SMOGMAN'S 1972 Baja Volksrod project

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After pulling the front fenders and starting paint removal.

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Primed the front end

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Bottom half primed and advertising the shop.

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Here it is rattle canned for now. $50 rack at a swap meet. Next to the pan for my 72 rat rod shown in the carport.

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Heres the wheels I just got put on the car.

Now that you posted pics, I kind of know who you are. I drive back and forth to sac for work and see you quite often passing me by. I am typically driving a blue pathfinder for work.. But right on.. looks good.

Here is my driver as it sits today.
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Alright. Today got off to a really boring start at the shop...... so I found something to do. I found a cool retro camera app for my phone and built me a custom exhaust. Heres some pics.

I like that your rolling advertising for the smog shop is smog exempt.

Well.......My custom exhaust was lost With no supports the vibrations made the welds at the flange break. I lost it on my way home maybe 100 yards from my Colfax exit. I wasnt worried about it so I went home dropped my stuff off and went back to go pick it up......no more than 30 minutes had past. I drove up and down twice looking for it and .............IT WAS GONE

Since then I had another couple slow days at the shop and some more exhaust scraps around the shop so.......now I have another full custom exhaust Im not loosing this one as you can hopefully see its mounted with straps behind the taillights to the bar that goes across.





Oh yes....I also made my own speaker deck for the rear. It still needs to be cut (the cut out will be in the shape of the barbed wire mounted on it and the sub will be mounted underneath the deck) for the sub I will put in it eventually and covered but its started. I will also be removing the rear seat and be putting in more panels for storage, etc.

I also just got my beam extender yesterday so hopefully sometime in the next couple weeks I will be able to get that installed

Are the pistons for raincaps, or are they spark arresters?

Weld on some flappers to keep the rain out.

A little of both. I was going to put flappers on them but had a few old pistons laying around so I decided to throw those on instead. I put some steel wool in before I put them on so...... ya.......a little of both rain caps and arresters.

Neat idea!

WELL IT TOOK A LITTLE LONGER THEN A COUPLE WEEK FROM WHEN I GOT MY EXTENDER BUT SHES DONE!!

HERE SHE IS DOWN THE STREET FROM THE HOUSE BELOW THE COLFAX BRIDGE (174) ALONG THE RAILROAD TRACKS.

NOT TO SHABBY LOOKIN HUH

YOU WANNA SEE THE REST OF IT YOU'LL HAVE TO COME BY THE SHOP ON FEB 19TH. TECH/MEET DAY!!

It is nice to see it evolving. Whats next?

NOT SURE WHAT ILL DO NEXT. PROBABLY WORK ON MY OTHER 72

Looks pretty good Cliff.

Is this going to be your rolling shop sign?

Big letter on the side

We Care About Your Air

WELL.....DO TO THE CONDENSATION IN THE EXHAUST SPRAYING ALL OVER MY PRETTY GREEN I DECIDED TO PAINT THE CAR AGAIN. BEEN WORKING ON IT THE LAST WEEK OR SO. HOPE TO GET IT DONE AT LEAST BY THE IMPORT SHOW IN NEVADA CITY. HAVENT GOT PICS OF MUCH PROGRESS YET BUT HERES WHERE IT ALL GOT STARTED.





HERE IVE TORN IT DOWN A LITTLE FARTHER AND STARTED SANDING.....WELL BLOWING THE PAINT OFF






I WILL TAKE SOME MORE PIC MAYBE TONIGHT OR TOMORROW NIGHT OF THE PROGRESS. ABOUT 98% OF THE ROOF, ABOUT 80% OF THE DRIVERS SIDE, AND ABOUT 90% OF THE PASSANGER SIDE.

Looking good Cliff. Keep on keepin' on.

Keep on blowin'. It's easier than sandin'.

You been listening to Kyle?

Is that where I heard that?

silvertonguedevil wrote:

Is that where I heard that?

Look, it's done! ta-da!