1970 Barracuda Reanimated.

[usraptor]

I went through the same thing with the gills on my '70 'Cuda except I painted the black first, then masked off the black and painted the silver.  You did a nice job.   
It's amazing how many times I get asked at car shows if they are stock. 

[anlauto]

When I did some a while back...painted them all silver first, then them the rear view, I painted the flat black, then I painted the silver again, only from the front view...no masking at all and plenty of over spray on the black like the factory May not be correct, but I thought it looked cool

[Marty]

I went through the same thing with the gills on my '70 'Cuda except I painted the black first, then masked off the black and painted the silver.  You did a nice job.   
It's amazing how many times I get asked at car shows if they are stock.

Very good idea now that you mention it. Considering that's how I paint stripes on cars, I don't know why I didn't paint the gills that way.  Your way would be so much more efficient material and time-wise. Guess I overthought that one.

[Marty]

When I did some a while back...painted them all silver first, then them the rear view, I painted the flat black, then I painted the silver again, only from the front view...no masking at all and plenty of over spray on the black like the factory May not be correct, but I thought it looked cool

I'm with you on the factory look on these cars.  Sometimes though, I just can't bring myself to do it in certain areas and items.

[Marty]

Did a very light cut and buff on the side marker bezels, installed new lenses. Cleaned up the backing plates with a red cuff pad, then a light coat of etching primer. Finished up with a coat or two of Gold. The nuts were also cleaned up then sprayed with dull aluminum.

Did the same to the tail light housings.


Eazy/Peazy.

[70 Top Banana]

Really good thread and good tips!

[Marty]

Drove my 1969 Camaro to the next town over for a car show today. 6/13/2021. I parked next to a 1970 Charger (Until a C-8 Corvette decided to squeeze in between us.  ) I like the look and I was very surprised at what I saw under the hood.

[anlauto]

Drove my 1969 Camaro to the next town over for a car show today. 6/13/2021. I parked next to a 1970 Charger (Until a C-8 Corvette decided to squeeze in between us.  ) I like the look and I was very surprised at what I saw under the hood.

[dodj]

Well, thats a little different....

[Marty]

He told me Ford's were always good to him so why not in his Charger. He added that he gets quite a bit of flack over it. I'll bet he does.

[Marty]

Did an impulse buy Monday morning. I decided to go ahead and get a Dakota Digital RTX for the Barracuda instead of using the stock Rallye assembly. Bought it through Summit Racing. Ordered it Monday morning and had it the next day around 1:00 pm. I always liked Summit's customer service. As soon as I feel comfortable with who to buy a Dash Pad from, I'll do that next. Still wondering about the Year One/ Al Knoch partnership.

[Marty]

I was very fortunate that the floor pans were solid as well as the trunk pans. This saved me hours and hours of time in repairs or replacement. The only repair that was needed was to weld up some useless screw holes on the transmission tunnel. Cleaned out the interior and applied two coats of gray primer. Roof to the floor. Once dry, I welded on the manual stick console brackets and installed the floor plugs.

[Marty]

Reassembling the back of the Barracuda.

'CUDA emblem placement.

https://www.e-bodies.org/Resources/Engineering_Illustrations/Decal_Tail_Panel_Cuda.pdf
.625 = 5/8"
7.375 = 7 3/8"

[usraptor]

You're really making good progress!  Looks really good.!

[Marty]

New grill assembly. No prep was needed here since the grill surface was very rough from the manufacturer. I just used compressed air to remove any dust off the surface. Then applied two full coats of dark argent silver for full coverage. The grill opening was painted in low gloss black.