My "new" '74 Duster- or why I need a project like a hole in the head
Okay, another update. Just a small cosmetic one anyway. So my car is a '74, and I hate the plastic, stuck-on looking sidemarkers. I already changed the front side markers to '68 pieces when I did the front end swap and bodywork on the front clip. So, now to change the rears.
So here's what you start with, at least on a '74 Duster. I spent a bunch of time trying to figure out where the '68 marker would look best, the result was not using any of the existing holes. But hey, if you're going to do it, might as well put them where they look right. So the drill mark is the center of the new light location.
And here's the fun part!
The new marker hold did eliminate one of the old mounting holes, and here we are prepped for some welding.
Clamps in place, trying to make the bodywork on this as painless as possible. Even if I'm not going to do any for now.
Welding almost done...
Ground smooth and ready to go
Marker light installed, tan-ish paint to keep it from rusting. There's way more bodywork to do than this anyway, eventually I'll get around to finishing the paint job I started on the front.
And now they match! :D
Okay, another update. Just a small cosmetic one anyway. So my car is a '74, and I hate the plastic, stuck-on looking sidemarkers. I already changed the front side markers to '68 pieces when I did the front end swap and bodywork on the front clip. So, now to change the rears.
So here's what you start with, at least on a '74 Duster. I spent a bunch of time trying to figure out where the '68 marker would look best, the result was not using any of the existing holes. But hey, if you're going to do it, might as well put them where they look right. So the drill mark is the center of the new light location.
And here's the fun part!
The new marker hold did eliminate one of the old mounting holes, and here we are prepped for some welding.
Clamps in place, trying to make the bodywork on this as painless as possible. Even if I'm not going to do any for now.
Welding almost done...
Ground smooth and ready to go
Marker light installed, tan-ish paint to keep it from rusting. There's way more bodywork to do than this anyway, eventually I'll get around to finishing the paint job I started on the front.
And now they match! :D
