Another Mopar Off My Bucket List - Barracuda Fastback
Progress has slowed. I was mistaken when I said that the side marker light housings were rusted out. It was the front blinker/park light housings. The side markers are a plastic assembly.
With Valentine's Day I thought It'd be best if I spent time with Teresa. I figure that she won't throw things as hard at me the next time she catches me surfing the net for car parts.
I'm still trying to dig up all of my missing parts and cleaning the ones I find.
For years I have searched for replacement side steps for the 'Lil Red. Someone was repopping them years ago and I did pay big bucks to get a pair but they never arrived. I think the company went out of business. These rust out because there's a wood block beneath them that holds moisture.
I guess I'm going to repair these. If I weld up the rusted section while protecting the rest of the chrome, I should be able to put a small amount of silver paint on the welded sections. The stacks will hide most of it. Someday when I get the chrome plating system going I'll re-do them.
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Progress has slowed. I was mistaken when I said that the side marker light housings were rusted out. It was the front blinker/park light housings. The side markers are a plastic assembly.
With Valentine's Day I thought It'd be best if I spent time with Teresa. I figure that she won't throw things as hard at me the next time she catches me surfing the net for car parts.
I'm still trying to dig up all of my missing parts and cleaning the ones I find.
For years I have searched for replacement side steps for the 'Lil Red. Someone was repopping them years ago and I did pay big bucks to get a pair but they never arrived. I think the company went out of business. These rust out because there's a wood block beneath them that holds moisture.
I guess I'm going to repair these. If I weld up the rusted section while protecting the rest of the chrome, I should be able to put a small amount of silver paint on the welded sections. The stacks will hide most of it. Someday when I get the chrome plating system going I'll re-do them.
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