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Paint & Body

Project ZomBEE Update: Making The Right Measurements Prior to Metalwork

Kevin Shaw

October 1, 2019

“This stuff is actually what they used to teach at autobody repair school,” Dave Chamberlain joked. We had been on the phone for a while now, and so far the results were good. “It’s not ...

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Paint & Body

Project ZomBEE Update: Dave Chamberlain, Classic Muscle Metal & AMD ...

Kevin Shaw

May 9, 2019

Admittedly, updates on this project car ground to a halt around the same time we discovered that our 1970 Super Bee was so cancer-riddled that simply replacing some floorboards and patching a few panels wasn’t ...

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Paint & Body

Project ZomBEE Update: Overrun, Underdone, Out of Round & Overblown

Kevin Shaw

December 26, 2018

It’s literally been six months and 3 weeks since our last Project ZomBEE Update. That is just waaay too long for a consistent magazine project car. Frankly, folks were beginning to worry that we had dropped ...

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Comeback 'Cuda – '70 Plymouth 'Cuda

Back in Black, Front in Black & Wheel Wells Too: ...

Mike Wilkins

July 5, 2018

Now that the Comeback ‘Cuda is painted, wet sanded, and buffed there are several other areas to spray before assembly can begin. Now is the time to finish anything that involves the paint on the ...

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Paint & Body

Project ZomBEE Update: Cutting On The Corpse And Fresh Sheet ...

Kevin Shaw

June 5, 2018

“I’ve taken to calling this car a ‘rust onion’ lately,” I grudgingly joked with Mopar Connection’s Technical Editor, Mike Wilkins. “With every layer I peel back, the more I find.” He laughed but knew all ...

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Comeback 'Cuda – '70 Plymouth 'Cuda

Gallery: Shooting the Fish Pt. 2; Getting Color On The ...

Mike Wilkins

April 9, 2018

Even after spending all day Friday prepping the Comeback ‘Cuda for paint, we still went over the car with a fine toothed comb early Saturday morning. Clean, clean, and more cleaning. By rolling the car ...

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Comeback 'Cuda – '70 Plymouth 'Cuda

Gallery: Shooting the Fish; Body Preparation & Proper Primer Applications

Mike Wilkins

February 6, 2018

With all of the body work complete, it was time to get Mopar Connection’s longterm Comeback ‘Cuda project ready so we could shoot color. Since we were starting with basically a brand new body, we had ...

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Comeback 'Cuda – '70 Plymouth 'Cuda

Gallery: Comeback ‘Cuda; It’s Time to Work That Body

Mike Wilkins

November 17, 2017

The journey of our ’70 Hemi ‘Cuda convertible project car “Comeback ‘Cuda” is really starting to take shape. In fact, the entirety of this article is all about literally getting it into shape prior to ...

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Orange Crush – '72 Dodge Dart

Gallery: Project Orange Crush Earns Its Stripes…Literally

Gavin Wollenburg

August 14, 2017

During the 60s and 70s there is no doubt that Chrysler, Dodge and Plymouth had some of the wildest, and in our opinion coolest stripes, decals and paint schemes of any brand of that time ...

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Paint & Body

Gallery: AutomotiveTouchup’s Brush-In-Bottle & Touchup Paint Pens

Kevin Shaw

July 28, 2017

Admittedly, the paint job on our 1969 Dodge Charger R/T project car, “Brazen” was looking a little worse for wear. Completed 10 years ago by a friend and for a less-than-shoestring budget, the paint was ...

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