Hard_2_Handle_454 Posted April 11, 2020 Posted April 11, 2020 Nice. Looks like you had the same bumper issue I had. I actually had to invert them to make them look straight. They still droop a bit, but not as much. That was the only thing I didn't like about the kit. The bumper fit wasn't that great. 1 (148) by Eric Lucas, on Flickr
Geno Posted April 11, 2020 Posted April 11, 2020 I love this body style, both are sweet. Great job to you both.?
Diesel Gypsy Posted April 11, 2020 Posted April 11, 2020 A great pair of Cuda's! I particularly like the orange colour.
michelle Posted April 11, 2020 Author Posted April 11, 2020 (edited) 2 hours ago, Hard_2_Handle_454 said: Nice. Looks like you had the same bumper issue I had. I actually had to invert them to make them look straight. They still droop a bit, but not as much. That was the only thing I didn't like about the kit. The bumper fit wasn't that great. 1 (148) by Eric Lucas, on Flickr thanks and i did not understand why the did not fit right i thought i had then on reveresed as in the one i had on the front was for the back and the the one on the back was the front but that did not work then i though maybe those bumpers were not from this cuda maybe they were from a 68 or another 69 version offered since the car was a rebuilder that was half broken apart since who ever built it did not even paint it and just built as it came the glue was brown and brittle i had to repaint the bumpers and grille since there was lots of the crhome gone and i removed most of the rest sanding off the glue from the bumpers Edited April 11, 2020 by michelle
michelle Posted April 11, 2020 Author Posted April 11, 2020 1 hour ago, Geno said: I love this body style, both are sweet. Great job to you both.? thanks
michelle Posted April 11, 2020 Author Posted April 11, 2020 1 hour ago, Diesel Gypsy said: A great pair of Cuda's! I particularly like the orange colour. thanks
Hard_2_Handle_454 Posted April 12, 2020 Posted April 12, 2020 56 minutes ago, michelle said: thanks and i did not understand why the did not fit right i thought i had then on reveresed as in the one i had on the front was for the back and the the one on the back was the front but that did not work then i though maybe those bumpers were not from this cuda maybe they were from a 68 or another 69 version offered since the car was a rebuilder that was half broken apart since who ever built it did not even paint it and just built as it came the glue was brown and brittle i had to repaint the bumpers and grille since there was lots of the crhome gone and i removed most of the rest sanding off the glue from the bumpers I think it's just the way they made them. I'm thinking of going back and working on it some time.
michelle Posted April 12, 2020 Author Posted April 12, 2020 2 hours ago, Hard_2_Handle_454 said: I think it's just the way they made them. I'm thinking of going back and working on it some time. cool
Snake45 Posted April 12, 2020 Posted April 12, 2020 That's pretty wild! Just a couple weeks ago I finished the "rescue" of a survivor orange '69 Cuda I picked up at an estate sale over 25 years ago. I didn't notice any particular problems with bumper droop, but maybe I need to take another look at it.....
michelle Posted April 12, 2020 Author Posted April 12, 2020 13 minutes ago, Snake45 said: That's pretty wild! Just a couple weeks ago I finished the "rescue" of a survivor orange '69 Cuda I picked up at an estate sale over 25 years ago. I didn't notice any particular problems with bumper droop, but maybe I need to take another look at it..... yours is a 68 not a 69 cuda look at the side reflectors they are round only year mopars had round reflectors was in 68 be it dodge ,plymouth or chryslers starting in 69 they were rectangles
Snake45 Posted April 12, 2020 Posted April 12, 2020 It's a '69, look at the grille and hood and taillights. This was built from an '80s reissue that had the incorrect '68 side marker lights. When they reissued it in the '90s, they corrected that. They also replaced the Hemi (which this one has) with a correct 383. I did steal the wheels and tires out of a current reissue, though. I didn't like the '80s wheels and tires that were on it.
michelle Posted April 12, 2020 Author Posted April 12, 2020 51 minutes ago, Snake45 said: It's a '69, look at the grille and hood and taillights. This was built from an '80s reissue that had the incorrect '68 side marker lights. When they reissued it in the '90s, they corrected that. They also replaced the Hemi (which this one has) with a correct 383. I did steal the wheels and tires out of a current reissue, though. I didn't like the '80s wheels and tires that were on it. from what i understand they generally just retooled the previous years mold to the next years car each actual car model year so they would have retooled the 68 cuda kit into a 69 cuda kit that why all they kept repoping the 69 kit and thats why they repoped the 69 charger 500 with r/t grille cause the original 69 molds were retooled for the 70 charger
Bucky Posted April 12, 2020 Posted April 12, 2020 You made a great save on the Cuda, Michelle! I like the orange color very much!
Snake45 Posted April 12, 2020 Posted April 12, 2020 9 hours ago, michelle said: from what i understand they generally just retooled the previous years mold to the next years car each actual car model year so they would have retooled the 68 cuda kit into a 69 cuda kit that why all they kept repoping the 69 kit and thats why they repoped the 69 charger 500 with r/t grille cause the original 69 molds were retooled for the 70 charger That's generally what happened, yes. I've never owned an original MPC '69 Cuda model so I don't know if they retooled the marker lights back in 1969 but I can tell you that this '80s reissue came through with the '68 type lights, even though the rest of it is a '69. I have an original MPC '68 promo in the Snakepit and the front and rear ends are different from the '69s--like yours, mine, and David's. It's definitely a '69. Trust me. I was there.
michelle Posted April 12, 2020 Author Posted April 12, 2020 8 hours ago, slusher said: Sweet Cuda Michelle! thanks
michelle Posted April 12, 2020 Author Posted April 12, 2020 7 hours ago, Bucky said: You made a great save on the Cuda, Michelle! I like the orange color very much! thank you
michelle Posted April 12, 2020 Author Posted April 12, 2020 2 minutes ago, PappyD340 said: Good looking Barracuda! thanks
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