AAR resto

Xcudame · Apr 2, 2025

Looking good Don! Cool that you got to meet Richard Petty!

don selleck · Apr 2, 2025

thanks, hope to be back at it mid next week. very nice guy, and everyone there.

don selleck · May 13, 2025

well been a while, no color yet. Ended up having to go back to work for a few weeks, but back at it tomorrow. had car sanded and ready for seam sealer, will re scotch bright, clean, seam sealer and shoot the FINAL coat of primer, hopefully this friday, Ended up digging out the six pack and did some inspection and disassembly. Found some more nonsense going on looks like the last guy was experimenting on getting more fuel into the cast accelerator pump on the outboards. Not sure if there is anything on the other side to direct the fuel into the carb. Looks like an abortted project and aborted with some rtv and an aluminum plate. The surprises keep on coming on this car, at least both

carbs look to be from a 340 but not within the time frame of the vehicle build. will have to do some research and see what I need to do to seal the holes they drilled thru the bottom not to worried about the screw threads. :realcrazy:

Any Ideas?

Xcudame · May 13, 2025

JB weld that's gasoline resistant? Could also try threading a fine threaded tap and set screw? As much as you've done on the body, I wouldn't let having to buy (worst case scenario) different carbs. You're going to have a very nice AAR when your done my friend!

don selleck · May 13, 2025

Thanks, I thought about it, but I do have a sonic cleaner and was going to gold chromate the carbs with the caswell plating kit. which I already have. Plus the promax jettable plates, and offset airscrew throttle plate maybe i'll try to locate a float bowl for it. out board carbs run about 700 each. that would save some time, these pretty much nearly unlimited builds are tough to swallow. I hate adding to my unusable parts stash if I can get it working, its like going to the casino with old mopar parts. hoping to win but usually don't

don selleck · May 14, 2025

Dave69 on FBBO suggested Chicago carburetor, they have about every part for sixpack $$$. At least there's an option for parts out there. if anyone's looking for something.

don selleck · May 14, 2025

ready for seam sealer tomorrow have is all red scotchbrighted and wax and greese remover cleaned, going to seam seal tomorrow hopefully will finish that and last primer coat friday or saturday. got pics but doesnt look much different, but the surface is one step away from paint

don selleck · May 17, 2025

got it seam sealed and primered, ended up using a smaller tip and a little reducer, layed down pretty nice got an area in trunk that needs a touch up, will redo that area monday need a little extra seam sealer then reprime those few areas. then sand, and get ready for the red oxide sealer and then purple and clear,

don selleck · May 17, 2025

ended up ordering the float bowl from allstar carb $108.00 shipped, its on its way. got a few trunk and tailight pics. wanting purple on this bad but when its ready its ready. they say paint is 90% prep, they weren't kidding.

don selleck · May 19, 2025

seam sealing sucks, did the trunk very tight, looks like crap, have done it thicker, thinner, wider, brushed with wax and greese, thinner. going to try wider taped, tooled with thinner dipped paint brush, and pull tape immediately. Been trying different looks, on a metal table, that seems like it looks the best. basically in the trunk only, want to make that look the best it can. I have enough 2k primer left for a coat on the main trunk area that you can see anyways. was going to start all this tomorrow to get ready for final paint maybe end of week but looks like rain for three days Billie my helper guy has Wednesday appointment. so will probably get the trunk caught up to final prime again, then wait till next week. Weather looks a little warmer and less humid, need to scotch bright it, remove the cocoon covering the rest of the car. Clean, clean, clean everything, remask the outside of car again. Then shoot the red oxide sealer, then 2 to 3 coats of base and same with clear within 24 hours after the red sealer. don't want to compromise the color coat, I got one shot at it.

Xcudame · May 19, 2025

Don, now you know what I noticed years ago about factory seam sealer. A lot of the time it looks like the assembly guys used their fingers to get that stuff in there! So don't drive yourself crazy trying to make it look to nice! Function over fashion as they say! I'm certain with all your other work, it will be just fine!

don selleck · May 19, 2025

it looks like they had the new rookies do that stuff. But after 5 months worth of actual work on this thing, can't bring myself to not do the best I can. there's not much to do in there so it shouldn't take long. i just brushed it on under the car kept it as straight as possible then used an acid brush for smoothing. will have some pics in a few days.

don selleck · May 29, 2025

last sanding of last primer, massive clean tomorrow, red oxide sealer Saturday, purple base and clear Sunday, 2 pics won't load file too large, loads on fbbo, but not here

Xcudame · May 29, 2025

Do you have a way to "crop" pictures? Sometimes when they're too big, you can crop a little bit off and it makes them smaller than you would think. Just a thought.

Love the progress you've done on the AAR Cuda so far!

don selleck · May 29, 2025

not sure on the cropping, thanks, the surfacing of it is really starting to shape up hard to see in the pics but should turn out pretty good.

don selleck · Saturday at 5:03 PM

got the red oxide sealer on today, seems to be hemi orange almost. Tomorrow is the day purple base and clear, gonna be a long day. Tough to paint under a car, got some cheap guns with the swivel cup to get in the trunk and other hard

to reach paint gun areas.

don selleck · Monday at 8:28 AM

finally FC7, thirteen hours yesterday, went pretty well. Had a couple of boo boo's, corrected those it came out pretty nice. 2 1/2 quarts of base and 3/4 gallon of clear.