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Offline mopar12372

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Re: Your current status on your restoration.....
« Reply #30 on: March 10, 2012 - 07:57:15 PM »
i put 50% because i dont think ill ever be able to afford a paint job . the rest of the car will be in great shape though.
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Re: Your current status on your restoration.....
« Reply #31 on: March 11, 2012 - 03:51:36 PM »
My completed project...



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Re: Your current status on your restoration.....
« Reply #32 on: March 11, 2012 - 04:16:02 PM »
i put 50% because i dont think ill ever be able to afford a paint job . the rest of the car will be in great shape though.

Great Vid!
Only 8 months?  damn, dude, that's quick.
- I'm assuming that there were a lot of late nights and dedicated weekends to the Cuda
I love what you did with the door panels and rear kick panels.
Great Car!  :cheers:
Ron

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Re: Your current status on your restoration.....
« Reply #33 on: March 11, 2012 - 05:12:31 PM »
50% for me.  Just got it jammed now its ready for final sand paint and assembly + some parts finding.
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Re: Your current status on your restoration.....
« Reply #34 on: March 11, 2012 - 05:54:42 PM »
My completed project...
http://youtu.be/KdpGpDyAUUg



Great video!  Nice job on the Cuda too!  :2thumbs: ( and quick!)
Brad
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Re: Your current status on your restoration.....
« Reply #35 on: March 11, 2012 - 06:44:13 PM »
My completed project...
http://youtu.be/KdpGpDyAUUg


I like the video..........great job.............

I like the way this thread is going too...........there are still folks out there still working on our great cars............. :thumbsup:
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Re: Your current status on your restoration.....
« Reply #36 on: March 11, 2012 - 07:51:03 PM »
My completed project...
http://youtu.be/KdpGpDyAUUg


 Nice video , my wife liked your song choice, and nice mechanical talent. :2thumbs:

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Re: Your current status on your restoration.....
« Reply #37 on: March 14, 2012 - 03:37:01 PM »
About 1/2 done overall.

Engine/trans - done
Interior - not done but all pieces on hand
Body/paint - 50%, need to epoxy/prime the fender, rest of the car is ready for paint

Slow going with other priorities taking over.
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Offline msbaugh

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Re: Your current status on your restoration.....
« Reply #38 on: March 15, 2012 - 02:28:54 AM »
voted 95 here... Although a lot of work was done already when I purchased my challenger, It's safe to say that I knocked it up from around a 70 to a 95%.

100% complete? bahahah  :roflsmiley: There is no such thing!!

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Your current status on your restoration.....
« Reply #39 on: March 15, 2012 - 07:43:06 AM »
I'm still at the starting line with mine. I'd say 5%. I need sheet metal but I have a fresh powertrain ready and waiting.

I need to get this studebaker done so I can really dig into the Cuda. The sad thing is, I wind up doing small things for the Cuda when I should be wrapping up the stude and getting it on the road.
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Re: Your current status on your restoration.....
« Reply #40 on: March 15, 2012 - 07:51:01 AM »
Well, I put 50%, as I figured you were talking bout my Challenger.
However, I'm about 50% done on the Cousin's Camaro I'm restoring, 50% on my Challenger, around 75% on the '66 Plymouth, and 95% on my Dart, Complete on the General Lee and Christine, and around 50% done on my Maverick.
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Re: Your current status on your restoration.....
« Reply #41 on: March 16, 2012 - 10:16:17 PM »
Well, I put 50%, as I figured you were talking bout my Challenger.
However, I'm about 50% done on the Cousin's Camaro I'm restoring, 50% on my Challenger, around 75% on the '66 Plymouth, and 95% on my Dart, Complete on the General Lee and Christine, and around 50% done on my Maverick.

Thats a whole lotta %s there Cooter...........Why not put a  few pics of all those cars......we like pics you know..........

AndFin.............how about a pic of the  stude............we like odd stuff too........
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Re: Your current status on your restoration.....
« Reply #42 on: March 17, 2012 - 12:32:46 AM »
I am in the pre restoration stage. I'm just doin the 'ole tighten up on everything so it can be a solid reliable car where everything works that I can enjoy.  Once I get to the point of running out of things to fix, I'll dig into it and replace the engine and trans. Then I'll work on the paint/color changeand the seats and carpet.

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Re: Your current status on your restoration.....
« Reply #43 on: March 17, 2012 - 04:14:40 PM »
I am around 25% into mine after repairing a whole bunch of rusty stuff. I'm currently resto - modding the suspension and brakes.

Cuda 72 ....  Nice video! Got me motivated!  :cheers:
Mike    Yakima, Washington

Resto Thread:  http://www.cuda-challenger.com/cc/index.php?topic=66668.0

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Re: Your current status on your restoration.....
« Reply #44 on: March 17, 2012 - 09:51:00 PM »
 I put 95% as mine is painted and going back together. I have the engine in and runing and just got all the glass in this past week along with polishing all the stainless. I put the side stainless on today so I can put the upper seals in and adjust the side glass. I also put the windshield mouldings on, rear trunk lid moulding and quarter mouldings along with the outer cat wiskers for the side glass. hope to get the interior in after I finish the headliner that I put in last Tuesday. Maybe it will be on the road in the next 8 weeks as I have had the Challenger since August of 2010.


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