The Crusty Cuda: Whole lotta Shakin' (N96) Goin' on!

[njsteve]

Such a momentous occasion. Now I'm gettin' verklempt here.

[L_e_e]

WoW!!!, talk about attention to details.

[69M22Z]

That is awesome.

[cook_dw]

[A12pilot]

True dat, Brother D!

Another 3hr masking job and the floors and trunk are ready to go! Black sealer first since this is what the exterior will get too. Seems FC7 likes the dark primer base better than the light gray. Less streaks.

One will notice the trunk latch painted. That's correct for Mopars. Also, I installed the bolts on the trunk latch mechanism so they get painted too. The latch mechanism isn't installed, rather, a bracket is installed where that goes which.... probably with a piece of wire... will hold the trunk down when the guys on the line painted the exterior. Since my underside and trunk is painted along with the jamb, the trunk will remain closed when I paint the exterior but to simulate the correct look afterwards, the latch mechanism bolts are installed and painted.

Engine bay tomorrow! Think I need more FC7 and clear.

Cheers
Dave

[scuncio]

Man! You are an inspiration.

[KLars1]

Dave - When you work, it must look like a time-lapse video.....except it is real time! Outstanding progress!

[A12pilot]

Thanks, Guys! Just went out to unwrap the masking paper. Man, nothing like the feel of fresh clean on a car. Has a similar feel to Christmas morning with a new toy! Refreshing to see paint!

More tomorrow!

Cheers
Dave

[A12pilot]

See? That's what makes you my idol, Jim. It's the details like that! Didn't know that about the 70 trunk latch and yes, mine was painted. Did they use a different hook or something? Wonder why the change. I have that factory diagram about the cowl blackout, and mine had it from what I can tell by the sleuthing I did. Any idea when it stopped being done on the cowl?

Engine bay painted! Might do the door jambs tomorrow but I'm on call the next three days, then out to Taylorsville, IL to get my Flight Instructor rating reinstated. Been trying to do this for almost a year and the latest fiasco was this stupid cough. But so far it's a go! Plus, I need another gallon of FC7 and the paint shop was closed today.

More to come!

Cheers
Dave

[RS_COPO_Canuck]

Originally Posted by A12pilot

See? That's what makes you my idol, Jim. It's the details like that! Didn't know that about the 70 trunk latch and yes, mine was painted. Did they use a different hook or something? Wonder why the change. I have that factory diagram about the cowl blackout, and mine had it from what I can tell by the sleuthing I did. Any idea when it stopped being done on the cowl?

Engine bay painted! Might do the door jambs tomorrow but I'm on call the next three days, then out to Taylorsville, IL to get my Flight Instructor rating reinstated. Been trying to do this for almost a year and the latest fiasco was this stupid cough. But so far it's a go! Plus, I need another gallon of FC7 and the paint shop was closed today.

More to come!

Cheers
Dave

Yes Dave, they used a different setup to keep the trunk down....but evidently decided it was a little quicker just painting the trunk latch.
Late, late cars skipped the cowl blackout in 70. 71's didn't have it.
All my purple cars had headlight, rad cradle area blackout. The bottom of the rad cradle didn't get hit...with blackout and pretty well no body color. It should show mostly dip color and maybe a misting of purple.
The correct way to do the cowl and rad/headlight area blackout is have 6-8 beers and have Beck's Bolero blasting through your speakers. No masking! Although you have to really like factory sloppy! Hood hinges almost always show overspray from the cowl blackout procedure.
A lot of cars had battery tray blackout as well. Some neat, some not so much!