The red on red 1970 Cuda project

[RUNCHARGER]

Very nice job. This car is in good hands.

[YellowThumper]

Fab skills help immensely with these projects. 

[usraptor]

I second that.  Great fabrication skills! 

[Spikedog08]

Thumbs up to Wayne @Wayne  . . . I just read this whole thread!  Beautiful car and nice job on the progress so far!  Gonna be a sweet ride when you get it back together!  Looks really solid!   

[Wayne]

Thanks so much for the kind words!  I definitely appreciate it

Decided to spray the car myself....the hood and engine bay were a challenge for me.  I don't have a lot of experience spraying color.  Mostly small pieces.  It came out alright, a little dry in some spots.  The front valence and header panel came out the best by far as I didn't have all the nooks and crannies to paint around. 

[Shoooter]

Looks great

[JS29]

Next step, black out the front of the radiator support and vent cowl. looks good, I always thought red was a nice color on a barracuda! 

[Wayne]

Next step, black out the front of the radiator support and vent cowl. looks good, I always thought red was a nice color on a barracuda! 

That's what I'm researching now.  What exactly gets blacked out. 

I have some leftover chassis black I used on the k frame, would that work or is there a specific finish to use?

[RUNCHARGER]

I used semi gloss on the blackout.

[73440]

SEM trim black works good for the blackout

[JS29]

SEM trim black works good for the blackout

100%  I think I would lightly scuff it before app-ling it.

[Wayne]

Prepped and painted the cowl while the fenders are still off.  Came out alright.  Hoping to have some time today or tomorrow to put the fenders on.  Will black out the front once the front end is on I'm thinking

Went to order a new brake lines over the weekend and everyone seemed to be out.  Going to try calling a few stores today see what availability is. 

[HEMICUDA]

It never ceases to amaze me the quality of work the average enthusiast is doing at home today, good job. 

[JS29]

    

[Wayne]

I did get the passenger fender on (only partially aligned) so I could do some wet sanding and a little buffing.  Going to wait and put the driver side fender on once I am done with the brakes, wipers and steering. 

Right now I am getting the wipers all together to hopefully install this weekend.  Needed a couple more clips.

I had some time over the weekend to make a video showing the different stages of the painting process I went through.