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Re: My '72 B5 'cuda Project
« Reply #195 on: February 11, 2015 - 06:56:10 PM »
A few years back I bought a couple of broken grills on ebay.



Hoping to get enough good parts to make one good grill.



I took some scrap pieces and added them to a jar of acetone. It melts and makes a glue.



Seems to make a good bond.

Mickey



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Re: My '72 B5 'cuda Project
« Reply #196 on: February 11, 2015 - 09:05:44 PM »
There's a grill advertised on this web site now for a decent price :dunno:
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Re: My '72 B5 'cuda Project
« Reply #197 on: February 12, 2015 - 08:14:37 AM »
If I were using someone else's money for this build I'd consider buying a grill. If I can successfuly restore my grill then I can spend the $1000 on wheels, or engine parts.
Mickey



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Re: My '72 B5 'cuda Project
« Reply #198 on: March 01, 2015 - 01:08:43 PM »
How is it coming along, or are you taking a break?  :bigsmile:
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Re: My '72 B5 'cuda Project
« Reply #199 on: March 06, 2015 - 06:57:51 AM »
I take a break every 4 weeks for 4 weeks. It's what I have to do to finance the restoration.
nutherwords...work...  :walkaway:
But I'm home now and have parts waiting to be installed.  :woohoo:

Mickey



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Re: My '72 B5 'cuda Project
« Reply #200 on: March 07, 2015 - 04:49:51 PM »
Heater box is in.



Mickey



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Re: My '72 B5 'cuda Project
« Reply #201 on: March 07, 2015 - 04:53:48 PM »
Looks good!   :2thumbs:

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Re: My '72 B5 'cuda Project
« Reply #202 on: March 07, 2015 - 05:00:15 PM »
      Coming along nicely.   :2thumbs:

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Re: My '72 B5 'cuda Project
« Reply #203 on: March 07, 2015 - 05:08:53 PM »
The channel where the dash meets the windshield should be painted black underneath the defroster vents  :2cents:


You can see what I mean in this picture:
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Re: My '72 B5 'cuda Project
« Reply #204 on: March 07, 2015 - 06:29:51 PM »
I just went back through all my pictures. Can't find a real good picture, but from this one I believe mine was all blue.

Mickey



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Re: My '72 B5 'cuda Project
« Reply #205 on: March 07, 2015 - 09:10:58 PM »
Maybe it's a 70-71 thing...I've been wrong before.  :clueless:
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Re: My '72 B5 'cuda Project
« Reply #206 on: March 09, 2015 - 02:40:41 PM »
My 74 Chal (original paint) is body color there also. Wish it was black and did not show the yellow. Your blue may not stand out in contrast as much.
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Removing the warning labels one at a time.
Nature will take care of the rest.

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Re: My '72 B5 'cuda Project
« Reply #207 on: March 09, 2015 - 04:29:20 PM »
My 74 Chal (original paint) is body color there also. Wish it was black and did not show the yellow. Your blue may not stand out in contrast as much.

My 70 Challenger is burn orange there too ( original colour) I should have painted it black when I changed the dash pad.
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Re: My '72 B5 'cuda Project
« Reply #208 on: March 10, 2015 - 08:45:33 AM »
I suppose if you go with a black dash it should be painted black?
Mickey



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Re: My '72 B5 'cuda Project
« Reply #209 on: March 12, 2015 - 09:46:33 AM »
I suppose if you go with a black dash it should be painted black?

 :thinkerg:   That's true my original dash was burn orange, makes  :2cents:.
Brad
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