Anyone on here ever replace the door skin on 70-73 Cuda? I am going to have to and while it "appears" to be pretty straight forward I thought I would ask first. I have done a significant amount of sheet metal replacement to include floors and partial quarters but it never hurts to seek assistnace.

I notice there are several on the market as well.

I will take some pictures of when I replace mine and post them under the project car side - 73 AAR inspired Cuda.

Not on a cuda but I did put a NOS panel on a duster. I ground around the edge until the panel broke loose and then peeled of the spot welded pieces. I then took it to local body shop and I had the finish installing since I didn`t want to mess up a NOS panel. Mike

I've done it on my 70 cuda. I used an original door skin, not the aftermarket ones. It is very straight forward, no special tricks.

I am wondering if it is better to do with the frame bolted to the car to help align the skin and frame to the car or just to do it on the door off the car.

In addition to what Stefan said...

Check your door fit before starting...
E-bodies are notorious for having a twist "welded in" from the way they were assembled. This is a great time to address the problem if it does.

On the new skin install...work the edge over a little at a time going around the whole perimeter.

I like using a panel adhesive designed for the job.. make sure it's a slow enough cure to give you plenty of time to get the hem folded over.
The panel adhesive avoids the burning off of your rust prevention efforts on the shell and seals it well too.

Also, I'd strongly recommend hanging the door before the adhesive is cured to make sure your alignments are right on. Sometimes it's necessary to clamp it in the correct alignment until it fully cures.

Rick