Wow that guy was quick on the paint work.
1970 Duster project in Sweden
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grautiere
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Nice project... I´ve did nearly the same with my 1970 Duster...have a look here: Restoring my 1970 Duster
Good luck with it !
Peter
from Leipzig, Germany
Good luck with it !
Peter
from Leipzig, Germany
Thanks. Nice Duster you have there and good work on it!
I love the 200 KM speedometer
I started installing the new carpet yesterday. I laid it out in the car and then let it rest with a little electric radiator on low heat. It was a lot easier to get it to fit after that. I have not yet trimmed any parts. I think I might need to trim the sides a little. How much goes under the door sill?
I have continued to work on the interior. The carpet is now finished.
I used paint from Herb's Parts for my front seats. I have to say it worked out really well. These are not the original seats, someone before me took out the bench seat and installed these, I think they are from a Oldsmobile. Now they have the same color as the back seat!
Before:
And after
It feels great to finally put stuff back together again. I have taken the time to polish all the trim and stuff. It's in pretty bad condition, but with a lot of elbow grease it's turning out decent. A friend hooked me up with a nice set of 3 point seat belts that I also installed.
I used paint from Herb's Parts for my front seats. I have to say it worked out really well. These are not the original seats, someone before me took out the bench seat and installed these, I think they are from a Oldsmobile. Now they have the same color as the back seat!
Before:
And after
It feels great to finally put stuff back together again. I have taken the time to polish all the trim and stuff. It's in pretty bad condition, but with a lot of elbow grease it's turning out decent. A friend hooked me up with a nice set of 3 point seat belts that I also installed.
Thanks!
It's starting to come together again. Been doing an hour there and an hour there. Whenever I can I guess. Polishing trim eats up a lot of time but it sure makes a big difference. I also ordered a new stripe kit that I'm waiting on.
My friend snapped this picture while I was out for a little test drive. I will take some better pics in the sun when it's ready for the road. It's my friends Dart besides the Duster. He's got a hot 440 in it. It runs strong!
LOL! Yea man! A little Rip Van Winkle and stuff happens! He is doing ahellva job! Sweet it is!
Now that I have been driving the car some I discovered a vibration in the front and steering wheel when braking. Turned out I had a bad slop in the idler arm. It's almost new and seems to be in good condition, but I could shim it so that it could not travel on the bolt between the jaws of the k-member. I also discovered that my brake shoes up front need replacing and that I might have to machine the drums. A friend will look at them, if they are good I will get new shoes, if they are done I will go disc brakes.
And some photos of the lights
And some photos of the lights
71DusterSwe
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Whoah, looks brand new! Interior and exterior. Great job-
And nice find on that 360, I remember you told me about getting one.
Did you buy the bitumen from Biltema? I put that in my Camaro and it was unexpectedly easy to get in and around things.
And nice find on that 360, I remember you told me about getting one.
Did you buy the bitumen from Biltema? I put that in my Camaro and it was unexpectedly easy to get in and around things.
Thanks
The 360 is still on a stand in my garage, but I hope to build it and install it in the coming winter. Yes I bought the Bitumen from Biltema. Do you still have that Camaro, would be cool to see a picture? How is your 360 build coming along?71DusterSwe
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Yeah I saw that, take your time
No I sold it to be able to pay the machine shop for the work on my 360, little did I know it would take them like 9 months to finish it...
It's been a struggle since day one but right now I will have to smoothen the chinese roller rockers I bought so they will fit over the springs and then basically put it together and put it in the car, so completion date next year :-D
No I sold it to be able to pay the machine shop for the work on my 360, little did I know it would take them like 9 months to finish it...
It's been a struggle since day one but right now I will have to smoothen the chinese roller rockers I bought so they will fit over the springs and then basically put it together and put it in the car, so completion date next year :-D
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