Rocker's 1973 Duster "Clara"
During my downtime, I had researched how to pull apart and inspect the transmission. I felt confident I could pull it apart, but knew it would take me some time. I admit I got lazy and wanted results sooner, so I had a friend who has pulled these things apart for fun, help me go through it. Beyond a synchro ring, new speedo gear, and new seals/gaskets throughout, the thing was in great shape. I need to give a big thank you to my buddy Mike Juve for ALL of his help with this! :thumbrig:
I ordered a slew of parts from Brewers that I just did not have (nor wanted to hunt down and restore), such as shifter rods, brackets, hardware, etc. While waiting for all of this to come in, I had the bell housing cleaned up and inspected for cracks. While m y son was doing homework the other day I found I had a few minutes, so not being able to leave well enough alone, I tried my hand at mimicking the overspray on the bell housing. I am about halfway done with restoring the Transmission cross member, so I will post pics later with that and all the bells and whistles attached. My son wants to do most of the assembly work, so this should be fun!
Before.
My first look inside, then after teardown.
My speedo gear got eaten!
After.
My crown jewel! Again I got lazy and bought it restored. I budgeted for one to restore, but got a great price on this so I couldn’t say no!
While waiting for parts to arrive, I got ancy and pulled the pedal assembly apart. I blasted all of the parts and am in the process of painting them. I have also ordered replacement pedal pads, and a clutch stop bumper. This brings me to where I am at now. I sprayed the clutch pedal this morning before work, and will give it a second coat when I get home.
Teardown. The semi-gloss paint on everything is not my thing.
Painting parts. You’ll see the cross member bolts in the background.
I'll update more as soo as I have pics!
During my downtime, I had researched how to pull apart and inspect the transmission. I felt confident I could pull it apart, but knew it would take me some time. I admit I got lazy and wanted results sooner, so I had a friend who has pulled these things apart for fun, help me go through it. Beyond a synchro ring, new speedo gear, and new seals/gaskets throughout, the thing was in great shape. I need to give a big thank you to my buddy Mike Juve for ALL of his help with this! :thumbrig:
I ordered a slew of parts from Brewers that I just did not have (nor wanted to hunt down and restore), such as shifter rods, brackets, hardware, etc. While waiting for all of this to come in, I had the bell housing cleaned up and inspected for cracks. While m y son was doing homework the other day I found I had a few minutes, so not being able to leave well enough alone, I tried my hand at mimicking the overspray on the bell housing. I am about halfway done with restoring the Transmission cross member, so I will post pics later with that and all the bells and whistles attached. My son wants to do most of the assembly work, so this should be fun!
Before.
My first look inside, then after teardown.
My speedo gear got eaten!
After.
My crown jewel! Again I got lazy and bought it restored. I budgeted for one to restore, but got a great price on this so I couldn’t say no!
While waiting for parts to arrive, I got ancy and pulled the pedal assembly apart. I blasted all of the parts and am in the process of painting them. I have also ordered replacement pedal pads, and a clutch stop bumper. This brings me to where I am at now. I sprayed the clutch pedal this morning before work, and will give it a second coat when I get home.
Teardown. The semi-gloss paint on everything is not my thing.
Painting parts. You’ll see the cross member bolts in the background.
I'll update more as soo as I have pics!
