My "new" '74 Duster- or why I need a project like a hole in the head
Alright, another update to catch up to where I'm actually at. I cleaned up and installed a set of 4 speed pedals. And, while everything was out of the dash, I decided to replace the wiper pivot seals, which were leaking, and the heater core, also leaking.
When I opened up the cowl vents, they had some pine needles in them. So I figured I'd better clean out the cowl. After jamming my arm up into the cowl for longer than I intended, I got everything out.
And in the process learned that my car had previously spent A LOT of time under a pine tree!!! :eek:
Since everything is out of the car for the most part, I pressurewashed the cowl space until everything was clean. Fortunately, things must actually have stayed pretty dry, because there wasn't any rust in the lower cowl. Moral of the story, if you've never cleaned out the cowl vents on your car, you might want to look. Well, probably not, but you should anyway. :evil4:
That pretty much gets you up to where I'm at now, which is restoring the rallye dash. Pictures to come soon. Hopefully. :D
Alright, another update to catch up to where I'm actually at. I cleaned up and installed a set of 4 speed pedals. And, while everything was out of the dash, I decided to replace the wiper pivot seals, which were leaking, and the heater core, also leaking.
When I opened up the cowl vents, they had some pine needles in them. So I figured I'd better clean out the cowl. After jamming my arm up into the cowl for longer than I intended, I got everything out.
And in the process learned that my car had previously spent A LOT of time under a pine tree!!! :eek:
Since everything is out of the car for the most part, I pressurewashed the cowl space until everything was clean. Fortunately, things must actually have stayed pretty dry, because there wasn't any rust in the lower cowl. Moral of the story, if you've never cleaned out the cowl vents on your car, you might want to look. Well, probably not, but you should anyway. :evil4:
That pretty much gets you up to where I'm at now, which is restoring the rallye dash. Pictures to come soon. Hopefully. :D
