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    Offline AARudy

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    My 1970 Plum Crazy V Code R/T project
    « on: December 12, 2012 - 04:26:40 AM »
    I recently bought this 70 R/T, and have decided to tear it down and restore it as a nice driver. It is a numbers matching 440 six pack, Plum Crazy, white top, white stripes, white guts car! The six pack is missing.

    V6W - white longitudinal stripes
    YO5 - built to USA specs
    26 - 26" radiator
    G33 - left hand chrome remote mirror
    M21- roof drip rail mouldings
    N41 - dual exhaust
    N42 - chrome exhaust tips
    N85 - tach
    R11 - AM radio
    V1W - white vinyl top
    AO1 - light package
    A36 - 3.55 HP axle package
    A62 - rally gauges
    C16 - console
    C55 - bucket seats
    FC7 - plum crazy paint
    H6XW - white bucket seats
    000 - no upper door color
    A13 - production date OCT 13th 1970
    D32 - heavy duty A727 Torqueflight transmission
    E87 - 440 six pack engine
    EN2 - END
    « Last Edit: December 12, 2012 - 04:33:16 AM by AARudy »
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    Offline AARudy

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    Re: My 1970 Plum Crazy V Code R/T project
    « Reply #1 on: December 12, 2012 - 04:36:18 AM »
    Not a bad start at all, the car is a original 41,000 mile car. Someone repainted this thing back in the early 80's, and recovered the seats maybe in the last 5-10 years and they have been wrapped up ever since.
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    Offline AARudy

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    Re: My 1970 Plum Crazy V Code R/T project
    « Reply #2 on: December 12, 2012 - 04:42:22 AM »
     So far, I just started taking it apart.. we have a long winter ahead!
    « Last Edit: December 17, 2012 - 09:12:14 PM by AARudy »
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    Offline hezzel

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    Re: My 1970 Plum Crazy V Code R/T project
    « Reply #3 on: December 12, 2012 - 08:41:27 AM »
    Nice start  :2thumbs:
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    Re: My 1970 Plum Crazy V Code R/T project
    « Reply #4 on: December 12, 2012 - 09:25:04 AM »
    Great car for a resto,
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    Offline 72ls5fla

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    Re: My 1970 Plum Crazy V Code R/T project
    « Reply #5 on: December 12, 2012 - 10:44:58 AM »
    really cool car to start with !!

    Sounds like a fun project --   but ya gotta be kinda wore out from the AAR .... 

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    Re: My 1970 Plum Crazy V Code R/T project
    « Reply #6 on: December 12, 2012 - 01:52:46 PM »
     :droolingbounce: VERY nice score rudy,i can see a full blown restoration coming again on this one and if it's ANYWHERE near as nice as your AAR came out it's gonna be one awesome challenger.  :thumbsup:

    waiting to watch this bad boy get done and done right.  :worshippy  :thumbsup:
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    Offline dutch

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    Re: My 1970 Plum Crazy V Code R/T project
    « Reply #7 on: December 12, 2012 - 02:54:15 PM »
    great project. cant wait to see some progress  :2thumbs:  gonna do the restowork yourself?   
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    Re: My 1970 Plum Crazy V Code R/T project
    « Reply #8 on: December 13, 2012 - 11:51:29 AM »
    Quote from: MOPAR FANATIC on December 12, 2012 - 01:52:46 PM
    :droolingbounce: VERY nice score rudy,i can see a full blown restoration coming again on this one and if it's ANYWHERE near as nice as your AAR came out it's gonna be one awesome challenger.  :thumbsup:

    waiting to watch this bad boy get done and done right.  :worshippy  :thumbsup:



    ohh maaaaaan... haha. yes, I am wore out from the last project. I said I would take a year off and enjoy my AAR.. but I cant even drive it and now it's winter! I'll continue to tear down this beast to it's shell. I will do what I can on the car except for body and paint, thats where I am lost and I am way too picky to start learning and do it myself- I will stick to building jewelry. My friend Bobo at http://www.mendezmotorsports.com/ will hopefully get the engine and new intake over the winter. He did my AAR 340 and it runs great. This interior was recovered a long time ago, I hope it cleans up though, it is kind of yellowed or dirty. Who will do the body and paint remains to be seen. I am leaning toward Ken again to do a "driver" quality job on it. I am afraid though that when it gets to his place, I will get the itch to go to the top with the paint job. You can stare at every car in that place and not find any issues with the paint jobs.. his painter Kevin Engle is a master in my eyes. At least I will know exactly what to expect there. I will have the body blasted at a place in IL called Ready Strip. The cars I have seen that come out of there are super clean and completely bare when done. I'll end up restoring most of the other components to the car, dash, column, heater box, interior, suspension, etc. (I may be getting a small building with a friend of mine right near my house) so I will have a lot more room to work over the winter and can exclude my kitchen and living room as workspace this time around (man it's great to live alone) haha. My friend is removing the front and back glass for me next week after he finishes up my dads GTO ( a side project that I have been doing a mild resto on this entire time) I am going insane with cars.. on top of all of this, I am overseeing a entire resto on my buddies 69 Charger R/T!! (black, whit top, white guts car) his dad bought new in Nam. So I guess I love doing this stuff! (way more fun when it is not your money flying everywhere) haha. Watching my friends Charger being welded on, gave me the damn itch to do this all over again and here I am. Thanks for the AAR compliments! You will see her next month at your local news stand on the cover of MCG! March issue! I also struck up a deal to be featured in Collectible Automobile Magazine! They are working on a COOL project for 2014, I wont reveal what it is, but it involves a certain E body- a bunch of em!
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    Offline PasiR

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    Re: My 1970 Plum Crazy V Code R/T project
    « Reply #9 on: December 15, 2012 - 03:56:19 AM »
    That looks very solid car, keep the pics coming.  :ylsuper: :ylsuper:
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    Offline FY1443433

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    Re: My 1970 Plum Crazy V Code R/T project
    « Reply #10 on: December 15, 2012 - 07:02:41 AM »
    AARudy, 

    That's a very nice starter project.  I wish mine was in that condition when I first bought it.  I like the color comb too.  Good luck and I look forward to following along with the build.

    Thanks,
    FY1

    Here's my fender tag run down:

    R11 – am radio
    R32 – single rear speaker
    V21 – hood treatment
    V6X - black longitudinal stripes
    Y05 - built to USA specs
    M21- roof drip rail moldings
    M25- sill molding
    N41 - dual exhaust
    N42 - chrome exhaust tips
    N85 – tachometer
    C62 - driver’s six way seat
    G36 – right and left painted mirrors
    H51 – a/c
    J45 – hood pins
    FY1 – top banana roof
    A01 - light package
    A36 - 3.55 HP axle package
    A62 - rally gauges
    B51 – power brakes
    C55 – bucket seats
    FY1 – top banana paint
    H6XW - white bucket seats
    000 - no upper door color
    730 - production date Jul 30th 1970
    D21 – A833 4-speed transmission
    E63 – 383 magnum engine
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    Offline AARudy

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    Re: My 1970 Plum Crazy V Code R/T project
    « Reply #11 on: December 15, 2012 - 04:23:54 PM »
    wow, you have a nicely optioned car there. I have a question, my car is a R11 radio, but it also has a rear fader knob on the lower left dash panel by the heater controls. I see you have a code for "single rear speaker".. is there a code for rear speaker on a AM? Just curious if it would be on my fender tag. I plan on driving this car, but I love following what is correct on the tag, but would like the FM guts in the AM down the road, or even a 8 track would be cool, so I am wondering if this was a rear speaker car because of the knob, or if it was added later.. I wonder if I can tell by the wire loom.. haven't checked under there really. Hope a build sheet is somewhere in this thing..
    « Last Edit: December 15, 2012 - 06:03:23 PM by AARudy »
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    Offline AARudy

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    Re: My 1970 Plum Crazy V Code R/T project
    « Reply #12 on: December 15, 2012 - 04:27:09 PM »
    A little progress. I knew there would be problem areas under the vinyl top. Common I am sure, looks a little messy, but I know it can be fixed.
    Pulled the hood, stainless, v top, wiper linkage and the date coded 3 speed! Was happy to find that on the car.
    « Last Edit: December 17, 2012 - 09:13:10 PM by AARudy »
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    Re: My 1970 Plum Crazy V Code R/T project
    « Reply #13 on: December 15, 2012 - 04:36:32 PM »
    took a ride down to Kens shop yesterday. There are always awesome, rare cars there..
    That Challenger with the sublime strip is a 1 of 1 car, alls has green interior. The orange TA Chall, is a driver quality build which still looks
    like a killer car when done. That plum convert is 1 of 4, HEMI 4 speed! I kept staring at it dreming about my beast looking similar.. that car is there just for cosmetic buffing to the paint i think. The primer Charger, thats a B5 with blue interior HEMI Charger 500. Then there is a Sassy 71 Cuda, 340 billboard car that is getting a top notch resto job. Oh, and I cant forget the 69 Trans Am convert.. haha.. a zillion dollar car getting the works. 1 of 8???
    « Last Edit: December 15, 2012 - 04:39:05 PM by AARudy »
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    Re: My 1970 Plum Crazy V Code R/T project
    « Reply #14 on: December 15, 2012 - 08:43:46 PM »
    Wow!  Beautiful and rare cars!  Thanks for sharing.  Will all that inventory I hope he has good insurance!
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    1970 Plymouth 'Cuda.  Matching numbers 440 U Code, 4 speed pistol grip, Rallye dash, AM 8 Track, Shaker hood, 15 inch rallye wheels, Dana 60 4.10, Super Track Pak.  One of 134 - 440 "U" coupes codes built in 1970 and one of 100 - 440 Super Track Paks built in 1970.

    Restoration pictures at:  http://spanks4thememory.smugmug.com/Cars/70-Cuda/7240639_M24oi#465274575_2MBqW
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    "usraptr" = United States raptor - bird of prey = United States Bald Eagle.  FYI, somebody else thought of it first so I had to drop the "O" in raptor.
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