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Offline 'cudaCruiser

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My '72 B5 'cuda Project
« on: September 11, 2007 - 09:55:30 AM »
Looks great sitting in my garage!
So now that I've stripped the vinyl off, is it officially a restoration project?



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Re: A Thing of Beauty
« Reply #1 on: September 11, 2007 - 09:59:49 AM »

So now that I've stripped the vinyl off, is it officially a restoration project?


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Take more pics as you go! 

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Re: A Thing of Beauty
« Reply #2 on: September 11, 2007 - 10:14:07 AM »
Looks like a real solid car you're going to start on.
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Re: A Thing of Beauty
« Reply #3 on: September 11, 2007 - 01:07:25 PM »
 :iagree: Let the resto begin.and  :picture: of your progress.  :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
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Re: A Thing of Beauty
« Reply #4 on: September 11, 2007 - 01:27:23 PM »
Looks good, Can't wait to see your progress.
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Re: A Thing of Beauty
« Reply #5 on: September 11, 2007 - 01:34:38 PM »
That does look pretty good.  How are the floors??  Gonna be a sweet car.  Gonna leave it that color??    :cheers:

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Re: A Thing of Beauty
« Reply #6 on: September 11, 2007 - 03:35:55 PM »
B5 True Blue Poly. Just beautiful.
I hope to have the carpet out in the next couple of days to see the floor pans.
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Re: A Thing of Beauty
« Reply #7 on: September 11, 2007 - 11:08:20 PM »
My son came home from work ready to work some more.



Found the broadcast sheet...



...and a paint codes sheet under the carpet.



The floor pans are in great shape!



The trunk pan has one hole.

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Re: A Thing of Beauty
« Reply #8 on: September 12, 2007 - 09:49:04 AM »
Man, you guys dont mess around, do you?   :lol:

That broadcast sheet is beautiful!   :drool:
Your floors look like mine, nice with no rust.  But a hole in the trunk.  Same here.   :rofl:

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Re: A Thing of Beauty
« Reply #9 on: September 12, 2007 - 10:11:48 AM »
Really solid car. Good luck on the resto. I love the blue/white combo  :2thumbs:
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Re: A Thing of Beauty
« Reply #10 on: September 12, 2007 - 10:42:01 PM »
Keep the pics comming.  Looks like a quick tear down started.   Are you planing on a quick rebuild also?
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Re: A Thing of Beauty
« Reply #11 on: September 13, 2007 - 04:45:32 PM »
I like this project, keep the pictures coming :jumping:
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Re: A Thing of Beauty
« Reply #12 on: September 13, 2007 - 08:08:29 PM »
A great color combo!

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Re: A Thing of Beauty
« Reply #13 on: September 13, 2007 - 09:16:22 PM »

I love the color.  :2thumbs: Can't wait to get the thing painted.



I got the grille off today. Wadda ya think? Will it go back together? I'm gonna try.



So, except for the dash, we've got the interior and the trunk gutted.



I leave tomorrow for work. Be gone 28 days. Hopefully my son will get quite a bit more disassembly done.
So far it's gone alot quicker than I expected. The pace of the reassembly will be dictated by the budget.
I'll be home for 28 days at a time, so it won't take long to burn up the dollars. :money:
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Re: A Thing of Beauty
« Reply #14 on: September 17, 2007 - 07:32:10 AM »

More of the front end removed by my son.







I'm glad he's interested in helping out!
Mickey



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