It's a perfect build. Glad they left traditional sized wheels on and left exterior exactly how it should be stance and all, just wish it had the 71 grille
@jonathanryan2915
2 жыл бұрын
Yes, so glad to not see huge, stupid looking wheels that look like they should be on a Nissan GTR or an even stupider "donk" set of wheels
@jerryabram5461
2 жыл бұрын
Exactly I'm sure glad no Getto wheels
@johnnywadd3020
2 жыл бұрын
keep wishing
@christinebrunton1489
2 жыл бұрын
My first Car was a 72 DEMON, Orange& Black!! I wish I had it Now!! This car reminds me of the best times of my life! I love this Mopar Beauty!! My DEMON only had a 318,it was fast enough for me!! I would love a Hellcat!!! Much love from Ontario Canada 🇨🇦!! I love this DEMON!!
@MichaelandCathy1999
2 жыл бұрын
Perfect street fighter, absolutely stunning. 👍🇨🇦 I drove a 73 Dodge Dart Sport with the 318, dropped in 340 manifold and 4 bbl, completely different beast afterwards, tranny lasted 6 weeks. 😂🇨🇦
@dougjones9493
2 жыл бұрын
I did the same thing but with a 4 speed manual transmission.
@ericwilson2585
2 жыл бұрын
Trans. only lasted 6 weeks eh? Was it a 904? If you want to make a lot of power in a car like that you probably should go with a 727, or even better, A518/46RH, it has overdrive, you can run a 4.10:1 rearend down the highway and still get fairly good gas mileage.
@johnkranyics281
2 жыл бұрын
Did the same with a 318 Satellite Sebring. 340 heads and intake. I had already blown up the 904 and went with a 727.
@Daniel-fd3wp
2 жыл бұрын
Those 340 engines are way underrated. 👍
@tims72demon
2 жыл бұрын
Great looking car. Looks like mine. Bought it in 1972. In 73, I put those cragar SS wheels on it. One of the few wheels you could get because of the 4” bolt pattern. I’m currently giving it a refresh. New paint and 360 engine. By the way, it’s not red. It’s Hemi Orange. I’ve had her for 50 years. This could help it last another 50 years ! Good video Steve 👍
@danielboyd4618
2 жыл бұрын
I still have my high school Duster, it doesn't run right now but I have plans. Im getting older so sell some projects to get a few done. Wanted a demon got to test drive a 340 4 speed in my town even had the pistol grip shifter (nothing says mopar like a pistol grip)Still want a demon but wouldn't trade the duster. She pretty sad( vandalized)but I got the glass back together and the duster and the project I already started (in my living room and yes she is a good wife)my 60 BSA 650are top of my to do list. Oh should have told you my dad bought a 72 duster new, it's gone bad luck start to finish 3 accidents 2 bad one the 3rd no more pulling dents and drive anyway was another duster doing 80 got him backing out. New wasn't ment for them.
@tims72demon
2 жыл бұрын
@@danielboyd4618 Hang on to the car. It doesn’t hurt anything or cost anything to sit. Collect parts when available and affordable. When you get a group of parts, then go work on it for a while. While you’re working on it, you’ll get the urge to keep working. Just hang on to it. Good luck on your project ! 👍
@mrkemblegilstrap
2 жыл бұрын
good job, sir! I wish I still had my bee 😞😓😩
@mindeloman
Жыл бұрын
We used to see Cragars so much on everything, I got tired of seeing them. Now that all these old cars are restored or resto-moded you don't see Cragars like you used to. I can't believe I'm saying this, but it's nice to see Cragars.
@googleusergp
2 жыл бұрын
Loon Motor Company was located at 412 North Main Street in Mitchell, SD and is now an antique store. Rolland Loon passed away in 2021 and worked with his father at the dealership, joining in 1970, a few years before this car was likely sold through there. We need to go all the way with the tag so you can brag: FE5 for Bright Red exterior paint, U for USA spec vehicle, R11 for Music Master AM radio, G15 for tinted windshield, B1X9 for Black and White cloth interior trim, TX9 likely for black interior painted trim (such as the door panel tops, 826 for 8/26/71 production which was a Wednesday, E24 for 225 CID Slant Six with one barrel, aka "Leaning Tower of Power", D34 for Torqueflite automatic transmission, EN1 for end of sales code listings (sometimes shown as "END"). As you note, the VIN gets us the win: L for Dodge Dart, L for low price class, 29 for two-door sports hardtop, C for 225 Slant Six with one barrel, aka "LTP", 2 for 1972 model year, B for Hamtramck, MI assembly aka "Dodge Main" or "Factory Zero" and the rest is the production sequence. The Dodge Main plant opened in 1911 and closed in 1980. It was a massive complex and had their own fire department, medical unit, numerous cafeterias and also an area called "The Playpen" where employees could work on their own projects after hours. Eventually the property was claimed by GM and part of the now operational GM Hamtramck assembly plant operates on part of that property. The GM plant opened in 1985 to produce the downsized 1986 GM luxury models such as the Seville, Eldorado and the like (previously those were made in Linden, NJ through the 1985 model year). I worked in a facility in administration/product management similar to "Factory Zero" that still exists today and takes up a whole city block. I too had use of the machinery and made many friends in those departments, some of them I still stay in contact with today. It was a place where if someone brought a project in, everyone jumped on it and helped out, whether it was providing the research, the sourcing of parts to fix it, help in fixing it, information on how to fix it, figuring out what it was, whatever. I fixed many items now in my workshop in that building and I learned how to rebuild GM alternators in that same building and did a few Q-Jet rebuilds there too. I worked there for 11 years and left in 2005, but as noted, still stay in contact with the folks that work there.
@SteveMagnante
2 жыл бұрын
Hello Google User GP, you need to write a book. No really! It is a sad fact that the people - and processes - that built all of these great vehicles are the Bigger Story to historians / hard-core fans like us. But nobody shines a light on the "behind the wall" stuff. The only things I can think of are Hemmings Classic Car magazine's "I Was There" one-page monthly column and Phillip Borris' EXCELLENT GM books "Echoes of Norwood" and "Visions of Norwood" - for GM lovers (like m...I love 'em ALL but Mopars are my core). If you have any "insider knowledge" please do share it in as public a way as possible. As for the Hamtramck plant, I've been told it had a LOT more than the Play Pen! Folks Who Would Know tell me of the PIMPS and DEALERS who had free reign during the peak output years! Crazy stories! But I'm guessing the monotony of the daily grind would fester sickness in some ways. IK, Thanks again for writing, Steve Magnante
@googleusergp
2 жыл бұрын
Lol. Maybe I will one day. Way back in the day GM used to provide comment cards with all the parts microfiche sets. You could find an error and then send in a card. Then GMSPO would respond to you with the answer. I must have over 500 of those response cards in writing from them. There came a time when I basically wrote the engine and transmission usage chart for the third generation Camaro and Firebird from 1982 to 1992. Every time they would put out a new revision it was always wrong, so I just re wrote the whole thing and send it back to them. That one actually became the engine and transmission usage chart in the final revision of that microfiche.I didn’t work at Hamtramck, I worked at a place that was like it as far as being old and a car person’s paradise. Yes Hamtramck had a big problem with substance abuse and alcoholism as many automotive plants did especially during that time. There was a KZitem special on Detroit and gangs and the DEA agent that was assigned to the area said that the plant was “rotten to the core“. I assume he was talking about the substance abuse problems at the Dodge Main plant.
@jonathanryan2915
2 жыл бұрын
Conversions like this is how you keep classics going
@ericwilson2585
2 жыл бұрын
Oh my god.... That's the most beautiful car I've ever seen.... It literally brought tears to my eyes, Steve.... There should be a car club just for the Chrysler A-body, dude....
@clutchkicker392ison5
2 жыл бұрын
Literally? Dude , too emo.
@ChefLaRue
2 жыл бұрын
For A bodies only
@paulshobbyshop5416
2 жыл бұрын
I like how Steve reviews a 200k dollar car in his mocosuns 😅😅 good work Steve 👍
@LynetteMurphy-qk2mk
3 ай бұрын
I had a 1972 gold Dodge Demon, black striped....., 318, 3- speed but it had the 340 rally suspension, bucket seats. Wish that I'd never sold it. Love your car.
@frankz5864
2 жыл бұрын
Absolutely awesome conversion ❤️
@Funsho97
2 жыл бұрын
Done right!!! That Demon is super cool. It looks like something you would see on the street back in the 70s with that perfect "jacked up" stance and those Cragers, oh but what a nice updated surprise under that hood. That Demon is surely straight outta Hell for sure!!!
@kc0lif
2 жыл бұрын
nice junkyard crawl. i like that dodge demon.
@xyrzmxyzptlk1186
Жыл бұрын
What a fantastic vehicle! One of my buddies came very close to buying a 1972 340 Demon as his first car. Opted for a 1970 Mustang instead, and built a high strung 428 with a carb plate nitrous system, top loader 4 speed,430 rear end gears and Strange axles. It was jacked way up with Cragar mags, super wide tires and huge yellow traction bars, of course. Quickest car I’ve ever driven, but I’d rather own the one you just reviewed. P.S. - It was great being a teenager when these theses classic musclecars were just unwanted gas guzzlers that you could buy for a song. 🏎️🎸
@docholliday1970
4 ай бұрын
Sorry, to hear You haven't been well , Steve 😞 ... I too have been out of commission 2 weeks in the hospital and this Friday will be my first week at home . Supposed to start back to work on April 17 th , my Doctor will tell me on the 10 th if I can resume work or take an extra week @ home . I had a '73 Duster in highschool Class Of '88 .... This is a gorgeous looking Demon thats now Demonic 💜😈💜 LOVE IT .... Thanks , Steve for sharing !!!
@davekulman8195
2 жыл бұрын
Just gotta love that whine of the supercharger
@jadesmith6823
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks Steve 🙏
@kman-mi7su
2 жыл бұрын
Awesome conversion!
@SteveMagnante
2 жыл бұрын
I think so too!
@1967davethewave
2 жыл бұрын
Back in 82, at age 14, I bought a 71 Demon 340/4 speed/3.55 Sure Grip. It was black on black with hood pins and a longitudinal stripe and nothing else. Someone had thrown on a set of chrome reverse wheels. No rust, anywhere. How much? $400. My dad got mad at me about something and sold it a couple of years later.
@jeffclark2725
2 жыл бұрын
Wish I was there to see this thing in person, 👍 thumbs up
@The_R-n-I_Guy
9 ай бұрын
We're all pulling for you Steve. Hope to see you soon
@thejackofalltravels8267
2 жыл бұрын
What a great video Steve thanks funny to see the old ballast resistor on the fire wall.
@chisolm5
2 жыл бұрын
That looks so awesome! I remember the minor uproar back in the day because of the Demon name. 😃
@nastybastardatlive
2 жыл бұрын
Really nice job, but I'd prefer the 340/4 speed version. Probably the nicest A-body I've seen in decades.
@unclemarksdiyauto
2 жыл бұрын
Beautiful build. I like it looks stock and period correct.
@SteveMagnante
2 жыл бұрын
Right on
@douglaspaluch8496
2 жыл бұрын
Absolutely phenomenal
@TheOriginalLugnuts
2 жыл бұрын
Such a clean install and that motor looks 1000 times better then an LS.
@TheOriginalLugnuts
2 жыл бұрын
@Yippee Skippy the official spelling and grammar officer of KZitem! Congratulations 🎉
@The_R-n-I_Guy
9 ай бұрын
Nice car. I'd be happy with a beat up slant 6 version. I just love classics
@magicmikeinc
2 жыл бұрын
I wish you had that drum beat music on Junkyard Crawl the rockabilli gettin old fast
@magicmikeinc
2 жыл бұрын
But Im still going to watch . He is bound to run out of content Im worried about him. Guess I better go wear out some cool rides so he will have content.
@SteveMagnante
2 жыл бұрын
Hello magicmikeinc, you'll be happy to learn that we scrapped the weed-wacker-rockabillygoat intro. It seemed kinda "sour" with me scowling at the camera and the stale Stray Cats-ish muzak cranking away. The "end titles" still have muzak, but the up-front (that really counts) has been scrubbed clean! As for running out of content, NO WAY. I just scouted a rural vermont stash that'll keep me supplied with at least 100 more cool videos...Including an ultra rare 1958 Chevy 2-door panel wagon (based on the '58 Biscayne). So please stay tuned. Oh, and the High Octane Classics "new car" walk around videos ended TODAY. Back to the classic Junkyard Crawl in the morning! Thanks again for watching and writing. -Steve Magnante
@magicmikeinc
2 жыл бұрын
@@SteveMagnante your the shit ! Good luck and thanks maybe I wont have to fast forward lol. Maybe a montage of your favorites. Hard to get good free music , maybe a contest ? Not me Im tone def
@magicmikeinc
2 жыл бұрын
@@SteveMagnante also make sure your volume is caoable of drowning out kids , cars driving , shop sounds. Hate it when I cant turn something up very loud. Yours seems fine but I think your book reading was a little quiet
@michaelguinn5736
2 жыл бұрын
I'm not a Mopar man(even though I work for them), but I do like these Demon's, I would buy one..
@hilltopmachineworks2131
2 жыл бұрын
Man that is nice. I would have preferred a 340 in it though.
@FrankySilverFace
2 жыл бұрын
Super nice car!
@NormanJaquemotRebel
4 ай бұрын
Mark Worman would go crazy on this one.
@510CurtDawg
2 жыл бұрын
I swapped a 6.4 hemi in my 70 duster.... it almost looks just like this one.... thoz hemis are no joke! I put a lil cam in mine to wake it up a lil more.... but i was able to keep stock k frame and all "stock style" suspension.... thez are fun cars
@iamrichrocker
2 жыл бұрын
well, off the 7-11 and buy some scratch off tickets..this car is stunning..effn awesome..
@garryhatchett775
2 жыл бұрын
Very sweet car. Nicely done.
@jerryabram5461
2 жыл бұрын
Every demon I ever seen. We're slant sixes
@JasonSimonSmith
2 жыл бұрын
Stunning.
@SteveMagnante
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you! Cheers!
@markp0752
2 жыл бұрын
I just know I would get in so much trouble in that!
@sporty196071
2 жыл бұрын
Had a few 340 dusters, the best one was was a 70 rusty automatic car my friend bought it for $200. For a winter ride, he hated it because it was faster than his Chevelle.
@Daniel-fd3wp
2 жыл бұрын
Those 340 engines were underrated. I think they only made them 4 years. 👍They did well on the drag strip.
@michaeldaniels5533
2 жыл бұрын
Thats exactly the way I would do that car. No real worries about messing with a muscle car because it was a slant 6 when built.
@Mark.G475
2 жыл бұрын
Cool!! From Milwaukee 🍻🧀
@SteveMagnante
2 жыл бұрын
Rock on!
@jimjacobson8758
2 жыл бұрын
Sweet! I had a 71 demon 340 in 72!
@jadesmith6823
2 жыл бұрын
Utterly brilliant ❤️
@user-ex1sf2ku1s
6 ай бұрын
My 10th mopar mostly a bodys i wish i still had all of them !
@ExUSSailor
2 жыл бұрын
Cragar S/S just look good, no matter the car.
@garyspaun5237
10 ай бұрын
Great video thank you.
@jadesmith6823
2 жыл бұрын
My dad ❤️
@garykeenan3724
Жыл бұрын
Dang wish I had the money for that beautiful car sleeper lol
@no_lft_shft
2 жыл бұрын
This is perfect
@truckerdaddy-akajohninqueb4793
2 жыл бұрын
Jumping Gheehosophat 😲
@kurtpoblenz2741
2 жыл бұрын
That car must haul the mail 😳 !! 707 hp about 1000 lbs lighter than a similarly powered challenger…. STRAP ME IN 🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪
@tims72demon
2 жыл бұрын
My 72 Demon weighs in at 3150# the new Challengers are right at 4850. They are fast. But mine has NO computers and will give them a run for their money. Plus I paid $2700 for it in 72. 😁
@maxxcherry6955
2 жыл бұрын
I like it !
@maxwedgedickdasterdly5586
2 жыл бұрын
Nice car ! I had a 71 340 4 speed Duster . I scraped it when the torksion bar twisted out of the frame . I think I still have the title and one body tag . I even let the 8 3/4 quarter housing go with it for scrap . Daaaaa ! 😂
@SteveMagnante
2 жыл бұрын
Sorry to hear that
@raygunn1083
2 жыл бұрын
My friend had a 3spd 340 that could reach 90 mph in 2nd gear and he buried the speedo on a regular basis.
@futon02
2 жыл бұрын
That had to be a huge shoehorn to get that in there
@abikerinpa
2 жыл бұрын
That’s nice ! ♥️😎
@Wooley689
2 жыл бұрын
That would sure be one bad mamma jamma to own.
@user-ex1sf2ku1s
6 ай бұрын
I bought it great Demon!
@williameichner7177
2 жыл бұрын
Trunk gaps are all out of whack.
@scottpreble3330
2 жыл бұрын
I need to win the lottery
@THROTTLEPOWER
2 жыл бұрын
Nice!!!!!! 👍👍
@SteveMagnante
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the visit
@jameslabossiere9041
2 жыл бұрын
Old school with new power
@ricksaint2000
11 ай бұрын
Awesome
@nickbruni8041
2 жыл бұрын
🤘🏼
@TrashcanGarage
2 жыл бұрын
Nice Demon. But I'd of kept the slant six leaning tower of power. 😁 My 57 Pontiac came with four very vintage Cragars, non-unilug large 5" Pontiac bolt pattern.
@geoffkeller5337
2 жыл бұрын
Agreed on keeping the slant 6. Especially when the car was a great survivor. Couldn't be many of those left. It is a nicely done conversion though. Oh well, to each their own.
@TrashcanGarage
2 жыл бұрын
@@geoffkeller5337 I've got a 2015 Hemi R/T six speed manual Challenger. If anything ever happenedd to it, you know the drive train would be swapped into something earlier. 😎👍
@geoffkeller5337
2 жыл бұрын
@@TrashcanGarage 😎👍
@SteveMagnante
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for sharing
@williameichner7177
2 жыл бұрын
There's no doubt in my mind by the time I was done with that car the quarter panels would have check marks from the fender Wells to the roof self-inflicted crackle paint.
@TheChicago586
2 жыл бұрын
Yippee 👏
@reallysuperfathog86
2 жыл бұрын
Nice GTA V garage
@clutchkicker392ison5
2 жыл бұрын
Needs an Aussie Pacer dash ! !
@davidszakacs6888
2 жыл бұрын
Very sharp car but I predict traction would be a BIG problem.
@unclebob7937
2 жыл бұрын
Yes, real driving skills required. Also a set of sticky slicks to hook.
@user-ex1sf2ku1s
6 ай бұрын
No problem on traction sub frame connectors comp springs gas shocks Micky Thomson and the transmission was rebuilt for 1200 hp. After I trashed.
@garymckee448
2 жыл бұрын
Beats the 72 340 Duster I had. It would not be hard to install some good tires on the front.
@forthwithtx5852
2 жыл бұрын
Kinda disappointed that we didn’t see a little smoke.
@feelinfine1973
2 жыл бұрын
A Mopar Masterpiece!! Thanks Steve!! (& GM 🤮) ✌️ from Iowa
@robertbeirne9813
2 жыл бұрын
The speed limit is whatever you have the balls for or when it starts lifting off the road. Whichever comes first.
@daveridgeway2639
2 жыл бұрын
Hi Steve, is the reason why you have not performed the "Steve Magnate junkyard crawl" is because it has been too hot outside this summer?
@robertspringer4019
2 жыл бұрын
Sweeeeeeeeeeeet!
@matts7556
2 жыл бұрын
Steve would you happen to remember what size tires were up front on that demon i know there 15s I been trying to research the biggest 15 inch tire that will clear up front on my father's 72 demon
@lewisparker4488
2 жыл бұрын
Might have them airbrush the trunk lid exposed bare metal around the latch.
@dbird29
2 жыл бұрын
Whoa look at the hail damaged trunk lid @6:00
@ExUSSailor
2 жыл бұрын
That GM trans is a step backward. The ZF 8HP that FCA puts in Hellcat cars is a MUCH better, stronger trans.
@LSswapGarage1
2 жыл бұрын
LOL... Mopar crowd is so easily angered when it's not "all in the family"
@oldskool1979
2 жыл бұрын
If thats original paint... WOW
@outdoorfreedom9778
2 жыл бұрын
I bought the 1970 Duster 340 new, this is better!!!
@VTX1800MC
2 жыл бұрын
😍
@Dooguy
2 жыл бұрын
Looked on website didn't see car for sale
@williameichner7177
2 жыл бұрын
Wow somebody moved that trunk lock all the way to one side what happened back there.
@robertbeaty2503
2 жыл бұрын
No dude what I really want is four wheel disc and an 8-speed z training from Chrysler. They spent all of this money and they fail to take care of two of the four most important things that's why this car is not valued it what it could be for a lot less money than one might think. How much was your adapter to make a Chrysler engine fit a GM transmission?
@stevewenners
2 жыл бұрын
I bet that car weighs under 3,000 lb with that engine
@ronaldthomanjr.8309
2 жыл бұрын
And I thought the 340 Demon was fast.
@loualiberti4781
2 жыл бұрын
OMG !!
@dbc1dc
2 жыл бұрын
Doubled the HP and didn't upgrade to bigger brakes, wheels and suspension? Not a good idea.
@danielboyd4618
2 жыл бұрын
That's probably a respray , thing I see are 1. I don't think you could get that hood on a slant car i mean maybe but no one did. The stripes might be original but not likely and they wouldn't have stopped for dealer tag and if painted on definitely not original
@UnfinishedProjectDartSport
2 жыл бұрын
If only it was blue😂
@NoPrivateProperty
2 жыл бұрын
Paul Walker Anne Heche
@drdab_
2 жыл бұрын
50k my guess
@nitewatch2.027
Жыл бұрын
Would trade my 2015 Scat Pack Challenger (13000 miles, 6.4 w/6speed manual)) for it
@daveridgeway2639
2 жыл бұрын
Please reply "to me!" Dave Ridgeway...
@MiataChannel
2 жыл бұрын
Looks like it already sold... $75k
@williameichner7177
2 жыл бұрын
It's cattywampus
@clutchkicker392ison5
2 жыл бұрын
Dusters always were a favorite. So are CraggerSS , but THEM ones suck ! ! Such a shame (for me)
@gloriamaletta8667
2 жыл бұрын
Cool car nice setup not a fan of red but regardless it's a very nice car would look better in it sat 3 inches lower in the back and 2 inches lower in the front would give it a completely different aggressive look and those chrome cragers wheels may have been cool in 1980 they look awful to me it needs some black racestars or something similar or even the original Dodge rally wheels would look better than those cragars do and the fender chrome moldings would look better if painted or powder coated black sorry l know I'm nit picking minor things a light car with a 700+ horsepower engine equals fun and dangerous
@user-ex1sf2ku1s
6 ай бұрын
You can't with the torsion bars removed deep sump pan and big tube headers a weight balance it will stand on the rear axle through 4 gears with hardly any rubber behind.
@truckerdaddy-akajohninqueb4793
2 жыл бұрын
Demon? But the trim tag said slant-six?
@SteveMagnante
2 жыл бұрын
Hello Trucker Daddy - AKA John in Quebec, I understand your confusion. After all, isn't every Demon a red hot muscle machine? YES ifffff we're talking about modern Challengers, all of which have at least 808-horsepower (or 840 with the 100 Octane "pill"). But when it comes to 1971-'72 Dart demons, the lowly 198 Slant Six was the base engine with the 225 Slant Six and 318 2-bbl as options. The Hot Dog was the Demon 340. But then again if you are writing from Canada, "the rules" may well be different. I know Canada built 340 powered base Darts in 1972 and '73 that NEVER happened in the Lower 48. So maybe those Canadian-built Dart Demons are a source of confusion? On this topic, I recently saw a 1972 Dodge - Canada magazine ad for the Scat Pack!!! Here in the U.S. the Scat Pack ads ended after 1971. Just a similar bit of "chaff" that can cause cross-border confusion. Anyhoo, THANKS for watching and writing. -Steve Magnante
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