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Re: 70 cuda 340 - finally painted! [Re: jrwoodjoe] #623531
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looks awsome!


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Re: 70 cuda 340 - finally painted! [Re: mopars_1] #623532
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Re: 70 cuda 340 - finally painted! [Re: MachoMan] #623533
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Here are some more pics. Most of the parts are now refinished, ready for assembly. I had all the small parts replated as original.
These are the zinc plated parts, done by Jules.

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Black zinc and zinc dichromated parts, also done by Jules.

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Phosphate coated suspension nuts, bolts, etc.

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Re: 70 cuda 340 - finally painted! [Re: Barnabas_Kriss] #623536
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Galvanized metal parts.

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Powder coated suspension parts, rear end housing, etc, done by a local shop that does very nice work.

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Re: 70 cuda 340 - finally painted! [Re: Barnabas_Kriss] #623538
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While the car was at the paint shop, I also restored a lot of the parts, here is the refinished grille. I stripped the grille to bare plastic by glass beading using a very fine glass bead. I used the paint sold by Frank Badalson. I am very happy with the outcome. I tried to duplicate the factory overspray as well.

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Grille pic #2.

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Grille back side.

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Re: 70 cuda 340 - finally painted! [Re: Barnabas_Kriss] #623541
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Heater box restoration. I removed all the riveted brackets, glass beaded the case and re-finished using a satin clear coat.

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Assembled heater box.

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Heater box pic #2. I re-applied the factory stamp also.

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Steering column all disassembled, every part stripped to bare metal.

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Re: 70 cuda 340 - finally painted! [Re: Barnabas_Kriss] #623545
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Parts refinished, new ignition switch, turnsignal switch, key buzzer switch, ignition lock, bearings, etc.

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Re: 70 cuda 340 - finally painted! [Re: Barnabas_Kriss] #623546
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Assembled steering column.

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Re: 70 cuda 340 - finally painted! [Re: Barnabas_Kriss] #623547
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Very very nice !!!!
Congratulations Barnabas
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Re: 70 cuda 340 - finally painted! [Re: Barnabas_Kriss] #623548
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Looks awesome! How much did Ready Strip charge for the dip and coating if you don't mind me asking?

Robert.

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wow,really REALLY nice.top notch job. from sweden= 10 tumbs up.

Re: 70 cuda 340 - finally painted! [Re: Barnabas_Kriss] #623550
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Parts refinished, new ignition switch, turnsignal switch, key buzzer switch, ignition lock, bearings, etc.





This is a really good pic, just wish it was larger so I could see all your part numbers on the replacement parts.

I'll be doing the same thing to my SW Column and I have never done one before. Yours turned out really nice and I'm hoping mine will look that good when done. I have many of the parts you have in that photo but I must be missing some, Don't have that many boxes.

Looks great!

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