his sense of humor all the way. Even at midnight on the side of the freaking highway, lying under the car fixing the fuelpump. Though, my respect for this gentlemen.
Were the lash caps installed because of a .650 lift camshaft or higher or were they used to correct a rocker geometry issue? That sucks to find out not only do you have a single disc clutch, but the porting was non existent and you inadvertently cranked down the rockes as if you had a hydraulic roller cam when it actually was a flat tappet camshaft! Should run a whole hell of alot better with the correct valve train lash!!
Ok I have to ask, why didn’t you swap the junk fuel pump when you did the clutch? Besides that shitty luck but hey if it all went smooth would have been a boring trip.
4 speeds are fun,but not good for bracket racing,not consistant,an a good shift kit is faster than a human can shift..sounds like it would go,an i love yellow..
Use Samsung SD cards, they make their own memory in their own factory and i would say its way more reliable than other brands. also the data may be corrupted but there may still be some that can be saved depending on how bad its corrupted.
Chris hands down you have the best videos on here!! Thank You as usual I really enjoyed this one!!! Keep bringing those Mopars home!
My Father returned from Vietnam alive and bought a brand new 1970 340 Duster 4 spd. That car only had 1 option.
An 8 track tape player. It was so cool riding in it. I was 10 then. He buried the speedo in NV on Rt. 50.
It was Orange/ Black, Awesome, Regards from Ody Slim
The things you have to do to keep going, but you stay straight faced, positive and make it happen. Glad you had a good time at the drags and made it home safe and sound. Till the next adventure.
For the love of MOPAR you should call it the Duckster
Bad Duster,...she doesn't want to stay together ..haha... once you fine tune it should get up and go !!..cool cartoon of car at the end..glad you made a safe trip home brother !!
Emilys husband Aaron is gonna be pissed when he finds out shes hanging out with Adam
Great series, loved it!
You survived being stuck on the side of the road in Memphis? You should have immediately purchased a POWERBALL Ticket. God was on your side that night brother.
Chris, everthing you do is an adventure, and this one was the top one so far. It's a damn good thing you can do the work you do, otherwise this would be a trailer story, all the way.
Can't wait to see the front wheels come off the ground! Sorry you had all the problems on the road. Rootin' for ya!
I see your passion and thats why I love your vids! Eternal optimist!!!😎😎😎
Love these road trip videos!
Hey Chris, relative newcomer to your channel. I originally watched the first 10 minutes of the 1st Mayhem rebuild video but got side-tracked and forgot. Fortunately, I got another notification recently. Over the past 10 days I have binge-watched most of your channel and absolutely love your content, attitude and style. I live in the North of Scotland and doubt I’ll even see a Charger or some of these Mopars in the flesh.
The 1 thumbs down on this was the cop that pulled him over after he found out he was lying about the throttle sticking.
Really enjoyed this vid! Awesome adventure man! Glad you made it home safe.
Is Holley watching this? YOUR OVER-PRICED 60 year-old fuel pumps are JUH-HUNK!
Yep!!!
That's a pretty cool Duster, good thing it has the nice grill in it and you are very lucky a Mustang did not drive by on the highway otherwise you would of been recording your death lol.
I quit working on cars stuck on the highway. Had a friend get hit that way. Call AAA tow you somewhere safe. At least use some road flares. Good luck.
That's exactly what I thought. And nobody would ever be checking out a bright yellow car with big blower sticking out of the hood and fail to pay attention to the road in front of them.
That thing is going to be a beast when you get done with it.
i dont mean to be offtopic but does anybody know of a way to get back into an instagram account..?
I somehow forgot the account password. I appreciate any tricks you can offer me
@Finn Brody instablaster =)
@Brady Jericho I really appreciate your reply. I got to the site thru google and Im in the hacking process atm.
Takes a while so I will get back to you later with my results.
@Brady Jericho it worked and I finally got access to my account again. I am so happy:D
Thanks so much you saved my ass !
@Finn Brody Happy to help :)
lol hard core man,....even roadkill wouldn't do this at NIGHT along the HIGHWAY!!
cracks me up, you keep calling him Adam....it's Aaron
The hood looks like a banana going too ripe. At least the engine hasn't gone mushy.
I was so surprized that you did not change that horror fuel pump while you bought and installed the new clutch! Well you got punished more than enought for this.
Agree
Man that would be my luck breaking down ,I dont even wanna know what u paid for all those parts shoooosh
Chris you sure that car isn't Christine in disguise.
Wow, that wasn’t a great trip, or was it? Definitely earned that Roadkill sticker. Next time bring Finnegan!
Part 3 The "Lemonator" ...we scatter the bottom end with too much boost!
Love the videos, keep doing what you do!
Awesome video as usual! Was surprised to see the cartoon at the end. Thanks for adding that in.
I didn't know about your channel until I saw it on Flying Sparks garage
Honestly, your trip looked like a blast! All the people you met minus the wrenching made it look like a lot of fun!
Hey man thank you for your video even though you lost a lot of footage but it is what it is
Gee I have heard of many lemons and cars breaking down very often and I have owned some. But this seems to be the champion of cars breaking down non stop! It seems even more unreliable than a lousily maintained Lambo of the late Sixties and early Seventies. You had more breakdowns in less than a week than I had with my Belair in 38 years!
While these mopars are cool, loud, fast and beautiful, after seeing this I am kind of happy that I am a GM guy.
A lot of my friends are GM guys and I take a verbal beating also for my Mopar love. But honestly I think a lot of the problem is that these cars do not get driven very much. People that are all the time driving their vehicles, find these issues and they get sorted out through the summer months of driving them. If all they do is set 99% of the time, I think the issues compound over the months, and then when you do want to drive it they all come out like a pack of gremlins
Hey man glad you weren't wiped out by truck there
I'm 90% sure I heard you beating on that thing while I was outside grilling. It's no wonder you broke it haha.
I always had trouble with Holley pumps but never had a Mallory go bad once!
soo much fun roadtrip!
man that car fought you the whole way, but I guess it helped hone your mechanic skills.
This is the biggest reason that kept me from doing efi. In my car it seems everyone with the external electronic fuel pumps has trouble and gets left stranded! If I do it I'll spend the money on a in tank set up! Don't have these issues with a old school mechanical fuel pump.
We been around longer seen what's works best
Lucky me ! Just got done watching part 1 and then Bam !! part 2 is uploaded within the hour ! Haha
Love this road trip so far man , brings back some good memories, lying under your car at the side of the motorway is miserable though , invest in something to keep you safe bud , heard too many horror stories *shudders*
Holly fuel pumps suck . I have had brand new ones bad right out of box
Glad to see you having fun with your mopar. Not like some that never see the light of day.
Hi, Are those rockers crane gold. I have read a few forums about the adjusters coming loose. I just got some for my 440 but not fitted them yet. What's your opinion on those rockers?
I know beggars can't be choosers, but no impact tools in that shop? So much quicker. Anyway great video as usual..
Flying sparks Garage! I see they washed the bronco. With sd cards you have to get the correct speed card for your camera because it takes up more space when recording in motion verses on a tripod. I've never had much luck with sd cards over 8gb
So cool thanks for sharing glad you were able to run it threw the traps and make it home safe
Keep it up brother I’ll keep watching
Wow you came right through my part of the country and I didn't even know it.
Fun ride, real down the earth .
Amazing how you planned all the things that happened on the way to the Zip Tie. I suggest it's probly better for us than for you but that's entertainment. Hazzah for the Dustbin.
Awesomeness!!
Pretty awesome adventure to say the least. I suggest maybe taking an adventure and buying a Mopar here in Alaska.
OMG you are patient, I personally would of had it shipped after the clutch blew and rented a car. You are definitely a road warrior.
I love that duster brother.
Do you have return on the fuel system? It seems the only way to keep pumps working these days. You will need to get an anodised pump and reg for E85 as the stuff is hydroscopic and absorbs water big time. Dont leave it sitting in a vented tank either as it goes off quick. Nearly as bad as methanol.
no hazard flashers or road flares ?
Dude, really? Its called triple A (AAA) insurance roadside assistance. You dial the number and they tow you off the road....Easy. Also, im retired fire, I have seen multiple deaths doing what you did. Please don't do that again.
Definitely made me nervous
I'll bet the ground was shaking when he was changing the fuel pump in the dark and 18 wheelers went flying past.
That's a little too crazy to risk your life for
Dammit man, what a bad luck voyage. All that shit reminded me of my luck!!
Your fuel pump issues are simple. The ZIP TIES are not tight enough to give you a good ground!!! lol...
Also, I'd suggest a Gear Venders over/under drive. Once in you can leave your drag gears in and still cruise 80 at under 2000 RPM.
at least its a fine mopar,an not a shivvy,or phord crap car..mopar or no car, allways
Good job man.....never give up bro
Call it “The Rubber Duck” like from the movie “Convoy”. Too bad there isn’t a way you can kill the blower with a switch like on Mad Max.
Feed that thing some corn already. And i swear Holley fuel pumps are made in China, I've ordered a few aftermarket chinese pumps and i swear to god they look just like the Holley fuel pumps without the branding.
What a trip from hell,
Boy you have a great amount of patience!!!
Nice car with big potential.
Cheers
Cool vid man..at least you made it.good people
Can’t wait to c u lay rubber 😆🥃
Awesome vid ,, Lots of good clean fun...
Gas is the worst in the cold. Been there and feel your pain.
Cars are a money pit gorgeous and when they're running they're strong and badass but s*** one thing goes wrong everything just starts getting effed-up
Memphis, get out of Long Beach......Tonight!!
Yours Truly,
Johnny B.
Cool video. Love the way you persevered and made it to the drags.
Maybe you should get a Hone O Drive for your long trips so ya don't have to go swapping rears out. Happy Motoring.
The Minister of Mopar. Two around the world snaps.
Welcome back Chris I've been waiting for this video and you did an awsome job as always , thank god when you stayed at the motel outside of Memphis the car wasn't stolen lol .... I had a 70 Duster blue with a 340 I built all of it had a 727 reverse valve body with a 391 suregrip , 15 1/2" Hoosier street drag radials and it would move and had I think 450 hp nitrous twin stage which I never got to use cause when the guys built my heads said there were stress cracks in the plug area and said they wouldn't last if I kept using it , anyways that was cool you got to stop by flying sparks garage , and you made it home safe and sound alot more moneys less , waiting for your next video
Way to go on the zip tie drags. I hope to some day meet the roadkill guys. I love the rubber ducky idea it sounds cooler than lemonator.
See where You got the name LEMONator.
This is way better than Dukes Of Hazzard.
Love it. #$%&# ain't going to fix itself.
No truer words.
Ha! I can't wait to see it sling around corners
Look forward to see more Mopar vids posted.....keep 'em comin.
Better luck next time 🥰u do great work
Great video man, thanks for sharing.
Dam that's a lot of trouble out of one car. I love your channel . BUT in this case I'll call this car a MOPARTS car.
Your having about as much luck as the Roadkill guys......drive 5 miles.....break down....lol....ya gotta love the drama I guess.
i had a beautiful factory 340 duster in about 1988,paid 900.00 for it,an won the bracket race later that day with carb actin up,an slow, but it was 150 bucks or so, the car would be 15,000.00 here in 2020...it said,,,, brute force,....near the trunk panel..sold it after winning 300 more bucks at big track at commerce, front end was gettin dangerous too...................
i had a yellow 73 factory 340 duster,bought one early sunday morning,an we won the race at old covington drag strip,an carb was bogging, paid 900,an now would cost 15 grand or more,an won 150 bucks at track hours later...it said,,...brute force ...on place near trunk key..terrible front end..stuff happens though..
Evacuators, the header 1 way valves., also on the roadkill master cylinder the valve in the master cylinder you removed is called R.P.V. residual pressure valve, 2-3 psi constant for drum breaks. thank you for such fine videos,,,,!. Bernie
Im late to this party, just found this vid...11:19 either the header evac nipples are in the wrong place or wrong angle...and mufflers have nothing to do with it...
Header evac kit from moroso on my 13.75 to 1 compression Olds 455 in my 70 442 worked so good that at 1100rpm idle id pull the breather from either side connected to their respective hose and the bottom of the breather would stick to the palm of my hand like a strong magnet! Had to tilt and twist it to get off my hand. Went from oil pushing out every orfice to neg crankcase pressure and 11.20 et's with et streets, tail pipes and 180 temps on the road 120 miles to norwalk ohio.
Only thing about a header evac system is seating the rings on a fresh ring job....leave it disconnected and let it push oil until the rings are happy. You will definately know, as the engine will go from using more and more throttle to maintain speed to all of the sudden sounds real happy and finiding yourself having to lift the throttle to maintain freeway speeds. That scenario was with childs and albert zero gaps. I probably wont use them again. The engine is normally aspirated but still i have my doubts on zero gaps. Ive run total seals with slightly better results, but neither ring package can take boost (nor can the almost 14:1 static compression).
Check your header evac system and make sure the check valves aint backwards or something simple like that...because im a big believer in the system as the ring seal is Way better with the system than without.
Thanks for reading.
32:34 you short shifted it...the 3.91 with 28 in tires at 118 thru the traps must have been about 6900...hang each shift a little later im thinking 4th would have been just before the traps and 120mph...done well, im just sayin
In the mid and late 90's i used to lead about 15 12 and 11 street car 4000lb oldsmobiles from Detroit to norwalk for our meet. Everybody put me up front because i was good at leading and had the deepest gears, 4.30s i had no problem spinning 3800 to get the 120 miles but constantly had to slow down for the 3.42 geared guys, lol... I miss those times. Yes i run race gas and put a friend in my half ton chev p/u full of fuel and tools and spares but never hardly used it for myself. I gotta find the pics taken going around a gentle sweeping left turn and seeing 15 good looking restos behind me bumper to bumper. My car then was a patina car that i took the body off and did floor pans and frame and suspension like a show car but dropped the faded roof surface rusted outside body on it. First time out with the big motor that made 575hp on the pump thru a manual reverse th400 with a column shift...it didnt go well. The car went way quicker with a cheetah shifter.
Life got in the way, i need this car to run again.
I'm a car nut .I'm enjoy watching these badass videos .all the way from cape breton. nova Scotia .canada. me and my son r building a 72 duster .motor is 850 horse 543 stroker big block ...it sucks because I'm a chevy guy .. lol
You was in my neck of the woods Memphis Tn.
This is why I started watching your shows it reminds me of stupid things I've done. Bought a '74 Datsun PU once. Needed a piston and a valve. Did that started it and drove it from Las Vegas to Grand Jct, CO. Another time I opened up a carb sitting at a way intersection in town. Many other adventures to boot.
" And then from zip tie drags* Uuuurp* to home" LMAO
Good you man, you don't give up
All good times when you look back !
The "DuckaNator"
He never lose his sense of humor all the way. Even at midnight on the side of the freaking highway, lying under the car fixing the fuelpump. Though, my respect for this gentlemen.
Poor Adam "Aaron" lol!!!
Were the lash caps installed because of a .650 lift camshaft or higher or were they used to correct a rocker geometry issue? That sucks to find out not only do you have a single disc clutch, but the porting was non existent and you inadvertently cranked down the rockes as if you had a hydraulic roller cam when it actually was a flat tappet camshaft! Should run a whole hell of alot better with the correct valve train lash!!
Ok I have to ask, why didn’t you swap the junk fuel pump when you did the clutch? Besides that shitty luck but hey if it all went smooth would have been a boring trip.
4 speeds are fun,but not good for bracket racing,not consistant,an a good shift kit is faster than a human can shift..sounds like it would go,an i love yellow..
Not watched Flying spark's yet (though i will) but i say 25:50 you're shimming a throwout bearing with a bit of water pump lol
Use Samsung SD cards, they make their own memory in their own factory and i would say its way more reliable than other brands. also the data may be corrupted but there may still be some that can be saved depending on how bad its corrupted.
What's going on with the patina car ? I wanna see it going. You should make more videos. To be lazy to work on my own cars lol