Rusty's not very quiet cuda progress

[RUSTY Cuda]

"restoration done entirely by yourself. :clap:"


Well with the help of hundreds of board members, a few local friends , the east cost nats crew & 2 guys who trecked more than a few times,a good distance to assist, the squirrel & the pool boy. I Thank you all .
I am both proud & dissapointed in what I have done. Made too many mistakes MORE THAN ONCE .
She's still quite a ways from done, so my antics will have to be put up with for a least a year or two.
Got some home projects to finish up before the snow flies, but hopefully I'll squeeze in some hours for puttin some of the trim back on the bcuda!
I am gonna get on gettin her registered & leagle see if my 2RUSTY plates are available!
Take her for a ride in the spring! :giggedy:
:bravo: to all of you who have kept me motivated thru the bad times.
The Rusty one! Rich.

 

[XLR8R]

congrats Rusty!!! Looks awesome! You should be very proud! Just like that old guy before me typed....

 

[mr340]

That paint looks awesome there!!! Nice work Rich! Next time I come down that way I"ll bring the bottle of champagne to christen her! :bravo:

 

[restoman]

You've come a long way, Baby! :bravo:

 

[beeper*71]

Yay Rusty!! :banana::clap:

 

[Jester]

wow! lookin' good

 

[RUSTY Cuda]

:dgt: Yo Don, bring rum, we'll get drunk & piss on the tires to christen it! :shiftybefore I get the new ones):doh:

 

[RUSTY Cuda]

Messed with a few little pieces today after playing mr mom, 3 loads a laundry, breakfast(well i picked that up at the deli) & mr A/C man, cut up some insulation for some duct work I'm makin .
Put on the cowl & front of hood rubbers, pain putting those pinch clips on the cowl piece got the front & rear fender splash shields on, would have been much easier last week with the tires off :doh:. Lookin around for a weather strip kit, maybe get her sealed off before the snow flies?
Got my plymouth emblem in the mail, so I tried that & the 360 emblems on for size, one of the 360 emblems is a tad short for the holes, fark, gonna bolt it down some day & see if it stretches, that should cause a few choice words! Rich.

 

[RUSTY Cuda]

Nuff Said!

 

[Jester]

sweet

 

[RUSTY Cuda]

Got a few hours in this afternoon, nice day here bout 60* put in the new battery & a couple of wire holders around that area, color clashes a bit, maybe a black one & use this in the 74 later on?
Put the musical chair battery back in the 74 & let that turd run a while.
Back to sanding & buffing, did the pass fender from the body line up & over the top, got a lot of scratches & peel out, but damn, there is still a bunch, didn't hit paint yet but gotta be gettin close somewhere[smilie=f: Might be the last of the wet sanding for this year, it will be gettin cold soon, plenty to tinker with , wiring, lights & such. Rich.

 

[dodgechargerfan]

Awesome progress, Rich.

 

[RUSTY Cuda]

Just one more, no work on the car for a few days, I'm missin it! :toot:

 

[RUSTY Cuda]

K, got a little cuda time in, put in the new window down stop bumpers & started changing out the light bulbs, how the heck can just about every bulb in a car be burnt out???
Anyway, I got head lights but no running lights, turn signals work as do reverse lights, gotta figure which wire to hook up to the break pedal switch to check those, rear liscence bulb came apart trying to get it out, may need a new socket, soaking in wd40 as I type(could that affect the running lights?) also no dash lights at all, all bulbs were changed during rebuild!
Got the valence insert painted , lookin at the old, looks just like plastic that was never painted, but the new is argent-like now?????????? :shifty: Rich.

 

[RUSTY Cuda]

Are murphy & napa synonomus?????????? :wtf:
Got my tie rod ends & sleeves today, yep 3 right hand, 1 left & two different sleeves, the thin one matches the ones on the 74, the beefier one matches the ones on the 73, same part #'s go figger!
The 3rd right was in a box marked L but the package inside had the R , packer dislexic maybe?

 

[XLR8R]

Bad voltage regulator???

 

[RUSTY Cuda]

Got me, thats why I asked, I've gotta get further along under the dash, lots of wires just hanging, might peruse the wiring manuels before I short something out![smilie=f:Rich.

 

[beeper*71]

Dash lights and tail/running lights are on the same circuit if that helps ya..

 

[RUSTY Cuda]

K then it's brobably not the dimmer switch, thats just for the dash, might get out there later & see if I can get the socket for the liscense plate light apart, thats the last bulb on that circuit I believe, broken bulb base & rust so it might be shorted, which reminds me, check the fuse dummy!:doh: Rich.

 

[RUSTY Cuda]

Got the lower valence (kinda) in, we have eyes now, no brace on the dr side of valence & it's tweeked a bit so the insert keeps pushing back on that side, I think I can make a brace from the rad support to the insert to keep it in place? anyway started another round of sanding on the pass door & quarter, most runs are out now, wanna get em all out before I do any touchups, I may create more to do! Rich.