Loaded the tub/body, ready for blasting. After the cold spell I can get this over to em. Blaster is less than a mile from our home.
Spoke with Glen for a while today, regarding A 833s and other things, now I'm having second thoughts and just going with the 904 that I have, and a nice factory console on the floor would look nice. There's one on Ebay~
not shown, but there's a bunch more parts on the trailer to be blasted
Here I have my 318 running (it is a used engine, 150psi on each cylinder, oil pressure 50-60) on my engine run stand, runs good, a few days later I installed the valve covers having had to wait for gaskets. I ran it hard, did good. I do need to install a rear main seal, this is a time I was thinking to put another cam~ spoke with Glen and he gave me some ideas. All ideas are welcome. Tired today, going to kick back for a little bit.
Change of plans~ traded the 318/904 for the slant 6 out of a '75 Duster. The slant sounds intriguing and I'd like to make it look nice;) The fella took it out of his duster, drove 6 hours and we swapped. Really nice guy;)
Had some scrap steel and made a little cart to move it around.
Hi, a little update is always nice;) I got the body/tub in primer with a couple coats of high build, then pulled out the rest of the body bolt ons, re-epoxied the support for the decklid. Also bought a slant 6 engine lift plate off of ebay~ excited to make some progress! ;)
You're doin some fine work here, Dne. What's this about a cart for "scrap metal". C'mon man! lol
Get this though. We got a cat from a local lady about 5 years ago. Kitty's siamese had died and she wanted another one. I found her one in Byron, Georgia, about 30 miles south of us. The lady's name that had her? D'ne. lol Now I have her on facebook so she can get updates on Sarah's latest antics. lol
Hi, I'm still here, just had the grandkids for the past two weeks (11 & 16) sibling rivalry. Hard to compete with iphones and the 16y/o has a boyfriend. Kids just don't like to do anything. They're at a camp not far from us for two weeks, then we get them back for a few more days Their parents are in Hawaii.
Yesterday I did move the dart into an area where I can get on the body~ fixing to go out there and pull a few dents, spread some body filler;)
As for torsion bars~ halfafish(Zach) fixed me up, he's checking into his stuff to see if he can supply me with manual transmission things, I already have a bell housing, brake/clutch assembly.
I'll be back in a little bit with some todays pics;)
Today is our 20th anniversary, so not much going on in the garage;)
Bought a used Hutchins Hustler for the job;) These things run so smooth!
started feeling guilty, my husbands in the house, so I really need to spend time with him on this day. However, got a little bit done.
The inner front fender, I'm so pleased that my sandblasters were able to remove all the nasty stuff. I'm going with a gray color under carriage color which is already in place in that pic. ok, now to get cleaned up;)
Had a great day! ok, question, since I'd really like a 2 barrel intake, manual transmission~ this 1980 Volare in the link below is a 3 speed manual. Would that transmission fit in my dart? I did a tiny bit of looking at the transmission and looks to be different in the mounting. If so, might be best just to buy an entire car with everything that I want. Just have to know if it will fit. I still can't tell by the pics if its indeed a 2 barrel. Just playin the game;)