father and son 1974 duster

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Thats cool that youre 11 ,I'm 12 and i have a 1972 Dart Special with a 318 4bbl that's getting a 383 this winter.
Nice find I like pretty much all MOPARs...exept for the obvious (like the new dart and the 80's/90's Dusters)
:burnout:
 
no one wants black steel wheels 14 inch or rally wheels with chrome trim rings? how about the slant six or the k frame or the front drums~~~ok what about a 7 1/4 rear? with drums!~
 
Its been a while since I posted on this thread ,so i have decided to leave the car paint alone and do minor stuff(Interior converted to black,8 3/4 rear,disk brakes,wheels ) as we go along winter because moneys tuff and as I post here i am going to post what Im doing while im not doing the duster> 1970 cuda drag car freshen up, pedal car drag car and the duster

so far i have 1. taken the drivers side door panels of the duster
2.took kick panels off(good cond.)
3.rocker trim off
4.rear door panels off
5.sail panels
6.put new battery tray in(other was bent from po crash)
7.took air cleaner ,fender braces, and battery braket off to get painted.
NOTE. this is just the drivers side

1970 cuda drag car:D

1.taken all the windows out
2.got the new lexan
3.took wheels off
4.primed engine and new plugs
5.redid wheelie bars
6.shined up all of the interior
7.took of both of the door panels(going to replace them with mirror finish)


1960s pedal car

1.stripped all of it
2 . went to hardware store and got tubes for injectors and headers 3. took of rear and got sandblasted and painted:D
 

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list of what i need

1.upper door panels
2.bucket seats
3.chrome valve cover /6
4.upper rear door panels
5.lower steering colum cover
6.gas pedal and brake pedal bezel

If you have any of these items please pm me with a price and pic.
Thanks Tim
 
does anybody know where i could get some cheap wheels? i like mags like cragers

I want to get away with the cheapest most reliable new wheels NO USED

I want to get them new to make sure they are right.
 
today i got the wheelie bars back for the cuda(look amazing)I also took the right side interior panels off and the front seat.I got back the fender braces and aircleaner from paint still got to touch them up a little ,then tomorrow i am going to take the rear seats out and also try to take of the valve cover to get a new one then i will go from there,I will post pics tomorrow.
 
ok here is the pics i promised:cheers:
 

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the wheelie bars were dipped to make it look like carbon fiber,tonight i will post pics of what i did today,Im hoping to get all the interior stripped out.
Im happy to hear your comments and/or suggestions
Thankyou
 
Oh, just saw the latest pics.
May be too late.
Read on anyway.

It has rubber mat?
You scored.
You do not want carpet.
Here’s what I’ve done on several cars.
I’ve gone to junkyards to get that rubber mat since they don’t reproduce rubber mat for MOPARS.
Even if the rubber mat has tears in it this will work since you can reinforce tape the back of the mat as you do it.
Take the mat out very carefully. It probably is aged.
Hose it off if you need to and store it gently.
Go to Home Depot.
In the sealant section get the polyurethane black roofing sealant in the caulking tube.
I think it is in a yellow and black tube.
When you get ready put the mat back in the car.
Squirt the sealant in the floor and put some paint thinner (mineral sprits) in with it so you can roll it over the mat with a coarse textured surface roller.
There is one that has looping on it. I use that one.
It is just a coating, not real thick.
You will have a nice black new polyurethane mat.

I also use that sealant for gluing the windshield gaskets back in.
They never leak or need to come out again.
But your car doesn’t look like you will be pulling the windshield.
If you do, use the old gasket to save money.
Stretch it between two poles with a come a long so it doesn’t shrink up while you have the glass out.
 
Oh, just saw the latest pics.
May be too late.
Read on anyway.

It has rubber mat?
You scored.
You do not want carpet.
Here’s what I’ve done on several cars.
I’ve gone to junkyards to get that rubber mat since they don’t reproduce rubber mat for MOPARS.
Even if the rubber mat has tears in it this will work since you can reinforce tape the back of the mat as you do it.
Take the mat out very carefully. It probably is aged.
Hose it off if you need to and store it gently.
Go to Home Depot.
In the sealant section get the polyurethane black roofing sealant in the caulking tube.
I think it is in a yellow and black tube.
When you get ready put the mat back in the car.
Squirt the sealant in the floor and put some paint thinner (mineral sprits) in with it so you can roll it over the mat with a coarse textured surface roller.
There is one that has looping on it. I use that one.
It is just a coating, not real thick.
You will have a nice black new polyurethane mat.

I also use that sealant for gluing the windshield gaskets back in.
They never leak or need to come out again.
But your car doesn’t look like you will be pulling the windshield.
If you do, use the old gasket to save money.
Stretch it between two poles with a come a long so it doesn’t shrink up while you have the glass out.
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Thanks alot this is very useful info and i will do it. Thanks
,Tim
 
Oh, and it looks like that car has the rear crash bumper that sticks out.
Can't tell.
I did a 74 Dart Sport.
I took the body filler out, cut the shock absorber mounts open.
Removed the spring "guts" from them and shoved the bumper closer to the body.
I got a good deal on a 74 rechromed one on ebay back then.
If I had to do it over again, I'd get an earlier bumper and have it rechromed and mount that some way. (I may do it yet.)
Those crash bumpers are biger and uglier.
 
Oh, and it looks like that car has the rear crash bumper that sticks out.
Can't tell.
I did a 74 Dart Sport.
I took the body filler out, cut the shock absorber mounts open.
Removed the spring "guts" from them and shoved the bumper closer to the body.
I got a good deal on a 74 rechromed one on ebay back then.
If I had to do it over again, I'd get an earlier bumper and have it rechromed and mount that some way. (I may do it yet.)
Those crash bumpers are biger and uglier.
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I know,I was going to do that that exact way but with the earlier rear bumper,Trying to figure out if it is cheaper to get a new 1970 bumper or a used one and get it rechromed
 
Today i made good progress i made the right and left door panel for the cuda and put one on and it looks great. On the duster i stripped all of the interior and i hope to get the headliner out and dash apart this week I will post pics tomorrow or tonight.
 
:scratch:pics I also found a build sheet but its a number 2 I haven't taken the mat out yet could the first one be under there?
 

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Going out in the garage tonight and i am going to take some pics of progress I took the grille out and Im going to speckle the trunk in a few days,also going out to finish the cuda right door panel and put together the front end with the limiters and the new powder coated springs
 
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Going out in the garage tonight and i am going to take some pics of progress I took the grille out and Im going to speckle the trunk in a few days,also going out to finish the cuda right door panel and put together the front end with the limiters and the new powder coated springs
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Oh geez ... tell me you didn't get your leaf springs powder coated.
 

Today i got some paint from Eastwood I got 4 cans of Spackle paint for the trunk and 2 cans of argent silver for the wheels and the grille. I will post pics tomorrow because i have not had the time lately.I also marked all of the windows in the lexan so i can cut them and paint around them this weekend.I am going to order eastwoods int.dye tomorrow and the weekend I am going to Spackle the trunk and coat the floors
 
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