KnuckleDuster's 71 Duster - Finally got a 4-speed!
Gave the 71 a bath, careful to dry out anywhere water got in, like inside doors, and trunk.
Well...a little bit of bad news, and some really good news.
Bad news is somebody let their cat use the brand new passenger bucket cover to sharpen it's claws! Looks like I need to find a good upholstery shop to see what they can do, or one white 71 Duster cover in great shape for cheap....yeah...
Good news is the trans is an 833 is out of a 73 A-body, and even though the broadcast sheet says 8-3/4 and 3:23 with no Suregrip, it is still 3.23, but it has Suregrip now!
Finally got time to spend some time under the car, and I'm pretty happy with it. It was a factory undercoated car, (look at the rear housing!)and the two repairs were both done well, it looks pretty good everywhere underneath. Original bell drums. Original KH discs with pad left and the shields aren't all beat up. Front suspension is pretty toasty, but that was expected. No sway bar but working a deal on tabbed LCA's, and I got a bar last month that may work.
I'm going to have to find a few other parts;
- a 64-69 single groove crank pulley to work with the Fluidamper that came on the engine.
- 1 marker light housing and all 4 lenses
- fender mount turn signal indicators
- manual trans throttle cable bracket
- correct shape radiator hoses
I also got some research to do on A833 stuff, supposedly it has a new clutch, not sure if I have the right rods to setup the pistol grip, or if the trans has any issues besides a leak somewhere.
All in all, it was a good day!
Gave the 71 a bath, careful to dry out anywhere water got in, like inside doors, and trunk.
Well...a little bit of bad news, and some really good news.
Bad news is somebody let their cat use the brand new passenger bucket cover to sharpen it's claws! Looks like I need to find a good upholstery shop to see what they can do, or one white 71 Duster cover in great shape for cheap....yeah...
Good news is the trans is an 833 is out of a 73 A-body, and even though the broadcast sheet says 8-3/4 and 3:23 with no Suregrip, it is still 3.23, but it has Suregrip now!
Finally got time to spend some time under the car, and I'm pretty happy with it. It was a factory undercoated car, (look at the rear housing!)and the two repairs were both done well, it looks pretty good everywhere underneath. Original bell drums. Original KH discs with pad left and the shields aren't all beat up. Front suspension is pretty toasty, but that was expected. No sway bar but working a deal on tabbed LCA's, and I got a bar last month that may work.
I'm going to have to find a few other parts;
- a 64-69 single groove crank pulley to work with the Fluidamper that came on the engine.
- 1 marker light housing and all 4 lenses
- fender mount turn signal indicators
- manual trans throttle cable bracket
- correct shape radiator hoses
I also got some research to do on A833 stuff, supposedly it has a new clutch, not sure if I have the right rods to setup the pistol grip, or if the trans has any issues besides a leak somewhere.
All in all, it was a good day!
