waiting 7 years, The restro has finally begun

[TB3NVCUDA]

Coming along nicely!! Thats going to be a stunner when its finished!! 

[culp71]

more progress, hood and hinges reinstalled after paint, for the last time.
all body lines and gaps set.
engine ready for heads.
front fenders, valance, header panel, bumper, and grill ready for paint.
 

[culp71]

more progress and pictures.

[roadman5312]

    Lookin fine as frog hair.     

                       

[moparman82]

never seen a black cuda with yellow interior before! 1 of 1!!

all jokin aside, looks like its coming along nicely

[culp71]

more progress, trunk gutter,under hood fender edge/header panel, and rear door jams painted.

[brads70]

Looking better each time!     Between your car and the snake skin green car I feel impatient waiting for the final paint to go on!   

[culp71]

some more...rockers filled, shaped and sanded.
New rear bumper installed, tail panel filled and sanded to match shape, both ready for primer.

[73440]

Looking great!
Watching the work others are doing reinforces how lazy I can be at times.
I need to set aside Cuda time!!!
Have parts ,need to just get out into the garage and do some work , dammit!

[cudamadd]

Looking real good ,great job can't wait to see it fished 

[soundcontrol]

Nice work! Someday this will happen to my car, in 20 years when I retire probably...

[70chall440]

  awesome work.

[culp71]

engine is complete!
original 340, w forged steel crank, 2.02/1.60 J heads, 4 barrel intake,
block bored 30 over, crank 20 under mains, 10 under rods,
speed pro forged pistons, Edelbrock performer cam 204/420
Comp cam magnum pushrods, Edelbrock lifters, new valves, springs, seats ,etc.
all Felpro gaskets and of course all new bearings all around.
here it is after being freshly painted.
and after much body work the hood is finally ready for some primer sealer, and final sanding before color and clear!!

[Haddixj]

Just curious how are you masking the paint before shooting primer on the outer body? What about keeping the masking lines from being seen? I have been running through the order to paint a car and I am unsure of where to stop on the inner fender to top of fender. Basically the gaps how are you masking them and not getting a hard paint line? Sorry for the rambling just trying to type what I am thinking

[70chall440]

when I painted my Challenger I had the same issue, I had painted the engine compartment and door jambs but when I painted the outer body I got blow through on the gaps and ended up with overspray (primer). In retrospect I "think" I should have used some jamb masking (I have see it from 3M, looks like a foam roll) or perhaps painted the trunk and engine compartment and then masked them off, but primed and painted the jambs in conjunction with the body.