1972 Duster, 340/4, black on black (the endgame)
With 32 hours into it, the lion's share of it is done:
That last pic got corrupted somehow (crappy camera...) but I saved that much in Photoshop.
The list: Capped rear frame rails and welded in pieces of pipe for the rear spring shackles, reinforced sheet metal behind rear bumper, patched numerous little holes in older steel, reinforced fuel tank mounts, welded in the holes from drilling out the spotwelds for the trunk some 10 years ago, welded supports in wheel wells so lower rear quarters don't flex when you grab them, finished welds in wheel opening from redoing the quarters this past summer, made and installed plate steel boxes into frame for relocating springs, patched holes in sheet metal under factory spring mounts (which'll be covered when I make up rear torque boxes), patched hole in left rear floor (inside and out), replaced steel in three places in right rocker, made and installed steel plates to support bucket seats, beefed up torsion bar mounts on crossmember, finished the welding on a patch in the left front floor, made and installed front torque boxes and reinforced front suspension mounts. I still have to make and install some plates in the rear frame rail to beef up the spring shackle mounts, fill the holes for the factory bench seat, fix a dime sized hole in the floorpan, weld the parking brake cable mounts back in and redo the hole in the inner fender for the battery box mount.
Don't think I'll be getting much bondo work done this week, but it feels good to get all this stuff welded up. The shell just feels stronger.
Time for a nap.
Ken
With 32 hours into it, the lion's share of it is done:
That last pic got corrupted somehow (crappy camera...) but I saved that much in Photoshop.
The list: Capped rear frame rails and welded in pieces of pipe for the rear spring shackles, reinforced sheet metal behind rear bumper, patched numerous little holes in older steel, reinforced fuel tank mounts, welded in the holes from drilling out the spotwelds for the trunk some 10 years ago, welded supports in wheel wells so lower rear quarters don't flex when you grab them, finished welds in wheel opening from redoing the quarters this past summer, made and installed plate steel boxes into frame for relocating springs, patched holes in sheet metal under factory spring mounts (which'll be covered when I make up rear torque boxes), patched hole in left rear floor (inside and out), replaced steel in three places in right rocker, made and installed steel plates to support bucket seats, beefed up torsion bar mounts on crossmember, finished the welding on a patch in the left front floor, made and installed front torque boxes and reinforced front suspension mounts. I still have to make and install some plates in the rear frame rail to beef up the spring shackle mounts, fill the holes for the factory bench seat, fix a dime sized hole in the floorpan, weld the parking brake cable mounts back in and redo the hole in the inner fender for the battery box mount.
Don't think I'll be getting much bondo work done this week, but it feels good to get all this stuff welded up. The shell just feels stronger.
Time for a nap.
Ken
