Category Archives: General

The start of the minitub!

Well I got back to work on Sunday with my brother in law.  He completed the last of the welding needed for the relocation blocks.  While he did that I drilled and tapped the XV Motorsports front brace for the hood latch. Then we moved onto the minitubs.  While these are not really needed now...

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Shopping, swap meet style.

I woke up very early today and made it out to the WPC swap meet in Mt. Clemens, MI.  I scored some great finds. First up is a pair of 5.7L Hemi chrome valve covers. I then found a repro seller who was very reasonable.  I scored a complete set of marker lights.   and...

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Subframe connectors are done!

Large update for today. Jim came over and we tackled the sub frame connectors and the relocation boxes. We started with the sub frame connectors. The US Car Tool connectors were older ones and didn’t fit perfectly. We were required to massage them in and I still have some very large gaps, which I assume...

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More Assembly and some metal work.

Well today my brother in law and best friend Jim came over to work on the car.  I started work on the hood hinges with gas struts and he started on the Wilwood front brakes since I had the front AlterKtion assembled. Here’s the Wilwood Dynalite hub and rotor bolted together.  Here’s the back of...

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Assembly of the AlterKtion

Well I found some time tonight while my wife went out shopping.  I started to assemble the front AlterKtion.  It’s so easy!  I got the lower control arms on, the QA1 coilovers and the spindles.  I’ve been stopped in my tracks as I don’t have the stock bolts for the upper control arms.  I now...

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Engines…

yeah, I know.. I haven't even bought my car yet.. however, I am a planner. I like to know what I am gonna do WELL in advance of doing it.   So, here's the deal. I am having a hard time decided what type of engine/setup I want to go with. Right now, I am...

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Just love the sound..

of a bad ass mopar on the dyno.. &nbsp &nbsp

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Welcome to The Dust Brothers

Hi, I’d like to welcome you to our  newest adventure. Some of you may know us from the days of Neons and FWD mania. Each of us pioneers in neon performance and product development. We’ve helped various manufacturers build and test parts from Modern Performance Racing Products, to Be Cool Radiators, and helped bring to...

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