First coat of primer is down so we can check for any problems. After that we'll be doing some more disassembly for the final prime and paint.

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Looks like its coming along nicely! Keep up the great work!

And Vitamin C it is! Door jams, trunk, engine compartment, bumpers, bottom of the trunk and hood, and all of the little incidentals have been painted. We're going to assemble the front end this week and the rest of the exterior should be painted this coming weekend. Unfortunately this car had a lot of hidden nightmares under the previous paint job, so we have spent far more time and money getting this ready for paint than we ever expected.

Here is my biggest problem now. My paint guy retired from painting in a local Mercedes dealership and now teaches auto body and paint at a local high school. He is doing all the work at the high school after hours in his spare time. School gets out in two weeks and he will have limited access to the shop throughout the summer. It's kind of stressing me out because i'm afraid he's going to be cutting corners in order to finish it on time. So far things look pretty good, but I can see that he hasn't taped off some areas that I requested. We'll see how things turn out, keep your fingers crossed for me!

Under the hood

Bumper and other stuff

Car has been primed and blocked out three times. Three coats of color and five coats of clear. Just working on the final cut and buff and I can bring her home.

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Looks great!!!
Keep the pix coming.
When do you anticipate it being road ready?

Thanks. I have 99% of the parts I need to get it on the road, so i'm hoping it will be driving within a few months. The paint job cost me literally twice what I was expecting, so lack of funds may slow the progress.

Finally brought the car home from paint, now the fun begins!

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And one more. Some of the details in the trunk and under the hood could have had a little more attention, but I couldn't be happier with the rest of the car.

Very nice.....

Haven't updated this thread in a LONG time. Cuda is getting close to being road ready. I need to install the exhaust, a windshield, and the front bumper and valence. I ended up using some SRT4 seats for now until I have to money to recover the stock original seats. I think they fit nicely in the car. Once I can get it out of the shop I'll finally be able to give it a proper detailing. The only this else left that I plan to do is add some modern wheels and wider tires and lower the rear end about 3" to give it a better stance. Cant wait to drive it this summer!

Finally out in the sun. Needs a windsheild, a few odds and ends, and some serious work on the ride height.