Rusty's not very quiet cuda progress

[rav440]

looks GREAT RUSTY :bravo: keep up the hard work and keep the pics comming :bravo:

 

[Robertson_Tech]

That is a lot of work on the valve covers you know about ( dinging ) the bolt holes for a leak free seal. With all the good work you have done so far you must, but I fought a lot of leaks before I got it down..

It all is looking great.

 

[RUSTY Cuda]

'Splain please. I was just gonna make sure they were straight!

 

[a12bee]

He means look at the underside of the bolts holes and make sure they aren't dimpled from over tightening the bolts. If they are, take a hammer and tap them back to flat. You'll see what he means once you look at the gasket side of the holes. You prolly did it on the oil and trans pans.

 

[RUSTY Cuda]

Can't say I did, Mr 340 had that honor, so I've been taught that trick, i was wondering if a reverse ding was your trick. :huh: Rich.

 

[RUSTY Cuda]

Finally scratched out a little car time, ran em both a while ,sanded on a few panels & messed with the neutral safty switch wiring.
SO My new switch came with the repair harness on it, I won't dare take it off, it's on tight & thats the way it will stay. so I wanna make the splice & then install the switch, problem being the 340 bros graciously donated harness has A/C connections (i don't need on this car) & they interconnect both fire wall plugs......... lookin it over, remove two solderless terminals & it's outta there so that done i star gettin ready for the splice, for some reason I pull down my old harness:huh: on it I notice theres a plug half way up, so thats the one I decide to splice in

 

[RUSTY Cuda]

Got it soldered up but ole Rusty ain't got no heat gun, so out comes the plumbers torch, barley enough heat :shifty: but it got the job done! :toot:

 

[RUSTY Cuda]

A lil blcck tape(biotch makin a knot in gluie tape :doh: ) but now all I gotta do is crawl under there & try & wedge this baby in there. some day!

 

[RUSTY Cuda]

So Now i have the A/c part & the other neutral safty harness to piece back into my burnt up(or maybe into the 74 harness):huh:

 

[RUSTY Cuda]

GREG!!!!!!!!! bad info, next time I see ya be ready for a dousing in tranny fluid! Bout 2 quarts came outta that friggen hole, glad I went at it slow, only lost a pint at first! Anyway switch & wiring are finally done & i got the new front shocks in too!

 

[RUSTY Cuda]

took her up 3 rounds on the T bars, think it's close to where I want it

 

[RUSTY Cuda]

From the front, I'm likin what a little sunlight does for my color! :giggedy: Rich.

 

[Fishy]

Lookin pretty sweet there Rusty!!:clap::dance:

 

[mr340]

SHOTGUN!!!!!!

Lookin good! :dance::bravo:

 

[RUSTY Cuda]

Charger man came over a couple a times & helped me get the panels lined, well somewhat lined up. got some issues, some I'll live with, some will require back to grinders & putty!

 

[RUSTY Cuda]

heres the biggie, goes back to patch panel done off the car & buying a another door, so I have two unknowns to deal with. we screwed with the egde of both & forced them to match, gonna take a few feet of putty to blend em in now, hopefully closer when redone! :huh: Rich.

 

[RUSTY Cuda]

Tail panel is black AGAIN, this time it's close enough!

 

[restoman]

Geez, looking pretty good Rusty!

 

[RUSTY Cuda]

Well it was.............. dust suckin has started again, looks like a repaint from the doors foward, workin the door to fender area.

 

[RUSTY Cuda]

not so much the gap but the in & out between fender & door . A tad of work on the line too.