Father-Son 1974 Duster Project

Captain, keep going with the body work and prep....
Here's what a someone said to me recently at a local car show when we talked about paint jobs, " Ya know, these things left the factory 40 years ago with single stage paint jobs...."
That's what's going on our Duster when she's ready. A few local body shops have quoted under a grand if we do most of the prep. I also bought some fenders from a fellow member who lives in the next town over and he painted his Duster in his 1 car garage last winter with single stage paint and it looks real nice. He took his time and he learned as he went. So you don't need to spend a fortune on paint.

Dartn440, We knew that the kid the PO bought or car from just troweled Bondo onto the car right over the rust and he pop riveted aluminum flashing over the rust holes in the floors and quarters and just covered it up.

My big guy loves digging out the plastic with a wire wheel in the grinder so we can see where to cut the cancer out. This poor car is still so solid and straight even though she had some cancer. We don't have it all out yet but we're working on it.

She's going to get some nice new quarter panel skins and some small ribbon patches welded into her door skins. We are so committed to make sure she's just not an old ***** in a new dress, lol.

Ian, I loved the way you built the wooden rotisserie/cradle for your project, I was considering it but I elected to use jack stands and creepers. We didn't need to pull the K frame or rear so we're not flipping her. But I am a carpenter by trade and I would have used your method if I needed to. And all the while you had your kids with you!

It makes me feel great my whole family loves this old car! They all help and want to be a part of it. My oldest asked me how long the car would last. I told him if we find and clean every bit of rust and keep her inside she'll last forever....this was good for him because he's the kind of kid who hates change...I told him when I'm really old I want him to come visit me often and take me for a ride in our Duster, and to make sure he chirps the tires when he hits 2nd on his way home.....He told me not to talk like that.....He said he and I would be taking our lawn chairs out of the trunk of this car at cruise nights and sitting next to our "Science Project" for many many years to come......
This is work well worth it!
DD