'71 Cuda Build

[Claudia]

Seems like a good place to track the progress of my build . . .

 

[Claudia]

First thing was to start to tear it down . . .

 

[Claudia]

Second thing was the body . . .

 

[moparleo]

Nicely done so far.

 

[Claudia]

Primer . . .

 

[DetMatt1]

Looking great, what's the plan? Faithful factory resto?

 

[76orangewagon]

Looks like you bought a freshly painted car and started over...? What's the story behind it.

 

[Claudia]

moparleo - Thanks!
DetMatt1 - Plan is to build a fun car to drive. Nothing more, nothing less . . . no trailer queen . . . not a factory restoration . . . I am simply building a car the way that I want it built. Just something to take out and have some fun in. Mopars are far to cool to leave them parked.
76orangewagon - Yes, the car had been painted before I purchased it (if you want to call it that). Whoever painted the car before I bought it did a less than okay job . . . at best on both the paint and the body work.

 

[Claudia]

Next up . . . paint and clear coat . . .

 

[Claudia]

. . . and an infinite amount of sanding and buffing . . .

 

[DetMatt1]

Looks great! What are the plans for engine room paint?

 

[Claudia]

Time to redo the front and rear . . .

 

[Claudia]

DetMatt1 - Engine bay will be black.

 

[Claudia]

Undercoating . . .

 

[340challconvert]

Nice work
Looks like you started with an overall pretty clean 71 body.
Car will be spectacular when done!

 

[Claudia]

paharamia - Thank you! Yes, I searched for a long time to find a recent '71 that wasn't priced at a ridiculous figure.

 

[Claudia]

Next up . . . engine bay . . .

 

[Claudia]

Almost forgot the center tunnel and console addition . . .

 

[Claudia]

Tail panel . . .

 

[Claudia]

Gas tank . . .