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Re: After 8 years my 71 340 Duster is off for paint & body! [Re: NV69B7RR] #1068205
01/28/14 01:42 AM 01/28/14 01:42 AM
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I'll post more each month.

It dries to a durable hardness depending on the temperature, my shop is pretty cool (55F) and they were nice and dry in a few days, probably works faster in a warm shop.

I think the Cosmoline has gotten an undeserved bad rap for collecting dust, wiping off, etc. The stuff is plenty durable for a car that is treated on the pampered side and driven mostly in nicer weather. While you can grab it with your bare hand and feel a waxy tackiness, it's pretty darn tough, it doesn't rub or wipe off easily at all. Regular dust and dirt washes off with a water dampened rag leaving the Cosmoline behind looking unscathed.
Re: After 8 years my 71 340 Duster is off for paint & body! [Re: ScottSmith_Harms] #1068206
01/28/14 08:31 PM 01/28/14 08:31 PM
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so why were only the LCA's treated with cosmoline? why not other suspension/general parts on the cars?
Re: After 8 years my 71 340 Duster is off for paint & body! [Re: mickm] #1068207
01/28/14 09:31 PM 01/28/14 09:31 PM
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so why were only the LCA's treated with cosmoline? why not other suspension/general parts on the cars?



Beats me.

Re: After 8 years my 71 340 Duster is off for paint & body! [Re: ScottSmith_Harms] #1068208
01/31/14 05:53 PM 01/31/14 05:53 PM
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so why were only the LCA's treated with cosmoline? why not other suspension/general parts on the cars?



Beats me.



well, there you go. as official an answer as it gets!

Re: After 8 years my 71 340 Duster is off for paint & body! [Re: mickm] #1068209
01/31/14 09:52 PM 01/31/14 09:52 PM
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Never thought about rust veto in a bucket. I bought spray cans and it took a week of spraying in many many layers to get the look I wanted. Thanks for sharing the technique.
Re: After 8 years my 71 340 Duster is off for paint & body! [Re: cdp] #1068210
02/05/14 03:08 PM 02/05/14 03:08 PM
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Hay Scott, spray some Krylon Satin clear on those arms and they wont be sticky anymore.

What lower bushings are you running???

Where did you get the Cosmoline from?

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Re: After 8 years my 71 340 Duster is off for paint & body! [Re: Troy] #1068211
02/07/14 05:20 PM 02/07/14 05:20 PM
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The Cosmoline is less sticky with time, I doubt it will need any coating to keep it looking good with fair weather cruising. The lower bushings are Hotchkiss regreasables (they don't look 100% correct but I'm gonna drive the car so I made a functional judgment call). I also dipped the correctly dated originals with OEM style bushings in case I ever want to swap back (huge PIA though). I bought the Cosmoline online direct from Cosmoline, it was around $400.00 shipped for 5 gals.
Re: After 8 years my 71 340 Duster is off for paint & body! [Re: ScottSmith_Harms] #1068212
02/08/14 01:19 PM 02/08/14 01:19 PM
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... The lower bushings are Hotchkiss regreasables (they don't look 100% correct but I'm gonna drive the car so I made a functional judgment call). ...



I have to think of this for my Daytona project... hmmmmmmm

Good idea......... Like you, I plan on putting a lot of fuel through those carbs you built for me........

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Re: After 8 years my 71 340 Duster is off for paint & body! [Re: hemi68charger] #1068213
03/11/14 04:09 PM 03/11/14 04:09 PM
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Do you have pictures of the K frame assembled without the motor on it ?
Re: After 8 years my 71 340 Duster is off for paint & body! [Re: AdamR] #1068214
03/11/14 06:16 PM 03/11/14 06:16 PM
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Do you have pictures of the K frame assembled without the motor on it ?



I've got one for a slant-six K frame that came out of a '71 Demon...
Re: After 8 years my 71 340 Duster is off for paint & body! [Re: MuuMuu101] #1068215
03/11/14 08:28 PM 03/11/14 08:28 PM
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I've got one for a slant-six K frame that came out of a '71 Demon...



I know what old rusty ones look like. Im hoping to see some pictures of Scotts nicely detailed parts

Re: After 8 years my 71 340 Duster is off for paint & body! [Re: AdamR] #1068216
03/11/14 09:34 PM 03/11/14 09:34 PM
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I'll post some pics later Adam, I built the suspension after I installed the engine so there are no "before" shots showing it like that /6 setup. I still need to torque everything up, add the paint daubs, etc. but it's pretty much done.
Re: After 8 years my 71 340 Duster is off for paint & body! [Re: ScottSmith_Harms] #1068217
03/12/14 12:15 AM 03/12/14 12:15 AM
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AdamR heres a couple that may help you till Scott posts his. Ignore the blue sway bar bushings please Although these may not be 100% correct. If you want to see others PM me your email address.

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71 Duster 340 Resto https://board.moparts.org/ubbthreads/show...part=1&vc=1
Re: After 8 years my 71 340 Duster is off for paint & body! [Re: NV69B7RR] #1068218
03/12/14 12:19 AM 03/12/14 12:19 AM
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Backside. K member is semi gloss powdercoat.

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Re: After 8 years my 71 340 Duster is off for paint & body! [Re: NV69B7RR] #1068219
03/12/14 08:41 AM 03/12/14 08:41 AM
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Thanks, Im just trying to get an idea of what was painted and what was left natural. Looks like Just the K frame was painted on yours ?
Re: After 8 years my 71 340 Duster is off for paint & body! [Re: AdamR] #1068220
03/12/14 09:20 AM 03/12/14 09:20 AM
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Yes, and some upper control arms

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Re: After 8 years my 71 340 Duster is off for paint & body! [Re: NV69B7RR] #1068221
03/12/14 09:46 AM 03/12/14 09:46 AM
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For the record, VERY little actually got painted. I have yet to see a factory Duster (any year) with painted upper (or lower) control arms.

The K-member was painted black, the sway bar and forward sway bar clamps were painted black (sway bare links were bare steel) and I've seen survivor power steering cars with a black painted steering boxes AND the pitman arm (as if painted as an assembly). The disc brake dust shields were galvanized steel (no paint). All else was bare cast iron or steel. The lower control arms being dipped in cosmoline, everything else was left to rust.
Re: After 8 years my 71 340 Duster is off for paint & body! [Re: ScottSmith_Harms] #1068222
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My car is pretty original so once I get the front end out I should have much issuing telling what was painted and what wasnt. I can easily see were my LCA were dipped. My steering box has traces of of black paint on it and it looks like the pitman arm may also. My car is a 318 so no sway bar or brake booster.

Oddly my trans crossmember doesnt look to have been painted.

Ive found lots of cool stamps, inspection marks and numbers on it. I also found the tag on under the carpet that had the color on it. The car is a 73 but has a cutpile carpet and not a loop. This is one of my favorites, Found on the back of the front bumper.

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Re: After 8 years my 71 340 Duster is off for paint & body! [Re: AdamR] #1068223
03/13/14 05:16 PM 03/13/14 05:16 PM
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Cool project! Looking forward to more pictures though...

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Re: After 8 years my 71 340 Duster is off for paint & body! [Re: ScottSmith_Harms] #1068224
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For the record, VERY little actually got painted. I have yet to see a factory Duster (any year) with painted upper (or lower) control arms.

The K-member was painted black, the sway bar and forward sway bar clamps were painted black (sway bare links were bare steel) and I've seen survivor power steering cars with a black painted steering boxes AND the pitman arm (as if painted as an assembly). The disc brake dust shields were galvanized steel (no paint). All else was bare cast iron or steel. The lower control arms being dipped in cosmoline, everything else was left to rust.



Scott, Both of my UCA were painted....after light cleaning there are still traces....




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