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Title: Black out on cowl for Challenger
Post by: chaps70rt on May 12, 2024, 01:58:56 PM
Can someone post or send me a couple of pictures that shows where the black out paint starts and stops under the front windshield trim and cowl?  How did the factory tape off the area to separate from body colour.   Many thanks ....  Gary
Title: Re: Black out on cowl for Challenger
Post by: RUNCHARGER on May 12, 2024, 03:29:12 PM
Like this only no masking tape used, sloppy. I just couldn't do it like the UAW did.
Title: Re: Black out on cowl for Challenger
Post by: 71GranCoupe on May 12, 2024, 04:59:58 PM
Here is a view from my RT/SE Dealer Promo Survivor. I have had this since 1980. It was painted without the harsh tape line and done by free hand, which I prefer. It came from the LA Plant.
Title: Re: Black out on cowl for Challenger
Post by: 7E-Bodies on May 13, 2024, 07:47:37 PM
Wasn't it done on only certain colors?
Title: Re: Black out on cowl for Challenger
Post by: tparker on May 13, 2024, 10:55:04 PM
Not sure if it was certain colors or not, but definitely not all cars got the black out. I'm speaking out my  butt, but I think I have seen some  yellow 70 challengers without the blackout, but mine has it. However, mine has a vinyl top and is a western sport special (a trim upgrade, similar to SE I belive). 

My blackout was fairly rough. A fair amount of overspray, not taped up, just sprayed, probably  before  the fenders and probably after the engine bay
Title: Re: Black out on cowl for Challenger
Post by: chaps70rt on June 29, 2024, 12:14:30 PM
Here is what mine ended up like on a white car.

Title: Re: Black out on cowl for Challenger
Post by: blown motor on June 29, 2024, 02:52:33 PM
I never realized that area was blacked out, but I have a black car.
Title: Re: Black out on cowl for Challenger
Post by: headejm on June 30, 2024, 08:30:53 AM
We have discussed this on here several times. There appears to be a date cut-off of sometime in April 1970. My Challenger N0B has a SPD of 508 and did not have the cowl blackout. May 1970 builds and later appear to not have the blackout.

For the radiator support blackout, Chrysler skipped three darker colors. The cowl blackout could have used the same skipped colors but not positive on that. Really no sense in blacking out the darker colors.