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Old 10-20-2020, 01:37 AM
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This was an NOS set that sold for $1500 a couple years ago
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Old 10-20-2020, 03:21 AM
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Nicely done Steve and thanks for sharing the details!
First glance at the pic w/ rear glass on the chair pad I thought ModTop, love Spyders too and can't wait for the end result.

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Old 10-20-2020, 10:58 AM
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Nice photo! Who's purple 'cuda is that? Needs the red drums and Polyglas'es, though. :-)
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Old 10-20-2020, 11:27 AM
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Purple Cuda w/ Spyders just a pic I Googled up, '71 Ragtop as fuzzy pics below.
You're so right on the red drums and Polyglas!

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Moving along with the interior. I was able to get the correct interior pant from Herb's Parts for the trim and resprayed all the surround moldings with the right 1970 white interior color.

I gotta say that the reproduction door and rear panels are EXACT fit to the original pieces. I got them from Roseville Moparts. Who'dathunkit possible that you could install a repro interior panel and have the screw holes match perfectly with the existing holes in the door frame and inner bulkhead? Inconceivable! The only modification you have to do is drill the holes for the 'cuda emblem and the remote mirror stalk. But the spots are premarked on the back side of the panels so it was really easy.

I also started cleaning up the seat belts and shoulder harnesses by soaking them in evaporust overnight. It did work great. All the grunge came out and the date labels are a little easier to see thought still rather yellowed with half a century of age. But they'll do.
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Next item on the list is to install the rear window. I bought a couple suction cup glass installer tools at harborfreight the other day in preparation for the install. The 5/16" butyl tape also arrived yesterday.
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Super nice restoration !!
I bought a '72 Cuda new, but my driving record wasn't very good and my insurance agent said I had to order the, now standard, 318 instead of the 340 or they would drop me...


A hint on the glass install...drop the glass in and measure any low areas around the perimeter before setting the butyl on. I've had to use a combination of 5/16 and 3/8 to get a uniform bed.
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Looks great Steve!
Did you put that insulation on the trunk divider for noise?
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I learned that the Cuda's didn't use jute backing on the divider but since the divider had it on one side, I flipped it so the plain, cardboard side will be visible from the trunk.
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Installed the rear glass today. Rather uneventful. I rolled out the 5/16" butyl tape and then applied the suctions cups and plunked the window into place. It touched the tape almost all the way around so I then started massaging the edges to get it to engage the entire circumference. After a while the weight of the glass did the rest of the work and there is a clean engagement line all around.

The problem now is that the rear window stainless is rather mangle-ated. There's only one large ding in one piece but it is all rather too "twisty" to use. I don't want to risk chipping any paint so I am on the hunt for a nice straight set of moldings. There's a few on ebay at the moment.

And before anyone comments, yes it does look like Linda Vaughn helped me install the glass on the passenger side but leaned in a little too close.
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