update... I found out that Grainger sells a 12" x 12" piece of natural rubber, 1/16th thick that is perfect to make a new diaphragm out of. Once that's done i'll see if the switch will cut it off at 150 and back on at 90psi. BTW I saw a 1967 Plymouth Sport fury today for sale out by the road in upper central Vermont. Yellow color, very straight looking body, good glass. Didn't stop had the wife with me on date day. lol. I have decided to rework the rear tail panel to accept the tail light buckets from a 66/67 Charger. I'll change the letters on the lenses to read Coronet. I know...weird right? Also here are pics of the hood hinges I want to use to tilt it to the front and my hood frame from which I have separated the skin to derust it and fix a small spot that rusted through. I also needed it apart to weld in two 1/2 x 1/2 x 36" braces up each side in the frame channels between the skin and frame to carry the load when it tilts forward and to bolt the hinges to.
No not really. I have decided on a "look" though. I really like that twin turbo roadrunner " ROADKILL". That black chrome monochromatic look all over is badass. I think I will go that way.
Today I got interested in how much trash might be down in the trunk extensions and pulled the plugs. scraped and used high pressure air to get it all out of there. I plugged up the gaps in the trunk floor with old cloths so no more stuff falls in there. I had to pull the bottom lip of the quarter at the end by the bottom of the rear bumper out a little to make it straight. I sat and stared at the fake side scoops fir awhile and made some drawings, took another look online at Chip Foose's Imposter Impala where he fabbed in the gills on the front fenders. I got it down pat what needed to be done and where to cut it. I took a deep breath and started up the buzz saw. I used a thin cut off wheel on a 3" air cutoff tool and very slowly and carefully sliced into a nice 40 year old original quarter panel. I used a carbon wire to slice the remaining few millimeters at each corner. Using a body hammer with a blunt chisel tip I began to tease the back edge over and in to make the outer edge of the air scoop. Then I pushed gently down on the "tongue" of remaining metal to achieve the right curve down into the scoop bottom. All that's left is to cut and fit the funny shaped side bits that make the upper and lower walls of the scoop sides and tack it up. I made two today and fooled around with test fitting them and had to remodel them several times to get what the final shape needed to be to have the outcome I'm looking for. Assuming the welding goes ok it will then just need a bit of filler and glazing putty to smooth things out and it's done. So, one almost down and three to go. I still need to decide what to do about a screen for the bottom or to close it out and place a decal or a screen in there. Anyway, it was fun and I think the finished effect will be good looking and different than the other cars I might see at the local shows. Here's some pics, keep in mind it is a work in progress and there is much trimming and fussing about to do yet.
update....
Well I placed the speedo in the dash and did not like it. That's out. But, I did stomp around in the salvage yard for 2 hours looking at more than 80 cars and trucks with a tape measure in hand. The last car I looked at was a 1998 AUDI A-6 Quattro wagonback and low and behold the dash was the right length, right color and had the features I wanted. $120.00 for the complete dash, 4 door panels, and the console. 160 MPH speedo! Using the stock dash frame and most of the AUDI dash I'll fab it up. The 4 door panels will fab together in parts to fit the two long Coronet doors. Some sections will be recovered in saddle colored leather to match the final interior scheme.
