My free Duster (Look close you will see why it is free)

[dusted72]

Well the sheet metal work has come to a halt since I am out of patch material so I was gonna pull the motor and paint it. But before I could do that my Dad bought me a late 80's 360 so I decided to pull the motor anyways and start on the front. I know it seems that I am all over the place with this car but as long as I am doing something it will all come together in the end. So I got the motor pulled earlier and had to go shopping with the wife(WOOHOO). After I got back from the mall I decided it was time to start stripping the engine bay. I am using MarHyde paint remover just to see if it works worth a crap, and turns out it did a great job one coat and then a red scuff pad and it is clean. I plan on finishing the right inner fender and the firewall tommorrow so here are pics for now.

 

[Young Gun Smith]

looking good!:toothy10:

 

[memike]

NIZE job =P~=P~ That will look so slick when painted :cheers:
Congrat's on the new motor too :cheers:
one step at a time and enjoy dusted72 :happy10: You are doing a great job getting things dun :happy10:

 

[HemiPar]

looks like I need to jump on this bandwagon. Doing a great job. one of my winter project is to clean and paint the engine bay. I need some of that stripper (dont let the wife hear me say that) myself.

 

[dusted72]

Well I got most of the driver side inner fender stripped but I ran out of stripper so I put it on really thin just to get it going. It did pretty well but I will have to do it a second time. Ok now I have another question there is some pitting on the inner fenders that is gonna need to be addressed. Should I have it blasted to get all the rust out or is there something else I can do? I am planning on having the roof blasted anyway sooooo?

 

[Vic Storm]

That is a great score and your doing well getting it in shape, it takes a while but if you chip away it gets done.

 

[CoronetRTguy]

Good job man and great looking steering colum you did a heck of a job on that.

I think you took on a tough project that most would have past on and congrats for getting another Mopar A body back on the right track.

Keep us posted.

 

[74 DART']

Looks great, making good progress, keep us updated!

 

[dusted72]

Ok so I tried to use some of the that rust dissolver gel stuff. No dice I think it was a waste of cash so I am gonna try and find something better.

 

[74 DART']

Hey didnt want everyone to forget this build so i bumped it up. I know Corey has been down with some medical issues and is planning on an deployment sometime. But maybe he will have something for us before to long!

 

[dusted72]

Ok guys I had actually managed to get some stuff done before I got the deployment news but with work no time to post the pics. But since I am now home for another week and a half recovering from surgery last Monday I guess it is time to get caught up. First set of pics are my $40 Craiglist shifter with mount restoration.

 

[dusted72]

I think my shifter came out great up next my brake pedal assembly restoration. I still need to get a brake light switch and a new rubber pad to replace the worn original but otherwise it is finished.

 

[dusted72]

Here are the rest of the completed brake pedal. If you notice I tried to duplicate the factories method of only painting the bottom 2/3 of the brake pedal arm by just letting overspray mist the unpainted part. I also didn't paint anything else just WD-40 to help repel the moisture and keep it looking new.

 

[mp67dart]

Wow those parts look great.What are you using to clean them up with?

 

[stevedemon340]

Shoot as nice as they all turned out I'd paint it then clear over the whole assembly. Still look factory but won't serface rust.

 

[dusted72]

Here I started on my dash frame, it had a little surface rust on the backside and a few scratches on the front so I figured I would get it ready to paint. I took a red scuff pad to the inside and some rust convertor spray paint and sprayed all of the inside then I took white primer ( I know it isn't correct to paint the inside of the dash especially white but I heard somewhee that white will reflect the light better if I have work to do under the dash) and sprayed the inside with a couple of good coats. I then took a wire wheel on my drill and a some sand paper by hand and cleaned the front up and got rid of all loose paint and rust and feathered all chips out so I had a smooth surface to work with.

 

[chuckwagon2004]

Nice thread!!! I really need to get my project on a roll. Everyone on here is kickin my but, even with the all stops to your project you are smoking me

 

[dusted72]

And here it is after priming the outside with a couple of high build spray can primer. I plan to use DupliColor Bumer Black to paint it, I have done several tests and it held up well. Plus that is what I used on my steering column.

 

[dusted72]

The stuff I used is called EvapoRust. I got it at Tractor Supply it's roughly $20 a gallon and is reusable. Plus you can use it in the house. I soaked all my stuff and reassembled it in the kitchen. My wife is very understanding.

 

[74scamp360]

wow looking great man!! good luck on the deployment, you know we're all thinking of you!!

 

[alex_borges_br]

I enjoy a lot your thread.. Nice project. I have a lot of work very similar to yours.

keep working..

 

[4spdcuda66]

Nice score and great work!! The paper patterns are the way to go!! Very nice fab work.

 

[turbodart68]

Wow that pedal assembly looks like brand new metal! I am impressed. Good job man this "free" Duster is going to be awesome!

 

[Wedgy]

Nice work!!!!

 

[PapstXX]

Nice work

THX for evaporust