Though normally on a street-based road course, the car looks right at home on the racetrack. The wide low profile tires give it the ability to stick to pavement like no other street wing could.

A 1980 Chrysler four speed with a .73 overdrive final ratio from a ½-ton pick-up and a Zoom clutch picks up power off the crank and sends it rearward to the 8 ¾ rear. A 2.76 gear with a SureGrip unit for highway driving.

The body received some parts (wing and fenders) from a real ‘bird that Dale owns (he had obtained some NOS pieces for that car’s restoration). Classic Collision in Bryan, Texas custom made the steel hood, and Ted Janak supplied a replacement fiberglass nose cone. PIAA driving lights and LED blinker assemblies (with clear Lexan shields for air delection) also were installed. There is also a custom made front belly pan that smoothes out airflow over the K-member and suspension pieces. Image Paint in Caldwell laid down the fresh coat of Dupont Sublime, and Design and Sign did the graphics.

The nice graphics were courtesy of Sign & Design in Caldwell; we liked this take-off on the hood callouts firsts seen on the 1971 Duster.

Since we were going to turn corners, the B-body received heavy duty springs, a 1.25” front sway bar, a 1” rear sway bar, 2” lowering blocks in the rear to keep it stuck to the ground, and frame connectors tying it all together. KYB shocks, coupled with the standard front disc / rear drum layout and factory power steering, help the car cruise through the corners. For rolling stock, American Racings 17x8 salt flats designed shod with Kumho Ecsta MX 245/45R17 rubber (them’s big shoes, and they are V rated to 186 mph) make it stick up front, with even wider 17x10 rims and 285/40ZR17 rubber under the back end.

Normally found on land speed iron, these are American Racing Salt Flat Specials with 17” Kumho Ecsta MX rubber. Dale selected an 8” wide 245/45RZ17 up front and a 10” wide 285/40RZ17 for the rear.