351C Questions

Rebuilt 351-C dampers are available from most engine builders, or directly from "Damper Dudes," in Redding CA (I think).

Removing the undercoating is plain miserable grunt-labor. There are NO shortcuts. Some use a propane torch & putty knife, some use solvent and it's possible to use dry ice and a hammer. ALL are difficult & dangerous (the last can give you frostbite)

As far as the undercoating goes, if the whole car is being painted the undercarriage could be sand-blasted, but I wouldn't recommend it unless you are completely stripping out the car. When I had my car done everything (glass,interior, motor, trainy) were removed. It was a rolling chassis. The undercarriage was blasted clean and primed and painted final body color. When I got it home there was sand everywhere in the interior, but the bottom looks almost as nice as the topside. After I got it home, I disassemled all of the suspension, powdercoated it and reinstalled with new poly bushings. I have heard of people who have sandblasted the undercarriage with the glass in and wound up etching the windshield.

For taking off the undercoating i used a heat gun and a puddy knife. Work on a small area at a time. As it starts to smoke just a little, the coating comes right off.