Right Place?

[RUSTY Cuda]

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Could not get the top screw in the drivers side headlight benzel & after cracking the grille figgered I better wait till spring when it will have a little more give
Also managed to break my front bumper filler, had it nailed to the work bench trying to stretch it back out, broke the end off pulling the nail!
Anyway I'm gonna see if I can move the bumper back some & make the gap smaller, if not I'll figger something out!, maybe a sheet metal filler
So as always, slight progress with 4 more problems!

[RUSTY Cuda]

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Don't know how long the paint will stay on but I finished off the door panels the last couple of days, Rusty's custom panels, I'll make yours just as bad for 800 bucks!

[RUSTY Cuda]

trying to make something out of my beat up emblems, tail panel "by plymouth" in car color.
broken 'Cuda340 one will replace the flat script one on the dash & the door panels get car color backround  Rich.

[RUSTY Cuda]

Getting close on the side glass alignment, pass side just top of door glass is out too far, have the lower bracket all the way outboard & see won't pull in anymore, rear glass may go out a tad further, but I don't think enough to seal (door glass is 1/4" off the weatherstrip!)

[RUSTY Cuda]

Roof rail mouldings & seal rail are in, boy there not exactly straight, but looked at the 74 & there gaps are way off too!

[RUSTY Cuda]

Was having trouble getting the door to open with the outside handle, decided to try a new one(was saving em for the 74) but that did the trick, opens up nice now, she's startin to look more like a car!  Rich.

[DAYLEY/CHALLENGER]

Hey Rich.  What are  the marks above the roof rail on the paint?   Yes it does look like a car.

[RUSTY Cuda]

Marked out where the screw holes were with a bar of soap so I had at least an idea where to line up the screws after I put the foam on. Rich.

[RUSTY Cuda]

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looks like I either have to replace the whole rear bumper setup or just paint the 73 bumper for now, seems they added another reinforcement in 74 & changed the location of the bumper bolts!

[RUSTY Cuda]

I guess I could have this blasted & use it for now, the chrome bumper really isn't that good anyway, i'll mull it over a while,maybe i'll hit the lottery in the meantime & buy new! Rich.

[wally426ci]

Hey Rich,
I dont know if anyone has done this but it looks like you could flip the rear bumper brackets over and swap them, and then bolt the bumper right to it. i may try it on my fathers 74, it would at least get rid of that heavy a$$ reinforcement bar.

just an idea

[RUSTY Cuda]

Pretty sure that won't work, 73 the bolts went thru both right to the body brackets, 74 the reinforcement goes to the body brackets & they moved the bumper bolts out wider(outboard & inboard) & bolt to the reinforcement, I suppose i could weld extensions on the brackets, I've got till spring to decide, if money wasn't so tight I'd just buy new, a lot of house projects this year, maybe next! Rich.

[FJ5_440]

Are you going to change your name to Shiney Cuda?
The car is looking good.   

[RUSTY Cuda]

Naw, the RUSTY applies as much to my old body as it does to the cars! 

[Plum6Pak]

    Guess I better change my name PlumSickPak if we're talking our own bodies and not our cars. LOL   

Car's looking great Rich, bet you have      miles of smiles when you see how far along you are. This thread could be sold on eBay once you are done, we've all benefited from it that's for sure.