70 duster: updating, and a no-dough pro-touring makeover
more money spent, more parts collected, more effort going into the car.
spent 55.95 for new sway bar mounts and bushings.
ordered a set of 3 point retractable seatbelts from http://wescoperformance.stores.yahoo.net/conversion-van-seat-belt.html
they were delivered tonight. hopefully ill get them put in this week. they are a VERY nicely made set of belts. i think i should have orders the 11 inch fixed end instead of the 8 though. well wait and see how they work.
175 for that.
worked some more on carb tuning since the manifold swap, and i cleaned it up. the car is driving much better now, more responsive, lot more low end torque, and it takes less throttle to maintain speed. have to change my entire tuine up from the single plane, though,.
new replacement spoiler has not arrived yet.
and i started working on finally finishing my trunk. got the floor made (still have to cut the access panel for the spare), made cardboard templates for the sides, and created my back "wall".
to so this, i first make a template out of cardboard. make sure it fits right and looks right, then transfer onto appropriate materials.
for the floor, im using 5/8 birch plywood (had half a sheet), for the back wall im using 1/8 paneling (had 1/4 sheet), for the sides im using 1/4 peg board so the ignition and audio can breathe (had half a sheet). ill be covering it all with carpet, and attaching them to the metal of the car with velcro.
heres pics of how far i got over the weekend.
new total (added all upfrom previous updates)
5029.74
more later this week when the belts are installed.
michael
more money spent, more parts collected, more effort going into the car.
spent 55.95 for new sway bar mounts and bushings.
ordered a set of 3 point retractable seatbelts from http://wescoperformance.stores.yahoo.net/conversion-van-seat-belt.html
they were delivered tonight. hopefully ill get them put in this week. they are a VERY nicely made set of belts. i think i should have orders the 11 inch fixed end instead of the 8 though. well wait and see how they work.
175 for that.
worked some more on carb tuning since the manifold swap, and i cleaned it up. the car is driving much better now, more responsive, lot more low end torque, and it takes less throttle to maintain speed. have to change my entire tuine up from the single plane, though,.
new replacement spoiler has not arrived yet.
and i started working on finally finishing my trunk. got the floor made (still have to cut the access panel for the spare), made cardboard templates for the sides, and created my back "wall".
to so this, i first make a template out of cardboard. make sure it fits right and looks right, then transfer onto appropriate materials.
for the floor, im using 5/8 birch plywood (had half a sheet), for the back wall im using 1/8 paneling (had 1/4 sheet), for the sides im using 1/4 peg board so the ignition and audio can breathe (had half a sheet). ill be covering it all with carpet, and attaching them to the metal of the car with velcro.
heres pics of how far i got over the weekend.
new total (added all upfrom previous updates)
5029.74
more later this week when the belts are installed.
michael