1972 Duster, 340/4, black on black (the endgame)
Slugging it out with the bondo work. The left fender is in real nice shape for 47 year old steel. My own-very-own welder is supposed to be here Wednesday so I can cover the side marker light openings and fill the Valiant emblem holes:
The right one, on the other hand...:
I still need to close up the ignition switch opening on the dash but the rest of it cleaned up pretty well. Of course, the dash cluster needs a lot of work. I'll delete the flasher switch opening-I had considered modifying it for a fog light switch location but I think I'll forego fog lights. And I scored the glove box trim piece as well so I don't have to wreck the original Barracuda piece:
The plan is to go with wood grain inserts on the top half, and since the dash is black I'll go with silver on the bottom. I'm also planning to do away with the thumbwheel radio. A PO did a hack job fitting it in this dash and I'll need a little more than AM radio in this car anyway-it's a driver, not a concours show car. And with my own-very-own welder I can weld in some support brackets to the back of the dash so the install won't be a cobbled up mess.
Off to slug it out with that right fender.
Ken
Slugging it out with the bondo work. The left fender is in real nice shape for 47 year old steel. My own-very-own welder is supposed to be here Wednesday so I can cover the side marker light openings and fill the Valiant emblem holes:
The right one, on the other hand...:
I still need to close up the ignition switch opening on the dash but the rest of it cleaned up pretty well. Of course, the dash cluster needs a lot of work. I'll delete the flasher switch opening-I had considered modifying it for a fog light switch location but I think I'll forego fog lights. And I scored the glove box trim piece as well so I don't have to wreck the original Barracuda piece:
The plan is to go with wood grain inserts on the top half, and since the dash is black I'll go with silver on the bottom. I'm also planning to do away with the thumbwheel radio. A PO did a hack job fitting it in this dash and I'll need a little more than AM radio in this car anyway-it's a driver, not a concours show car. And with my own-very-own welder I can weld in some support brackets to the back of the dash so the install won't be a cobbled up mess.
Off to slug it out with that right fender.
Ken
