1971 Plymouth Cuda Restoration - Episode 14 - Quarter Panel Install 

Start Them out young. Keep the hobby alive.

That boy will cherish that car all his life. He has sweat equity in it now! By watching you two work, makes me miss my dad. From an early age, dad let me get in his way more than helping him. Because of dad letting in on fixing all our old cars. I become a career mechanic. I worked in the business for 48 years.

Gee, I wish my 71 was that far along. I got the floors and firewall removed. But my uncle passed away and we all had to help his daughters deal with his massive collection of cars, machinery and tractors etc. It's been several years but this summer I plan to get back on it. Dropping a real deal 426 Hemi into mine.

Incredible skill, knowledge, content and expertise! You make it look so effortless! Thanks for sharing

Great work this car will be better than it was new and will be around for a long long time.

Amazing my friend, just amazing

Great video and awesome work ! Respect !

Looking good!

Awesome job

Love the lead work! Most don't try to do it anymore!

Leading is always worth it at the roof. Paid a guy to blast and lead my A&B pillars on the Bronco 20 years back. Not a bubble and it's seen every Winter since. Glad your eye isn't worse. You got lucky my friend. Yeah the body materials come inside to the basement each November here and get stored upside down on shelves NOT the concrete floor. I was in Rotten Ronnie's 30 odd years ago and they were renovating. Apprentice brings in two 5 gallon pails of contact cement(Winter time). Contractor prys lids off and they've got solid rubber in the pails. Heard some new words that morning. Your CUDA looks super straight. Should look like a million bucks after bodywork. Looking forward to all the chassis strengthening stuff, but be careful haste makes.....black eyes. Malcolm Ottawa Valley

The smile on T- Bones face said it all, spraying the lizard skin. I know you still have some tweeking to do, but the curve down line at the top of the quarter and the sharp body line down the side, the top of the panel fitment door to quarter already looks damn good, what was that a couple hundred holes you welded a half inch at a time.. There were people at the factory, who leaded these seams, as thier daily job for 20 years or so, and I don`t think thier seams looked much better than yours, very impressed with this video man, that is a thick healthy bead of lead that will probably last 60 years out of the elements. Very well done, my friend, you got yourself a Cuda, staying tuned in from S. E. Michigan.

Yep, won't be long before we're all watching T-Bone's restoration channel! That's memories being made right there!

Nice looks great!!

EXCELLENT JOB T-BONE WITH SPRAY GUN YOU ARE GOING TO LOOK SO COOL DRIVING THAT CUDA

Looking great,

YES! I'm going to use Lizard Skin also. You're the only one I've seen use it. I came across it about 6 years ago. I'm excited to see how you like it and the application.

Do you realize that the challenger is to your son what the cuda is to you? For his generation you should restore the challenger. Just the thoughts of an old man looking back on life. love your content, your really kicking ass!

Those mountains in the background look like the Busch beer can ones....

Looking good .buddy

Your workmanship looks great but if I can make two comments. I don't know if you prepped the panels prior to por15. Por15 does not stick well long term to smooth panels and roughing it up with 36 grit and metal ready prep would have assured you of bonding. Also when I have done this job I prime and paint the inside of the panel first before weldable primer and undercoating it. I go through a gallon of paint just doing trunk, inner fenders, back of fenders, places you won't have access to later. It just gives another layer of protection in my mind. I do tape the welds like you do to assure a tight fit. Also as another poster said, placing the windows in is much easier prior to quarter install on e-bodies. It can be done though that way. I hope this helps.

nice job man

i wish more father &son's would keep this hobby going .Great job guy's !

Un vero Artista del FERRO👍👍👍👍👍👏👏👏👏👏👏

Nothing says good time like crawling into a trunk, then performing a pose that would make yoga look like child's play while getting burned consistently by welding sparks.

Congratulations mate! That's a big achievement reached. On to the fun stuff now.

Helluva job Sir! She’s coming along beautifully. God Bless 😎

If you are putting a lot of power to it,you might want to tie the frame together and add a roll bar. Looking good.

Nice you’re turning your son into a future body man! He will be awesome by the time he is 16 (body man I mean). Why not cut the POR15 with reducer and just spray it on with a hvlp gun? It would be quicker and you wouldn’t have the brush strokes. I always spray on Eastwood’s rust encapsulator and seldom brush it on. I just think it’s easier and you get a better finish. The car looks great. Nice work. ❤

I bought the US car tool kit also. I chose the mini tub option. Watching you install it will be invaluable for when I do mine, can't wait to see it.

I've watched all your vids ,looks amazing, good work 👏 your boy is gonna be a lucky fella when he can enjoy it.🇬🇧

I used Lizard Skin (both sound deadener and the heat shield) on my 74 Challenger restoration and I think you’ll be happy. Good stuff 👍

awesome job man the car is looking amazing

Very nice, leading the quarters in took me back to my auto body school days when my teacher taught us how to lead in panels just like you just did thanks, to me it always looked like a car even when it needed panels, again great job.

cool

Looks great buddy dailing it in and she going to look great can’t wait to see her done and the Charger together

The work you do is sooooo good! Love the videos of this Cuda! This is going be one super Mopar!

Very nice! I know it’s not easy but you make it look so easy. It’s going to be an awesome car.

Awesome work! From wreck becoming a premier car…your attention to detail and patience is impressive. Thanks for sharing! Hey T Bone great work buddy 👍

Very well done 👏 work

It's going to be a pretty CUDA

great call on the doors seals, bit me in the ass on my first build

You always do an awesome job 👍 keep up the great work, best to you and yours

I would have installed the quarter windows before the quarter while you had all that access, or atleast the quarter window mechanisms

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Sorry about the *shiner*, but you know what they say? Ain't nothin' worthwhile without a little Blood, Sweat and Tears...lookin' good! The Car that is, not the shiner...

Not really a mopar fan but your attention to detail is great. I want to know how long you’ve been a student of “Zen” yoga. I believe I just witnessed an awesome example of the “Cramped Cricket” position while you were in that trunk. Keep up the good work.

T-bone's going to trade it for a Mustang. Lol.

Need to change tbones name to Ham

The car looks awesome. All except that 318 hood. That has to go.

Before you punch holes on the panel flanges are you marking their location first based on the factory spot weld locations, or are you just spacing them out at regular intervals?

Awesome job 👍Comming along alot faster than the charger going to be an eye catcher when finished, Are you going to add a Hemi strip just for looks or straight solid color just a thought.

I know you are busy rebuilding the code. But please dont forget about the charger?

Which tool did you use to grind down the spot welds in the trunk gutters and inside those corners?

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Is there any particular reason why you're using a step bit to drill holes instead of a "regular" drill bit?

nice job but what do you do about all the lead dust that is now on your garage floor?

ivy green with a shaker and dog dishes??

stage 2 you mean? you widening the new wells you just installed?

Your Barracuda will be a car again soon. Will it be a roller in the next couple weeks?

What would u do without new panels if u had to had make them

Why are you using zinc based weld thru primer and not copper based? Why did you spary under coat before welding?

At the same time do you do the rocker seams

So what is hiding under the cover on the trailer??????

How to build a car from metal..

Leads fumes are really very bad for your health. Please wear the proper respirator and other safety equipment to protect your self from this?

It's a barracuda not a real 'cuda.