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Offline 'Cuda Hunter

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Re: Bought an AAR Project.. Woot!
« Reply #15 on: June 15, 2013 - 10:34:35 PM »
Sweet car!   Thanks for posting the tag info.

I can't quite make out the one before and after N44.   What are they?  Curious.

Can't wait to see more pics.
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Re: Bought an AAR Project.. Woot!
« Reply #16 on: June 15, 2013 - 10:41:27 PM »
Is that a dealership emblem I see up above the word Cuda on the Tailpanel?
What's it say?
Mike, Fremont, CA.


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Re: Bought an AAR Project.. Woot!
« Reply #17 on: June 15, 2013 - 11:09:02 PM »
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Sweet car!   Thanks for posting the tag info.

I can't quite make out the one before and after N44.   What are they?  Curious.

Can't wait to see more pics.

I assume that's an N 94... if  it's an N84 that'd be awful strange....  :roflsmiley: It's pretty much a bare bones T/A... err... AAR.. heh.

Topcat... will look at that pronto.

I'm scared to dig around on the car... the more ya dig, the more ya find..


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Re: Bought an AAR Project.. Woot!
« Reply #18 on: June 15, 2013 - 11:11:25 PM »
Topcat... that says trailer towing... no idea mang... No IDER.

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Re: Bought an AAR Project.. Woot!
« Reply #19 on: June 15, 2013 - 11:19:35 PM »


Odd.

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Re: Bought an AAR Project.. Woot!
« Reply #20 on: June 15, 2013 - 11:24:08 PM »
Are there signs underneath in the back that it had a hitch mounted on it?
Where is the location? It could give you some history of its origins.
Mike, Fremont, CA.


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Re: Bought an AAR Project.. Woot!
« Reply #21 on: June 15, 2013 - 11:27:33 PM »
Are there signs underneath in the back that it had a hitch mounted on it?
Where is the location? It could give you some history of its origins.


I don't know yet. The car is in PA and I'm down here in TN... haven't even personally "seen" the car. That will come in July. I'm a little scared buying the car but will forge ahead.. It's a little scary here, but I have faith.. Gotta have faith.

Pretty excited about taking ownership.. scared of all the rust. We'll know in 4-6 weeks, cause I done bought it.

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Re: Bought an AAR Project.. Woot!
« Reply #22 on: June 16, 2013 - 03:06:31 AM »
Congrats!! :cheers: :2thumbs:  BTW: how's Jeff@Transamcuda.com?  I haven't spoken to him in ages!!  :-[
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Re: Bought an AAR Project.. Woot!
« Reply #23 on: June 16, 2013 - 07:20:08 AM »
Congrats!! :cheers: :2thumbs:  BTW: how's Jeff@Transamcuda.com?  I haven't spoken to him in ages!!  :-[

He seemed super well. That dude is a walking book on these cars. I called him and gave the sequence number and he was like "Oh we don't have that one.. we have around 4 or five cars before it and one a few after it".

Then I just listened as he blew my mind with minutia and awesome facts and stats. Very nice fella!

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Re: Bought an AAR Project.. Woot!
« Reply #24 on: June 16, 2013 - 10:30:13 AM »
 :2thumbs: I`m jealous! and V2 even.  :drool:
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Re: Bought an AAR Project.. Woot!
« Reply #25 on: June 16, 2013 - 08:39:07 PM »
Great score.  Keep us posted on your progress!  :2thumbs:
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Re: Bought an AAR Project.. Woot!
« Reply #26 on: June 16, 2013 - 09:46:20 PM »
Watched a Gas Monkey show today and they cleared over the factory paint on a 36? or 38? Ford.. They left the rust spots and treated the rust I guess with something and just cleared over it leaving the patina in place...

That got me thinking that if it's possible this car might be cool to do like that. Fix the floor pans and window channel and then fix the quarter panels where needed and the then just clear it..

I think it'd be a real sin to remove the factory paint... Hmmm....

Where the quarters go it'd need some filler perhaps and then make it flash rust enough to blend, and perhaps even work on a mix that matches the patina.... so even the patch would look "aged"...

Might be a cool path for this car.... The look of the Ford was sweet. Although any body person would be driven nuts to actually make something look old and weathered.. LOL.

I like it!

Of course I'd bring interior to concourse level or so, and the mechanicals would be A+....
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Re: Bought an AAR Project.. Woot!
« Reply #27 on: June 16, 2013 - 11:43:29 PM »
cleared over the factory paint They left the rust spots and treated the rust and just cleared over  the patina



I totally like that idea!
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Re: Bought an AAR Project.. Woot!
« Reply #28 on: June 17, 2013 - 06:27:31 AM »
Very nice!   :cheers:

And it's my favorite color on an AAR

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Re: Bought an AAR Project.. Woot!
« Reply #29 on: June 17, 2013 - 01:33:01 PM »
yeah, leave the original paint!
mopars look tuff with patina and day two fat tires/wheels!