1972 Duster Build with my Daughter
Two nights in a row! We have it almostly tore down. The engine was not immaculately maintained but it was not bad. The valves and cylinders look good, no burnt valves or scored cylinders. Was hoping to get it to the machine shop tomorrow but we won't have time to work on it. I will be getting the sandblasting station setup and some castors on the Dart so we can roll it out of the garage today while she spends the day with a friend. The plans in the next weeks are:
Two nights in a row! We have it almostly tore down. The engine was not immaculately maintained but it was not bad. The valves and cylinders look good, no burnt valves or scored cylinders. Was hoping to get it to the machine shop tomorrow but we won't have time to work on it. I will be getting the sandblasting station setup and some castors on the Dart so we can roll it out of the garage today while she spends the day with a friend. The plans in the next weeks are:
- Take the engine to the machine shop
- Buy my Wiseco Pistons I found that a guy bought and never used.
- Take the UCA and LCA to the machine shop to get the bushings replaced.
- Order my ported stage 2 Toth Performance Street Fighter aluminum heads
- Send the steering gear to Firm Feel for a stage 2 upgrade
- Drop the transmission off at the shop for a rebuild
- I called Bob at GlenRay radiator and we have a plan and he will be looking for 26" A body radiator tanks at shows this summer to build me a radiator
- Send the speedometer to Dicks Speed-O-Tach in Tempe to get the bushing repaired and calibrated as we restore the cluster
- Tear down the AC compressor/Starter/PS Pump/Alternator and decide if they are worth rebuilding and if so rebuild them
- Rebuild the Chrysler front disk calipers
- Order all new front end parts and install (ball joints/tie rod ends/idler arm/pitman arm)
- Have the daughter sandblast the parts we removed and get them painted with SPI epoxy primer and correct'ish colors for the "restoration"