Andy's '73 Duster.

Trigger_Andy · Post by **Trigger_Andy** » Sun Jun 17, 07 4:40 pm

A few piccies of my new Duster. I guess this will be a work in progress thread.

Kev · Post by **Kev** » Sun Jun 17, 07 6:47 pm

Go on fella! What's the tape on the tyre for? And do you now know your gear ratio

Trigger_Andy · Post by **Trigger_Andy** » Sun Jun 17, 07 8:13 pm

Cheers Kev. Its great to have a car to work on thats rust free. Dunno the gear ratio, can you work it out without removing the back plate? Also, when I spun the wheels on some gravel today I left two lines of chured up stones. Is it posable that the 8 1/4'' is a Suregrip?

Oh and the tape on the tyre is what remains of my masking job. There was a few speckles of surface rust on the quarter so I sanded the quarter back to metal and reprimed the whole quarter.

Kev · Post by **Kev** » Sun Jun 17, 07 9:38 pm

Get a mucker who can count to at least 6 if you can't. Mark the side of the tyre and datum it to the ground. Get yer mucker to lie under the car and put a bit of BluTac on the prop. Now lie on a skateboard next to the car eyeballing the BluTac. Get yer mucker to push the car forward for one revolution of the wheel whilst you push yerself along on yer skateboard whilst counting the number of revolutions of the prop. Closing your braces in the door will avoid having to push yerself if you have trouble multi-tasking. Example; you see the BluTac 2 times and now its on top of the prop(ish); 2.76:1. If you were lying on the left side of the car before you pedants start!

latil · Post by **latil** » Sun Jun 17, 07 9:52 pm

Might just be a chance that the tag with the ratio stamped on is still on the axle?

charger01 · Post by **charger01** » Sun Jun 17, 07 9:56 pm

Nice solid looking motor Andy

Dont leave it in primer uncovered in the rain cos its porous & you will end up nibbling it back to metal & starting over again

Are them wheels 14s or 15s fancy a set of them in 15s on my car. All the best & keep the pictures coming

Trigger_Andy · Post by **Trigger_Andy** » Sun Jun 17, 07 11:16 pm

Cheers Kev,
I'll give that a go! Adrian, The car has the original paint under the primer, but I'm guessing the sun has burnt most of it off hence the primer. Its in my lock up just now and when I get back home from off-shore I'm gonna try out that rolled on paint job. That should keep it rust free untill I can aford a decent paint job.

Trigger_Andy · Post by **Trigger_Andy** » Tue Jun 19, 07 9:28 pm

Well i've started this Roller Paint Job on the Duster. Ive only applied two coat's to the Fender's and the Rear Quarter. And only one so far the to trunk and Rear Pannel. Fairly easy to apply once you get the consistency right (As milesandmiles has posted before) The finnish is glassy already!All my neighbor's/ mates who where sceptical to say the lease before i started are suitably impressed!

MilesnMiles · Post by **MilesnMiles** » Tue Jun 19, 07 10:38 pm

Hey Andy, that even looks the same colour as mine! Just wish i'd started with a rust free shell too

Trigger_Andy · Post by **Trigger_Andy** » Tue Jun 19, 07 10:47 pm

I bought this paint month's ago to do the Charger in as it's the closest colour to the Sunfire yellow it was painted in. How much paint do you reccon you will have gone through by the time you are finnished?

Anonymous · Post by **Anonymous** » Wed Jun 20, 07 5:43 am

andy that is looking great allready good car you brought there i wont be up untill christmas now as i just cannot afford it so i shall see you at the nats

MilesnMiles · Post by **MilesnMiles** » Wed Jun 20, 07 8:11 pm

2.5 litres is not enough after you sand back. i've bought a further 750ml to finish the job.

MilesnMiles · Post by **MilesnMiles** » Wed Jun 20, 07 9:08 pm

I'll do it Pete....,but I'd want the motor out of ya Mopar

Anonymous · Post by **Anonymous** » Sun Jun 24, 07 2:21 am

what other plans you got for her andy she gonna be turned [eventually] into an out an out dragger or street with a hint of stripe??