Time to make an appointment. Unusual for you to mention you're not feeling tip top. Any flu virus going round in the area? Realignment of doors and fenders are a pain 😊
I heavy breath every time I take a ride in my Baracuda. It only goes a 1/8 a mile at a time, but I seem to be breathing harder and smiling afterwards. It must be contagious.
Let me add something here. We had our 69 Charger body restored by a very well known and reputable shop in Texas and a lot of the sheet metal like quarters had to be replaced. We always get compliments on the gaps and lines on that car, however I think Joe is doing an even better job than they did as he has gone into the pains taking and time consuming details of the lines matching up all the way up and down and side to side for the doors, fenders and hood. These cars never had the lines and gaps this perfect when new. Joe is making the Cuda most likely better than new when it was purchased back in 1968. Every time I see a new video it's like Christine healing herself up again to perfection!
Looks fantastic Joe. Your attention to the details speaks for itself. I am totally elated with how it’s coming along! Thanks for taking care of my car and bringing it back to its former glory Joe.😊
New here. I came over due to Darren mentioning you on his channel. I saw the Barracuda a few years back at Darren's shop in Midlothian. I have to say, it's already apparent that this thing is going to look sweet! Alignment and gap are so important because they bring the car closer to what the designer intended initially. A lot of that is lost if you're distracted by a door jutting out in the curves, or a gap big enough to see mounting points when the sunlight hits just right. I had a 1970 Pontiac with a terrible upper door gap. I know it was factory because the car had never been in an accident and had 61k miles on it when I got it. The assembly line, in their "quantity over quality" mentality tended to dilute the lines on these beautiful cars. My favorite styling period is '67-'72. There was some kind of magic going on during that era of auto design. I think Mopar and Pontiac were at the top of the list on styling during those years.
@@glennirvin271 thank you, Glenn. I absolutely agree with you there. Darren’s car had some issues all over that needed addressing, but it was a great, nearly rust free car to start with.
This series has been extremely intriguing. I'm seeing a lot of different methods than what I've ever been taught, thanks for that! That reflection at 11:24 is the perfect example of what screws me up anytime I try to align panels/doors or well... do any paint work in general. I catch the gloss instead of the flat. In changing that passenger door alignment, it mess with the seals at all? 13:34 Cheap $10 "China Freight" rubber grommet and plug kit! I dunno about you but I always prefer the look of blank plugs over just random holes. Thanks for that bit at the end there, I already know that bit myself but for others that demonstrates a lot of prep alignment work. I'm actually shocked you didnt break out the hammer and anvil and align each one of those stubborn spots on the fender to door gap haha! Side note: now Im going to be singing: "what do we do with a drunken painter..." for the whole damned week now!
Wish I had the knowledge of what to move and where to get things lined up. I know it would be boring to some, but I'd like to actually watch while you do an adjustment instead of just the "after". Great job. It's definitely more love than most "drivers" will ever see.
This can be absolutely maddening, especially when the gaps and alignment on some of those old vehicles was never perfect from the factory. I spent nearly 5 years restoring a 79 power wagon and when it came time for final fitments l finally came to the conclusion that it was impossible to get all the gaps and everything perfect. It was a really nice southern truck with all original body panels and no matter what you did some things just would not line up perfectly.
Great job, certainly better than new. Leaving the leading edge of the door just a hair inside the fender and the quarter a hair inside the door will prevent rock chips on the leading edges.
I appreciate that. I don’t mind taking a little longer to get a better result. I’m still learning on some aspects, but I’m proud to associate my name with my work
I appreciate that. I don’t mind taking a little longer to get a better result. I’m still learning on some aspects, but I’m proud to associate my name with my work.
Interesting you mentioned "treadmill" in your comment reply below. Being new to your content, there appears to be a lot of subject matter I would like to watch, but I simply cannot sit and watch UA-cam for more than a few minutes without feeling guilty about my own projects. So I now watch JustMoparJoe for 20 minutes each day on the treadmill. Seems to be working. I usually burn ~170 calories per video. No, I'm not a health nut or snowflake...just retired and I drink too much beer and tired of feeling fat and lazy. Other comment(s): 1- Did you do a video about rebuilding and aligning door hinges? You'll need to do this on 50+ year old cars in order to keep that gap consistent. You probably did...I just didn't watch that one yet. -US191
@@US-191 these weren’t bad at all! Thanks for checking out my channel. Here’s my door hinge video Ramcharger Revival: Fixing Any Old Door Hinge at Home #mopar #dodge #ramcharger ua-cam.com/video/_KpUeapP8Qc/v-deo.html
HI, I'm new looking at your channel, we know factory was never that close, you already checked those gaps beforehand or you wouldn't have cut them in, content I know, your like most of us, your better doing it than selling it
Dam Joe! I don’t think any body shops around here put that much effort into their work. I know why the guy gave you this car to work on now. So I got a 88 Dakota. How much would it cost to have a pro like you to give it a paint job? Not trying to be an ass. I just like your work.
@@richardmoerke9329 thanks Richard. There’s a lot to consider in body work jobs. Most new shops won’t do full paint jobs because they can make more on insurance crashes and such. I can attempt to quote you if you shoot me an email with some pictures. It’s my channel name @gmail.com
Whatever your answer is, thank you for your videos. I’m trying to work on my recently deceased father’s 71 Roadrunner and have some familiarity with some of the things thanks to you. Keep up the good work.
I’m not sure what type of upper respiratory problems I’m having, but I noticed a great deal of heavy breathing in this video. My apologies in advance
Get yourself checked and make sure you aren't getting an infection or something. Be safe and healthy, my friend.
Go to the doctor buddy. Don’t make it worse by breathing in dust.
Time to make an appointment. Unusual for you to mention you're not feeling tip top. Any flu virus going round in the area? Realignment of doors and fenders are a pain 😊
I love mopars too, but I've never experienced heavy breathing over one 😅. Get well soon! This car is looking great!
I heavy breath every time I take a ride in my Baracuda. It only goes a 1/8 a mile at a time, but I seem to be breathing harder and smiling afterwards. It must be contagious.
Let me add something here. We had our 69 Charger body restored by a very well known and reputable shop in Texas and a lot of the sheet metal like quarters had to be replaced. We always get compliments on the gaps and lines on that car, however I think Joe is doing an even better job than they did as he has gone into the pains taking and time consuming details of the lines matching up all the way up and down and side to side for the doors, fenders and hood. These cars never had the lines and gaps this perfect when new. Joe is making the Cuda most likely better than new when it was purchased back in 1968. Every time I see a new video it's like Christine healing herself up again to perfection!
Looking good with everything lined up
Thanks brother
Gonna be one sweet Cuda!!!
Thanks Jeff!
Joe it looks great.
Thanks Keith!
Looking good
Thanks Brother!
Details, Details! Wash, rinse, repeat! Very meticulous Sir! 👌
Thanks Big Mike!
Looks fantastic Joe. Your attention to the details speaks for itself. I am totally elated with how it’s coming along! Thanks for taking care of my car and bringing it back to its former glory Joe.😊
Thanks Darren! It’s been a fun process and great car to work on,
New here. I came over due to Darren mentioning you on his channel. I saw the Barracuda a few years back at Darren's shop in Midlothian. I have to say, it's already apparent that this thing is going to look sweet! Alignment and gap are so important because they bring the car closer to what the designer intended initially. A lot of that is lost if you're distracted by a door jutting out in the curves, or a gap big enough to see mounting points when the sunlight hits just right. I had a 1970 Pontiac with a terrible upper door gap. I know it was factory because the car had never been in an accident and had 61k miles on it when I got it.
The assembly line, in their "quantity over quality" mentality tended to dilute the lines on these beautiful cars. My favorite styling period is '67-'72. There was some kind of magic going on during that era of auto design. I think Mopar and Pontiac were at the top of the list on styling during those years.
@@glennirvin271 thank you, Glenn. I absolutely agree with you there. Darren’s car had some issues all over that needed addressing, but it was a great, nearly rust free car to start with.
Thanks Glen!!
Really nice job Joe. Excellent work. Doors and fenders fit great. Blocking gets done you can relax because you nailed it.
Thank you!
Too nice!!!!!
Thanks Stan!
@@JustMoparJoe notchbacks are best. How is drew doing on your dad’s bad ass notch?
@@stannelson2582 you know I’m a fastback man! He’s finally getting the heads back from being rebuilt and then it goes together
This series has been extremely intriguing. I'm seeing a lot of different methods than what I've ever been taught, thanks for that!
That reflection at 11:24 is the perfect example of what screws me up anytime I try to align panels/doors or well... do any paint work in general. I catch the gloss instead of the flat. In changing that passenger door alignment, it mess with the seals at all?
13:34 Cheap $10 "China Freight" rubber grommet and plug kit! I dunno about you but I always prefer the look of blank plugs over just random holes.
Thanks for that bit at the end there, I already know that bit myself but for others that demonstrates a lot of prep alignment work. I'm actually shocked you didnt break out the hammer and anvil and align each one of those stubborn spots on the fender to door gap haha!
Side note: now Im going to be singing: "what do we do with a drunken painter..." for the whole damned week now!
Thanks brother. Hopefully I can show more process and the sanding begins
That stuff fits a lot better than many brand new cars I see anyway
Thanks Thomas. Just right for a driver
Joe, if you didn't do anything else, it's far better than factory. You are a true artist with your work!
I appreciate that! Got more done today! I forgot to show the trunk alignment
The notch back is turning out very nice... excellent job Joe...good content and thanks...🔧🔧👍
Thank you! I really appreciate it!
Looks to be coming along great, excellent job,thanks for sharing, all the best to you and your loved ones
Thank you so much! Really appreciate it.
Looking great!👍
Thank you! Cheers!
Coming along very nicely! Great work Joe!
Thanks buddy! Glad you’re enjoying the journey.
Good looking Nacho, nice improvised bandage. 👍👍👍
Thanks! She's coming along!
Wish I had the knowledge of what to move and where to get things lined up. I know it would be boring to some, but I'd like to actually watch while you do an adjustment instead of just the "after". Great job. It's definitely more love than most "drivers" will ever see.
Thank you! I’ll try to bring in more process soon. I was a bit winded that day
Great Stuff Joe, it's going to look amazing :D
I'm excited to see how it turns out!
This can be absolutely maddening, especially when the gaps and alignment on some of those old vehicles was never perfect from the factory. I spent nearly 5 years restoring a 79 power wagon and when it came time for final fitments l finally came to the conclusion that it was impossible to get all the gaps and everything perfect. It was a really nice southern truck with all original body panels and no matter what you did some things just would not line up perfectly.
Amen to that! Gotta do the best you can with what you’ve got. Some guys could spend 100+ hours aligning panels like that.
Great job, certainly better than new. Leaving the leading edge of the door just a hair inside the fender and the quarter a hair inside the door will prevent rock chips on the leading edges.
Appreciate the advice! That’ll be good for a driver like this one ☝🏻
Great body work and great music! How can you go wrong. The heavy breathing is called “The body and wheezi”. We all get it.😂😂🥓🥓
Hahah! I’ll take some Sudafed and get on a treadmill!
Mopar A Bodies Forever
Absolutely! To the front!
Lot of tedius work adjusting doors. Giod work Joe!!
Thanks Jeff!
A man with many talents
Thanks John!
Looking good Joe !
Thanks 👍
Party Time!!
🎉
Alright great progress
Thank you!
Smooth like buttah!
@@TsGoodTimesGarage thanks buddy!
Nice 👍 👍 👍 👍
Thanks brother
Dont worry about your breathing brother hood it's sort of nessicary man alive it's going to be a visual symphony for sure you do beautiful work
Thanks Grand!
Bye the way that was a compliment
I appreciate that. I don’t mind taking a little longer to get a better result. I’m still learning on some aspects, but I’m proud to associate my name with my work
I appreciate that. I don’t mind taking a little longer to get a better result. I’m still learning on some aspects, but I’m proud to associate my name with my work.
Hey UP
Magni!!
Interesting you mentioned "treadmill" in your comment reply below. Being new to your content, there appears to be a lot of subject matter I would like to watch, but I simply cannot sit and watch UA-cam for more than a few minutes without feeling guilty about my own projects. So I now watch JustMoparJoe for 20 minutes each day on the treadmill. Seems to be working. I usually burn ~170 calories per video. No, I'm not a health nut or snowflake...just retired and I drink too much beer and tired of feeling fat and lazy.
Other comment(s): 1- Did you do a video about rebuilding and aligning door hinges? You'll need to do this on 50+ year old cars in order to keep that gap consistent. You probably did...I just didn't watch that one yet.
-US191
@@US-191 these weren’t bad at all! Thanks for checking out my channel. Here’s my door hinge video Ramcharger Revival: Fixing Any Old Door Hinge at Home #mopar #dodge #ramcharger
ua-cam.com/video/_KpUeapP8Qc/v-deo.html
As always nice work. Body or mechanical . Joe all the best on your mates car .👍🏻🇦🇺✌️.
Thanks brother!
HI, I'm new looking at your channel, we know factory was never that close, you already checked those gaps beforehand or you wouldn't have cut them in, content I know, your like most of us, your better doing it than selling it
Welcome aboard!
My OCD is satisfied. LOL
Superb!
😎👍🇺🇸
Thanks John!
Are we going to see any more updates on the the blue truck?
Absolutely! Hope to have that by this weekend
Dam Joe! I don’t think any body shops around here put that much effort into their work. I know why the guy gave you this car to work on now. So I got a 88 Dakota. How much would it cost to have a pro like you to give it a paint job? Not trying to be an ass. I just like your work.
@@richardmoerke9329 thanks Richard. There’s a lot to consider in body work jobs. Most new shops won’t do full paint jobs because they can make more on insurance crashes and such. I can attempt to quote you if you shoot me an email with some pictures. It’s my channel name @gmail.com
I would be breathing hard too if I tried to keep up with you.
Gotta keep moving
What motor is going in this?
He’s trying his first Gen 3 hemi. It should be 600 horse with the combination
Are the cars and engines you work on a job, passion or hobby?
Whatever your answer is, thank you for your videos. I’m trying to work on my recently deceased father’s 71 Roadrunner and have some familiarity with some of the things thanks to you. Keep up the good work.
Thanks, Kevin. I have recently turned my hobby and passion in to my full time job. It’s fun for me to get up and go to work each day!
@@JustMoparJoe that’s awesome. I’m glad to hear it. I along with everyone that watches them, thoroughly enjoy your videos.
@@kevinhenry5202 thanks again!
Might have a little allergies kicking in
It’s been getting better