Here are a couple of pictures showing the (small) square pads that cover the holes, located under the Cowl/Hood Weatherstrip Seal. We manufacture these items and they are the correct size and thickness of the ones used by the Factory Assembly Line.
We have made a couple of changes in Trim options to help “box out” the Window openings so they appear smaller. We will be using customized Stainless Drip Rail Moldings to surround the upper Door Frames. These had to be altered to fit the extended A Pillar lengths. We welded extensions on the ends, ground/sanded the welds smooth and then re-polished them to a mirror finish.
The Door top pieces will be reshaped from original Cuda Trim, altered to fit our custom Door tops. After obtaining the correct curvature, lengths and overall shape, we will have them re-anodized to appear Factory new. These changes will help counter the larger appearance of the Door openings from where we lowered the Door Belt Line. Below are photos showing the extended Drip Rail Stainless and the newly shaped upper Belt Molding Trim.
Here’s an interesting detail that sometimes goes un-noticed. Has anyone ever questioned the purpose for the small cutout notch in the Passenger side Frame-rail? It is there to allow the tip of the Alternator Bracket to clear during Engine installation! The Bracket protrudes past the Alternator’s Housing a small amount but just enough to warrant the small cutout in the Frame-rail. Here are a couple of pictures to illustrate the point.
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Here’s a few more of the underside while the Shell is sitting on the 4 roller stands. I’ll have some more that show all the different over-sprays when everything is complete. These just show the first few layers of primer.
Included are some shots of the custom gaps between the top of the Rear Doors, the Custom Quarter Panels and the Trunk Deck Lid. The gaps at the top of the Rear Doors were completely fabricated to represent a meandering shape. Both the front & rear Door Skins were custom made and never existed until Steve cut their patterns, fabricated the attaching folded edges and formed the correct curvature to emulate the stock Barracuda Body lines.
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