1972 Duster, 340/4, black on black (the endgame)
Gibson Brands is shut down this week for End Of Fiscal Year Inventory & Plant Maintenance so I get a few days of relatively uninterrupted work on the Duster. Monday was about moving out the last of the trash the previous owners left in the workshop and while I was making trips to the dump ("Waste Management" they call it these days) I dropped the front wheels off at the tire shop for new rubber. Nice to see all 4 wheels back on the car:
Restored the taillights. That left one is trash but since they're getting scarce, I'll run with it until I find a better one:
Got the shifter linkage straightened out, sized for this shifter and working. Still need the proper clips, but not right now:
Dash & valance are blocked out and ready for final prime. The valance was bent but the worst of it was under the front bumper. Hard to tell, but it did make the openings a bit wonky so I straightened it out:
And started sanding down the shell. Started with the taillight panel. Again...:BangHead:
Those high spots are pretty minor. I really don't want to pound on this panel with a hammer any more and the white vinyl will hide them anyway.
Doctor's appointment for myself tomorrow and Little Dog on Friday but we're expecting 10-16" of snow here by Friday noon so since I'll be camped out for the weekend it's probably time to start sanding the rest of the shell for repaint. Still haven't found a place to spray paint but the longer I look at it, the more I find to fine tune. Not unusual for a black car, I suppose.
Ken
Gibson Brands is shut down this week for End Of Fiscal Year Inventory & Plant Maintenance so I get a few days of relatively uninterrupted work on the Duster. Monday was about moving out the last of the trash the previous owners left in the workshop and while I was making trips to the dump ("Waste Management" they call it these days) I dropped the front wheels off at the tire shop for new rubber. Nice to see all 4 wheels back on the car:
Restored the taillights. That left one is trash but since they're getting scarce, I'll run with it until I find a better one:
Got the shifter linkage straightened out, sized for this shifter and working. Still need the proper clips, but not right now:
Dash & valance are blocked out and ready for final prime. The valance was bent but the worst of it was under the front bumper. Hard to tell, but it did make the openings a bit wonky so I straightened it out:
And started sanding down the shell. Started with the taillight panel. Again...:BangHead:
Those high spots are pretty minor. I really don't want to pound on this panel with a hammer any more and the white vinyl will hide them anyway.
Doctor's appointment for myself tomorrow and Little Dog on Friday but we're expecting 10-16" of snow here by Friday noon so since I'll be camped out for the weekend it's probably time to start sanding the rest of the shell for repaint. Still haven't found a place to spray paint but the longer I look at it, the more I find to fine tune. Not unusual for a black car, I suppose.
Ken