Another Mopar Off My Bucket List - Barracuda Fastback

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1967 'cuda said:
I've never tried to put one on a sliding back window. It sounds like a pain in the butt having to divide the single panel up. - But I would guess that it would work unless there's some form of wiping seal that would drag across the film.

I'm hoping that the checkered flag theme from the rear window will tie in nicely with the checkered stripes I want to put on the sides of the truck.
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i was thinking the same thing,,, wonder if it would look good in the back window of my coupe,,,,any chance you tested your decals yet ??
 
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i was thinking the same thing,,, wonder if it would look good in the back window of my coupe,,,,any chance you tested your decals yet ??
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I've had some made up for some time that I was going to send to you. The best luck I've had was with using the satin finished adhesive vinyl with a gloss clear vinyl overlay. The clear adds some UV protection. It stands up much better than the paper decals with clear vinyl. The paper had a tendency to wick up moisture. But even though I've only had my air cleaner on the car for a few months, I can already tell that there is a slight loss of color already. - And I had used the better pigment ink too. Send me a pm with your address and I'll send the ones I have to you to look at. You may want to try them out on a surface that does not have delicate paint on it so they can be removed without risking damage. Ideally I think I'd still want a competent vinyl graphic sign shop to make some for me. It's nice to have these for 'test' decals though.
 
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which ones did u make ??? i thought u were working on ur cars thats why i havent asked ,,,,,,let me know what u have and how much,,, then we can figure out the shipping,,, i finally got the coupe on the road,,,, last week kinda,,,going to an event end of the week,,,,,
 
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which ones did u make ??? i thought u were working on ur cars thats why i havent asked ,,,,,,let me know what u have and how much,,, then we can figure out the shipping,,, i finally got the coupe on the road,,,, last week kinda,,,going to an event end of the week,,,,,
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I have been doing these decal experiments in an effort to learn. I had to print stuff to experiment with regardless of if it was a design I wanted to try for myself or just junk to toss. Consider them freebies. I know that I haven't been able to work all of the kinks out of these things yet. - I'm still going to need to do more trial & error decals. My goal is to try to perfect a way of making them for my own personal use and I'd rather have played around with other layouts than to have kept printing the same ones over and over.

Now I'm starting to do some layout work for the Duster and the dually. - Not for decals but more likely for airbrush/lettering purposes. I'm more or less making templates.

I had been trying to come up with a name for the drag car and it came down to a choice between CROP DUSTER and RAT POISON. I'm working on the CROP DUSTER design now.

I wanted a cartoon image of a Duster on the side of the car chasing a farmer and a chicken, followed by the name CROP DUSTER. The Plymouth logo will be for the rear quarters and the 440 MAGNUM will get painted on the sides of the cowl hood scoop. (if I follow through with this design) I'd like to leave most of the car black and choose a contrasting color to do 'billboards' on the sides. I think I'll do the DUSTER logo in metalflake orange vinyl. The lettering and images should fit nicely with a 6" to 8" height. The hood lettering will be around 2" tall. I am using a 42" tv as a computer monitor and it really helps in laying things out.

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Forward progress on L.R.T.... nice. FWIW, a huge following on the west coast,for sweet D/W buildable rides. Letting you know.....
 
Abodybomber said:
Forward progress on L.R.T.... nice. FWIW, a huge following on the west coast,for sweet D/W buildable rides. Letting you know.....
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Thanks Abodybomber - You'll have to excuse my lack of abbreviation skills. What is D/W?
 
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Done Wrong, Donkey Wangs, Dodge Warlocks, Double D Widows, Dipsh*t Wackos, HMMM, I'm bound to hit it sooner or later...
 
I mapped out the side stripe on the driver's side of the dually today. I need to pick up some fine line tape before I can spray it. It's drawn on the truck in pencil and ready to be masked. I took the time to sand the hood indentations when I drilled the holes for the 400 MAGNUM emblems. - As with the side, I need fine line tape before I can spray the black. I am going to ignore the rust spot in the fender for now. I should fix it but not right now. With any luck I'll have the hood and side stripes painted tomorrow.

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Instead of ordering from JEGS, I had been bidding on some wheel studs for the Duster on eBay. I thought I could save some money. The auction doesn't end until tomorrow. I just realized that if I win the auction there's a good chance the studs won't arrive until it's too late for the drags next weekend. CRAP!! I guess I better order through JEGS or SUMMIT to make sure they're here in time.

I'm going to try to get the Duster painted in time for the drags. I'm going to be cutting it close. I am supposed to help put the strobe stripe decal on the Challenger on Monday. It's very close to finished and should be done next week. The paint on the 'Lil Red should be done next week too. Things are going to be real hectic around here. I guess any further tuning on the Barracuda will have to be done at the track. - Oh, - I have to rewire the dually for the trailer lights and install a brake controller too. I knew that I shouldn't have slept the other night!

I think I found a buyer for my buddy's '65 Coronet. I'd posted it on B-Bodys Only and got quite a few hits on it. Whoever ends up with it is getting a bargain. It's probably one that I should have snagged myself but every now and then I do tell myself no. - Actually, Teresa would have hurt me if it'd shown up on the yard. - And we still have to contend with the Sebring convertible. That fiasco cost me twice what the Coronet is selling for.
 
I ran to Columbus today to get some supplies. I picked up primer, paint, pin-striping tape, and lace. Nobody had fine line tape so I'll try to get by with other. When I got home I saw that the rear window graphic had shown up. I hadn't expected to see it arrive for a few more days. I also picked up a new 7 pin wire connector for the trailer light wiring coupler. I didn't get the brake controller yet. I still hope to get done painting the truck tomorrow.

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I had also bought a used AM/FM radio off eBay that I'll try to get installed by Friday. It showed up too. Supposedly it's already been tested and confirmed to be good. I hope so, - I don't need another core on the shelf.

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I look at the Duster as being sort of a blank canvas. It's showing it's age with some bubbling beneath the paint along the bottom of the car. Because it's paint is far from perfect I figure I can play with graphics on it. I'd like to experiment with some laced stripes over the hood and deck lid. - Maybe even some scallops and flames incorporated into stripes. I'd done some wild paint jobs on other people's race cars years ago but I didn't have a computer back then to help with layout.

Now that the end of Summer is approaching we're starting to see more rain again. Without more shop space I'm still forced to work outside quite a bit. I still have most of my old 1-shot lettering enamel back at the farm but I don't know if any of it is any good yet.

I'd meant to pick up some carbon transfer paper when I was in Columbus but I forgot. Although not essential, it would have helped speed up getting the graphics drawn out on the car. I don't know where my old airbrush is at so I will try to get by with my touch up gun and poof cans.

 
This is how I do paint jobs^^^^.Fix the simple problems,and have fun with it. Graphics & candies are fun,just damn expensive.
 
Abodybomber said:
This is how I do paint jobs^^^^.Fix the simple problems,and have fun with it. Graphics & candies are fun,just damn expensive.
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Yup, Abodybomber. There's no pressure when the paint already has issues. I figure that the worst that can happen is that it looks hideous and will need to be stripped and re-painted. Right now it already should be stripped and re-painted but doesn't look hideous. It's not like I'd be risking screwing up a nice paint job. I'm not even planning on removing the side stripes that are on the car now. I'm just going to paint over them. If by chance everything looks really good when I'm done I'll do it all over again on top of good paint some day down the road. For the time being I'll probably put a bunch of the contingency decals (that are in my tool box) over the rust spots to hide them.
 
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I started the day working on the hood blackouts. By themselves, I didn't care for them. Putting the 400 MAGNUM emblems on helped to make them look better though. I think that the side graphics will help even more. As soon as I'm done masking, I'll shoot them black too. I didn't get the other side drawn out yet. I'm waiting until I see how the driver's side looks first.

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The rear window graphic went on very easy. I'll have to see if it stands out more once it's in direct sunlight.

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I haven't stained the wood for the 'Lil Red yet. I'd had it sitting in the back of the box and it'd been rained on the other night. - Big mistake! Because it wasn't bolted down or sealed, it warped on me. I went to attach it and found that I'll have to get it to lay flat before I can work with it. The reason that I didn't seal it right away was because I waited for new bolts to arrive. I wanted to make certain all of the bolt holes lined up properly. I hate working with wood. I was totally without a clue that the wood was in danger of warping.

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OK. I can hear some of the heads shaking from here. Shade tree engineering. After the paint sets for awhile, I'll pull the tape and decide if it's worth my effort to do the other side. Surprisingly, I've had less issues with bugs in the paint out here than I did inside the garage. With my luck there's probably some evil flock of sparrows just waiting to add to the artwork.

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My thermometer is broken. The computer isn't giving the correct temperature either. The both of them say it's 85' outside but I know it's closer to 200.

I still want (and need) to get a lot more done today, but I've had so much sweat running off me that I think it's starting to kill the grass. Oh if I only had a nice big climate controlled garage! It's time to take a break.
 
At over 3" long I sure as hell hope that's a dragonfly and not a mosquito! It scared the bejeezus out of me when it buzzed by my head. I think I need to put the flyswatter away and grab a baseball bat.

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Good news! The heat and humidity suddenly dropped.
Bad news! The wind picked up suddenly too, followed by thunder and lightning. I think we may have a big storm brewing. I've got the Barracuda inside of the enclosed trailer so it will be protected if we get any hail. The Duster's just going to have to take it's chances sitting on the open trailer.

Tonight I'm going to see if I can straighten out the garage again. If I can make enough room for the Duster I'll be able to work on it inside. I still have to fabricate a battery hold down, re-do the seat mounts, attach the belts to the frame, switch wheel studs (when they arrive), and paint it.

I'm hoping it won't eat up much of my day tomorrow when I put the stripes on the Challenger.

YIKES!!!! There was just a HUGE lightning strike close by! I've still got the garage door open and it practically blinded me. The wind is settling down but we're sure getting a light show outside.

I'm planning on putting FOR SALE signs on the dually when I get to the track. Hopefully I'll get some nibbles on it. Maybe if the Duster cleans up nice I'll put one on it too. I hope it can turn some times close to what it was supposed to be able to. At least I'll have hard data to tell.


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Well the garage is clean enough to squeeze the Duster in. I had some cracked bondo showing in the left rear quarter and decided to fix it before paint. - Keep in mind this is a race car and not a show car.
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I'm still playing around with the layout. The roll of orange metal flake vinyl came in the mail today so I started cutting out the lettering. I haven't decided whether or not I'm going to put the PLYMOUTH on the rear quarters in black or in more of the metal flake. I did decide to cut the word 'CROP' out of chrome vinyl though.

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I'm going to try to apply all of the vinyl before I shoot the gold paint on the sides. My plan is to leave a heavy black border around the lettering, so I'll mask over the vinyl (leaving a border) and spray the gold over it all.


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