Another Mopar Off My Bucket List - Barracuda Fastback
The fiberglass pieces fit surprisingly well. None of the mounting holes were drilled out, but there were indentations wherever they were supposed to be. I did have to do a bit of grinding on the door gaps up by the cowl.
It felt good to get it back on the road but I was going to have to do more work to it before it would be ready for paint.
With the cost of painting a vehicle being what it is, I was determined not to have issues with any new paint going on the car. Instead of gambling on whatever 'might' have been underneath the old paint, I decided to strip the rest of it.
There had been telltale signs of problems in the old finish so I expected to run into some past repair work. Overall the car was still looking pretty solid until I got to the quarter panels. The left side had been hit in front of the wheel well and was starting to rust out behind.
The right side was really bad. Most of the lower quarter was gone behind the wheel well and someone had stuffed paint sticks in the opening and then fiberglassed and bondoed over them. You never would have guessed anything that bad was beneath the paint.
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The fiberglass pieces fit surprisingly well. None of the mounting holes were drilled out, but there were indentations wherever they were supposed to be. I did have to do a bit of grinding on the door gaps up by the cowl.
It felt good to get it back on the road but I was going to have to do more work to it before it would be ready for paint.
With the cost of painting a vehicle being what it is, I was determined not to have issues with any new paint going on the car. Instead of gambling on whatever 'might' have been underneath the old paint, I decided to strip the rest of it.
There had been telltale signs of problems in the old finish so I expected to run into some past repair work. Overall the car was still looking pretty solid until I got to the quarter panels. The left side had been hit in front of the wheel well and was starting to rust out behind.
The right side was really bad. Most of the lower quarter was gone behind the wheel well and someone had stuffed paint sticks in the opening and then fiberglassed and bondoed over them. You never would have guessed anything that bad was beneath the paint.
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