My Cuda Project Part II...now at Bruning Auto Design

[DRJDVM's '69]

Then my wheels arrived !!!!!

It was a long wait to get the 20x12's..but it was worth it.!!!

I got them all mounted and put under the car. There is no rearend right now, so the rears are just sitting under there...


Front is 19x8 with a 245-35-19.....now seeing them on there, I probably could have gone with just a tad more sidewall. At the time I bought them...like 2 years ago....I wanted to make sure I got the front end low, but still be able to turn the car and still have some lip to the wheel etc etc.
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The rear is a 20x12....it has a 4.5 inch lip..
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[GregWeld]

I see your post shows the rotisserie.... I was too quick on the trigger...

Looks really good - and am thrilled to see the progress! It always reinvigorates "the builder" to get something "done". :woot:

Was thinking about your "speaker" issue.... you have cut off wheels - and a welder... you could (if you have the room) relocate the oval speaker "holes" over a bit to make some clearance? Or turn them on an angle?

[DRJDVM's '69]

This is the car at our ride height with just flat stock in place of the Shockwaves. Tim modified the front k-frame and rear mounts to get this ride height.

It sits BAD ASS!!!!....but I think I may need to raise the rear a tad. Just visually I think I'm gonna have a bunch of clearence issues with the rear end....hitting the trunk floor ...tubes hitting the frame. Nothing that cant be changed, but just more work...... I'm not sure if the specs on the shocks are different than i thought...I based the holes on the flat stock on the specs I found....or if Tim didnt try and drop the car once he set the ride height. He had the actual Shockwaves on there at the time....so I hope the issue is on my end.
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It will be a balance of getting the ride height right and not having to re-do the entire tunnel, make clearecne in the trunk for the the diff, and be able to get exhaust through there...we'll see. Right now, I can adjust some stuff and see what I can do...

[DRJDVM's '69]

I tried to come up with a bunch of ideas for the speakers..... there isnt much room towards the outside....plus I may run a cage and need some space for the downbars..... turning them at an angle wouldnt change anything since its the magnet that is the issue. I though about going smaller, but couldnt find a decent 3 way speaker that would work. Thought about rasing them up.....I though of a 100x different option but finally just went with this.....

I also did a rough trim on the original rear panel to fit the tubs. I'm planning on using them as a good starting place for the final ones. I think I should be able to use them as the base and add some fiberglass etc etc and then get them covered. If nothing else I use them as a template.
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[tones2SS]

Sits bad ass is right, Ned!!! I'm digging it.
Keep us posted bud. Looking good.:thumbsup:

[GregWeld]

Ned ---

I'd modify the TANK.... with a couple of indentations for the speaker clearance... But that's just me. LOL

[Rybar]

Looks killer Ned, are you leaving the wheel centers polished or weren't they supposed to be black?

[rjsjea]

Good wheel choice Ned......looks like a great stance

[jy211]

personally I'd skip the whole stereo thing, it's not like you will even enjoy it...not like when driving the car like a bat out of h3ll :D

[waynieZ]

The car looks great.

[customcam]

Wow, Look nice Ned
:thumbsup:

[DRJDVM's '69]

Rybar....some of the renderings Carter came up with did have the dark wheels, but those were just some ideas..... I'm still up in the air about paint, but I do know there will be a fair bit of billet etc, so I went with the brushed and polished.

I'm not a huge fan of the dark wheels look, but on the right car and with the right paint, they look awesome....but not on this project.

[GregWeld]

I'm thinking Panther Pink!


:woot: :rofl:

[The WidowMaker]

2 or 3 piece wheels? im at the livewire/rated x decision for my 70 chevelle. i HATE decisions.

i can really appreciate all the work done to make this car sit right. i would be done by now if i didnt have the same objective. ive done so much cutting to make it better than "okay".

keep up the good work!!

fwiw........ my screen shows 14 pages for this thread. i just realized that 7 of those were from greg. how come i cant have a motivator? ;)

[DRJDVM's '69]

They are 2 piece wheels..

And yes....Greg is never shy in jumping into a conversation :)
I think he holds the record for the most posts in the shortest time...

[DOOM]

Rybar....some of the renderings Carter came up with did have the dark wheels, but those were just some ideas..... I'm still up in the air about paint, but I do know there will be a fair bit of billet etc, so I went with the brushed and polished.

I'm not a huge fan of the dark wheels look, but on the right car and with the right paint, they look awesome....but not on this project.

Ned... Let me know when your yeady!

[jy211]

Rybar....I'm still up in the air about paint.

Money Green :D

[rwhite692]

Hey Ned - Finally got home to see the pics, wheels and stance look great! Let me know when you are ready to measure for the rear. -Rob

[DRJDVM's '69]

Thanks Mario... I'll let you know. With some luck it will be later this year...

Rob... I think I've got it all measured out.....gonna go over it one more time today or tomorrow and place my order.

[GregWeld]

So Ned ---

I'll stop by your house on my way to WC RTTH -- have your bags packed - I'll come thru there WEDNESDAY MARCH 31st -- dropping off the Corvette C4 IRS for Deuce at a shop in Hesperia (for his 35 Ford build)... then a shop tour or two with DFRESH on Thursday...

So you'd miss work on WED - THURS - FRIDAY - be home on SUNDAY...

What say you? I've got the room... Doug will feed you... and Todd will rag on you.. What's not to like??

Or? Fly down Friday - I'll pick you at at airport... will drop you at your house on Sunday...


ROB.... YOU IN??
:woot:

[DRJDVM's '69]

What are you driving down ?

Interesting.... I may take you up on this....

I really wanted to go, but didnt want to haul my car all the way down there. Figured if I wasnt bringing my car then whats the point....

[GregWeld]

Just driving Miss Daisy.... the big ol' dually -- cause I'm hauling the IRS to Hesperia (might as well - kill two birds with one stone - and what else do I have to do...LOL)

Got room for 4 in the truck... Me and 3

I haven't booked my room yet - just emailed Bill H to see what the "official" hotel was...

[rwhite692]

ROB.... YOU IN??
:woot:


Hey Greg, Thanks very much for the invite, BUT as it happens I have a new boss starting on Monday of that week, so it's not an ideal time to be taking vacation days...I'm still counting on hitching a ride to Sema with you this year, though!

[rwhite692]

....I really wanted to go, but didnt want to haul my car all the way down there.....

Who says you have to "haul" it? ....Drive it!!!

[DRJDVM's '69]

$600 in gas is what tells me to haul it :)

[GregWeld]

Hey Greg, Thanks very much for the invite, BUT as it happens I have a new boss starting on Monday of that week, so it's not an ideal time to be taking vacation days...I'm still counting on hitching a ride to Sema with you this year, though!

Bosses? We don't need no stinkin' bosses!

Best thing you could do is to show him what it's going to be like the rest of the time! You'll take off whenever you please... and you'll be back to work when you get there... in the meantime - if he needs something... send an email or a text!
:rofl: :rofl:

Yes - I have not forgotten SEMA show!

[rwhite692]

Greg, believe me, I hope to get to the level of interpersonal understanding with my new boss, that you describe. I had that, with my old boss for many years...About a year ago they gave him the heave-ho. Such is life in the semiconductor industry these days...

Ned you should put your car on my trailer, and go to WC RTTH with Greg, he has the tow vehicle side of things well covered.

[GregWeld]

Greg, believe me, I hope to get to the level of interpersonal understanding with my new boss, that you describe. I had that, with my old boss for many years...About a year ago they gave him the heave-ho. Such is life in the semiconductor industry these days...

Ned you should put your car on my trailer, and go to WC RTTH with Greg, he has the tow vehicle side of things well covered.



WHAT HE SAID!! :woot: :woot:

[DFRESH]

Yeah, come on Ned---hang with us over the weekend--geez--free tow, free food--well Sat night anyways, and cool people--speaking for myself only--LOL

Doug

[nvr2fst]

Looks pretty cool Ned, like the wheel choice. You ever get the exhaust routing figured out.

[DRJDVM's '69]

Time for an update...finally !!!!

I got my Moser Dana 60 through Frank at Prodigy, and got the final suspension all mocked up.... the final pinion angle isnt set but everything is pretty close. I did have to trim some of the rear crossmember to clear the center section at full drop, but didnt cut into the trunk. Getting the exhaust up and over should be real fun :)
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Next was the T56 Magnum through Hurst Driveline conversions.... thanks Tony Edler and thank you Greg Weld ( he helped me avoid the sales tax hit :)...)
Since we channeled the front k-frame, I did end up having to cut up the tunnel again to get a decent engine angle.....it was so sad to have to cut up some of the wonderful Race Rodz fab work...I shed a tear...what a shame. It looks like I'll have to do more tunnel work to get the driveshaft in there....oh well

The pistol grip shifter is real cool....but kinda high....I'll probably cut it down once the interior is more complete.
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[GregWeld]

I like the tall shifter - kinda reminds me of a Rat Fink version!! :rofl:

[DRJDVM's '69]

Now the fun stuff....Once I got the rear end mocked up I was able to actually air the car up and down....oh baby !!!

This is the probable ride height. It will get fully dialed in once the car is all loaded up, but this should be real close. Its based on the Ridetech recommended shock length at ride height. Its also going to depend on if I got the BS on the front wheels nailed or not.... I wanted to be able to turn the car but not have the wheels sucked in real far. I'd love to drop it a tad more in front. At this ride height I have 6 inches at the engine crossmember and 5 at the frame
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[DRJDVM's '69]

OH YEAH !!!!

This is fully dropped...it looks wicked !!!! At full drop its got 2 inches ground to frame :)
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[DRJDVM's '69]

Look....my son is a giant!!!!

He's 8 years old and 53 inches tall...he looks like a giant next to the car :)
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[GregWeld]

That's bad azz right there Ned!!

[DRJDVM's '69]

Today I worked on making a trans crossmember. Since the trans is raised, I have to make my own. I'm using part of the original crossemember and adding some 1.5x 2.5 0.125 square tube. I spent a couple of hours trying one idea and I wasnt happy with it, so gonna try a diff design tomorrow.

[syborg tt]

Nothing cooler then a car on Ride Tech Air Ride - it looks awesome !!!!!!:thumbsup:

[torino420]

WOW that thing looks sick! :hail:

[dropit69]

UM that thing is Wicked !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! awesome stance!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[214Chevy]

BEAUTIFUL!!!!
(don't need to say anything else)

[tones2SS]

I love it Ned!!
Love seeing it "dropped". Looks sick.:thumbsup:

[Vegas69]

Man I love Cudas! Great work.

[mdprovee]

Looks nice Ned, making progress is a good thing. Love the stance.

[awr68]

Nice to see the progress! :thumbsup:

[Tony@AirRideTech]

Damn Ned.... that thing looks wicked!:yes:

[bigtyme1]

Coming along great Ned! I haven't red the whole post yet, did you pick a color?

[Musclerodz]

Looking great Ned.

[rwhite692]

Looks great man. Kyle indeed looks like a giant standing next to it. You should have taken a pic w/YOU standing next to it....Would look like a scale model, LOL!

[Rybar]

That looks badass Ned, love the way it looks dumped :thumbsup:

[Richio1]

You nailed the stance...nice work. Great to see all the time, effort and $$$$ paying off!

[96z28ss]

When did you decide to do a manual? I thought you were going to do an automatic with paddle shifter?

[DRJDVM's '69]

Yeah that plan changed :)

I had planned the auto when the Procharger/turbo was on the table...figured it was just a smarter choice....but always really wanted it to be manual. Once the big FI plans were set aside, I went back to what I really wanted to do from the beigining.

[SBDave]

Amazing build! I've been following for a while now and I'm really blown away by everything you have done. What's your plan for the engine? I tried looking back through the thread, but still couldn't find any information.... have you figured that out?

I was using photos of your car to try and figure out how low I wanted to get my car. Ended up just going as low as I could with all the stock components. I think it's close to yours at ride height... but nothing compares to your car slammed!

keep it up!
-Dave

[DOOM]

Ned..... It just keeps getting better!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Love it !!!!:wow:

[DRJDVM's '69]

Plans for the engine are using the Gen III 6.1 HEMI and making it into either a 426 ( to go with the HEMI theme) or all the way to a 440. Hoping for around the 600 HP range. Intake will be a Precision Metalcraft intake ( hate the stock one), FAST electronics, TTI headers (maybe shorties instead, not sure yet). As of right now, I'm stuck with all the stock accessories for the most part....there arent any aftermarket bracket set ups (i.e Front runner system etc) ...at least not ones I like. Charlies oil pan, etc etc.

Not 100% sure on who will be the motor builder....Arrington or Power Ported Performance.

[rjsjea]

Stance looks good Ned.

Arrington has a real good rep on LxForums, not so much for PPP anymore

[DRJDVM's '69]

Time for some updates....nothing staggering but still moving along.....

Got all my RideTech stuff mounted etc, so figured I would mount up the power suppy and get that layout finalized. Mounted the Optima in the trunk and started to mount all my ISIS stuff. My one comment about the ISIS set-up so far... there is a fair amount of "stuff" to find a space for and mount up....
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Then it was on to mocking up the Hydroboost and clutch pedals etc. Since my car was an auto, I had to swap out the pedals, drill new holes for the clutch master linkage and cut a new hole in the firewall since we smoothed it all out and eliminated all the original factory holes. Tha was alot of measuring 10 times before cutting or drilling :) I aslo made the support bracket on the inside firewall bigger to stop any flex when I mash the clutch down.
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The Hydroboost mounted up pretty well. I had to send it back once to get the firewall bracket swapped out since my car had power brakes originally but I accidently got the hydroboost bracket for manual brakes....had no idea the firewall mount would be different. I also mounted up a Ring Bros clutch master resevoir
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[DRJDVM's '69]

Finnished up with my transmission crossmember. I messed with a couple of ideas but finally decided to just start off with the stock one and modify that. I hollowed out the center section and then made a new piece that slides inside the original "housing". It worked out pretty well. I got the tail of the tran up at a decent angle and left the crossmember tacked togther in case I want to mess with it some more.
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[DRJDVM's '69]

Then it was time for the headers. I went back and forth on just doing shorties, but decided to just try the LT and see what happens. Since we raised the motor 1.5 inches, I was concerned about them hitting the floor.....and guess what.... they did. Unfortunately TTI wont allow me to return them since they are uncoated, so I just decided to keep them and modify whatever I need. I cut the mount flanges off and they fit but are pretty close to the floor. My plan is to just modify the floor to get some more space. They tuck up real nice and dont sit below the frame rails which is cool.
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Nothing alittle cut off wheel and some new floor wont fix :)

[DRJDVM's '69]

Then I got the steering linkage figured out. The angle on the middle joint is a little tighter than I wanted but I dont feel any bindng etc. I still have some room to fine tune it and still get decent clearence to the headers
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I got my Charlies oil pan too. Nice piece....he makes then to any spec you want and its fully baffled etc.
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[DRJDVM's '69]

Seats.... I went back and forth on seats for quite a while. Aftermarket vs junkyard. I love the Sparco, Corbeau, Recaro etc, but they are kinda pricey and I would end up recovering them anyway, so I decided to do the junkyard route. Looked at a ton of cars and finally found some seats I liked. They came out of a 98 Dodge Stealth. The are pretty comfortable and have alot of adjustment too. The were kinda of a PITA to mount....... the slider to the tunnel side was 1.5 inches higher than the outide one and my floor is just the opposite. I managed to figure out a way to mount them, but it aint the prettiest piece when you take a close look. I plan to do some stuff to hide the tunnel side mounts.
They do sit a tad high for a guy like me, but all the aftermarkets measured about the same. Once the headliner is in, when I wear a helmet etc, its gonna rub. For the average height it should be perfect.
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My plan is to get them recovered and probably run without the headrest. We'll see...

[DRJDVM's '69]

Now the coolest part of what I've been working on...

About 2 years ago I contacted Jeff Davis at Precision Metalcraft about doing a custom intake for the modern HEMI. Through a friend, we sent a stock 6.1 HEMI intake to him so he could take all the measurments he needed etc and figure out some designs. So he came up with a design and made a prototype intake. Since my whole k-frame is raised, hood clearence is a concern. I know the stock intake will fit but the one Jeff designed is a tad higher. Jeff is such a nice guy, so I asked if he would be willing to loan me the protype to test fit and he said "no problem". It wicked cool and its a hell of a nice piece.....

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[96z28ss]

You have the AAR Cuda hood so there is more clearance. So did it fit?

Also where did you send your valve covers? Looks like there missing.

[DRJDVM's '69]

So as anticipated the hood wont clear without some modifications. The bulk of the intake fits perfect, but the TB is a bit too high and forward to clear the scoop inlet on the AAR hood. Thankfully, we have some room to drop the TB back and down, so now we have some idea of what we need to move around. I will still likely need to modify the hood some, but hopefully we can move some stuff around to lessen the extent of the hood mods. We'll see....
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My hope is to modify the intake in a way that gets me the clearence I need but not sacrafice the design so much that it screws with the performance of the intake.

[DRJDVM's '69]

Got my door poppers working.....did the recess in the rear tubs to get the quarter window glass to go all the way down....and a bunch of smaller stuff. But thats the big updates for now.

Next on the agenda is to start the exhaust. I'm still playing around with which muffler i want. There are so many different choices and everyone has a different opinion. Some love the Spintechs and other hate them....same with the Flowmasters etc etc.... and they all sound different on different cars. Its a tough choice..... PLus exahust in SS vs doing steel and getting it coated....

My hope is to get it back to Tim Bruning late this year/early next year to have some more stuff done....cage, finalize the rear suspension, front bumper and some other stuff

[DRJDVM's '69]

Valve covers went to Precision Metalcraft....Jeff is tossing around some ideas on making some billet ones......so he has mine as a reference.

I also gave him the old 5.7 HEMI I had so he has stuff to do mock up with.

[bentfab]

Things are looking good Ned. What about plumbing :question:

[syborg tt]

Car is looking great.

I can offer a little advise on the seats which you may or may not realize. When your looking at seats look at the floor pan in the car. Is it a raised floor pan, flat or suken. It looks like the seat you grabbed are from a sucken floor pan due to the kick up in the front.

There are seats out there that lay flat vs the seats you have that elevates your knees and then sinks you back & down. So if your looking for head clearence and not having numb legs due to the fact that your knee's are elevated (possible hitting the steering wheel) then take a look at the seats in s10 pick ups & blazers. The lay perfectly flat and will drop you down significantly. They also will make it more comfortable to push in the clutch pedal repeatedly.

The other concern would be is there enough room for you to actually push in the clutch pedal without hitting the steering wheel when you disengage the clutch.

[96z28ss]

My hope is to get it back to Tim Bruning late this year/early next year to have some more stuff done....cage, finalize the rear suspension, front bumper and some other stuff

I would have the Cage done locally near you. The cage has to be fit around you. You'd have to be there so Tim could place main hoop and cross bar. So there is enough clearance for your helmet and driving seat location.
Its best if your close by to test fit stuff a coule times before final welding it all together.

[youthpastor]

So my 13 year old lab....

I had alot of fun hanging out with you and Rob at SEMA- if you bring it up- can you haul a car back for me? lol

seriously- better let the NW gang know so we have an opportunity to get together:D

[rwhite692]

No problem, Chris! Ned has gone "uptown" on us and has an enclosed hauler and a new truck to pull it with, so he's all set! :D

[DRJDVM's '69]

Marty
I think I'll be okay with the seats....but I can always switch to something else. I have a tilt column and the seats go back really far. Even bieng 6'3" I dont push them all the way back. I'm trying to locate a cheap junk steering wheel to mount up, so we'll see.

Bob
As for the cage..... I think Tim can get me all dialed in while I'm there. We can do a bunch of measurements etc etc. I also plan to make the next journey a family trip so we'll spend some time up in WA etc. So I may be able to come by on the way back down too. I'm not too worried. Being able to be there for each step is great, but not necessary. I'm trying to keep the number of builders/fab guys to a minimum.

[DRJDVM's '69]

And yes I did step up to an enclosed trailer and a 2006 Ram 2500 Diesel :)

No more hauling to WA and worrying about the rain/snow

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[mdprovee]

Nice going on the car Ned, and with the tow vehicle and trailer..

[GregWeld]

DUDE! :D


Forget the cows! You're a bonafide fabricator now! :cheers: :woot:

[tones2SS]

Great to see the updates! Keep us posted. Great work.:thumbsup: :cheers:

[Musclerodz]

Ned, modify the outer floor to where the seat will mount flat. It will give you 1.5" of head room and thigh room under the wheel. I just did it to a 70 cuda couple months ago that had Procars in it. Made all the difference in the world

[EBMC]

Hey Ned, It was great meeting you guys at SEMA, the car is looking great! Stop on by sometime.

[wellis77]

Ned, if you bring the car back up to Bruning, have him build a set of the sheet metal covers he made for the E-Ticket for you. They would look perfect with the Precision Metalcraft intake. I'll be going the Precision intake as well on my 5.7 and would love a matching set of valve covers, but I'm not about to drop near 1k for valve covers and I'm not really feeling the billet with that hot sheet metal intake. Care looks great! Any additional progress over the holidays? ~Will

[DRJDVM's '69]

Hey Will

The valve covers Tim has are all milled aluminum too...they arent sheetmetal fabbed. They had a plan to start to make them for production but it never really panned out. Unfortunatley his is the only full set he has...so that ship has sailed

As for valve covers.....my plan right now is to go with the Billet Technology ones...
http://www.custombilletstore.com/Billet_Valve_Covers_p/100456.htm

I'm not too keen on dropping $1k on valve covers either but there just arent many alternatives. I plan on remote mounting my coils and all the other companies have the coil mounts on the covers....Indy cylinder heads have some that are for remote mount coils set ups, and are a bit cheaper, but arent as nice. Billet Tech can make them without the coil mounts, so right now at least, its my best choice.

Jeff Davis at Precision looked into doing the valve covers but the bottomline is that it just isnt financially feasible. The cost to design and then make them just isnt supported by the market...the market is just too small to make it a good business decision for him.

As for progress on the car....... my intake should be done in the next 2 weeks, so I'll post when thet comes. Jeff is still working on it and the remote coil mounts arent back from the waterjet yet.

Made a radiator/upper valence panel to fill in that "void", not done with that yet.....

Started to mock up some exhaust stuff.....got some 3 inch and 2.5 inch pipe to try some stuff out...bought a Dr Gas x pipe...... still trying to decide on a muffler

Been screwing around with getting all the FAST Xfi computers mounted...been struggling with that ALOT...have made 3 different mounts in 3 different locations and havent been happy with any of them so far...just cant find a spot I''m happy with that wont get in the way of something else ( ie loses the glovebox completely...makes running the AC ducts near impossible etc etc) I think I have a final location and mount figured out but its been alot of wasted time on messing with that....trying to think 4 steps ahead so I dont have issues down the road.

Had to swap out my Moser rear diff cover for a "smaller" one.... I got the big one with girdle support etc, but when I put the gas tank back in, the fuel fittings hit the diff cover, so that $150 cover had to go...back to a more "stock" style without all the big braces etc, thankfully that solved the clearence issue. This was the first time I tried to put the tank in after swapping the stock diff for the Dana, so I had no idea until this week...kinda freaked me out at first that I was going to have to notch the tank or something but going to the stock style cover is way easier and cheaper.

I think that about covers it right now.... I'll take some pix and post when the intake arrives....thats a big step :)

[96z28ss]

Tim does have a set of fabricated covers.

http://www.automotivedesigneng.com/src/service/Done5.JPG

[ironworks]

Not cheap but and option. If Brunning is no longer longer making theirs.

http://www.granatellimotorsports.com/catalog/Valve_Covers-20-1.html

[DRJDVM's '69]

I stand corrected.... I though he was using the ones TJ was trying to get into production....Bob, did you do the CAD and machine work for the ones TJ was working on?

Yeah I've seen the Granatelli ones......seems to be about the going rate...the price I'm gonna have to pay makes me sick to my stomach....

[96z28ss]

I stand corrected.... I though he was using the ones TJ was trying to get into production....Bob, did you do the CAD and machine work for the ones TJ was working on?

Yeah I've seen the Granatelli ones......seems to be about the going rate...the price I'm gonna have to pay makes me sick to my stomach....

he made fabbed ones first, then he macined a set.
I did the CAD work. Someone else machined them.

[wedged]

Not cheap but and option. If Brunning is no longer longer making theirs.

http://www.granatellimotorsports.com/catalog/Valve_Covers-20-1.html

scroll down a little on that page and look at the 5.4L ford covers. THe hemi covers are cheap. :wow:

[wellis77]

Tim does have a set of fabricated covers.

http://www.automotivedesigneng.com/src/service/Done5.JPG

That's what I'm talking about! I love those covers. I would like to see some of these available to the Hemi guys. I'm not all about the billet (not sure why, just not feeling them), but these are awesome!!! I wonder if Tim would be willing to build any more???

Those Granatelli's are crazy expensive. Eventually I'll have to pay the $ if I want something besides the ugly's I have, but I sure won't like it.

[wellis77]

How are you going to relocate the coil pack's Ned? Are you planning to use the Indy kit or come up with something on your own?

[DRJDVM's '69]

Jeff is making me some brackets to go under the manifold. I'll post some pix when everything is finnished.

[DRJDVM's '69]

Well.....finally some updates.... alot has happende over the last 8 months....just havent got around to posting anything....then I got side tracked getting the Camaro back on the road and havent messed with the Cuda in almost 4 months.

So...... took the car over to Rob's house to fab up the exhaust. Since he has a lift in his shop we figured it would be way easier than working up on jackstands...and it was. Even up on a lift, it was a PITA. Big thanks to Rob for taking time away from his family and his own project, to help me out

http://i229.photobucket.com/albums/ee264/DRJDVM95/70%20Cuda%20Project%20Part%20II/121.jpg
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The exhaust turned out pretty damn good for some first time exhaust builders. I bought quite a few bends from Columbia River, and I decided on the Spintech Sportsman 3000F mufflers.....hope they arent too loud :) The pipes are a tad off center in the tunnel but its pretty damn close.
http://i229.photobucket.com/albums/ee264/DRJDVM95/70%20Cuda%20Project%20Part%20II/125.jpg
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[DRJDVM's '69]

At first I was really trying not to notch the frame but the car is so low and the motor is raised, it looked terrible to have the exhasut go under the trans crossmember....so out came the cut off wheel :).... I rough cut everything and we tucked it up nice and tight. I'm making a new trans crossmember and dialing in some more clearence this weekend. The stuff in the pix looks terrible right now, but I'll get it all even and dialed in.The entire exhaust is above the frame and SFC's so you cant see it at all from the side....
http://i229.photobucket.com/albums/ee264/DRJDVM95/70%20Cuda%20Project%20Part%20II/131.jpg
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[DRJDVM's '69]

Then back to the mufflers.... The Spintechs are 3 inches deep, so I can tuck them up nice and high and still have clearence to the floor.
http://i229.photobucket.com/albums/ee264/DRJDVM95/70%20Cuda%20Project%20Part%20II/159.jpg
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Rob and I then made some hangers using the isolaters that The Roadster Shop sells...
http://i229.photobucket.com/albums/ee264/DRJDVM95/70%20Cuda%20Project%20Part%20II/DSC04678.jpg
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[DRJDVM's '69]

Not too shabby...
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I left the tailpipes alittle long so I can dial in the exhaust tips later
http://i229.photobucket.com/albums/ee264/DRJDVM95/70%20Cuda%20Project%20Part%20II/2007-05-12001008.jpg

I went 3 inch from header to muffler and then 2.5 inch over the rear and out the back. With the Air Ride, it gets pretty tight back there when I drop the car...plus it will tone down the Spintechs alittle too....
http://i229.photobucket.com/albums/ee264/DRJDVM95/70%20Cuda%20Project%20Part%20II/162.jpg

[DRJDVM's '69]

Jeff Davis at Precision Metalcraft got the intake all made for me a couple of months ago, but havent had the time to post pix up. He let me borrow the original prototype as a test fit and then modified the original design to be alittle shorter and more compact so it all fits under my hood. He also machined my front timing chain cover to remove some un-necessary "bulges" and add some AN fittings. The he had a mounting plate so I can run my coils under the intake and really clean up the valve cover area.

The intake is gorgeous....its really going to make the car stand out from all the other Cuda's with a 6.1 HEMi transplant
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[DRJDVM's '69]

Got all my AC unit, PS pump, ALT and other front drive accesorries all mounted up......

And thats where we stand right now. Now that I finally got the front frame swapped out on the Camaro and got that back on the road, I can get back to working on the Cuda....plus the kids are back in school!!!! So that opens some time too.....

This weekend I hope to get the new trans crossmember done and get the rough cut frame notch all dialed in so it looks nice and is more structurally sound.

I was hoping to get the car back to Tim at Bruning Auto Design to have him do some more stuff....but its looking like that might not happen. Tim is working full time a SAR and has lots of other side projects in his "spare" time...just doesnt look like he will have time..... I understand..... I'd love to have him do more work on it, but I have no choice but to look at some other shops to keep the progress moving

[wellis77]

Great work Ned!

[torino420]

The exhaust turned out great, nice work!

Good luck toning down that hemi, it will sound good you can count on that!

[Richio1]

Great work Ned. I love seeing the updates. Keep em coming. Sure is great having friends with lifts isn't it. Make things a little easier. Exhaust turned out nice. Did you get the reducers from Columbia too?

[GregWeld]

There ya go Ned! Looking good. Kudos to Rob and you for tackling that job 'cause it's a big one.

[DRJDVM's '69]

Yeah the exhaust was a challenge....especially since neither one of us had built a custom one before....lots of angles to visualize and fine tune the cuts just right to get the angle right and the joint tight. Rob knows a local guy that is awesome at TIG, so now that its all tacked together, I'm gonna pay him to weld the joints all purdy :)

I bought the mufflers straight from Spintech, so I just had them do the muffler exit at 2.5 inches...so the reducer is built in already.

[rjsjea]

That intake is awesome, gonna be a nice looking package with the coil mounts under the manifold.

[SPOTT]

Thanks to Jeff Davis. Now I know who to contact with my 6.1 needs for my dart. Work looks great.

[Throttle]

I love the look of the intake, are you going to leave the motor mopar red/orange and the valve covers satin black? I think that look is killer. :)

[pokey64]

Yeah the exhaust was a challenge....especially since neither one of us had built a custom one before....lots of angles to visualize and fine tune the cuts just right to get the angle right and the joint tight.


Great job on the exhaust Ned. :thumbsup: I recently built my first ss exhaust system for my wife's camaro so I know what you mean about all of the angles and cuts. I haven't tackled going up and over the rear yet. Your thread's given me some motivation to get after it.

[EBMC]

Lookin good Ned! Keep the updates coming:thumbsup:

[bentfab]

Looking good Ned !

[Payton King]

I wondered where it was hiding. Nice work on the exhaust

[tones2SS]

Very, very nice. Looking forward to seeing this bad boy complete. Love that intake and the exhaust work!

[rwhite692]

It was great practice building this exhaust Ned, when it's time to do mine I will need you to provide an additional pair of hands and calibrated eyecrometer. Gotta check the clearance, Clarence!

It was fun making those hangers! ....and having your plasma cutter visit, I was sad to see it go home, gotta get me one of those.

[Rick D]

Very cool Ned glad to see you back on the Cuda. Nice job on the exhaust, it does take a while to build you own exhaust but you save alot of cash in the end. Whats next on the to do list??

[DRJDVM's '69]

Next on the "to do" list is finishing the new trans crossmember.... I made one before but cut it up when we notched the frame to tuck the exhaust.....then box in and clean up the frame where we notched it out

Then I plan on mounting up my front Wilwood calipers.... They had to make and then re-do the mount to work with my caliper and spindle. They sent me the modified bracket a couple of months ago and I still don't even know if the changes corrected the situation... I sure hope it did

Then I'm grafting in a tail piece to use a Ridetech fuel filler neck.... Then probably cut more trans tunnel to clear the driveshaft... Then maybe the fuel and brake lines

[R.A.D]

love the intake. happy to see you making progress

[johns cuda shop]

Love the project, Bouchillion Performance Engineering has the deal on the Aluminum Gen 3 Hemi blocks.

[ndm68]

very nice-keep up the good work

[R.A.D]

closed for the weekend

[GregWeld]

Really Ned?? No work since AUGUST??!! Come on dude.... I've aged a couple years watching this project grow mold...:woot:

[DRJDVM's '69]

Actually ALOT of work....just no pictures added...

I'll get some soon......

[DRJDVM's '69]

Okay here are some updates......

After cutting up the trans crossmember to tuck the exhaust up high and notching the rear frame crossmember to clear exhaust and the differential, I went back and cleaned it all up, boxed it in and made it look much better.
http://i229.photobucket.com/albums/ee264/DRJDVM95/70%20Cuda%20Project%20Part%20II/IMG_6686.jpg

http://i229.photobucket.com/albums/ee264/DRJDVM95/70%20Cuda%20Project%20Part%20II/IMG_6687.jpg

Then it was time to mock up the remote coil mounts under the intake, so I mounted them all up on the bracket Precision Metalcraft made for me and ran the wires under the bracket to clean it all up.
http://i229.photobucket.com/albums/ee264/DRJDVM95/70%20Cuda%20Project%20Part%20II/IMG_6665.jpg
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[GregWeld]

Nice!

Now we're talking Ned! You're turning into a regular fabricator!

:cheers:

[DRJDVM's '69]

In several of the pix you can also see the valve covers I picked up from Will. Tim Bruning originally made them for his E-ticket Challenger build, but then had some billet machined ones made...sold the originals to Will... then Will changed his plan to a Viper motor, so I bought them from him....

Then I stuck the Precision Metalcraft intake back on and started to mock up the air intake.
The TB is just a tad over 4 inch diameter, so I mocked up a 4 inch intake pipe and a 3.5 inch pipe..... My concern was if the hood was going to clear the bigger pipe....but both do..so I could use either one.... I rough cut them to get them to fit, but will get them dialed in to be centered between the engine pulley and radiator

4 inch pipe....
http://i229.photobucket.com/albums/ee264/DRJDVM95/70%20Cuda%20Project%20Part%20II/IMG_6681.jpg
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3.5 inch pipe.....
http://i229.photobucket.com/albums/ee264/DRJDVM95/70%20Cuda%20Project%20Part%20II/IMG_6677.jpg
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My plan is to route the pipe down, make a 90 and then parallel to the lower rad support, under the front of the frame and up into the passenger side wheelwell.... Obviously the bigger pipe is better for airflow.... but the 3.5 inch is going to be a little easier to get it where I want......

As for proportions and visual impact, the 4 inch looks better...... if I mount the 4 inch and then swap for the 3.5, it looks tiny.....

What do you guys think?

[DRJDVM's '69]

Rob and I built all the exhaust, got it tacked up and then plan was to have a real good "TIG man" do the final weld to make it all nice and pretty....

So once I got the crossmember stuff all dialed in, I took it to a local fab guy and had everything but the front V-band clamps final welded. Even before that, the front pipes to the headers were alittle "sprung" after everything was tacked together.... I had to kinda "squeeze" the pipes together to get the collector V-band clamps matched up...wasnt too crazy about having that tension there... so I orded up some flex couplers just in case...

After the joints were TIG welded, the "sprung" section was worse. I messed with ratchet straps to try and bend them in a little etc, which worked, but still wasnt happy. So I cut the front section off and added the flex couplers and its way better now...there is no tension between exhaust and headers at all.... This will also allow for some engine movement and heat expansion etc etc.......I dialed in the front V-band flange and header flange and took it all back to the TIG man to get that part final welded...should be done next week

http://i229.photobucket.com/albums/ee264/DRJDVM95/70%20Cuda%20Project%20Part%20II/IMG_6683.jpg
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Even before that, I had to cut some sections out of the floor to clear exhaust and v-band clamps and a tiny notch in the frame to get alittle more clearence from header to frame. So I closed up all that stuff....

http://i229.photobucket.com/albums/ee264/DRJDVM95/70%20Cuda%20Project%20Part%20II/IMG_6655.jpg
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[rwhite692]

Looks good man. I'd go with the 4" for the intake. Glad you were able to use the flex joints, a good idea anyway. Looks like Mr. Woodall did a nice job

[wellis77]

Looks great Ned! I say the 4" as well. I love this build, can't wait to see more.

[R.A.D]

i think its about that time again. updates!!!

[rwhite692]

I'm sure Ned will be posting soon

[Cris@JCG]

Ned dropped off the car today @ our shop.. He has a small list of things he wants us to do for him to push the project into the next phase of work he wants to do himself..

http://i1015.photobucket.com/albums/af278/jcgrestoration/IMG_1837.jpg

[GregWeld]

Yeah -- but did he drop off a 100K check with the car?

:willy: :lol: :woot:

[DRJDVM's '69]

Yes I did.... But the check is post dated and Cris agreed that he wouldn't deposit it until 2025.... So we are all good to go :)


But in all seriousness..... Monet and I made the 6 hour haul down Monday.... Severe weather warning over the I5 grapevine overpass.... Great.... Luckily it only snowed alittle and we made it fine. It was alittle nerve racking towing in the snow and wondering if it was going to get worse once we got into it. It all worked out fine.... Now we just have to get back :)

Cris and I went over the car and my list...... Now his wheels are turning and I'm sure other ideas will start popping up. My goal is to work within my budget for this stage of the car and get as much stuff done there as my budget allows. Cris knows my checkbook has limits, so the goal is to get the most "bang for the buck"

[DRJDVM's '69]

Before heading back Tuesday, Cris and I will go over the car again after he had some time to process and brainstorm off my list, and then tie up the details.... Then we head back homeward and the ball is in his court

Now I just need to keep myself within my budget.....

[R.A.D]

we will stay tuned

[settintrendz]

Man, that was a lot of pages... but worth it!!!! Looks fantastic. Love the wheels/ stance. Killer. Great job.

[HWY Nova]

You need to change the thread title to "...... now at JCG"


--Eric

[GregWeld]

Before heading back Tuesday, Cris and I will go over the car again after he had some time to process and brainstorm off my list, and then tie up the details.... Then we head back homeward and the ball is in his court

Now I just need to keep myself within my budget.....


Glad to see it's moving along Ned....

I'll have to get over there to see how it's coming when Rudy and I are down for the Grand National!

[DRJDVM's '69]

Ok before I start a Part III build thread, I figured I would do some updates of stuff I got done before I dropped it off at JCG.

First I adapted a RideTech/Coachworks camaro fuel filler neck to work with my tailpan. I used the tailpan section from a '68 Camaro and cut out the recessed section of the donor piece and cut out a matching section on my Cuda tailpan...then it was dialed in and fully welded.
http://i229.photobucket.com/albums/ee264/DRJDVM95/70%20Cuda%20Project%20Part%20II/IMG_7027.jpg
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I removed all the original mounts for the stock license plate and am currently building an aluminum license plate holder that will be held on with magnets :) That way I can pop it on and off easily and have the tailpan look totally clean when I want to....and fill the car with gas.....

[DRJDVM's '69]

The Camaro piece works out pretty well, but it does have the slight offset point to the passenger side....it doesnt completely line up with the filler hole on the tank.....cutting the filler neck and aligning it with the tank inlet is on the "JCG to do list" :)
http://i229.photobucket.com/albums/ee264/DRJDVM95/70%20Cuda%20Project%20Part%20II/IMG_7034.jpg
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[DRJDVM's '69]

Next on the agenda was to cut out a small section of the floor to allow me to drop the seats down about 1.5 inches. The Cuda floor has a "lump" near the door, the was an issue with all the seats I tried. They all just sat too high..... I'm 6'3" and my head was only about 2 inches from the roof....with no carpet or headliner....and the view out the windshield just didnt feel right....it was too high..... When Monet sat in the car one time when I was moving it around and she randomly said "are these the seats you are using? The sit really hight"...I knew it wasnt just me.....shes about 5'6" and I had never mentioned my concern......So out came the cut off wheel and welder :)

I removed the "bump" and was able to drop the seats down about 1.5 inches....much better... It just feel better sitting in the car...

http://i229.photobucket.com/albums/ee264/DRJDVM95/70%20Cuda%20Project%20Part%20II/IMG_6692.jpg
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[DRJDVM's '69]

Then it was time for the air intake tube....decided to go with the 4 inch and keep in clean and simple....down straight from the TB, parallel to the radiator base and under the frame and into the wheelwell. I mocked it all up and Rob tacked it together for me. I'll get a good TIG man to final weld it all up

http://i229.photobucket.com/albums/ee264/DRJDVM95/70%20Cuda%20Project%20Part%20II/IMG_7227.jpg
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You can just barely see the tube at the corner of the front valance....I'm going to black coat the tube going into the wheelwell, so you will never see it...the car is really low too, so it should disapper pretty good.

[DRJDVM's '69]

Then I mocked up the rear brakes... had to drill out the hat since the Moser studs have a small collar at the bottom that wouldnt allow the hat to sit flush with the axle flange.

http://i229.photobucket.com/albums/ee264/DRJDVM95/70%20Cuda%20Project%20Part%20II/IMG_7222.jpg
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[DRJDVM's '69]

Mark at BentFab made me some frame passthrough for my fuel and brake lines... the car is really low and I didnt want to run my lines under the frame, so I used the original holes for the torsion bars and made some small block off plates.
Mounted up my fuel filter too..
http://i229.photobucket.com/albums/ee264/DRJDVM95/70%20Cuda%20Project%20Part%20II/IMG_7214.jpg
http://i229.photobucket.com/albums/ee264/DRJDVM95/70%20Cuda%20Project%20Part%20II/IMG_7213.jpg
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Cris thinks the 10 AN line is way overkill for my 600 HP N/A motor and dealing with making the huge SS hardlines will be more hassle than its worth..so we may step down to 1/2 inch and tweak this are alittle.

[DRJDVM's '69]

Well I think thats most of my updates.... the car is now in the passionate and capable hands of all the guys at JCG....

So once some progress is made there, I'll start a new post.... My Cuda Project Part III...now at JCG :)

[DRJDVM's '69]

On a side note.....before trailering the car down to Cris I added some LED lights to my car trailer. It only had the one tiny light right inside the door and it didnt offer much light. So I bought some LED lights off ebay for $25 each for string of 600 LED in 15 feet and wired them up Sunday....pretty easy too.

Low energy needs, no heat and easy to install.... one tiny power wire, one ground and 3M adhesive strips on the back....just roll them out and stick them on

Huge difference....you can actualy see in the trailer at night.... I highly recommend it. I may even add some more down low to be able to see under the car even better too.

http://i229.photobucket.com/albums/ee264/DRJDVM95/Misc%20Pix/IMG_7253.jpg
http://i229.photobucket.com/albums/ee264/DRJDVM95/Misc%20Pix/IMG_7252.jpg

[Musclerodz]

Next on the agenda was to cut out a small section of the floor to allow me to drop the seats down about 1.5 inches. The Cuda floor has a "lump" near the door, the was an issue with all the seats I tried. They all just sat too high..... I'm 6'3" and my head was only about 2 inches from the roof....with no carpet or headliner....and the view out the windshield just didnt feel right....it was too high..... When Monet sat in the car one time when I was moving it around and she randomly said "are these the seats you are using? The sit really hight"...I knew it wasnt just me.....shes about 5'6" and I had never mentioned my concern......So out came the cut off wheel and welder :)

I removed the "bump" and was able to drop the seats down about 1.5 inches....much better... It just feel better sitting in the car...

http://i229.photobucket.com/albums/ee264/DRJDVM95/70%20Cuda%20Project%20Part%20II/IMG_6692.jpg
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hope the pics helped. makes a huge difference

[wellis77]

Can't wait to see more Ned. Looks great!

[R.A.D]

Can't wait to see more Ned. Looks great!

thats what we are hoping for

[rwhite692]

Dang, I was hoping you would opt for the multicolor LEDs.

[rjsjea]

Good stuff Ned :thumbsup:

[GregWeld]

Dang, I was hoping you would opt for the multicolor LEDs.

I just take the LED "ice cycle" Xmas lights off the house and put 'em back in the trailer on the 1st.

[DRJDVM's '69]

I have a disco ball on order.....

[Johnny C.]

Awesome idea on the license plate/magnet mod. I hate that damn spring loaded license plate mechanism.

Will the Camaro gas cap be better for not spilling gas when using the California style filler nozzles? I'm always spillin.

[DRJDVM's '69]

Finally time for some updates!!!

Cris has been super busy at JCG, so I've been patiently waiting my turn :)

First up was to complete the radiator close out panel to clean up the front upper valance-radiator area... the idea was to carry on the theme of the inner fenderwells that Tim built....
http://i229.photobucket.com/albums/ee264/DRJDVM95/70%20Cuda%20Project%20Part%20II/IMG_2032.jpg

I'm planning on running a 5 point belt, but dont want a full cage or a bunch of bars in the interior, so after checking out a bunch of 1st gen builds that have done it, Cris made a support plate to weld to the body that will allow me to run a bar behind the front seat.... removeable and no bars to smash your head on :)
http://i229.photobucket.com/albums/ee264/DRJDVM95/70%20Cuda%20Project%20Part%20II/IMG_2033.jpg

[DRJDVM's '69]

Then the bigger jobs started..... Tim did such an awesome job with the rear valance and bumper that I couldnt leave the front bumper dead stock. The idea was to tuck it in nice and tight and complement the rear bumper....turned out awesome. I'm not 100% sure yet, but my plan is to plate the bumper...maybe a brushed look....so the metal finnish had to be dead on....tons of work

http://i229.photobucket.com/albums/ee264/DRJDVM95/70%20Cuda%20Project%20Part%20II/IMG_2348.jpg
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And just for the record....if anyone wants to copy me...go right ahead :thumbsup:

[rwhite692]

Those bumpers, at the ends are such a weird shape in stock form, what a great improvement.....looks perfect....Schmooove!

[DRJDVM's '69]

I'd also like to take the chance to thank Cris..

He's super busy with some really cool projects....much bigger projects with bigger budgets than mine, but he's taken time to help me out with my project and with the budget I have to work with. He's doing the best he can to give me the absolute best "bang for the buck" with the budget $$ I have to use for these modifications. I wish I had more $$ to have him do everything on the car I'd love to do.....

And before Weld jumps in here with some smart ass comment about how "cheap" I am.... STFU rich boy :D ....... love ya bro.....:thumbsup:

[mdprovee]

I'm planning on running a 5 point belt, but dont want a full cage or a bunch of bars in the interior, so after checking out a bunch of 1st gen builds that have done it, Cris made a support plate to weld to the body that will allow me to run a bar behind the front seat.... removeable and no bars to smash your head on :)
http://i229.photobucket.com/albums/ee264/DRJDVM95/70%20Cuda%20Project%20Part%20II/IMG_2033.jpg


Ned,

This is exactly what I have looking into, any other pictures?

[GregWeld]

And before Weld jumps in here with some smart ass comment about how "cheap" I am.... STFU rich boy :D ....... love ya bro.....:thumbsup:


I wasn't going to say a word you cheap f!


:lol:


Looks great! Think of what you could do with a truckload of money!


:woot:

[DRJDVM's '69]

Any time you want to send me a truckload of $$ I'm sure I can arrange to be home to sign for it :)

Mike... thats all the pix I have right now...maybe some more later this week. I do have a bunch from some 1st gen projects.... that area is different between the cars, so I couldnt do the exact same thing..plus some of them did the supports when the quarters were off too... you can email me direct and I can send you the pix... [email protected]

[GregWeld]

Good reply!


Love the car and you too! And you know it.



:cheers:

[Ron in SoCal]

Bumper looks fantastic Ned!

[Al Moreno]

Thats going to be a bitchin ride :thumbsup: One of my favorite body styles of all times.

[settintrendz]

bumper looks awesome man. just what it needed:thumbsup:

[R.A.D]

glad to to see your still at it

[waynieZ]

Its looking sweet!:thumbsup:

[WSSix]

brushed bumpers sound awesome!

[Lenie]

Ned, spectacular. Cuda's are the coolest fixed up and you've got it at the right shop.:thumbsup:

[tones2SS]

Great updates. Keep up the great work. The front end is looking awesome so far.

[awr68]

Nice progress! :thumbsup:

[DRJDVM's '69]

Heading to JCG tomorrow AM to pick up the car...wish me luck :thumbsup:

[Rick D]

Don't forget pictures Ned! Can't wait to see it. So how far did Cris take it??

[DRJDVM's '69]

Car is back....made a quick hot lap...drove down 6.5 hours...went over the car, bull****ted, got some details finnished up and drove 6.5 hours back :)

Cris took my "to do list" as far as my budget would allow....wish my budget was bigger but it isnt...the work turned out great....just wish I had more $$ allotted to get more done

There were also a few issues I need to correct, that prevented Cris from doing some things on my "to do list". Not his fault....

The big one was the finalizing the pinion angle. I set my engine down at 3 degrees (based on all the info and recommendations out there) and did my exhaust, notched the frame, built a trans crossmenber etc etc. I was going to have Cris finalize the rear end pinion and weld on the brackets etc. Well my rear diff apparently is a decent amount higher than my trans output, so with the engine down 3 degress the working angle is too steep...so I either need to drop my rear diff, or up my engine angle to around 1.5 degress down......so it looks like I'll need to re-do the frame notch, trans tunnel, crossmember etc etc.....which is fine.....but I cant afford to pay someone to do all of that...and I can do it myself...so finalizing the pinion had to wait for now.

Still got a ton to do...... I'll post some pix soon....

[syborg tt]

were waiting :lol:

[johns cuda shop]

Hi Ned, I set my driveline angle 1 deg down and set my pinion angle at 1 nose up. This gives me a level drive shaft and keeps the exhast from pointing towards the ground. http://www.lateral-g.net/forums/showthread.php4?t=30781

[MHORTON79]

Any updates on this?

[DRJDVM's '69]

Wow its been a long time since I did any updates..... The car is plugging away as I get time.

First on order was to get the rear suspension all figured out....When Tim altered the rear Air Ride stuff to get the car to sit lower it made it look bad ass, but completely destroyed all the geometry...... the UCA and LCA were like 10 degrees going up to the rear at ride height, and the pinion gain was ridiculous. I had planned on changing the rear end/LCA bracket anyway since I hate the big bulky u-bolt set-up, so this was the time....

This is how the LCA was sitting at ride height...not going to work....
http://i229.photobucket.com/albums/ee264/DRJDVM95/70%20Cuda%20Project%20Part%20II/IMG_7577.jpg
http://i229.photobucket.com/albums/ee264/DRJDVM95/70%20Cuda%20Project%20Part%20II/IMG_7579.jpg

So the best way I could figure was to take the front mount and put it on top of the crossbar....which in order to do I had to cut out some of the floor...
http://i229.photobucket.com/albums/ee264/DRJDVM95/70%20Cuda%20Project%20Part%20II/IMG_7588.jpg
http://i229.photobucket.com/albums/ee264/DRJDVM95/70%20Cuda%20Project%20Part%20II/IMG_7585.jpg

Which got me a lot closer to where I needed to be..... I then made new axle brackets to raise the mount point on the axle tube, so I had 1-2 degrees down in the front..... I didn't take pix of that....

[DRJDVM's '69]

This is the "before" stock Air Ride set-up before we altered anything..
http://i229.photobucket.com/albums/ee264/DRJDVM95/70%20Cuda%20Project%20Part%20II/IMG_1044.jpg

I had Paul Horton at www.welderseries.com make me some new LCA brackets that no only got rid of the u-bolts, but allowed me to drop the axle LCA mount point so that it was about 1 degree down in the back ( the pix is with the car at full extended height, so that's not the angle at ride height...)....plus add some holes for adjustments. I had Leonard over at Dominator Street Rods weld on the brackets for me
http://i229.photobucket.com/albums/ee264/DRJDVM95/70%20Cuda%20Project%20Part%20II/IMG_0303_zps65200524.jpg
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All this was after messing with the pinion/working angles for weeks and weeks. Once I got that where I wanted, I had the axle brackets welded on for good. Then I ordered up a driveshaft from www.driveshaftshop.com. I had them build one with the front CV joint...that way I have more flexibility with the front working angle...I just need to work with the rear working angle
http://i229.photobucket.com/albums/ee264/DRJDVM95/70%20Cuda%20Project%20Part%20II/IMG_0265_zps22c3104c.jpg

Its rated to over 800 HP, so I'm not worried about it breaking anytime soon...

[DRJDVM's '69]

Now that the rear suspension was finalized I could finally build the trans tunnel. I mocked together a temporary driveshaft while I was messing with the pinion...that way I could also see how much height I needed to add with the car fully dumped etc.

http://i229.photobucket.com/albums/ee264/DRJDVM95/70%20Cuda%20Project%20Part%20II/IMG_7507_zpsaea8e5ca.jpg
http://i229.photobucket.com/albums/ee264/DRJDVM95/70%20Cuda%20Project%20Part%20II/IMG_7466_zps8d68e4aa.jpg

The whole trans tunnel was made by hand....I don't have a slip roller etc, so it was bent over my MIG gas tank, my knee and anything else I could find....not dead on symmetrical, but it will do..
http://i229.photobucket.com/albums/ee264/DRJDVM95/70%20Cuda%20Project%20Part%20II/IMG_0217_zps7ee5ed07.jpg
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[syborg tt]

Hi Ned

Glad to see your still working on it.

? Did you shorten the upper arm at all

[DRJDVM's '69]

While at JCG Cris cut and rotated the Ride Tech gas filler, so then I just had to modify the trunk lock bracket and the hole in the trunk floor to get it all dialed in and fit so I can take it in/out. I tightened up the gasket gap alittle more after this pix...it air tight now

http://i229.photobucket.com/albums/ee264/DRJDVM95/70%20Cuda%20Project%20Part%20II/IMG_0274_zps144bc700.jpg

I also wanted to have some firewall to frame support but didn't want some big bulky bars in the engine bay, so I had Cris make some that run in the fenderwells...in the e body there is a ton of space in there......the ones he mocked up for me to finnish didn't really work so I made some new ones from scratch. They just barely clear with the car fully dumped :) I also made some bracket and gussets to the fenderwell and firewall. They also give me some nice spots to attach my AC lines, wires, air intake bracket etc etc
http://i229.photobucket.com/albums/ee264/DRJDVM95/70%20Cuda%20Project%20Part%20II/IMG_7584.jpg
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[DRJDVM's '69]

Fuel lines and mount for the regulator was next. I wanted to run the reg in back and have a short return line. There is not a ton of room back there, so I elected to mount it to the tank itself. I used the Pegasus Racing PTFE lines and fittings....damn that stuff is expensive !!
I am alittle concerned about how close the tank is to the diff.....I had to take the big Moser cover off and use a standard stamped cover. Everything clears but if I ever get rear ended, the diff is going to hit the tank pretty quick. The pix make it look closer than it ..there's a good 1.5 inch between the closest piece and the diff throughout the range of motion. I made a heat shield between the reg and exhaust too.
http://i229.photobucket.com/albums/ee264/DRJDVM95/70%20Cuda%20Project%20Part%20II/IMG_0297_zpseb41badd.jpg
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[DRJDVM's '69]

I had to make some room for the diff pumpkin in the trunk so I made it high enough I could run some lines etc up in the pocket. It worked out perfect to mount up my Finch vent system in the trunk and run my diff vent and fuel tank vent up there. Plenty of clearance even with the car dumped.
http://i229.photobucket.com/albums/ee264/DRJDVM95/70%20Cuda%20Project%20Part%20II/IMG_0279_zps6ec23c35.jpg

I wasn't 100% satisfied with the exhaust Rob and I built....the tailpipe angle to the lower valance was not quite right and the tips didn't line up square..so I re-did the tailpipes to get the angle right and get allitle more clearance to the air bags..and added another v-band clamp to make the pieces smaller
http://i229.photobucket.com/albums/ee264/DRJDVM95/70%20Cuda%20Project%20Part%20II/IMG_0276_zpsb797c577.jpg

After seeing some of the issue with the frame cracking when the G-link etc was welded to the frame instead of bolted in, I got freaked out since I fully welded in my AirBar. So I made some plates to mount to the outside of the frame, and drilled 2 holes through the plate and the bracket on the inside of the frame. I'm going to run 2 through frame bolts to help spread the load on the frame and act as a safety factor just in case the frame cracks or tears.. probably paranoid, but I can sleep better knowing its beefed up alittle more
http://i229.photobucket.com/albums/ee264/DRJDVM95/70%20Cuda%20Project%20Part%20II/IMG_0286_zps6e297369.jpg

last of the rust repair....I cut these pieces out when I had the car blasted and never got around to filling them back in.. until now...
http://i229.photobucket.com/albums/ee264/DRJDVM95/70%20Cuda%20Project%20Part%20II/IMG_0312_zps8f4127f9.jpg
http://i229.photobucket.com/albums/ee264/DRJDVM95/70%20Cuda%20Project%20Part%20II/IMG_0310_zps2cf05638.jpg

[DRJDVM's '69]

The car has been in bare metal for quite awhile now.... when I had it blasted I did epoxy it but with all the metal work 80% of the original epoxy is gone. So now that I'm finally winding down on the big metal work, I need to get it back in epoxy. So I prepped and shot the doors, front fenders and trunk lid.
http://i229.photobucket.com/albums/ee264/DRJDVM95/70%20Cuda%20Project%20Part%20II/IMG_0181_zpse9102f04.jpg

So that's where it stands right now for the most part.

Right now I put the car back on the rotisserie and am going over all the welds and doing final grinding/dressing etc. I'm going to have Dominator weld on my brackets for the rear UCA front mounts (any high stress areas, I'm having the pros weld on...don't trust my own enough)....then I'm going to take it back to the blaster and have them "touch it up" by blasting all the underside, floor and any spots really difficult to get to (seams, welds etc) and then get it back into epoxy.

Then mock it all up again, and start my hard lines for brakes, fuel, brakes etc

[DRJDVM's '69]

hey Marty

The rear UCA ?...no its the same length....maybe a turn or two different. I tried to run it in the middle of its threads to give me as much adjustment longer/shorter as possible. Other than that, its the same length as it comes form Ride Tech

[syborg tt]

hey Marty

yes I did have Tim shorten those front UCA a tad and the camber improved a lot. I'm still kinda worried about alignment adjustment with the way the front is set up now....we shall see...

On the Airbar set up on my Camaro we bolted and did a couple stitch welds.

[WSSix]

Looks good, Ned!

[Rybar]

Does look good Ned, nice progress and thanks for the update.

[E.rodz]

Nice to see your still at it progress is golden keep chipping away a little at a time just keep your eye on the prize. you are going to run into alot of hurdles when you take on a build of this nature and you are doing a great job overcoming them. great job on the build keep up the great work!

[96z28ss]

I wasn't 100% satisfied with the exhaust Rob and I built....the tailpipe angle to the lower valance was not quite right and the tips didn't line up square..so I re-did the tailpipes to get the angle right and get allitle more clearance to the air bags..and added another v-band clamp to make the pieces smaller
http://i229.photobucket.com/albums/ee264/DRJDVM95/70%20Cuda%20Project%20Part%20II/IMG_0276_zpsb797c577.jpg


Not sure that is going to acomplish what you want. I may be wrong here, but you have the exhaust mount on the wrong side of the expansion joint.
if you want the tip to always stay in the same location, you want to hard mount the tip centered in the valance and have the expansion joint before it, so that the tip will always stay in place as the exhaust moves around.

[66fury]

Yes,more mopars.:thankyou:

[DRJDVM's '69]

Yeah Bob I know the expansion part of the joint really isn't going to come into play with the current mount......it just gives a little more ability to adjust the tip and then clamp it down.... Not that worried about expansion that far back anyway... I have a bigger one mounted further up stream....

[Vince@Meanstreets]

nice work ned. All this time i thought it was still at Chris's place.

[rwhite692]

Looks good man :)

[tjbruning]

To be clear, the rear "bolt-in" suspension frame-side link mounts, tacked on axle brackets, UCA and LCA links from the kit were already (temporarily) installed onto the original Mopar axle when the car arrived at Tim's shop.

The ONLY modification Tim made on the rear suspension was to the upper air bag mounts to allow the car to sit lower when aired out. You reached the inherent limitations of the bolt-in kit when you decided that you wanted a lower ride height.


Wow its been a long time since I did any updates..... The car is plugging away as I get time.

First on order was to get the rear suspension all figured out....When Tim altered the rear Air Ride stuff to get the car to sit lower it made it look bad ass, but completely destroyed all the geometry...... the UCA and LCA were like 10 degrees going up to the rear at ride height, and the pinion gain was ridiculous. I had planned on changing the rear end/LCA bracket anyway since I hate the big bulky u-bolt set-up, so this was the time....

This is how the LCA was sitting at ride height...not going to work....
http://i229.photobucket.com/albums/ee264/DRJDVM95/70%20Cuda%20Project%20Part%20II/IMG_7577.jpg

Which got me a lot closer to where I needed to be..... I then made new axle brackets to raise the mount point on the axle tube, so I had 1-2 degrees down in the front..... I didn't take pix of that....

[syborg tt]

lower is always better

To be clear, the rear "bolt-in" suspension frame-side link mounts, tacked on axle brackets, UCA and LCA links from the kit were already (temporarily) installed onto the original Mopar axle when the car arrived at Tim's shop.

The ONLY modification Tim made on the rear suspension was to the upper air bag mounts to allow the car to sit lower when aired out. You reached the inherent limitations of the bolt-in kit when you decided that you wanted a lower ride height.

[johns cuda shop]

Looking Good Ned

[DRJDVM's '69]

Relax TJ.... I'm not implying Tim screwed something up. I'm really happy with the decision to lower it more. My point was that its a perfect example of change one "small thing" and it cascades into the need to change a bunch of other things too.... That's the price we pay for screwing with stuff :)

I'm completely happy with the choice Tim and I made to lower it more.... I would do it again. The only thing different is I wouldn't have started with a bolt on and then changed 80% of it :).... I would have custom built it from the start. Easy to look back now , but at the time I bought the bolt in I had no idea I was going to scrap 80% of it

I'd have Tim work on my car again anytime.....

[syborg tt]

I'd have Tim work on my car again anytime.....

I also would have Tim work on my Car. In my opinion he is not only one of the Top fabricators out there he has vision. If you guys were closer I am positive my car would be at your home shop.

[johns cuda shop]

Ned, whats your plans with the lower back seat.Looks like you had to split it in half. I am in the process of the same mod with the tunnel on mine.

[DRJDVM's '69]

John...yes I had to split the lower portion of the rear seat to clear the new tunnel. Right now at least, I made some bars to go up over the new tunnel and connect the two sides. If I stick with this plan the tunnel will get covered by the seat but there wont be any/much padding on the "hump". I may just split it and make two buckets instead...not sure yet.

[DRJDVM's '69]

Holy crap it been a long time since I updated... this car is taking FOREVER!!...yeah, yeah, yeah... I don't want to hear it Weld!!

So....since last update....
After it took me forever to feel confident that I had the rear suspension where I wanted it, I had Dominator Street Rods weld up the brackets for me..
http://i229.photobucket.com/albums/ee264/DRJDVM95/70%20Cuda%20Project%20Part%20II/IMG_0214_zpsa5f99c07.jpg (http://s229.photobucket.com/user/DRJDVM95/media/70%20Cuda%20Project%20Part%20II/IMG_0214_zpsa5f99c07.jpg.html)
Then it was brake and fuel line time...never done it before, so it had some learning curve but went pretty well. Bought all my SS tube from Mark at BentFab..
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Rather than go under the frame, I notched it out..
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[DRJDVM's '69]

T fittings and across to the pass side..
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Rear end..used a couple of weld on clamps from JCG
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Fuel line....8 AN, so it was tougher to bend...I bought some steel lines and "practiced" before using the SS
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[DRJDVM's '69]

Ac lines up in the wheel well.... I also did an emergency door open cable in case of an electrical issue with the door poppers
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Replaced some of the plastic dash pieces with metal...will mount the AC Controls and switches
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Ran my air inlet pipe up into the passenger side fender...built and aluminum air filter box hidden up behind the headlight bucket...don't have good pix..
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[DRJDVM's '69]

Bought a Miller Diversion TIG welder and started to play with aluminum fabrication.
Got rid of the plastic cowl ventral grill and made some new ones out of aluminum..lots of trial a error getting the bends just right to fit the contours of the cowl....kind of a PITA. The mounted them with rivnuts... added a few more fastners to make it look more symmetrical
Hand built with flat stock, cut off wheel, grinder and a TIG.....not bad for a first timer....not perfect, but I'm pretty happy with the way they turned out
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[DRJDVM's '69]

TONS of small stuff.... hidden wiper motor inside cowl...ISIS mounts and figuring where to mount all the EFI stuff, AC stuff, mock up running all the AC lines, PS lines, hydroboost lines. moved the side mirrors forward about 7 inches, built a custom mount for interior rear view mirror. rear seatbelt mounts so I can run a 4 point belt in back etc etc etc..... lots of stuff, but pix aren't worth showing..
When I felt like I had done all of my big metal stuff and no obvious cutting/welding/drilling... I prepped and Upol Raptor lined the underside of the car. Nice stuff...sprayed easy, looks great....
http://i229.photobucket.com/albums/ee264/DRJDVM95/70%20Cuda%20Project%20Part%20II/IMG_1092_zps6cabf1af.jpg (http://s229.photobucket.com/user/DRJDVM95/media/70%20Cuda%20Project%20Part%20II/IMG_1092_zps6cabf1af.jpg.html)
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[DRJDVM's '69]

back off the rotisserie and one final mock up of all the big suspension stuff...

Looking bad ass if you don't mind me saying !!!
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[DRJDVM's '69]

The off with nice wheels and on with the rollers..fitting the new grill....needs a little work on the gaps around the head light bucket

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[DRJDVM's '69]

That's all the big stuff that is worth sharing with pix..

Its basically ready for paint....FINALLY.... if I did it right, once its painted, it will just fall back together quick...yeah right :)

Not 100% sure on color....been talking to Carter about doing some new paint layouts, but he's super busy with his new job. Leaning towards a dark maroon with two stripes on the fenders....maybe a blacked out hood and rear tail pan...not sure yet.

I've been building the car WAY too long.. I need to get it done !!!

Just trying to nail down the painter, and when I can bring it in....

[CURVES]

So glad to see the battle continues...
Thought we may have lost you.

[DFRESH]

Great to see the progress Ned-----it has been a long time! Hope to see you for GG this year in June---

Doug

[Ron in SoCal]

Glad to see the dream is still alive and well. Great work Ned!

:cheers:

[GregWeld]

Damn Ned! I thought maybe one of them cats you're always playing around with gave you a little lick and you ran off with it or something!

Since your last post I got married - raised the kids and they graduate college next semester....


It looks really really good... the stance is spot on... your fab work has come way up the ladder and your tubing work is stellar!! Mark might have to hire you if he gets too busy!


I hope you've changed that green tape out a few times since we last had breakfast?!?!? If not -- Oh... you may be peeling little tiny pieces off there for a very long time. Stop chewing your finger nails 'cause you're going to need them long and sharp.

Personally I think the car calls for a really subtle color.... like Panther Pink.... but Maroon will work nicely too.... actually if it was my car I'd paint it kind of a maroon -- but it would be more Dark Black Cherry.... with a dark brandy colored interior.

[Vince@Meanstreets]

looking good Ned, sits perfect too!!!

[awr68]

Nice to see the progress pics! Keep at it! And I think the color sounds great!

[jy211]

looks great

[syborg tt]

Personally I think the car calls for a really subtle color.... like Panther Pink.... but Maroon will work nicely too.... actually if it was my car I'd paint it kind of a maroon -- but it would be more Dark Black Cherry.... with a dark brandy colored interior.

Ned I am glad to see the car is still moving towards completion and wow have you completed a bunch of work.

I think this is my new favorite picture.

http://i229.photobucket.com/albums/ee264/DRJDVM95/70%20Cuda%20Project%20Part%20II/IMG_0991_zpsc1de4062.jpg

[jarhead]

Nice!

[DRJDVM's '69]

I'm going to keep space in the trunk open for my walker.... By the time I get this car done, I'll be at the retirement home :)

I'm happy with the fuel and brake lines...hopefully they don't leak like hell :)... I pressure tested and the flares seem to seal, but we shall see

Not looking forward to peeling that tape off the wheels

I'm so all over the place on color....it looks bad ass in epoxy :)

[Ricochet]

Looks great Ned! Stance is spot on!

[WSSix]

You're doing great work, Ned. I think a dark color like maroon would suit this car just fine. A dark cherry red like cherry wood furniture would be great as well. Make it a metallic with lots of clear to give it depth is what I would do. Keep up the great work, and good luck moving forward.

[tones2SS]

Very nice Ned.
Sitting really nice. Front end looks awesome.

[Richio1]

Love it.

I've wondered what ever happened to your build since it had been so long since we have seen anything. Great to hear things are still moving forward and that you are making progress.

Looks great and looking forward to seeing more, timely, regular, updates.:poke:

Keep up the good work Ned!

[SBDave]

Great work!

[Matt@BOS]

Personally I think the car calls for a really subtle color.... like Panther Pink.... but Maroon will work nicely too.... actually if it was my car I'd paint it kind of a maroon -- but it would be more Dark Black Cherry.... with a dark brandy colored interior.

Dark black cherry, you mean PURPLE?

[Juggernaut]

Dark Cherry Metallic? :D

http://s607.photobucket.com/user/hv96ss/media/Impala%204%20DCM/017-3-copy.jpg.html

[DRJDVM's '69]

Not feeling that color....

Thinking a bit more towards the red spectrum... I'm not much into metallic either

[Jay Hilliard]

Awesome Ned! Looks great and stance is perfect.

[rjsjea]

Damn, that stance still is perfect.

[Rybar]

Great to see an update Ned. I think it looks great. Remember to pick a colour that appeals to most if you ever plan to sell it down the road. IMO you can't go wrong with a red, black or silver or one of the original mopar colors like green, purple etc.

[Dave Pratt]

Great looking build...that AAR hood looks mean!

[GregWeld]

Car would be awesome in Plum Crazy - with a black bumblebee stripe on the tail...

[DRJDVM's '69]

Some shade of purple is on the "maybe" list... That's the issue... The list is still long...

[johns cuda shop]

Wow, haven't seen this thread in a while. Nice cowl screens Ned. I planned on the same thing but solid aluminum (vintage air doesn't need the vent area ) :gitrdun:

[DRJDVM's '69]

Time for an update..... the car is moving along... I just never get around to posting pix etc...

So.... after my original paint plan fell through, I searched long and hard in CA for someone to paint my car....someone I could trust...and someone I can afford. In CA the average shop rate is hovering around $75/hr, so add materials and there was basically no way I was going to get above average work for under $30k

So after talking to a lot of shops, I decided to haul my car all the way to Mortensens Customs in Coer d'Alene ID....yes Idaho.... the same shop that painted Bob Braga's car...... It made me real nervous to have the car that far away from home, but even with the hassle of travel and the extra cost to get the car back and forth, the "bang for the buck" factor just made it the right choice....so off we went on a road trip...

Ok...so the project has taken alittle longer than expected....so?...my kid has grown just a tad over that period...so?

http://i229.photobucket.com/albums/ee264/DRJDVM95/70%20Cuda%20Project%20Part%20II/IMG_5210.jpg (http://s229.photobucket.com/user/DRJDVM95/media/70%20Cuda%20Project%20Part%20II/IMG_5210.jpg.html)

March 2015
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[DRJDVM's '69]

Lower grill mesh I made...more aluminum fab and TIG work...getting better..
http://i229.photobucket.com/albums/ee264/DRJDVM95/70%20Cuda%20Paint%20Shop/IMG_1198_zpsfctpxp3w.jpg (http://s229.photobucket.com/user/DRJDVM95/media/70%20Cuda%20Paint%20Shop/IMG_1198_zpsfctpxp3w.jpg.html)
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Last pix before we load up and head out..
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[DRJDVM's '69]

made the trip from CA to ID in about 20 hours....we stopped and got a hotel room after about 15.... just couldn't do the long haul with the wife and kids..

Car dropped off and turned over Brad and Jason...
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[DRJDVM's '69]

Filler work begins... they did lead/solder for the quarter seam and the spoiler

http://i229.photobucket.com/albums/ee264/DRJDVM95/70%20Cuda%20Paint%20Shop/DSCN7247-X2_zpstqcnhdoy.jpg (http://s229.photobucket.com/user/DRJDVM95/media/70%20Cuda%20Paint%20Shop/DSCN7247-X2_zpstqcnhdoy.jpg.html)
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http://i229.photobucket.com/albums/ee264/DRJDVM95/70%20Cuda%20Paint%20Shop/DSCN7248-X2_zpsysiot60d.jpg (http://s229.photobucket.com/user/DRJDVM95/media/70%20Cuda%20Paint%20Shop/DSCN7248-X2_zpsysiot60d.jpg.html)
http://i229.photobucket.com/albums/ee264/DRJDVM95/70%20Cuda%20Paint%20Shop/DSCN7246-X2_zpsulvhsk8d.jpg (http://s229.photobucket.com/user/DRJDVM95/media/70%20Cuda%20Paint%20Shop/DSCN7246-X2_zpsulvhsk8d.jpg.html)

[DRJDVM's '69]

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http://i229.photobucket.com/albums/ee264/DRJDVM95/70%20Cuda%20Paint%20Shop/DSCN7529-X2_zpsvuxqpc8u.jpg (http://s229.photobucket.com/user/DRJDVM95/media/70%20Cuda%20Paint%20Shop/DSCN7529-X2_zpsvuxqpc8u.jpg.html)
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[jy211]

moving along! :bump:

[DRJDVM's '69]

Most recent pix from this week...getting ready for the first coat of primer/surface etc....
http://i229.photobucket.com/albums/ee264/DRJDVM95/70%20Cuda%20Paint%20Shop/IMG_2547_zps9ays1hqc.jpg (http://s229.photobucket.com/user/DRJDVM95/media/70%20Cuda%20Paint%20Shop/IMG_2547_zps9ays1hqc.jpg.html)
http://i229.photobucket.com/albums/ee264/DRJDVM95/70%20Cuda%20Paint%20Shop/IMG_2546_zpsg6dfbuve.jpg (http://s229.photobucket.com/user/DRJDVM95/media/70%20Cuda%20Paint%20Shop/IMG_2546_zpsg6dfbuve.jpg.html)

Still undecided on color.... I've changed my mind 1000x....

[Vince@Meanstreets]

got my fingers crossed for you!! :computer:

[jarhead]

Yes!:king:

[SBDave]

Very cool, good seeing updates!

Dave

[Ron in SoCal]

That's awesome Ned! Bob's paint job looked top notch.

Congrats on the progress. Very exciting time in a build :cheers:

[syborg tt]

Ned the car looks great and it has to feel really good to be this close to color.

btw - I love the new wheels.

[WSSix]

Glad to hear of the forward momentum with the car, Ned. Good luck picking a color.

[windycitychev]

This is one sweet build and looking forward to seeing it completed

[68Cuda]

I have always been partial to dark green metallic. Mine is WA9529... but I also like the new Limerock Green, which is an uncommon new color on the C7. I would describe mine as "Forest Green" where I would call the Limerock more a "Emerald Green".

But that is me, I like dark greens...

[awr68]

Great Update, Ned!! I'm super excited and happy for you and your family! This is awesome! What colors are you thinking??

[unrulyprocuda]

Great to see another Badass Mopar about to hit the streets. cant wait to see it in paint that when you will get excited and get tons of work done.

[4*4]

Wicked build! Updates?!?!?! So close to color!

[96z28ss]

I saw some pics with color on them.
Congrats!

[DRJDVM's '69]

Back from the dead......
yes. yes.. its taken me this long to build my car..... EVERYTHING took WAY longer than I had ever planned..... active kids and work taking up time... spreading out my budget etc etc....

So.... my question..... where and how do I post pictures now? Havent done this in so long.... used to host on Shutterfly and then link here... is that still a thing?

Most of my pictures are on my phone, but I dont do much on this site via my phone... still visit mostly on my computer.... I'm now old and blind on the small screens...

So I want to post update pix.... help me out