Work started!

[Paul D.]

Hello everyone. Been a long time since I posted anything, mainly because I had nothing to post since my car was just sitting in limbo. Well I am glad to report that I now have my 70 Barracuda indoors and have started restoration work on it. Still a lot of work to do. Just have all the surface rust knocked off except around the very bottom. Now have to get all the pitting caused by the rust sanded out. Then deal with all the body imperfections. Hope to be ready to do some primering by late spring, early summer. This is just first phase. Starting to look like it could be a nice car again one of these days.

 

[Challenger RTA]

Looking good!

 

[Paul D.]

Looking good!

Thanks. Figuring probably a couple of year project.

 

[moparleo]

By the looks of the passenger door, Remanufactured hinges are ion your future. Contact me when you want then done right. Member discount pricing. Best you can buy.

 

[Paul D.]

By the looks of the passenger door, Remanufactured hinges are ion your future. Contact me when you want then done right. Member discount pricing. Best you can buy.

Hi Leo. I'm sure they are for both doors! I will be in touch. Thanks for the offer. Do you also do hood hinges?

 

[cuda joe]

thats a lot of grinding i did a car that looked like that started to get burned out then a friend said do one panel at a time body work primed blocked out and spray a couple of coats of base coat paint that kept me motivated

 

[Paul D.]

thats a lot of grinding i did a car that looked like that started to get burned out then a friend said do one panel at a time body work primed blocked out and spray a couple of coats of base coat paint that kept me motivated

That's over the course of four or 5 weeks maybe two to four hours at a shot in my spare time on days it was warm enough to work in our unheated shop building. Maybe 40 to 60 hours total. Probably that much more time or a little more to get metal where I want it.

 

[Chryco Psycho]

Looks like a great project , I would keep the slot mags& polish those up too !

 

[Paul D.]

Looks like a great project , I would keep the slot mags& polish those up too !

Thanks. I love the mags too and further down the road they definitely will get restored.

 

[i_taz]

Thanks. I love the mags too and further down the road they definitely will get restored.

They were popular back then like most 'mags', even at the expense of the factory rally wheels.
Appliance was one make I recall...

 

[i_taz]

Regardless of what make they are if you want period correct center caps start hunting these down.
This logo is also period correct since it changed over the years...

 

[rklein71]

I used chemical stripper to remove most of my paint, although I replaced the rear quarters which lessened the time a bit.

 

[Paul D.]

Regardless of what make they are if you want period correct center caps start hunting these down.
This logo is also period correct since it changed over the years...

Here's the Center caps that were on it. They're just cheap plastic. I did an online search and it looks like American Racing has similar caps but made of metal.

 

[cuda joe]

a us mag wheel they make repops of those looks like the old 2 1/8 inches between holes american racing makes pepops and et also

 

[Paul D.]

I used chemical stripper to remove most of my paint, although I replaced the rear quarters which lessened the time a bit.

What brand of stripper do you use?

 

[cuda joe]

aircraft stripper works the best. they have dry stripper also what is nice about that is brush it on the next day it;s dry just scrap it off no mess but it won;t work with lacquer.which I dought is on your car. tape all jambs the stuff makes a mess in the jambs if your not stripping them too

 

[rklein71]

I just bought aircraft stripper from Lowes. It took multiple coats to get off as I had a several repaints on my car. I also used an abrasive wheel from Harbor Freight to do final removal. 4-1/2 in. Polycarbide Abrasive Wheel

 

[cuda joe]

when ready for primer go to an auto paint store buy a good primer .don;t use lacquer

 

[Paul D.]

when ready for primer go to an auto paint store buy a good primer .don;t use lacquer

I will be buying epoxy primer from Eastwood for my base primer.

 

[Paul D.]

aircraft stripper works the best. they have dry stripper also what is nice about that is brush it on the next day it;s dry just scrap it off no mess but it won;t work with lacquer.which I dought is on your car. tape all jambs the stuff makes a mess in the jambs if your not stripping them too

Everything is getting stripped outside and in.