Complete guide, quarter panels, deck filler, trunk, tail panel, trunk hinges and wheelhouses 70 Cuda

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@SeanJoseph-s2s Ай бұрын

Great content and tips.... looking forward to seeing more....thanks....🔧🔧👍

@carthageclassiccars Ай бұрын

Thanks a lot hopefully the roof will be on it really soon and I will put out that video

@toddhendley67 Ай бұрын

Thanks Rick for always going above & beyond the shoddy factory work and making these cars last for many decades.

@carthageclassiccars Ай бұрын

You're welcome, thanks for following along!

@jimmyterrell2467 Ай бұрын

Great video as always! You really show the details and the reasons for what you do. That Cuda is definitely better than factory and certainly a work of art. You gotta love those big wide rearends!

@carthageclassiccars Ай бұрын

Thank you very much . 100 percent I am on board for the cuda especially the rear of them. You can really tell how wide they are sitting next to a GM car from that era.

@dodge73dart Ай бұрын

I need to get on the Rick diet. If only I could move around the shop as fast as he can. Lol Nice video Rick. As always excellent work.

@carthageclassiccars Ай бұрын

Thank you very much!

@jasonhergert7573 Ай бұрын

Great job, I am taking notes on how you build your cars. 😀.

@carthageclassiccars Ай бұрын

Thank you very much!

@richardnelson657 Ай бұрын

You always have the most thorough explanations of the process. Very interesting. 👍

@carthageclassiccars Ай бұрын

Thank you very much!

@michaelsexton7857 Ай бұрын

Can I come be your apprentice for a week or two before I start my 70 Challenger project?? 😅😅 Hands down you're the best body guy I've seen on KZbin, meticulous and you explain everything perfectly 👌

@carthageclassiccars Ай бұрын

haha thanks a lot, that's a really nice compliment. Good luck on your 70 build!

@bryancostlow8508 Ай бұрын

Beautiful job! Your attention to detail is impeccable. Many years of experience talkin here. Thanks for sharing.

@carthageclassiccars Ай бұрын

I really appreciate that, thank you for watching!

@randywiddis Ай бұрын

In the process of putting quarters on my 67 Chevelle. The aftermarket market panel has a little too much flar out at the wheel well... may work to my advantage when removing big tires..😅

@carthageclassiccars Ай бұрын

Nice and you can't go wrong with big rear tires in my book, good luck with it I hope it does help.

@noff57 Ай бұрын

GREAT WORK AS USUAL!

@carthageclassiccars Ай бұрын

Thank you very much!

@danielrobinson6719 Ай бұрын

Back in the day panels were welded on by man, nowadays it’s a robot, second hand quarters line up perfect with spot welds you’ve unpicked unless the structure is compromised. The cars you restore never left the factory as perfect as when you have finished with them. Nice work

@stevewheat9030 Ай бұрын

I totally agree with your sentiment that adding extra welds to these old muscle cars is 100% the way to go.. It totally makes the car stronger more rigid and just makes sense. You have to remember that when these cars were new they would come from the factory more often than not less than perfect. God forbid your car was built on a Monday morning or Friday afternoon right before quitting time..... lol The reality is these cars were pressed out on an assembly line with limited time... and they were never meant to last for more than say maybe 20 years tops. Rick the work you are doing is top notch and attention to detail is phenomenal great work.... I'm always picking up tips from you that helps me on my own builds.... Thank you so much for sharing your expertise and knowledge... Your videos are the best on KZbin... I won't even bother talking about all the hacks that post here... Great job 👍

@carthageclassiccars Ай бұрын

Thank you both very much it really means a lot. I agree its sad to see most of the popular stuff on youtube I feel cuts all sorts of corners and really is just for views and quick attentions spans. There are some other great ones out there that I feel is trying to keep quality work and we need to try and support all of them. Also 100% right on a friday car I have seen some really bad factory stuff on some of these cars.

@kyle8952 Ай бұрын

@@stevewheat9030 The lifespan they aimed for was three years or less! That's why they restyled every year, it makes the one you already have seem older.

@Juan_van_Eeden977 Ай бұрын

Great work 👌🏻👍🏻 Thank you, Rick.

@carthageclassiccars Ай бұрын

You're welcome, thanks for watching!

@garryhatchett775 Ай бұрын

Very nice. You’re a true craftsman.

@carthageclassiccars Ай бұрын

Thank you very much!

@paulthompson8642 Ай бұрын

Thanks again

@carthageclassiccars Ай бұрын

You're welcome!

@LeoNidas-301 Ай бұрын

Great work. This will be a beautiful car. Thanks for bringing another mopar back from the dead. What are your thoughts on Graveyard Cars rebuilds? It would be great to see you on an episode.

@carthageclassiccars Ай бұрын

I watch Graveyard cars if I am allowed to pick the TV shows from the family which is rare. I wish they would go into more detail on their process but just showing some odds and ends. I get it sometimes the whole build gets boring but I would like to see some of the work done off camera and maybe skip the 30 min segment about putting in a couple screws in the headliner to finish it out or something like that. Their cars seem to do well in shows but I have also never seen one of theirs in person so I am not in a position to know one way or another but they are doing something right as they get some high end rare cars for sure.

@LeoNidas-301 Ай бұрын

@ Thanks you are way more detailed in your videos. They talk about replacement, a quick shot of welding for jam area and quarter panels are on.

@thruitallauto2538 Ай бұрын

Sitting here on this Sunday, thinking wander what you think about welding these cars up on these frames verses, welding quarters in an checking door gaps with out them being on their wheels an tires so many people say they need to be on their suspension, but I noticed you don’t do that, and how or if anything changes when they are put on their suspension

@carthageclassiccars Ай бұрын

Well the frame tables are build off factory cars and verified off the factory measurements. So it is not as I am pulling the car in a way that is going against what it should be. I have taken many of these cars off the tables and on each build do a walk around on its wheels and the gaps are just as close as i initially set them. I don't know if you have followed my process a lot but most of the time I cut all but 4 points that are supporting the car when gapping them. Those supports are in about the same location as the suspension. If the car would move up on those 4 points then I wouldn't feel safe driving it down the road. There are other times like on this car I will probably put it on its suspension before I gap it as it only need very minor work and I have the suspension here

@thruitallauto2538 Ай бұрын

@ yeah I’ve been watching for a couple of yrs I was just wandering your thoughts on that, I’ve got one on a frame like yours, an didn’t want to pull it off an put it on it’s suspension to do the quarters an doors, was just wandering how it done when ya did put it on its suspension , I noticed or I never heard ya say anything bout that, but mine is a73 Camaro it’s got the sub frame up front

@carthageclassiccars Ай бұрын

@@thruitallauto2538 I would never pull a car off a frame table/ jig to put quarters or doors on it, the main reason I put these cars on the Jig's is to get the quarters and door straight and right.

@thruitallauto2538 Ай бұрын

@ alright man that’s just been one thing that’s kinda of been confusing to me cause ive always built them on there suspension, but I love the frame concept, I’ve had frames for yrs put the floors an other stuff on then pulled them for the alignment of the doors an quarters, this will make it so much simpler, thanks I love your work,