Last one. The ring inside the jewelry box
Everything went well, no scratches or dings.
Although I did have a big moment when I tried to roll it back in the garage. My front body casters were fine rolling the body around..until I added the weight of the motor & trans. The drivers side caster almost folded under... After a quick dash for the jack and jackstands I hit the metal stash for some tie in supports. Longs story short it held and I barely got it back in the garage. Its up on jack stands now and will be rolling on its own wheels the next time.

It looks nice! You've done a great job on it,and I can only imagine how you felt when the caster decided to lay down on you!

Thanks JDMopar! Its coming along nicely. Unfortunately I can't finish it unless my 69 Rebel wagon sells. Exhaust, wheels tires, wing, and dash bezels add up really fast..

One of the biggest pains in the rear was the painted bypass hose and the spring clamps... .. I found that the hose Autozone sells is slightly smaller in diameter than Napas and that the clamps would fit over it easier. I was really close to painting some regular hose clamps and calling it done.

A quick resto tip to pass on: If you need a phosphate coated look on a bolt, lightly blast it in the beadblaster and then use some gun bluing and oil on it. It gives the appearance of a newly plated bolt and can be done in a couple of minutes.

Outstanding job Brent

Thanks for the gun blue tip. That will come in handy. Last time I painted a bypass hose so it would look correct, the dang thing leaked like a sieve! The next car I do a correct resto on (A66 70 Challenger)I am going to build a run in stand to put the motor on and fire it up before I paint it up all purty. That way, if it leaks, I can fix it out in the floor instead of trying to do it in the car. Hang in there, and keep up the good work. You'll get it done.

I've been plugging away at getting all the parts bolted back on. Along with fighting a stubborn pitman arm and having to redo the lower control arm bushings.. Hopefully the wagon will sell soon and I can finish this car by the middle of August.

Heres the front underside. Z bar went in pretty well considering the steering box and exhaust were MIA at the time

Do you know how long your clutch fork is? I'm having issues aligning my z-bar and clutch rod linkage. My clutch rod and z-bar swing arm about 1" apart and cannot diagnose if it's the z-bar, clutch fork, etc.

Great looking Duster!

Thanks Curious. No I don't know the length off hand. Have you tried Brewers? They should be able to answer that, and give you the correct parts if needed.

On mine if you measure from the side of the trans/bellhousing to the center of the fork its approx 4". Hope this helps.

Well, all I can say is that Duster is one clean Duster!

Thanks Mu!

Here is todays project. Some $9 Napa hoses and some stencils will turn them into a somewhat original appearing hose that will fool 99% of the people who see this Duster.

Where did you get your stencils?

My wife made them with her Cricut machine. The pentastar I did with an xacto knife.

I have never been able to find the correct top hose....anyone??

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Thats why I'm making my own.

I believe Bill Rolik had some for a brief time actually, might check with him.

Nice work Brent!

Thanks Scott Any updates on your Duster?

The upper hose turned out pretty good, the bottom, not so good. I let it sit too long after painting/ dyeing it (Daughter wanted to swing). I'll redo the bottom one tomorrow.

I also started back on the grille. All the cracks are fixed (again ) and I'm down to spot putty. Primer and paint should happen this week.

Tonights project....