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    Author Topic: Rudy's B5 AAR Cuda resto update !  (Read 117109 times)

    Offline AARudy

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    Re: B5 AAR Cuda resto update (yes, I'm still alive!!)
    « Reply #30 on: July 20, 2009 - 01:36:34 AM »
    Got the booster and master in place. I'm starting to mask off the engine compartment in the morning for the Organosol black paint. (finally). We're going to shoot some more test panels first before we paint the car.  I noticed I had the wrong fender bolts in place, so I got the correct bolt kit with the stud type bolts.

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    Offline bb71challenger

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    Re: B5 AAR Cuda resto update (yes, I'm still alive!!)
    « Reply #31 on: July 20, 2009 - 07:51:41 AM »
    Looking sweet! I bet you are getting ready to drive that beauty huh?  Great work, keep us posted   :2thumbs:
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    Re: B5 AAR Cuda resto update (yes, I'm still alive!!)
    « Reply #32 on: July 20, 2009 - 07:43:22 PM »
    Today I sprayed  the header panel brackets with a little more blue, then taped off specific lines to match factory tape lines on the AAR Cuda organosol paint process.... you can see in the reference photos  what I'm talking about..The factory just ran a piece of tape across the header panel, shot it black, and you could see body color on the tabs..
    « Last Edit: July 21, 2009 - 07:04:45 AM by AARudy »
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    Offline sleepyhead416

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    Re: B5 AAR Cuda resto update (yes, I'm still alive!!)
    « Reply #33 on: July 21, 2009 - 07:59:41 AM »
    Very nice
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    Offline AARudy

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    Re: B5 AAR Cuda resto update (yes, I'm still alive!!)
    « Reply #34 on: July 21, 2009 - 09:02:57 AM »
    NICE car! hopefully some day soon I can get my stripes on too...  looks good!
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    Offline jrwoodjoe

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    Re: B5 AAR Cuda resto update (yes, I'm still alive!!)
    « Reply #35 on: July 21, 2009 - 05:48:43 PM »
    Really coming along nicely. GORGEOUS!  :2thumbs:

    So on the fender bolts. I see some are studs coming up from the bottom. Is that factory on an AAR? Don't know that ever saw or noticed that before.

    Joe
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    Offline AARudy

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    Re: B5 AAR Cuda resto update (yes, I'm still alive!!)
    « Reply #36 on: July 21, 2009 - 06:20:24 PM »
    That was one of the only things I was never sure on... I have studied a million pics of fully restored AAR's over the years, and about 90% of them have the 3 stud type bolts on each fender...once I saw it on the OEM GOLD certified AAR, it made up my mind...(I actually just changed them out a week ago!) I remember watching that purple AAR sell on Ebay for 140k or so back then.. then about 5 months later it brought $226k at BJ... insane! What a cool car... here's a pic of his engine.. also note how he faded in the organosol on the cowl...no tape... I have never seen this done on any other AAR..ever. All survivor cars have the tape marks from what I can tell......?
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    Offline barracuda7199

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    Re: B5 AAR Cuda resto update (yes, I'm still alive!!)
    « Reply #37 on: July 21, 2009 - 11:00:34 PM »
    that is sweet looking!!
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    Offline AARudy

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    Re: B5 AAR Cuda resto update (yes, I'm still alive!!)
    « Reply #38 on: July 23, 2009 - 09:46:54 PM »
    Hears the blackout I did today on the front of the car..... came out cool. I studied some pics of survivor cars, and some reference pics from Roger Gibson on the spray patterns. Got the paint from him too...
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    Offline AARudy

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    Re: B5 AAR Cuda resto update (yes, I'm still alive!!)
    « Reply #39 on: July 23, 2009 - 09:50:42 PM »
    more
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    Offline AARudy

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    Re: B5 AAR Cuda resto update (yes, I'm still alive!!)
    « Reply #40 on: July 23, 2009 - 09:52:04 PM »
    ....
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    Offline AARudy

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    Re: B5 AAR Cuda resto update (yes, I'm still alive!!)
    « Reply #41 on: July 23, 2009 - 09:54:31 PM »
    .
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    Offline bb71challenger

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    Re: B5 AAR Cuda resto update (yes, I'm still alive!!)
    « Reply #42 on: July 23, 2009 - 09:55:52 PM »
    Looks great! Man that is gonna be a sweet ride    :drool:
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    Offline barracuda7199

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    Re: B5 AAR Cuda resto update (yes, I'm still alive!!)
    « Reply #43 on: July 23, 2009 - 10:43:44 PM »
    thats some detail right there!! and i see it is a column shift AAR there couldn't have been many of those
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    Brandon

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    Offline AARudy

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    Re: B5 AAR Cuda resto update (yes, I'm still alive!!)
    « Reply #44 on: July 23, 2009 - 10:51:00 PM »
    no, my car is a 4 speed... (numbers matching ;) )
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