Father-Son 1974 Duster Project
We have made good progress working on the Duster!:cheers:
Most Wednesdays 4 of my 5 kids come along and participate in dismantling the car.
I can't thank this site and it's members enough for helping me figure what to do next.
I even asked the admins to change my username form Demondreamer to DusterDaddy which they did. Thanks!
When I first registered my oldest son was intent on a Demon, but as the universe would have it along with a greater supply of Dusters, our Duster made it's way to us, so now I'm DusterDaddy:cheers:
In August we removed the windshield, removed the dash structure, cut out and and welded in new front floor pans!
Also located a chunk of cowl I need to repair rust through and found an awesome A833 trans, factory shift hump and pedelbox in the bargain.
Last Wednesday I was able to pull the rear bumper, and got great suggestions on how to mount it back on the car and eliminate the rubber spacer by draining the rear impact shocks and through bolting them in the compressed position.
The motor and drivetrain are out of the car and I need to think about rebuilding the front suspension. I can't afford to buy a kit and do it all at once and frankly, removing the whole suspension all at once freaks me out.
The car is a disc brake, 318 car and the suspension is intact. I am buying a set of lower control arms with factory swaybar tabs on them from the member who is selling me the transmission and radiator.
So, how can I work on that suspension and purchase 1 part at a time and make progress?
Any suggestions would be welcome.
I'll post a couple pics this weekend.