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Offline twalker

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Re: Paul's 1970 340 Cuda Restoration
« Reply #15 on: October 28, 2014 - 10:29:31 PM »
Great job so far, love seeing your son helping you ... Memories he'll have forever




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Re: Paul's 1970 340 Cuda Restoration
« Reply #16 on: October 31, 2014 - 07:25:40 PM »
Very cool getting your son involved!  :clapping: :2thumbs:   Looking fantastic so far!  :woohoo:
Brad
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Offline scarpent1

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Re: Paul's 1970 340 Cuda Restoration
« Reply #17 on: October 31, 2014 - 10:21:58 PM »
Any tips on taking the column apart?  Anything to be concerned with?  It looks great! :2thumbs:

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Re: Paul's 1970 340 Cuda Restoration
« Reply #18 on: November 01, 2014 - 09:05:04 AM »
Any tips on taking the column apart?  Anything to be concerned with?  It looks great! :2thumbs:

I have a wicked PDF the shows in detail how to disassemble a steering column.  Shoot me a PM with your address and I can email it to you.

IT was done a while ago by a member here.

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Offline Paul97

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Re: Paul's 1970 340 Cuda Restoration
« Reply #19 on: January 28, 2015 - 10:28:35 PM »
Making slow but steady progress on more interior parts.  Lots of travel for work right now, so fitting in work on the car whenever I can.  Finished up the heater box, vent assembly and the clutch/brake pedal assembly.  Will attack the emergency brake and gas pedal next.  Have two weeks with no travel, so looking forward to posting more pictures soon :bigsmile:

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Re: Paul's 1970 340 Cuda Restoration
« Reply #20 on: January 28, 2015 - 10:42:31 PM »
Making slow but steady progress on more interior parts.  Lots of travel for work right now, so fitting in work on the car whenever I can.  Finished up the heater box, vent assembly and the clutch/brake pedal assembly.  Will attack the emergency brake and gas pedal next.  Have two weeks with no travel, so looking forward to posting more pictures soon :bigsmile:

Those look so good you can do that for a living.
 
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Re: Paul's 1970 340 Cuda Restoration
« Reply #21 on: January 29, 2015 - 04:53:33 AM »
Those look so good you can do that for a living.

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fantastic work  :2thumbs:  your work breathes peace of mind... wish I had some of that...  :P
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Re: Paul's 1970 340 Cuda Restoration
« Reply #22 on: January 29, 2015 - 03:25:36 PM »
Nice work, what paints did you use on the pedal assembly?
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Re: Paul's 1970 340 Cuda Restoration
« Reply #23 on: January 29, 2015 - 07:54:26 PM »
Lookin great on your detailed work and pics Paul.  :2thumbs:

Please keep us posted on the details thru each part and process.  :bigsmile:

Your info and pics you provide will be referred by others (and myself) now and in the future.   :clapping: :cheers:

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Re: Paul's 1970 340 Cuda Restoration
« Reply #24 on: January 29, 2015 - 08:32:41 PM »
Paul very nice work  the car is a great colour . Having your son help you makes it that little better . Please keep the photos coming. Great job  :aussie:
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Re: Paul's 1970 340 Cuda Restoration
« Reply #25 on: January 29, 2015 - 08:38:51 PM »
Thanks for the compliments!  It feels good to make things shiny again.

I have been using DupliColor BGM0535 Silver Met (previously T178) to mimic the look of fresh bare steel.  I like it because it does not smudge and I want a durable finish.

I used DupliColor DA1603 Semi-Gloss Black for the bottom of the pedals.

Dave from Performance Car Graphics recommended both of these paints when I was doing my dash.  I decided to keep using them throughout for consistency across the car. 

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Re: Paul's 1970 340 Cuda Restoration
« Reply #26 on: February 07, 2015 - 08:10:10 PM »
A little before and after on my parking brake pedal assembly!  The only thing I took apart was the release lever as it needed to be straightened.  I was able to get all the other parts blasted, primed and painted without too much trouble or taking it completely apart.  :bigsmile:

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Re: Paul's 1970 340 Cuda Restoration
« Reply #27 on: February 07, 2015 - 08:18:01 PM »
Awesome work Paul! I look forward to following along as your project progresses.
Please keep adding pictures as you go.
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Re: Paul's 1970 340 Cuda Restoration
« Reply #28 on: February 07, 2015 - 09:00:30 PM »
wow! Nice job on the parking brake!  :clapping: :2thumbs:
Brad
1970 Challenger 451stroker/4L60 auto OD
Barrie,Ontario,Canada
Proud to own one of the best cars ever made!!!!!

My restoration thread 
http://www.cuda-challenger.com/cc/index.php?topic=59072.0
 My handling upgrade post
http://www.cuda-challenger.com/cc/index.php?topic=73985.0

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Re: Paul's 1970 340 Cuda Restoration
« Reply #29 on: February 07, 2015 - 09:31:12 PM »
Very Nice!  :ylsuper:  :cheers:
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