Rocker's 1973 Duster "Clara"
Thank you again for the compliments guys! It was the countless nights of reading over your own threads that encouraged me to start this project in the first place!
I dont have a bunch to update on I am more or less on the cusp of making some serious progress. I have been busy dealing with (positive) changes at work, as well as my kiddos birthdays, so I havent had the funds to go crazy recently.
-I am still waiting to purchase the paints I will need to do the underside of the car, so that is on hold.
-A majority of the front suspension is in the hands of our Mistress of Metal being turned into art! It is just about completed!
-Pinholes in the floorboard did get welded up!
-The engine is almost finished. I am scheduled to see it run on the Dyno the first week of March!!!
In the meantime I have been occupying myself with the AC/heater box. Between an article I found on Mopar Magazines website and using common sense, it is surprisingly easy. I have everything pulled completely apart, and only need to resto a few more parts. I also need to order the seal kit from DTM. I posted a few pictures I have taken along the way.
A picture from the breakdown process.
A shot of the evaporator housing/box restored. I have been gently blasting all of the fiberglass, then hitting it with a semi-gloss clear coat. You can see the reflection of the plastic bag on the surface. All internal areas get a single coat of clear, while the exterior receives two.
All of the actuators, and most of the hardware have also been finished up!
This is the last piece I need to blast/finish up. This last piece scares me, as it has several serious stress cracks, and the metal panel on the back is riveted in. I am going to have to really be careful blasting this part, as I have to get the blaster nozzle up inside there.
I'll play it safe and pick up a new heater core, but since I do not plan to re-install the A/C at this time, I cleaned up the evaporator really good and will just drop it back into the box. This will at least fill in the firewall holes, and make it easier if I ever do decide to resto the under-hood A/C components.
Here's a link to the Mopar Magazine article I used.
http://www.moparmusclemagazine.com/...o_restore_your_mopars_plenum_box/viewall.html
Thank you again for the compliments guys! It was the countless nights of reading over your own threads that encouraged me to start this project in the first place!
I dont have a bunch to update on I am more or less on the cusp of making some serious progress. I have been busy dealing with (positive) changes at work, as well as my kiddos birthdays, so I havent had the funds to go crazy recently.
-I am still waiting to purchase the paints I will need to do the underside of the car, so that is on hold.
-A majority of the front suspension is in the hands of our Mistress of Metal being turned into art! It is just about completed!
-Pinholes in the floorboard did get welded up!
-The engine is almost finished. I am scheduled to see it run on the Dyno the first week of March!!!
In the meantime I have been occupying myself with the AC/heater box. Between an article I found on Mopar Magazines website and using common sense, it is surprisingly easy. I have everything pulled completely apart, and only need to resto a few more parts. I also need to order the seal kit from DTM. I posted a few pictures I have taken along the way.
A picture from the breakdown process.
A shot of the evaporator housing/box restored. I have been gently blasting all of the fiberglass, then hitting it with a semi-gloss clear coat. You can see the reflection of the plastic bag on the surface. All internal areas get a single coat of clear, while the exterior receives two.
All of the actuators, and most of the hardware have also been finished up!
This is the last piece I need to blast/finish up. This last piece scares me, as it has several serious stress cracks, and the metal panel on the back is riveted in. I am going to have to really be careful blasting this part, as I have to get the blaster nozzle up inside there.
I'll play it safe and pick up a new heater core, but since I do not plan to re-install the A/C at this time, I cleaned up the evaporator really good and will just drop it back into the box. This will at least fill in the firewall holes, and make it easier if I ever do decide to resto the under-hood A/C components.
Here's a link to the Mopar Magazine article I used.
http://www.moparmusclemagazine.com/...o_restore_your_mopars_plenum_box/viewall.html
