rad. core support blacking and wheel wells

rad. core support blacking and wheel wells - 02/19/15 03:43 PM

Hello All,
I was curious, is there a thread on the blackening of the radiator core support for a '70 Cuda? Does it get behind the headlamp buckets and suck? I am helping a friend restore his '70 Hemi Cuda and he's not too much into computers. Also, is there an application illustration for the undercoating treatment in the wheel wells ( front & rear ).

Thanks in advance...

Posted By: autoxcuda

Re: rad. core support blacking and wheel wells - 02/19/15 04:00 PM

There is a factory diagram for the rad support.

But for rad support black and wheel well undercoating, I'd go off original examples. I know there was an old thread on E-body rad support backout showing examples of how deep into the headlight bucket area. There's variation.

On wheel well's I remember threads with dave walden and troy bray showing example and what they did.

I have 71 challenger fenders that are totally covered behind the bucket and inside corners.

Posted By: 71birdJ68

Re: rad. core support blacking and wheel wells - 02/19/15 05:03 PM

Was the rad core support blacked out from the factory? Some cars got over looked on that.

Posted By: hemi68charger

Re: rad. core support blacking and wheel wells - 02/19/15 05:15 PM

This car has had many paint jobs over the lifespan of it. My buddy raced it for decades.... it is only now he's restoring it back to OEM correctness. So, all the original treatment is gone......

Posted By: gtx6970

Re: rad. core support blacking and wheel wells - 02/19/15 05:41 PM

Use it as a guide,,not a blueprint.

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Posted By: Alaskan_TA

Re: rad. core support blacking and wheel wells - 02/19/15 05:57 PM

Over spray is also normal, the cars were not masked.

Posted By: hemi68charger

Re: rad. core support blacking and wheel wells - 02/19/15 06:16 PM

Thanks Bill and Barry....
Any info on the rear wheel well? I'm taking it the shaded section on the wheel well and wheel-side fender apron are also spray..

Posted By: 70BigBlockSE

Re: rad. core support blacking and wheel wells - 02/19/15 06:23 PM

the blackout on my 70 Challenger (build Sept69) covers very little of the headlight area

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Posted By: hemi68charger

Re: rad. core support blacking and wheel wells - 02/19/15 06:27 PM

Quote:

the blackout on my 70 Challenger (build Sept69) covers very little of the headlight area

Anything unique for a '70 Cuda in this regard?

Posted By: hemi68charger

Re: rad. core support blacking and wheel wells - 02/20/15 04:39 PM

Any Cuda wheel well black undercoating pictures?

Posted By: Mr4Speed

Re: rad. core support blacking and wheel wells - 02/20/15 04:53 PM

T,
I have got some pics of Dave Walden's 70 Chally; those pics will help.
I can e-mail them tomorrow if you like.

Best regards, Marcel

Posted By: hemi68charger

Re: rad. core support blacking and wheel wells - 02/20/15 06:31 PM

Quote:

T,
I have got some pics of Dave Walden's 70 Chally; those pics will help.
I can e-mail them tomorrow if you like.

Best regards, Marcel

Thanks Marcel.... Let me do another search for that thread within moparts.

Posted By: ebodyseast

Re: rad. core support blacking and wheel wells - 02/21/15 07:01 AM

Here's the only pic I had taken of my '70 Barracuda's rh/pass side, don't have one at all for the lh/driver's.

Can basically see how the firewall area was loaded with undercoating, and traces under the diagonal brace.

While the control arm area and inspection plate see a mask pattern, there were traces of undercoating oversprayed onto each upper arm.

Way to go on getting the ole 426 hemi running, good for you, Troy, hope you have lottttts of fun times & many miles with it, and may all that good work from the past keep you confident for this future resto on the 'Hemi Cuda.

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Posted By: autoxcuda

Re: rad. core support blacking and wheel wells - 02/21/15 09:23 AM

Here's another 70 challenger. Between the headlights on this one particular car.

this car has been repainted o the outside and there's overspray on bumper brackets obviously.

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Posted By: autoxcuda

Re: rad. core support blacking and wheel wells - 02/21/15 09:24 AM

drivers

Posted By: autoxcuda

Re: rad. core support blacking and wheel wells - 02/21/15 09:25 AM

core support

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Posted By: autoxcuda

Re: rad. core support blacking and wheel wells - 02/21/15 09:58 AM

Here's some in progress pictures from the big thread on Dave Walden's White on blue 70 Challenger

https://board.moparts.org/ubbthreads/show...part=1&vc=1

Made templates off original patterns:

Driver's front

Passenger front

Passenger rear

Before passenger front

Posted By: autoxcuda

Re: rad. core support blacking and wheel wells - 02/21/15 10:11 AM

Found some very good pictures of a 70 Cuda radiator support and headlight blackout.

https://board.moparts.org/ubbthreads/show...rue#Post6858306

Posted By: mopargem

Re: rad. core support blacking and wheel wells - 02/21/15 03:39 PM

Troy the rocker pinchweld sould be blacked out as well and I think they used a brush for that.

Posted By: AAR#2

Re: rad. core support blacking and wheel wells - 02/21/15 04:59 PM

Heres a few pics from the front of my 70 AAR, thought the yellow contrast makes it easier to understand than some other colors.

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Posted By: AAR#2

Re: rad. core support blacking and wheel wells - 02/21/15 05:00 PM

and one more

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Posted By: cudino

Re: rad. core support blacking and wheel wells - 02/21/15 09:44 PM

Quote:

Found some very good pictures of a 70 Cuda radiator support and headlight blackout.

https://board.moparts.org/ubbthreads/show...rue#Post6858306

... and as this other link reminds us this blackout was applied by a guy in a pit, shooting upwards. So coverage will be at that angle and lighter towards the top.
- Wade

Posted By: screamindriver

Re: rad. core support blacking and wheel wells - 02/22/15 02:12 AM

While you're in black-out mode don't forget the 70 cuda had the taillpanel black-out at the rear bumper area...Also the rear seat area where the upholstery meets the rear interior panel and the dash area around the windshield including the piller molding areas...