70 AAR Bringing it back from the accident.

[Torqueflite]

A bout with liver cancer for about a year. I'm back on the cuda.

 

[Cuda Hunter]

Glad to hear you made it through and now have time to get back to the AAR !
Keep us updated please!

 

[Coco47]

Glad to see you back we are all behind you wishing you the best
Fixing your AAR will be a great journey to you and all of us
Take care

 

[340challconvert]

Great news that you made it through and now back in action.
Looking forward to seeing the progress of the excellent work you do!

 

[Torqueflite]

Thanks everyone. I guess I have made a little progress lately.

 

[Torqueflite]

Thanks everyone. I guess I have made a little progress lately.

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Thanks everyone. I guess I have made a little progress lately.

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[Torqueflite]

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Needs color sanded and polished then on to the black. BTW, anyone know how to get mud dauber nests out of an aar hood? And yes I painted it in pieces. I don't like tape lines. lol Ten coats of base. That will make you tired.

 

[Torqueflite]

Needs

Needs color sanded and polished then on to the black. BTW, anyone know how to get mud dauber nests out of an aar hood? And yes I painted it in pieces. I don't like tape lines. lol Ten coats of base. That will make you tired.

 

[rklein71]

Ten coats, holy cow.

 

[JDMopar]

I was scrolling down, looking at the pics and thought..."I need to ask him if it takes as many coats of FK5 base to cover as Will on Graveyard Carz says it does?" You answered my question without me asking....lol. It looks really great. My 70 Challenger 340 is FK5, so I will be going down the same road in a few years. I am very glad that you feel well enough after the cancer bout to work on it. Saying a prayer that you are clear of it and can continue to move on.

 

[fasjac]

Looking really good

 

[Torqueflite]

Looking really good

Thanks guys. It's a very picky color it does not tolerate changes in temperature or air pressure changes. An AAR is a challenge and it takes a LOT of tape, paper and plastic covering. lol.And, patience. This will be my last hoorah.

 

[rklein71]

Well, it surely is a pretty color.

 

[Coco47]

You are a very talent man I am glad you are the one doing this
very special Mopar ,take care

 

[Torqueflite]

You are a very talent man I am glad you are the one doing this
very special Mopar ,take care

Coco, thankyou. I work alone, I use to have a bodyshop/ restoration shop years ago. It's hard to wrestle things by myself. Hard to find people to help, seems they are not interested in this kind of work. Because it takes a lot of patience and perserverence. You don't need a big shop or mega tools, just a willingness to do it. I grew up just building tools I didn't have. When you go above and beyond to do things as good as you can it builds pride in your work. That in turn makes you feel good about yourself. Sorry didn't mean to rant. You can't buy pride.

 

[1972 AAR Cuda]

Beautiful work!!!
The paint really looks good on that car!

 

[JDMopar]

An experienced painter like you may not need to do a drop coat on last coat of base, but is that a good or bad idea with FK5? I'm just learning to paint, and have done decent so far. I did a drop coat on an Emerald Green S10 bed on my buddies truck and it looked fine, but I like learning from people who have experience.

 

[Torqueflite]

An experienced painter like you may not need to do a drop coat on last coat of base, but is that a good or bad idea with FK5? I'm just learning to paint, and have done decent so far. I did a drop coat on an Emerald Green S10 bed on my buddies truck and it looked fine, but I like learning from people who have experience.

JD, I didn't mention a drop coat because I didn't think it mattered in my post but I would if painting it assembled. If you want to try shooting FK5, go get a pint of it and shoot an old hood. It's not very expensive a color. Give it a coat of grey sealer and tape off the hood in half, kinda use it as a let down card. Shoot some taped off strips down the hood. Like 1 coat 2 coats ect. Work your way up to ten coats. That will tell you how translucent this color is. Then clear it and see. It's very enlightening. lol. Do maybe 2 , 10 coat strips. One without a drop coat and see if there is a difference. If you put 10 coats on it, it will in my opinion be covered. But make no mistake, 11 or 12 coats will make it darker. If anyone here has ever shot true candy colors, like the old metalflake brand candy lacquers this color is a lot like shooting those old candy's.

 

[JDMopar]

Thanks. That makes a lot of sense. I have a Dart hood that will be good for that, since it is nice and flat. If I can get it to look good with 10 coats of base, I won't worry about a drop coat. I have several cars that are daily drivers to practice my skills on before I tackle the FK5. That Dart hood test bed will have a lot of paint on it by then! That's ok.....I got a DA and always keep a gallon of gray SPI epoxy primer for sealer.

 

[Torqueflite]

Well, working on getting the rearend under the car. Both rear springs were twisted and bent, both front spring mounts were bent, both rear axles were bent, one .015 and one .035. both rear brake drums were bent axle housing is ok! Sway bar links bent, rear shackles, bent. lol. I need to find some loaded axles. Rebuilt the carrier it's fine now. 3.55 gear.