Orange Twists 71 Duster Build

[340sFastback]

I think going orange underneath is the way to go. Forget about deadlines do it right the first time and be done with it. That car is too nice to rush.

 

[orangetwist]

About got the underside ready to go.

All the surface rust is gone. Its real smooth now, no pits anywhere. Just gotta treat a few areas where the rust was a little heavier, then ready to prime and paint. Some of the pictures got mixed up and out of order. So theres some from before I was finished and went back and hit a few spots better.

 

[orangetwist]

A few full length shots onthe stands.

 

[orangetwist]

Rear Wheel Wells

Front Inner fenders

I cleaned all these up some and then hit them with POR 15. They will all get undercoated again once its ready.

 

[orangetwist]

New front tire size against the rears.

 

[justin_bongo]

Looks great!! Did you media blast the underside?

 

[orangetwist]

Looks great!! Did you media blast the underside?

Nope, that's just a couple of days of wire wheeling and hitting with scotch bright pads.

 

[pettybludart]

Very nice car!Your doing it the right way too.Will be following this thread for the results.:-D

 

[orangetwist]

Some of these pics make the primer look like it has a yellowish tint, but it was white. It was also still somewhat wet when I took these so it looks glossy.

 

[orangetwist]

Now to just go through and add a little layer of undercoat in the fenderwells.

 

[orangetwist]

Also got my front end tore the rest of they way apart last night. Now to prep and paint it all.

 

[smartken22]

Man that underbody came out really nice! Mine needs attention as well, but that looks like a lot of wire wheeling! Nice job!

 

[NukeBass]

That is one nice car. I love the look of the early 70s Twisters.

 

[mopar65]

Now to just go through and add a little layer of undercoat in the fenderwells.

frist let me say you are doing a awesome job and very nice looking car. I will be starting a build on my 74 duster soon and i want to do the same thing you did. But time for the dumb question.I am not a painter or body man.So my question is how the heck did you paint the floor on jack stands.I mean did you have to lay on your back to paint it?thanks mopar65

 

[orangetwist]

frist let me say you are doing a awesome job and very nice looking car. I will be starting a build on my 74 duster soon and i want to do the same thing you did. But time for the dumb question.I am not a painter or body man.So my question is how the heck did you paint the floor on jack stands.I mean did you have to lay on your back to paint it?thanks mopar65

Thank for the compliment....That's exactly how. My dad is the one who painted it. Kind of a pain. If I had planned on doing this the entire time I would have built or borrowed a rotisserie and done the underside before the rest of the car. Would have made it much easier both for cleaning and painting.

 

[340sFastback]

Underside looks outstanding!! First time I have seen that level of job done on jack stands. Great work!!

 

[orangetwist]

Got the suspension slapped back into it this past weekend.

 

[JeffTheMarine]

Gorgeous car and you do amazing work my friend!!!


Jeff

 

[440jimr]

Beautiful!

 

[bvt69dart]

Your hard work and attention to detail is paying off "Big Time"! Subscribed.

 

[lmntwst]

You are doing a great job!! We just got to get your dad back over to the Mopar family!!
Cant wait to see it back on the road.

 

[pastortom1]

Yeah, this is some really awesome work............Amazing attention to detail.

:burnout::burnout::burnout: 3 burnout salute!

 

[rgreule]

heck yeah man.. awesome work.. looking very nice..

 

[orangetwist]

Been away for a while. Made some progress though. Engine is in, exhaust is done, sound deadener is in, dash is back together, its running, headliner is going in tomorrow, followed by interior, then just gotta do some some small detail things and its ready to go.

Exhaust is the Jegs kit w/o muffs then got the copies of flowmasters off ebay. Sounds really good, ill get a vid of it sometime. Kit fit great. I modified some to get a little better fit, but it would have went on good without the mods i made. Welded it all together, except for the over the axle pipe/tailpipes. Its clamped on above the axle. That way I could remove it without cutting it up. I may get rid of the clamp and add a flange there eventually.

Gauges back in

Also added some Vintage style Stewart Warner Gauges. And my Vintage Craig 8 track player. Pics kinda blurry.

Also removed the 76 inspection sticker from the windshield. Id have left it if it was all there and looked good, but it was already torn and starting to peel. It actually came off just like it looks on the glass, didnt leave any on the windshield. Its now in the book with all the other original papers i have for it.

Thats it for now....More in a week or so when its all back together.

 

[Rocker'sDuster]

You are an inspiration to me and my project dude, seriously. You work at the level I want to be at! After reading through this, I am considering stripping my whole car down and doing it the right way!

I would really love to see you put up more pictures of the whole process!