Actually if you look closer from another angle... This showed up when it dried... I must have used to much meowmix hardener.

We worked on Bob's car today. I also worked on brakes, front and rear on my Duster..Not pic worthy sorry. I will put Bob's car here since I laid next to it more today than I did my wife today.

Then when I got home I worked on some valve covers for another friend.

After photo of one cover. I have the other cover about 75% blasted in the cabinet.

Not alot of progress but did get to work alittle on the car this week.

Here is a before shot of the taillight. Silver is faded from around the lens. Black is all but gone from the chrome ring.

Redid the silver on the lens in this shot.

By the way does anyone know where I can get the busted up filler piece showing between the bumper and the body? Or is it possible to move the bumper in and just get rid of that piece all together? It doesn't look like the bumper will line up with the body perfectly like the earlier Duster did but it might be possible. Just wondering if any of you have done it and if so could you post a pic.

This is out of sequence of how I did the job but here is a pic of the black ring on the chrome. I used a self etching primer and some trim black from eastwood to complete this part of the project.

I have given up trying to find the filler piece for the bumpers, plus even with new ones on there it would feel like the bumper is still way too far out. Kind like the pic below. I wanted to move it in closer anyways. I asked if anyone knew how a few post up in this forum and received no replies. Not to be discouraged and being a tad bit stubborn, I figured I was going to figure a way to do it on my own and with the original mounts to boot.

This is a pic of the spacing for the bumper brackets before modification.

On the underside of the car you can remove the nut that holds the two pieces of the bumper bracket together and remove the bumper. Then I drilled the hole larger in the rear of the bracket piece still on the car. That lets the two pieces of the bracket slide in all the way. I will have to go back and tap the rod shown in the pic to remount the bumper.

This pic shows from the outside that I can slide the bumper bracket way in on the car now.

And finally here is a pic of the bumper back on the car. There is still a little gap showing but I can rework the old broken up filler panel to make a new one now...smaller and tighter fitting. No huge gap anymore...Yeah

I like what you did on that rear bumper. Looks much better then stock.

Thanks, It turned out pretty good. Still needs a little tweaking though. I added a pic of the rear qtr panel that we welded a patch in to some time ago. This is after the first coat of high build primmer.

Justin wanted everyone to see the car as a whole since it have been along time since it was all one color and out the garage especially.

Also wanted to show you guys the idea of a hoodscoop for the car. Kustom built,(out of cardboard) by myself and Mouse...aka Mr Marquez. just a template, the real one will be fiberglass mess surrounding an inner core made out of steel screen for strength.

Any thoughts on the look of it? Really guy we want input. It was modeled after the challenger scoop.

I can add more pics if anyone would like to add input, just let me know. We acquired a second hood to cut up last week end at a swamp meet. $20 off a bud named Mad Mac.

Pixed up a set of caps for the car tonight also ... they should be here next week. $85 on EBAY, second bid and I got them.

Uh oh, mommys in the doorway...it is dark out side...past your bedtime...and you are still dirty from playing in the garage allday.

Party is over for tonight. The fun has come to and end and Justin isnt looking to happy about it. But dont worry there will be more to come. I just installed a Holley blue pump and 3/8 line this weekend. Recarpetted the storage area or pass through area between the trunk and the rear seat. I will get some pics posted soon. I know the blue pump is a little overkill for the slanty but this car is being prepped for surgery...removal of the slanty and transplant a 71 360 transformed into a respectable 408 stroker moter. That is my winter time planes anyways.

Looking good! You've done a great job. When you have the time, would you mind registering it?

www.dusterdartsportregistry.com