My GY8 '71 Road Runner

Nice work as always. ABC Moparts dash pads are nice but not perfect. Bob is a good guy and will work with you. He is normally at Carlisle and you can inspect the pad before buying. I have used two and they are way better then the Ultimate Rides or whatever name Alan Foxx business goes by now.

Do you get your free sand from the local river or ocean beach as I do? Good news is it's free, bad news is you have to get it in the drought season. Nice work. In fact, that's a lot of sand blasting!

mpgmike said:

Do you get your free sand from the local river or ocean beach as I do? Good news is it's free, bad news is you have to get it in the drought season. Nice work. In fact, that's a lot of sand blasting!

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I use HF glass bead.

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

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 the top of my finger open while wiping it out. I sanded that right off! I made a new batch of homemade evaporust and placed the rear drum back plates in it.

Rear apart:


Splines look ok:


Back plates being treated:


Raised sliver of metal, very sharp!:


I fixed a few areas of poor welding:



Epoxy:





Thanks for looking!