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Author:  6inarow-makemego [ Sat Apr 05, 2014 4:12 am ]
Post subject:  My '72 Scamp Driver
I'm finally getting around to making a project page.

What: '72 Scamp with slant six, 36k original miles.

Why: I wanted an older Mopar to drive on a regular basis.

I restored a'57 dodge D100 but can't haul the family in it. Plus, I built it as a show truck and don't drive it regularly. The goal was to acquire a cruiser that would allow the family to join me and not be so nice that I'd hesitate to drive it.

This is what I drove home for $4500.
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The wheels were too wide and were rubbing in the back. I sold them and painted the original wheels that also came with the car.

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Then added beauty rings and chrome lug nuts:
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I found the build sheet when I remove the backseat to fix quarter glass that wouldn't roll down.
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The interior is in great shape, seats have no tears.
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Am radio wasn't enough, so I bought this bluetooth speaker and mounted it to a no-slip GPS dash pad. I stream music from my ipod with no wires.

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The engine looked pretty good. I replaced the washer bottle and fittings.

Mechanically, I converted to electronic ignition with pertronix ignitor II and coil. I put in NGK plugs, and new plug wires. Adjusted the valves, it runs nicely.

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I drove the car 3 to 4 times a week during the summer. One of the torque converter tabs broke off and that led to a converter replacement and a transmission service.

This winter I decided to clean a few things up:

The grill was broken, so I repaired and painted it:
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The repair is hard to spot:
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Author:  6inarow-makemego [ Sat Apr 05, 2014 4:24 am ]
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My intentions was to NOT paint the car for a few years. However, my friend who owns a body shop decided to retire soon. It would cost me twice as much for anyone else to paint the car, so I decided to have it done before he retired. The car has virtually no rust. There is one dime sized piece on the rocker on the right and a few pin hole spots behind both rear wheels. I pulled everything that needs to pulled: bumpers, trim, mirror, antenna, grill, etc.

I knew there was a surprise waiting under the vinyl top:
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The joint between the roof and quarter panel had OEM plastic filler
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This area was spot blasted and then filled with fiberglass filler. I had the top painted black rather than replace the green vinyl.

The vinyl top came off easily, but removing the glue was a labor of love:

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Goo Gone and a razor blade does a nice job, but it is a slow process.

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I plan on adding a gloss black tail stripe. I think the black wheels, stripe, and black roof will give it the styling I like.

I also had these decals made to put on. The large ones will be placed on the front fender, where the Valiant and Scamp emblems were removed.

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I made the smaller ones to go on the quarter glass, but I'm not sure I will use them. It might "bee" too much!
Author:  6inarow-makemego [ Sat Apr 05, 2014 4:34 am ]
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So my bumpers were in good shape, but once the car is repainted this month the bumpers would have looked dingy. So I bought 2 AMD bumpers for the cost of having one rechromed. Plus, I hope to sell my originals to recoup some of my cost.

My old ones:
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Detached the rear bumper bracket and then painted the bracket with Eastwood rust encapsulator

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I wanted to protect the rear side of the new bumpers so they don't rust. So I used self etching primer and silver paint on the underside.

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Author:  wvenable [ Sat Apr 05, 2014 4:37 am ]
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Very nice! Good job Sir!!
Author:  6inarow-makemego [ Sat Apr 05, 2014 4:48 am ]
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While the car has been at the painter, I worked to polish the trim: grill, rockers, trunk, mirror, and fender mounted turn signals. I also painted the outside of the rear brake lenses. I know some people would say I'm crazy to go to these lengths with a driver, but I'm detail oriented. All it cost me was time. I had the polishing and paint supplies on hand; so no money went into any of this work.

Here is some of the trim polished:
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Here is the before shot of brake lenses, notice the faded silver paint:

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I replaced the seat belts with 3-point retractable one's I bought from Andover. It was a pretty easy job, and hopefully a bit of a safety improvement.

Out with the old, non-retractable ones:
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The new ones:
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Author:  6inarow-makemego [ Sat Apr 05, 2014 5:14 am ]
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I bought a Kelsey Hayes disk brake setup from a 68 barracuda. Here is the thread I wrote about the swap over on FABO:

http://www.forabodiesonly.com/mopar/sho ... p?t=266225

I went from:
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Author:  6inarow-makemego [ Sat Apr 05, 2014 5:21 am ]
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The car has been at the painter for about 2 months. Cold weather and illness delayed the job. But my friend the painter finished it this week. It will be wet sanded and buffed next week. I should have it back soon!

Here are some pics from the last time I was the paint shop:

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Author:  6inarow-makemego [ Thu Apr 10, 2014 4:52 pm ]
Post subject:  Freshly painted Scamp!
I picked up my car today and I'm thrilled with the way it turned out. I had a problem with the gas or carb on the way home and I had to tow it up my driveway and push it in the garage. I have a clear fuel filter and the gas looked real dirty. It put "stabile" in a fresh tank of gas in October, so I'm not sure what happened. Maybe the ethanal gas ate the rubber hose during the winter (i've recently read about how I should replace my rubber fuel hose and filter with ethanal resistant hose). Since it wasn't running I wasn't able to park in the light to get better pictures. Once I get it reassembled and the fix the gas/carb problem I'll post more pics. The painter recommended waiting about 2 weeks before having the bee stripe applied.
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Author:  Danarchy [ Thu Apr 10, 2014 5:52 pm ]
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Great Looking Car! Excellent Post!
Author:  6inarow-makemego [ Fri Apr 11, 2014 4:50 am ]
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Great Looking Car! Excellent Post!
Thanks for checking it out!

Last night I got the side marker lights, the fender mounted turn signals, hood emblem and the grill reassembled.

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Author:  mopardean [ Fri Apr 11, 2014 6:03 am ]
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that is really a nice car and i enjoyed your progress report and nice pictures

may i ask where you are in SE Ohio?

i live near Marietta
Author:  6inarow-makemego [ Fri Apr 11, 2014 6:21 am ]
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that is really a nice car and i enjoyed your progress report and nice pictures

may i ask where you are in SE Ohio?

i live near Marietta
Thanks!

I live in the Athens area. I hear there is a nice monthly cruise-in somewhere in Parkersburg area. Maybe at a Wendy's or something. Have you ever been?

-Stephen
Author:  Dart270 [ Sat Apr 12, 2014 2:19 pm ]
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Great work and looks like you're enjoying it. Nothing like a freshly painted car...

Lou
Author:  6inarow-makemego [ Sat Apr 19, 2014 4:08 am ]
Post subject:  Fully assembled after paint
I finished assembly last night and I am really happy with how she looks. After the paint cures for 30 days, I will add a tail stripe, but that is all that is left.

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Author:  63dartdude [ Sat Apr 19, 2014 4:54 am ]
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AWESOME CAR!!!! Great work on it.
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