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its about to start slowing down haha I had been adding tons of pictures from over a year ago at the beginning and going through the whole process so it seemed quicker. But those recent ones are from this weekend so now im all caught up on pics for the most part haha. The wheels are 275 60...

Had to give her a bath..

first time getting out from under the carport.. REALLY dusty... ha I threw the fenders on to get an idea. The front end sits high because the the torsion bars are tightened a bit and the rear.. Im kinda confused at why its so high. That rear end came out of a 76 volare I believe. But its...

Time for a little update... went working on finishing up the rear end, gas tank install this weekend. Finally got the car on the ground and rolling! I put my rims and tires on the car to get a good look at what it will look like but rollers will be on the car during the rest of the resto...

I need to try some of that evapo-rust because this home made stuff works good but you have to watch that acid eating the metal haha Some of the parts that I wanted to look natural, I just clear coated it right after I pulled it out and dried it. Really looked good!

dusted72 - Man.. you did exactly what I did on those pedals.. Yours look great by the way. Thanks for sending that link.. Im gonna spend a while looking at your build now. haha

Thanks! Actually what ive been doing is the lemon juice, vinegar dunking that removes rust on most all the small parts including the pedals. Man does it work great. In one of my rooms ive got a big plastic container that I have the lemon juice and vinegar in and Ill leave these parts in it for...

Since I live in a apartment and my car is 35 min away I can only work on it on the weekends. So that gives me alot of time to work on mini projects during the week! I kind of look at it as a bunch of mini projects and keeps me from getting overwhelmed looking at all the stuff I have to do to...

DartNut - I would have definitely used the 73 K frame but the donor car I got was used for alittle drag racing and they cut the K frame all at the motor mounts. I think they had some other engine in this thing.. either a big block or another manufacture engine. Another reason is I had already...

Im still learning this whole process but my brother told me after I got the leaf springs bolted up to the rear end that I should have bolted the front of the leaf springs to the car first, then roll the rear end under the car, and bolt the rear and drop the U-bolts down last.. haha. He was...

Here are pictures of the rear end getting the leaf springs. I will cut the U-bolts down so they dont hang so far down alittle later. Also I clear coated my new gas tank and got the new sending unit installed. It will go in after the rear end.

well..Yesterday I got out in the nice 105 - 110 degree Mississippi heat and worked more on the front suspension and also the rear end. My goal at the moment is to get it back on the ground so I can roll it around. That will help alot on the rest of the resto and also allow me to load it up on...

Upper A arm installed and the rest of the suspension as well. It was getting dark and I dont have a pic of the drivers side.. but Ill get them the next time I work on it.

This weekend I got all the suspension parts together and started throwing them on the car FINALLY! Lots of sandblasting and painting finally done! Here is the lower control arms before and here are some of the various suspension parts painted black.

Ok.. Im getting to the stage on my rebuild where Ive got to make a decision on my brakes. Ive got a 71 Duster that I threw the Disc Brake setup out of a 73 Duster on there. Everything is stock replacement parts and I even bought brand new Inline tube SS brake lines for a 73 Duster. Instead of...

here was my 72 duster that I threw them on.

I'm sorry.. I totally misunderstood your question.. haha I was thinking you were asking about the new tires. I dont have those old tires and rims anymore but I believe they were 70's or 75's They were older tires that were starting to dry rot alittle. But they looked to have been put on in...

Here is where I bought them.. DiscountTire.com They are the second tire down on this page. (The rear tires)...

They are Cooper Cobra's 235/60/15's for the Front 275/60/15's for the rear 15 x 7 up front and 15 x 8 for the rear. I believe thats the largest tire you can put under there with out rubbing. I might be wrong though.

I took all the suspension parts from the 73 Duster parts car and sand blasted them. I bought Energy Suspension Poly bushing for the car and in these pics you see where I sand blasted the parts and installed the upper a arm bushings and ball joint before painting. Spindles got blasted and...

The Fenders have come off and here im starting to grind the engine bay. Because im working outside I put a quick primer coat on it to keep it from flash rusting. As soon as the suspension gets back on I will take it to a booth and do a good coat of primer and then paint. The metal was pitted...

This is the floors after the carpet was pulled. The heater box leaked real bad apparently and made swiss cheese of the passenger side floor. I ordered a brand new AMD full passenger side floor pan but will only need from the seat forward. That will be my next project soon! The rest of the...

At first I was going to leave the windshield in but I keep either getting talked into doing more or I start thinking.. Well.. im already here.. I might as well do this.. and that. haha. Im sure ill be glad im doing it the way im doing and it will be better in the long run. But anyways.. here...

Thanks for the comments! I think her new name is Theresa.. Thats the name she was born with so Ill start calling her that haha. About the brake, Fuel lines.. I've already bought the complete new Stainless steal Brake and fuel lines for it from Inline Tube! :toothy7: It was pretty pricey...

Just want to show the rims and tires I bought for the car. They are American Racing VNT 70 R rims. In the second picture I had to mount the rear wheel on my brothers 73 Dart Sport to get an idea how she looked haha

more undercarriage

Thanks for all the compliments! I appreciate it.. I got real lucky by getting this car. Very solid with only having rust really in the passenger floor pan. Plus it has never been molested!!:angel7:

This car wasnt totally undercoated just in the wheel well areas. Im not sure if that was standard on all of them but I wanted to keep it all like it came. So I just brush painted the the underside with Semi Gloss Rustoleum paint. As of now all that Ive got is what you see in the pictures. Im...

Time to start grinding the K frame down. I'm still using the slant 6 K frame even though im putting a 360 in it. I bought some Schumacher Motor mounts and so it should all go in just fine. Later on which I found out.. I will have to cut an opening on both sides to put a 73 and up Sway bar in...

Before and after shot of the new rear end Im putting in the car. I think down the road I will put a 8 3/4 in but for now this 8.25 will do. I have bought all new drum brakes and lines for it which I will install later when the rear goes back in.