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American Muscle Car Revolution Resto Job as Promised.
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09/27/09 02:17 PM
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OK guys. Here we have a very, very nice original U code Track Pack 1970 Cuda. It's an LA car with no rust anywhere due to some super heavy undercoating that was applied by the original owner. We love it and we hate it.
It saved all of the metal but it took a lot of work to get it off of the car for the restoration.
Per the owner's request, this car is being stripped to bare metal (which we always do by hand) and restored with factory style primer/overspray on the bottom. All suspension detailing will be done per factory specs and all OEM inspection markings, etc.
If not for the undercoating removal, this job would have come in at about 65% of our max labor cap.
The car was either in a hail storm or was parked under an oak tree as it sustained 51 small dents on the top side. Additionally, it had been tapped in the left quarter, from the rear and filled.
Last edited by cloneguy; 09/27/09 03:48 PM.
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Re: American Muscle Car Revolution Resto Job as Promised.
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09/27/09 02:20 PM
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Anyway, since this is a 100% original metal car, we strive to use as little filler as possible. So we heat shrink, quench and file each dent until none is necessary whenever possible.
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Re: American Muscle Car Revolution Resto Job as Promised.
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09/27/09 02:25 PM
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Re: American Muscle Car Revolution Resto Job as Promised.
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09/27/09 02:38 PM
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OK, here is Hubert having great fun with the undercoating removal. First we hit it with a chemical stripping agent to be sure that we didn't damage any metal. As you can see, it leaves behind a film that we then remove with a needle scaler.
Let me add here that by the time Hubert finished removing all of the undercoating, we were able to fill a whole trash can with the debris!
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Re: American Muscle Car Revolution Resto Job as Promised.
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09/27/09 02:39 PM
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After using the needle scaler in about 12 inch by 12 inch squares, Hubert hits the bottom with primer/sealer.
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Re: American Muscle Car Revolution Resto Job as Promised.
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09/27/09 02:43 PM
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Here is the dent that was filled on the rear of the car. We were able to shrink this one back to the point that it needed less than 1/16" of filler. Unfortunately it wouldn't cooperate 100%. This is the before photo.
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Re: American Muscle Car Revolution Resto Job as Promised.
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09/27/09 02:53 PM
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At the point of these photos, we are 4 weeks into the restoration.
We've disassembled the car, put it on the rotisserie, stripped all paint and undercoating, removed all dents using the heat shrink method. Done all body work and are ready to primer/seal and block.
By week 6, the car will be painted. 75% of the work so far has been done by Hubert with help from Mike.
For those ladies out there who might be interested, Hubert is 70 years old and single. He has more energy than the other two of us put together, so be ready to rock!
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Re: American Muscle Car Revolution Resto Job as Promised.
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09/27/09 03:14 PM
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Back in NJ....
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I can see all the pics...
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1969 GTX: 440/4 speed, TX9/TX9, A34, N96
1970 Super Bee: 383/4 speed, B5/B7
1970 Coronet RT: 440/4 speed, A34, N96
1970 Coronet RT: 440/auto, A36, N96
1970 Road Runner convertible: 383/4 speed TX9/D6XW
1970 GTX: 440+6/727, A32, N96
2001 Dodge 2500 HO CTD, 6 speed, 4x4 quad cab long bed
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Re: American Muscle Car Revolution Resto Job as Promised.
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09/27/09 03:23 PM
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Re: American Muscle Car Revolution Resto Job as Promised.
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09/27/09 03:27 PM
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After using the needle scaler in about 12 inch by 12 inch squares, Hubert hits the bottom with primer/sealer.
why not etching primer??
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Re: American Muscle Car Revolution Resto Job as Promised.
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09/27/09 03:30 PM
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After using the needle scaler in about 12 inch by 12 inch squares, Hubert hits the bottom with primer/sealer.
why not etching primer??
It is. I'm just the mechanic.
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Re: American Muscle Car Revolution Resto Job as Promised.
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09/27/09 04:07 PM
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... All suspension detailing will be done per factory specs and all OEM inspection markings, etc..
Do you have pics of the factory underside inspection marks you found that were left on this very clean original car??
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Re: American Muscle Car Revolution Resto Job as Promised.
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09/27/09 04:19 PM
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... All suspension detailing will be done per factory specs and all OEM inspection markings, etc..
Do you have pics of the factory underside inspection marks you found that were left on this very clean original car??
Um, I don't think I said that it was very clean but I'm pretty sure I did say that it was covered with extremely thick undercoating.
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Re: American Muscle Car Revolution Resto Job as Promised.
[Re: cloneguy]
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09/27/09 04:48 PM
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... All suspension detailing will be done per factory specs and all OEM inspection markings, etc..
Do you have pics of the factory underside inspection marks you found that were left on this very clean original car??
Um, I don't think I said that it was very clean but I'm pretty sure I did say that it was covered with extremely thick undercoating.
Sorry, in underside I meant front and rear suspension, rear springs, center section...
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