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10-20-2020, 11:27 AM
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Purple Cuda w/ Spyders just a pic I Googled up, '71 Ragtop as fuzzy pics below. You're so right on the red drums and Polyglas!  ~ Pete .
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#2
10-21-2020, 06:52 PM
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Moving along with the interior. I was able to get the correct interior pant from Herb's Parts for the trim and resprayed all the surround moldings with the right 1970 white interior color.
I gotta say that the reproduction door and rear panels are EXACT fit to the original pieces. I got them from Roseville Moparts. Who'dathunkit possible that you could install a repro interior panel and have the screw holes match perfectly with the existing holes in the door frame and inner bulkhead? Inconceivable! The only modification you have to do is drill the holes for the 'cuda emblem and the remote mirror stalk. But the spots are premarked on the back side of the panels so it was really easy. I also started cleaning up the seat belts and shoulder harnesses by soaking them in evaporust overnight. It did work great. All the grunge came out and the date labels are a little easier to see thought still rather yellowed with half a century of age. But they'll do. Last edited by njsteve; 10-21-2020 at 11:16 PM.
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#3
10-22-2020, 12:41 AM
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Next item on the list is to install the rear window. I bought a couple suction cup glass installer tools at harborfreight the other day in preparation for the install. The 5/16" butyl tape also arrived yesterday.
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#4
10-22-2020, 01:39 AM
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Super nice restoration !!
I bought a '72 Cuda new, but my driving record wasn't very good and my insurance agent said I had to order the, now standard, 318 instead of the 340 or they would drop me...  A hint on the glass install...drop the glass in and measure any low areas around the perimeter before setting the butyl on. I've had to use a combination of 5/16 and 3/8 to get a uniform bed.
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