fm3 coded 340 auto duster resto...............
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wooo-hooo, hold your horses there!. this one i am not in a rush to do!, but i must still paick at it every single day. cause if i do not, then i will lose all visions of it when done, and then i loose all intrest in finishing it!.lmao it is that friggin snow-ball-effect thing!
plus, the wife works, and i am a stay at home dad, and i love to spend time with my son. our daughter is in school already, and i miss her. jr starts this year comming up, so i may as well spend as much time with him as possible!.. but i still sneak out from time to time, or just let him come out there and lose my tools for me, so when i need them, i have to go on like a easter egg hunt for them!. i would not give it up for the world though. i still get what i need to done!
Keep up the good work Dad, you will blink your eyes and the kids will be in there teen's.
ok. decided to replace just the area of floor needed, as i think it would be a waste to do the entire floor.
here is i cut it out and use the piece as a template.
i also jumped to another project aspect of the car. i pulled the entire dash apart for resto.
here are picks of floor first. will cut the floor patch out tommorow, and weld it in
here is i cut it out and use the piece as a template.
i also jumped to another project aspect of the car. i pulled the entire dash apart for resto.
here are picks of floor first. will cut the floor patch out tommorow, and weld it in
now, i took tons of pics of doing the dash, as i may do a budget resto thread on it.
the face is one of the best condition i have had my hands on. yea, all the paint is peeled, but there is no plastic repairs needed. not cut out around radio.
but, under the ashtray, the dash is twisted something feirce. i will have to dolly the dent out, and straighten it all.
the face is one of the best condition i have had my hands on. yea, all the paint is peeled, but there is no plastic repairs needed. not cut out around radio.
but, under the ashtray, the dash is twisted something feirce. i will have to dolly the dent out, and straighten it all.
dusterdan
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man i'll be following your gauge restoration i'm trying to do mine by hand but wheew is it alot of work!
604 Racing
604 RACING
my buddy just did a complete front clip on a number AAR cuda, frame rails, rad support swap etc...wasent bad at all, he figured it was harder to line up a set of OEM quarters
64dart170
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Pinky...LOL
Nice name for her.
Great Work! Glad I found your thread. Lovin it!!:cheers:
Your the man now that ya got a pink car, wish I had one. Even if I did ABodyBetty would claim it for herself, LMAO!!
Have a great day today and keep up the great work! Fab is where it's at.
John:coffee2:
68383GTS
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Looks good,but you may not want the top of the dash gloss.The gloss paint will reflect the sun and blind you.
Jim
Jim
Dusterdude72
IN MOPAR MUSCLE MAGAZINE
On my duster I used satin black on the dash and semi gloss black on the doors and sail panels and what not. it came out looking factory.
I agree though...you might not like the high gloss on the dash because of glare....and dust on top of a shiny black surface will show big time.
maybe scuff it up and lay down some satin clear over top?
unless thats the look you were going for? if so....then more power to ya!
I agree though...you might not like the high gloss on the dash because of glare....and dust on top of a shiny black surface will show big time.
maybe scuff it up and lay down some satin clear over top?
unless thats the look you were going for? if so....then more power to ya!
yes, the way i wanted it to look.lol if you are sitting in the seat, the dash pad sits up higher than the frame, so no worries with glare!.
the paint i bought is supposed to be semi-gloss black, but the goof balls mixing paint have no clue sometimes.lol
the paint i bought is supposed to be semi-gloss black, but the goof balls mixing paint have no clue sometimes.lol
Dusterdude72
IN MOPAR MUSCLE MAGAZINE
HAHA....I hear ya.
Your work looks like it came out great though!, cant wait to see the dash all back together all nice and new.
Didn't you spiff up one of these rally dash's once before about a year or so ago? if I remember right it came out looking awesome!.
Your work looks like it came out great though!, cant wait to see the dash all back together all nice and new.
Didn't you spiff up one of these rally dash's once before about a year or so ago? if I remember right it came out looking awesome!.
Lookin good, Joe.
What blast material are you using?
I bought the same blater you are using and it goes thru media like mad.
Tractor supply fine black diamonds.
50 lbs lasts under 5 minutes.
I bought the same blater you are using and it goes thru media like mad.
Tractor supply fine black diamonds.
50 lbs lasts under 5 minutes.
it has been al ong time since i bought the stuff, i do not remember what exactly it is. i think it is a horribly fine sand. lik a dust. a 25 lb bag cost me 50 bucks. i bought two bags, and still going. i am getting a little low, so i need to pick up at least one more
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