"Hey you in the Cuda."..."Pull over!"

[Cuda Cody]

Seriously!!!  YOU THE MAN TOPCAT!!!!!!!    

James e-mailed me today and said he's planning on joining here.   

[Topcat]

Thanks CODY.

He thanked me for telling him to black out the areas the windshield sits in so no body paint comes thru.

Also his cowl seal was backwards...been there done that.   

[jamesroney]

Definitely vinyl top first...

[jamesroney]

...so I'm driving down a boulevard to avoid the freeway and I'm towing my 1970 Cuda on a U-Haul tow dolly.  On my very first turn...I watch the fender of the tow dolly contact, and then crease my Left side fender.  So I'm being very cautious.

As i'm driving, I see this guy pull up next to me and start gesturing, and waving.  Uh-oh... I'm thinking, "I wonder what fell off???"

So he yells out something about a "cuda" and yes, I'm towing a cuda, so I pulled over.

Mike was awesome, and super friendly and helpful.  Turns out he lives just a few blocks away, and he knows a ton about these cars.  He told me about this site, and so here I am. 

[anlauto]

Cool, tell us more about your car

[Cuda Cody]

@jamesroney  You made it here!!!!     What a great story too!  Word is you were able to sneak that cool Cuda out of my neck of the woods?  Lucky I didn't see it first...     Tell us more about it!!!  How did you find it and lets see some more photos   

[HP_Cuda]

James.

I'm over in the Cupertino area, glad you didn't shoot Mike when he was screaming at you to pull over.



Need any help with the build just PM me.

Bryan

[jamesroney]

@jamesroney  snip... Tell us more about it!!!  How did you find it and lets see some more photos 

Well, it's' a pretty common story...A well loved, low mileage original FJ6 383-4sp 'cuda, repowered to a 440 auto, stripped down for a paint color change...and left neglected in the corner of the shop in Southern Washington for many years.  Owner finally realized it was a project that would never get done, and posted for sale.  First with cash was ME!!!

[blown motor]

Welcome to the site. Sweet car.

[Cuda Cody]

Seeing photos like that get me very excited!!!!     A real high impact 4 speed!!!!     Nicely done.  Let us know what we can do to help you along on your wonderful journey to restore the Cuda.   

@jamesroney  snip... Tell us more about it!!!  How did you find it and lets see some more photos 

Well, it's' a pretty common story...A well loved, low mileage original FJ6 383-4sp 'cuda, repowered to a 440 auto, stripped down for a paint color change...and left neglected in the corner of the shop in Southern Washington for many years.  Owner finally realized it was a project that would never get done, and posted for sale.  First with cash was ME!!!

[Topcat]

Glad you made it here James.   

Your car is gonna be great cruising around it.

Looking forward to meeting you again in a few weeks. 

[Spikedog08]

Wow James!  Really glad to see you sign up and become a part of this community!  Mike is a great guy . . He came to visit me one year here in Michigan and rode out to Carlisle with me for the MOPAR show!   Alot of fun!  I can totally see him flagging you down!  lol

[EB3-GranCoupe]

Great story and a great looking car!    
You will have to post some inbetween pics!! 

[usraptor]

  James.  Love the stories, both of them.   

[LinceCuda]

Timing is everything, great post. Tell we need more