1972 Duster Build with my Daughter
Now the rear tank piston.
It is tricky to get it in as you have to compress the spring and get the snap ring in. Kaelyn put in the snap ring while I pressed.
Now the set screw to hold it together.
Quick trip to the paint shop and all done. Look so much more 1972 than the aftermarket one....
Kick down linkage. Went to town to get some raw material. Steel rod and a fine thread bolt that fits the slotted adjustment linkage. Cut off the head and weld it on.
I used a grinder to make a few slots to bend the rod in 2 spots and welded a bolt shaft 90 degrees with a backup washer. I got frustrated and finished it with out many photos. You can see it in the engine shots. I have some springs coming Monday so I still need to weld on a bracket for the kick down return spring once I get it and figure out where it should go.
We bought a second set of plug wires and by mixing them we got the routing to be much more correct. Also the fan is now mounted and the AC bracket cut to clear. Need to decide if I want to weld a strengthening plate over it. I think I should.
Here is the photo shoot!
Now the rear tank piston.
It is tricky to get it in as you have to compress the spring and get the snap ring in. Kaelyn put in the snap ring while I pressed.
Now the set screw to hold it together.
Quick trip to the paint shop and all done. Look so much more 1972 than the aftermarket one....
Kick down linkage. Went to town to get some raw material. Steel rod and a fine thread bolt that fits the slotted adjustment linkage. Cut off the head and weld it on.
I used a grinder to make a few slots to bend the rod in 2 spots and welded a bolt shaft 90 degrees with a backup washer. I got frustrated and finished it with out many photos. You can see it in the engine shots. I have some springs coming Monday so I still need to weld on a bracket for the kick down return spring once I get it and figure out where it should go.
We bought a second set of plug wires and by mixing them we got the routing to be much more correct. Also the fan is now mounted and the AC bracket cut to clear. Need to decide if I want to weld a strengthening plate over it. I think I should.
Here is the photo shoot!
