73 Duster 340

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yhzrt

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Any constructive criticism and or thoughts would be appreciated.

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Thanks guys. Yes it going back to original. Its a slow and frustrating process but it will all be worth it in the end.
 
Nice! Somewhat similar to my hunk of burning haus.. :) I am jealous, yours came considerably better outfitted. Mine came with the cardboard boxes hood option.. Cant wait to see progress reports man! Rent a kerosene or diesel steam cleaner for a couple days, that will strip off everything on the undercarriage, messy as heck, but it will be super clean and ready for the next step.. Just a suggestion




yhzrt said:
Thanks guys. Yes it going back to original. Its a slow and frustrating process but it will all be worth it in the end.
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Not bad...Looks like a worthy car.

Good luck, keep us posted!
 
Thanks guys. Not sure yet what I'm going to do with underneath. Need to get the trunk and quarters taken care of first. The car has been VERY well undercoated at one point and had some bad patches in the rear. I don't have a big garage, so I can't rotisserie it (though I do have access to one) Not going for a show car, it will definatly be driven, just put back to original. The only things that I might change are the steering wheel (I like the Tuft wheel), intake and might keep the headers. Appreciate the support and will keep you updated.
 
Yes it is slow. Me and my dad have been working on a #'s 340 car for nearly 6 years. Really pushing to finnish this year. Yours looks to be in better shape then what ours was however. I'll be watching your progress.
 
Its been a while since I've posted anything. Lots has happened since I started this thread. Here are some updates!
 

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Thanks guys! Not going to be working on it very much until the new year. Passenger side quarter is next and a floor pan or two. Thats pretty much all of the panels that need replacing. Hoping to have it on the road next fall. It will most likely be in primer, but everything else will be done.
 
Great progress so far, if I can offer some advice to potentially save you a big headache down the road. Before you prime over the AMD coating, remove as much as possible so your primer has bare metal as a base. I asked a professional about using the coating as a base and this was his answer." do you really want to trust a five thousand paint job to a twelve year old boy in Taiwan making fifty cents a hour who applied the base coating." That did it for me every panel has been blasted since then. nothing worse than a lifting or bubbles 6 months down the road.
 
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Great progress so far, if I can offer some advice to potentially save you a big headache down the road. Before you prime over the AMD coating, remove as much as possible so your primer has bare metal as a base. I asked a professional about using the coating as a base and this was his answer." do you really want to trust a five thousand paint job to a twelve year old boy in Taiwan making fifty cents a hour who applied the base coating." That did it for me every panel has been blasted since then. nothing worse than a lifting or bubbles 6 months down the road.
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Thanks! I appreciate the advice and its a very good point!
I've seen your thread also and your car looks great!
 
Matt, is this rotisserie rent-able ? I want one for maybe two weeks..

Grassy
 
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