Motoblag's '71 Duster
As my welcome wagon thread says, I'm back at it after a big hiatus.
I rebuilt the carb, a 750 Holley:
Pulled a valve cover to take a peek:
Squirted MMO into the cylinders, fresh spark plugs, temporary lawn mower fuel tank and she ran!
She's a bit rusty:
Lots of evidence of electrical issues:
Trunk was still wet under the spare after being indoors for about a year:
Bumpers were painted years ago:
She was bottomed out hard at least a few times:
Took the driver's side fender off:
Inside of fender, rotted through:
Swung by Firm Feel in Vancouver to pick up my front end rebuild kit:
Things can get cooking when I get my front end rebuild tool set from Mancini next week.
Project goals
I'm not interested in a show quality car. I want something I can drive daily, have a respectable 1/4 mile and be able to handle well enough to not be embarrassing. To that end, my first steps are to rebuild the front suspension, get new tires and maybe a carb with a choke. After that, I'll be learning some body work, cutting the rust off the quarter panels and trying my hand at welding in replacement metal.
As my welcome wagon thread says, I'm back at it after a big hiatus.
I rebuilt the carb, a 750 Holley:
Pulled a valve cover to take a peek:
Squirted MMO into the cylinders, fresh spark plugs, temporary lawn mower fuel tank and she ran!
She's a bit rusty:
Lots of evidence of electrical issues:
Trunk was still wet under the spare after being indoors for about a year:
Bumpers were painted years ago:
She was bottomed out hard at least a few times:
Took the driver's side fender off:
Inside of fender, rotted through:
Swung by Firm Feel in Vancouver to pick up my front end rebuild kit:
Things can get cooking when I get my front end rebuild tool set from Mancini next week.
Project goals
I'm not interested in a show quality car. I want something I can drive daily, have a respectable 1/4 mile and be able to handle well enough to not be embarrassing. To that end, my first steps are to rebuild the front suspension, get new tires and maybe a carb with a choke. After that, I'll be learning some body work, cutting the rust off the quarter panels and trying my hand at welding in replacement metal.