Down on the paintbooth

"Dash-doorhandle-6 cyl none the richer" (dash-doorhandle-and-bondo) 03/14/2016 at 17:21 • Filed to: None

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the little piles of stuff on the floor are former billboard stripes.

This is actually the old paint job. Many hours spent block sanding by me. Gorgeous car, but not a project car for the faint of heart.

64Mali > Dash-doorhandle-6 cyl none the richer 03/14/2016 at 17:22

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So much want

Dash-doorhandle-6 cyl none the richer > 64Mali 03/14/2016 at 17:26

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Having had my hands in a few of them cured me of that.

64Mali > Dash-doorhandle-6 cyl none the richer 03/14/2016 at 17:30

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Don’t like the car or don’t like fixing any old car

Dash-doorhandle-6 cyl none the richer > Dash-doorhandle-6 cyl none the richer 03/14/2016 at 17:32

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It’s in for scratch and ding after about 6 years out and about. The pilot of this Plymouth left a few nice blackies in a parking lot on the way down. I’ll try to pop down in a few days and get some “wet clear” shots

Alfalfa > Dash-doorhandle-6 cyl none the richer 03/14/2016 at 17:32

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Woof. This is my dream muscle car. I’m kind of having a crisis right now.

BeaterGT > Dash-doorhandle-6 cyl none the richer 03/14/2016 at 17:34

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You’re doing god’s work.

Dash-doorhandle-6 cyl none the richer > 64Mali 03/14/2016 at 17:40

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Love fixing old cars. Love Barracudas. Hate fixing old Barracudas. This one was in much better shape than the orange ‘70 rag I also worked on at the same place. Detroit quality was what it was but these are the worst (at the risk of sounding unpopular). I could go on..... but long story short you dont just reassemble these cars. A dead-laser straight Cuda with perfect panel gaps is a work of art. But even the best one in the world still sounds like 9 things are loose/broken when you close the door. And that’s the truth about Cudas

Dash-doorhandle-6 cyl none the richer > BeaterGT 03/14/2016 at 17:42

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It’s why I learned to mess with cars, which has been a mixed bag.

64Mali > Dash-doorhandle-6 cyl none the richer 03/14/2016 at 17:57

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Owch, I’ve always loved the look of cudas. But i tske it they are a bit rough to work on. I need to work on my Mali though finish all the NE rust fixing.

Dash-doorhandle-6 cyl none the richer > 64Mali 03/14/2016 at 18:03

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Rust work is tedious, I know the monster lurks in my malibu, but it’s still better than a 20 footer, so I’m not taking it apart anytime soon, my mustang on the Other hand, needs surgery

64Mali > Dash-doorhandle-6 cyl none the richer 03/14/2016 at 18:08

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Doing front floor, trunk, frame, and other patches everywhere.

Dash-doorhandle-6 cyl none the richer > 64Mali 03/14/2016 at 18:32

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Garage floor look something like this?

Her name is Ol Bets. She’ll be coming to visit for more rust therapy this summer.

64Mali > Dash-doorhandle-6 cyl none the richer 03/14/2016 at 18:37

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Yes it did. I posted pictures in http://ctaaffe64.kinja.com/the-1964-rust-…

So much rust.

RallyWrench > Dash-doorhandle-6 cyl none the richer 03/14/2016 at 18:56

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I remember having read Colin Comer say something similar about them. At the height of their values a few years ago when so many were being over-restored, they crossed the auction block with far better panel gaps and finish than they ever left the factory with.

Dash-doorhandle-6 cyl none the richer > RallyWrench 03/14/2016 at 18:59

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that’s about right.

Dash-doorhandle-6 cyl none the richer > 64Mali 03/14/2016 at 19:05

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