Recent content by Mattwood440

Quick update: I'm leaning towards media blasting. I'm supposed to talk to the business owner this week. @ESP47 I didn't even know what trunk extensions were until just now, lol. Thanks!

Will the soda remove body filler or is it too soft? I know it has filler in the 1/4s but who knows what's under the rest of that primer.

I'm actually looking into a dry ice blaster in Knoxville. I will report when I hear back. I think dipping is out of the question. 4-5 grand to strip a 72 Duster is a bit rich for me and there is no one local. If it had the broadcast sheet, was more original, or had sentimental value I would...

Let's talk media blasting. Is soda the way to go? Something else? What about the leftover media that I keep hearing is a mess? What about dustless blasting? If I'm not mistaken the water contains the media so it still leaves residue. Since I'm not doing the bodywork, I assume the bare metal...

They can leave their hat on :p

I looked at that as well but I read that the car should be e coated afterwards. That sounds expensive.

I am finishing disassembly soon and will be approaching the 2nd step in my first restoration: dropping it off at a body shop. I have the skills, time, and most of the tools to do everything myself, except the body. Vehicle: all numbers matching 72 Duster 340, fender tag, no broadcast sheet, TX9...

Ditto. 72 Duster with the hard board headliner. I'm trying to decide if this is something I want to tackle myself or farm out. The one YouTube video I watched made the new repo one seem like a total pain, with lots of trimming and modification necessary (I forgot the brand). I do not have the...

:thankyou: Thank you, my friends! I ordered a kit with all the bells and whistles from Mike's Carburetor Parts. This should be fun! For years I was a dealership tech well AFTER carbs were phased out so I've never rebuilt one. Unless you count the motorcycle carb I tried to rebuild 20 years ago...

I didn't know that. Good info. @rumblefish360 I'll order the rebuild kit. Any brand better than others?

A previous owner put a 9009S Thermoquad on my 72 Duster 340. It has sat for years and has not run since I bought. I discovered yesterday that it has the "850" cfm TQ carb, date coded 1975. My question is this; should I rebuild/reuse this carb or get a reman smaller one, like how it came...

That is most likely what I will do before I replace the line this winter during the resto. Unfortunately my lift is currently occupied and it's a b---- to get leverage while laying on the ground. I just figured if Chrysler had some odd reason for making it this way from the factory I wouldn't...

I was apparently unclear in my initial post. I was using my phone and that was my fault. The topic is the rubber hose that connects the steel fuel line to the fuel tank sending unit on a 1972 Duster 340. I purchased this vehicle recently and determined that it would not start due to fuel not...

Obviously someone changed some stuff back here. It's not getting fuel, and this doesn't look right. There is no vapor port in the tank or sending unit, and I know that isn't correct because turning it over creates a huge vacuum in the tank unless the fuel cap is off. Is the end of the fuel line...