The Crusty Cuda: Whole lotta Shakin' (N96) Goin' on!

[A12pilot]

Hahaha! I don’t know about that!

Looking good Steve-O! So glad no collateral damage done!!

Cheers
Dave

[njsteve]

Those original brackets seem to all be that way. I remember going through the same kind of insanity back in the day my other 'cudas. I think people believed the way to adjust the aim was to grab the bulb pod with both hands and bend it around, instead of simply loosening the retaining nut and moving the ball and socket mount on the back of the light.

[njsteve]

Spent a few days filing, and sanding some of the stainless pieces - the tail panel trim (4 pieces), the passenger side drip rail molding (3 pieces) and the two hood pin bezels. I had to use my trim hammer and little anvil to get the dings out of the drip rails and tail panel trim. That was rather time-consuming. Then you use a file to get it flat again followed by 220, then 320, then 400, then 600, the 800, then 1000, then 1500 wet sanding. Then the buffing wheel - sisal with stainless compound first, then a sewn pad with stainless compound, then loose pad with the white rouge.

Trying not to get the very thin and long tail panel pieces caught and either wrapped around the wheel or flung across the room was rather nerve wracking, but in the end it all worked out.

Here's the results on the original stainless hood pin bezel with the original hair pin clip all polished up.

I didn't polish the driver's side drip rail as I am looking for a replacement piece for the front A-pillar section which is too bent up to repair.