1972 Duster, 340/4, black on black (the endgame)
OH!
Back with a long overdue update here. Not a progress report as far as the restoration goes, but I'm home and so is the car. Got a place in Livingston MT and a gig making Gibson acoustics in Bozeman. Went back about a year later, picked the car up and brought it home. That in itself was an event as just about everything that could go wrong did (broken wheel studs, flat tire, lost an axle, etc.) but it's in, safe & sound. The people who babysat it in NoCal did me the favor of pushing it into a garage for the duration of its stay, but they didn't do me any favors by pushing it in by the taillight panel. It's caved in. I'm undecided between replacing that weak panel with aftermarket steel or pounding it out and respraying it.
Meanwhile, as you can see in the pic it's on hold anyway. The bike is a '77 Sportster XLCH. I prioritized the bike because while all the parts for the Duster are in the Duster, the parts for the bike were in about 8 boxes in a pile. If I have to move stuff I can just hook up the car and go but moving the bike around has been a PITA. The pic is a couple weeks old already and as it is now, it's real close. Shocks, drive chain, plates would be good... I'll be off to Wisconsin for a vacation in a couple weeks which will be a bit of a delay but I'm guessing my first ride will be sometime in September. Then after the holidays it'll be back to the Duster.
Ken
BTW-no, the boat's not mine. Last thing I need are more big toys ;)
OH!
Back with a long overdue update here. Not a progress report as far as the restoration goes, but I'm home and so is the car. Got a place in Livingston MT and a gig making Gibson acoustics in Bozeman. Went back about a year later, picked the car up and brought it home. That in itself was an event as just about everything that could go wrong did (broken wheel studs, flat tire, lost an axle, etc.) but it's in, safe & sound. The people who babysat it in NoCal did me the favor of pushing it into a garage for the duration of its stay, but they didn't do me any favors by pushing it in by the taillight panel. It's caved in. I'm undecided between replacing that weak panel with aftermarket steel or pounding it out and respraying it.
Meanwhile, as you can see in the pic it's on hold anyway. The bike is a '77 Sportster XLCH. I prioritized the bike because while all the parts for the Duster are in the Duster, the parts for the bike were in about 8 boxes in a pile. If I have to move stuff I can just hook up the car and go but moving the bike around has been a PITA. The pic is a couple weeks old already and as it is now, it's real close. Shocks, drive chain, plates would be good... I'll be off to Wisconsin for a vacation in a couple weeks which will be a bit of a delay but I'm guessing my first ride will be sometime in September. Then after the holidays it'll be back to the Duster.
Ken
BTW-no, the boat's not mine. Last thing I need are more big toys ;)
