Recent content by ct71rr

Hello all, does anyone have any acorn pal nuts used to mount the side marked lights on a 1971 Road Runner or know of a source for them? I can't find them on the internet. I took a chance on the '70-'71 Cuda nuts but they are smaller. This is for the '71 RR: '71 RR on Bottom/ Cuda on top...

I sprayed the rear brake shields and front bumper brackets in epoxy. I blasted the shields before spraying to get some of the staining off of them. Out of the citric acid solution and before blasting: Blasted: Epoxy:

I sprayed all the parts I blasted last weekend in epoxy. I disassembled my rear before spraying it, as well. 3:23’s and the axle shaft splines look pretty good. I’m thinking of upgrading to 3:55’s. There was a nice bit of thin metal sticking up inside the rear. Didn’t notice it until it sliced...

It’s never easy to admit mistakes. At least you caught it and have a plan to fix it. It’s great that you have someone to help you out!

My dream car:

They are! Mine have survived (for the most part) getting abused while being stored in my loft. Scratched to hell but not broken:)

I was able to source a replacement glass guide from eBay and replacement rivets from McMaster-Carr:

I use HF glass bead.

That doesn't look like it was fun. At least the glass didn’t shatter.

I’m in the one step forward two steps back loop with my car - at least it feels that way.

We had an excellent weather weekend so I got some media blasting done outside. I degreased the rear end and gave it a good cleaning with my power washer before blasting. I also blasted the dash frame and all of the components that go on it. Degreasing: Powerwashed: Blasted: Pinion snubber...

That’s who I was looking at to purchase another one from.

Thanks for the response and idea Pete. I’m leaning toward purchasing another from a different supplier. If it’s crap too, I’ll make do.

I totally agree. Being new to this, I’ve learned, the hard way, to not expect aftermarket parts to fit exactly right, if at all. And I also got hit, self inflicted, with fitting up a part that was purchased years ago leaving me with zero recourse. I can’t count how many times I’ve read this in...

I’m about ready to throw in the towel on this replacement dash pad. I’m over 10 hours in and I can’t get it to fit. The lower side-corner sections on both sides are off quite a bit. It appears that the sides do not slope down to the bottom at the correct angle. The original pad fits way better...