Dirtbag Duster
Progress from the last couple weekends:
The trunk is painted. I used acrylic enamel with hardener, same as under the car and in the engine bay. Unfortunately, PPG no longer makes the stuff, it's only available in the Omni line. The Omni single stage paint is crap. It doesn't cover at all until you have about three coats on. There goes my money savings. Ah well, that does it for the enamel. The outside of the car will be in base/clear. Got the battery box and shutoff switch mounted.
Pinion angle is set at 5 degrees, perches are welded, backing plates are on and axles are in. The 3.23 will go in for now, but I hope to have my hands on a 3.91 sure grip before long. Right now, the budget is an issue.
This is one of my favorite pictures. The Milodon oil pan, Lakewood bellhousing, trans and headers are all visible. Sometimes I roll unde rthe car on a creeper just to look at it. Then I start to... uh, nevermind. Anyway, the driveshaft loop is in. The driveshaft itself needs to be shortened by about an inch.
A shot of the bottom. You can see the spring sliders. The cable hanging down is the massive battery cable I got from my friend's dad. Saved me a small fortune.
The line lock is in. I still need some brake plumbing that I have on order.
That's it for now... until the weekend. I can't believe we're actually doing such small things. Soon the mechanicals will be done, then it's time for final bodywork and paint. Major expenditures coming up: radiator, gauges, and paint.
Progress from the last couple weekends:
The trunk is painted. I used acrylic enamel with hardener, same as under the car and in the engine bay. Unfortunately, PPG no longer makes the stuff, it's only available in the Omni line. The Omni single stage paint is crap. It doesn't cover at all until you have about three coats on. There goes my money savings. Ah well, that does it for the enamel. The outside of the car will be in base/clear. Got the battery box and shutoff switch mounted.
Pinion angle is set at 5 degrees, perches are welded, backing plates are on and axles are in. The 3.23 will go in for now, but I hope to have my hands on a 3.91 sure grip before long. Right now, the budget is an issue.
This is one of my favorite pictures. The Milodon oil pan, Lakewood bellhousing, trans and headers are all visible. Sometimes I roll unde rthe car on a creeper just to look at it. Then I start to... uh, nevermind. Anyway, the driveshaft loop is in. The driveshaft itself needs to be shortened by about an inch.
A shot of the bottom. You can see the spring sliders. The cable hanging down is the massive battery cable I got from my friend's dad. Saved me a small fortune.
The line lock is in. I still need some brake plumbing that I have on order.
That's it for now... until the weekend. I can't believe we're actually doing such small things. Soon the mechanicals will be done, then it's time for final bodywork and paint. Major expenditures coming up: radiator, gauges, and paint.
