This will be a similar thread to what is running on other sites, I will try to post periodic updates here as the project progresses. For those that do not know me, I am a 29 year old fellow in Dallas-Fort Worth that has had this Barracuda for 11 years or so. It was a daily driver for a while, my Wife and I dated in this car and in August of 2014 I took the car [voluntarily] off of the road to restore it.
It lived its life as a 318/904 car, factory FY1 Lemon Twist car with the black stripe. It had some drag racing time on it with the rebuilt 318 Warlock1 and I did [my first rebuild]. I nearly quit driving the car completely because I was tired of it, I had a highly modified Wrangler that I built from stock and the Barracuda was slow and just plain tired. When I decided to start my Master's, I needed a new daily, either the Wrangler went or the Barracuda did. The Barracuda won. From there I tore the car down completely and have been doing all of the work, with the exception of body/paint, from within my standard 2 car garage. It's cumbersome, but it works.
Since 8/2014 I started the project as a Hemi swap with a 6 speed, which rapidly turned into a restoration and repaint. In that time I have started a new career, started and finished an MBA, bought a house and became a Dad...I have been busy! Needless to say, the project is behind its original schedule. Today, 12/2016, here is where I stand...
So let's get into the car:
- Rebuilt 5.7L Hemi, comp cam, TTI headers, standalone ECU
- T56 magnum 6speed manual transmission with the conversion parts from SST
- 8-3/4" rear, 3.91s Dr. Diff shafts, Wilwood 12.2" 4-piston discs
- Hotchkis front end
- Borgeson steering box w/Coleman 1.5:1 quickener
- Wilwood 12.9" 6-piston front discs
- Vintage Air Conversion
- Painless Harness
- Tanks Inc EFI tank
- American Racing 17s and 18s
Obligatory "BEFORE" photo
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DISASSEMBLY
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The car had typical rust issues in the "Tee" section, trunk floor, etc. All of which has either been treated and topcoated, or replaced entirely.
To help stiffen things up, the car was given a US Car Tool chassis kit
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I smoothed out the engine bay and epoxy primed it, soon after the Hemi was dropped in for mock-up.
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Soon after, the sawzall met the car to make room for the T56 Magnum. Keeping torsion bars requires pretty significant reinforcement to that area to ensure structural integrity.
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I did some high level blocking on the car to see what I had to work with. The car had been painted yellow many, many times!
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The trunk was in need of serious work. I replace the floor, trunk extensions, tank supports and the rear rails completely.
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The interior was treated to epoxy primer, single stage Lemon Twist, topcoated with tinted RaptorLiner [bedliner] for noise reduction, heat reduction and some durability in the trunk.
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After working on my back for hours, under the car, I surrendered when it came time to coat the bottom of the car. I made up a <$100 tip-over rig out of wood...it worked very well!
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The bottom of the car had Eastwood rust encapsulator sprayed in every crevice and rail hole I could get to. It was then sprayed with the rust encapsulator and topcoated with Lizard Skin ceramic coating. I also took this time to spray the bottom of the roof with the stuff has well, to help keep my melon from cooking in the Summer. Here you can see the modifications I made to the chassis, front and rear torque boxes, subframe connectors and the completely new forward member between the front rail and torsion bar crossmember. I did not care much for all of the 90° load paths up there. That crossmember will help take some load out of the rocker and redirect it through the new subframe connectors. I hope that it will help keep the doors/gaps more consistent and the car more rigid over time.
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Fast forwarding a little more, the car was fitted with a 70-71 AMD deck lid [which fit terrible], Goodmark front fenders, an AMD door skin and an AMD header panel. I also took the opportunity to add a 'Cuda rear valance and 'Cuda hood to the car. Oh, and I did fork out a few more bucks for all new AMD door hinges as well, a seemingly small investment can help the car hold its lines and feel more solid [to me], with those in place.
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Two years after taking it off of the road, it went to the body shop. [Ward's in Krum, TX]. While the car was out, I could finally get the garage clean enough to rebuild the engine.
Valve springs were swapped with PAC racing springs
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I was able to get all of the accessories together before assembly, then got after it!
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***VIDEO***
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I sprayed the engine with single stage acrylic enamel Hemi Orange after epoxy primer.
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I finish assembled the engine and trans together and had it setup on the powdercoated K-frame.
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with the drivetrain and powertrain together, the car progressed at the body shop behind the scenes.
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Wilwood Brakes
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Steering quickener
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Vintage Air
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Home from paint!
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Engine reinstalled
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Finally got some parts from the laser cutter that I was able to get on the car. This bracket started with a rough concept in Solidworks.
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From there I printed the concept in 1:1 and built a rough prototype off the drill press.
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Once I honed in on the dimensions I was able to send off the DXF and have it cut out of 1/2" mild steel. I also used this same mount to provide a spot to anchor a torque strap. I've been wanting to avoid a solid driver's side motor mount but struggled to find a clean torque strap mounting location. 3 bolts to the head via 1/2" steel ought to do it.
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Mounted up
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Done
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Not much "done" but I am pecking away at progress.
After fighting with the Vintage Air a bit and their assembly process I was finally able to get it in there in a manner I accepted. I wish it was better, but it will be as good as it gets. I ended up mounting it differently so that I did not have to drill through the smoothed firewall. I installed the dash frame so that I can reference it for wiring and component locations [Fuse box, relay box, ECU, Wideband controller, etc.]
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Not much to see here, but I wrapped up the hard parts of the rear brakes. I have yet to tackle the parking brake or hydraulic lines.
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The upper control arms I ordered were backordered around 4 weeks and held me up from putting the car on the ground. Regardless I assembled what I had of the front end, Hotchkis lower control arm pivots, strut rods, and sway bar. I have the Hotchkis tie rods ready to go as well.
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and finally to where I am today. The car was set on it's own wheels for the first time in 2-1/2 years this week.
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Beautiful job as always! Never get tired looking at your build! :bradsthumb:
Looks great, you should have no problem cruising by this Summer :worship:
Great thread Goody!
Will follow it here too! :cheers:
Great progress! The car is coming together nicely!
Looks great. :drinkingbud:
I would have painted the front of the engine orange, but that's just me :brainiac:
Quote from: anlauto on January 07, 2017, 01:40:36 PM
I would have painted the front of the engine orange, but that's just me :brainiac:
That's whole lot of orange. Integrated alternator and compressor wouldn't have a good point to break color either and would likely need to be orange as well. Then it's even -more- orange.
I suppose...but a whole lot of orange screams MOPAR ! 8)
Quite the transformation there.
Wiring is not that fun but one of those necessities.
Keep it up!
:drinkingbud:
Not much excitement in this update, it's been nothing but wiring for me lately.
I started with a Painless harness, a EFISource Hemi harness and a Vintage Air harness, they are all being well integrated into one complete vehicle harness. The Painless fuse box turned out to be more trouble than it was worth to me. Many of the circuits I would either not use, or it would be mislabeled, which I found annoying. I also needed room to put relays, quite a few of them.
So I took the perfectly new Painless fuse box and cut it out! I replaced it with a Bussman fuse/relay box that I have wired from scratch. I am nearly complete with that part of it and am working to ensure I account for all of the new circuits I want to incorporate. Vehicle speed into the ECU, oil temp, check engine light, 2-step, flat-shift, traction control, datalogging, etc., etc.
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The idea is to trim the new fuse box in using the original glove box inserts. In my head it will turn out very nice with a semi-functional glove box with a nice tucked in fuse box within it.
It looks like a war zone but anyone that has done a completely custom/EFI harness like this likely knows how it goes. I hope to be able to put power to the car by the end of the month, but that may be a stretch. I have yet to upfit the gauges into the gauge bezel, which will hinder some of that progress as well.
...eating the elephant one bite at a time and working late in the garage after my toddler goes to bed!
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Wow that looks "Painful" not Painless :rofl:
Hat's off to ya brother! Electrical is so NOT my thing. I'd be so lost/frustrated doing what your doing.
That's some next level stuff right there my man! Wire is scaring to me when it's all stock. You gotta be on your "A" game and know what you're doing to pull off what you're doing! :clapping:
You are doing an amazing job on this car. :clapping: keep posting want to see it all. Would you do vintage air again or OEM or hybrid? Looking for info on future install.
Thanks for the encouragement! Wiring is actually one of my strong suits, I'm well in tune with what's going on in this setup.
I really don't have any complaints with the Painless harness though, I suppose that post could be read as me knocking them. It works just fine, what I need is just at a far higher level than "off the shelf".
I have been trying to track some of my process with a crude diagram to reference later.
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Quote from: Cudakiller70 on January 22, 2017, 08:03:04 PM
You are doing an amazing job on this car. :clapping: keep posting want to see it all. Would you do vintage air again or OEM or hybrid? Looking for info on future install.
We shall see, overall id say vintage air has pros and cons. It depends on your expectations.
The wiring harness will work, but may have been laid out by Mickey Mouse. The box mounting and lines coming through the blows motor hole have a lot left to be desired. I made my own mounts so I did not drill through the firewall. The ports coming through the firewall is very cumbersome.
To it's benefit, it does have stepper motor controls and a nice switch panel.
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Great info goody this is helpful to us all.
Please consider at the end of your build a recap, "If I had to do it over again", I wouldn't do this again and I really liked that.
I like Mickey Mouse, but only when we visit him in Southern California. Should have an ebody meet down there.
I managed to spend about 20 hours this weekend on wiring and can say that it's pretty significantly complete now. I have yet to wire the front lights and am about halfway through the rear, but I have the majority of it knocked-out.
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Once I button up the wiring I will pin-out check the ECU before applying power to it. From there I will start tearing up the steering column [for the quickener] and the fuel system. Targeting to try to start the engine mid/late March.
I spy what looks to be a Ford fuel inertia switch. I bought one too awhile ago , and have yet to install it.
Question is , does it matter how its mounted? Like does it have to be orientated in a certain plane to work properly? :notsure:
Holy smokes, you're doing great man. :clapping: thanks for the update. Already looking forward to seeing more. Keep up the good work.
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I spy what looks to be a Ford fuel inertia switch. I bought one too awhile ago , and have yet to install it.
Question is , does it matter how its mounted? Like does it have to be orientated in a certain plane to work properly? :notsure:
Usually they are vertically mounted in the cars I have seen [I pulled this one at a junkyard]. Also, have it fixed to a rigid part of the chassis, not on flimsy bracket. This one is setup on the ground circuit of my "main" relay. If it trips, it cuts power to the ECU, fuel pump, injectors and coils.
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Quote from: Brads70 on February 05, 2017, 07:22:53 PM
I spy what looks to be a Ford fuel inertia switch. I bought one too awhile ago , and have yet to install it.
Question is , does it matter how its mounted? Like does it have to be orientated in a certain plane to work properly? :notsure:
Usually they are vertically mounted in the cars I have seen [I pulled this one at a junkyard]. Also, have it fixed to a rigid part of the chassis, not on flimsy bracket. This one is setup on the ground circuit of my "main" relay. If it trips, it cuts power to the ECU, fuel pump, injectors and coils.
Thanks, good to know! :twothumbsup:
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Hat's off to ya brother! Electrical is so NOT my thing. I'd be so lost/frustrated doing what your doing.
x2 OUTSTADNING JOB ON YOUR 'CUDA! I'M JEALOUS OF YOUR SKILLS! :twothumbsup:
Working through the gauge cluster modifications. I need to whip up a design to 3D print for the speedo retention. Once I get that in and clean a few areas up, I will prep the housing for some SEM coating to give it a semi-factory appearance.
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Looking good! Can't wait to see the cluster all done. :lookatthat:
I sent out for a 3D part to be made in order to mount my speedometer well in the stock dash. We will see how it turns out.
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Wiring is getting closer as all of the lights are functioning. Just a short list left of connections to make before I can final wrap the harness.
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Great progress! Can I ask why the underside of the roof is black?
Quote from: Cuda Cody on March 03, 2017, 07:47:52 AM
Great progress! Can I ask why the underside of the roof is black?
Lizard skin ceramic coating, to reduce the solar load on the interior. The lower half of the firewall and complete underside of the car is also coated.
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Very cool. Was it easy to apply? How do you like it compared to the adhesive applied sound deadeners?
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Great progress! Can I ask why the underside of the roof is black?
Lizard skin ceramic coating, to reduce the solar load on the interior. The lower half of the firewall and complete underside of the car is also coated.
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Quote from: Cuda Cody on March 03, 2017, 08:56:30 AM
Very cool. Was it easy to apply? How do you like it compared to the adhesive applied sound deadeners?
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Great progress! Can I ask why the underside of the roof is black?
Lizard skin ceramic coating, to reduce the solar load on the interior. The lower half of the firewall and complete underside of the car is also coated.
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Very easy to work with. Performance wise I bet it's on par thermally with stick on butyl. It may come short in NVH compared to the butyl, but it's substantially lighter.
I expect the thermal gains on the lower half of the firewall to do me quite well. It is keeping the heat into the engine bay, instead of trying to keep the hot sheet metal from getting to me.
The firewall feature line near the coil pack height is textured with the lizard skin coating. It's hard to tell it's there and looks somewhat like the factory could have done it that way.
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I should be able to get working on the dash in a week or two using this new part.
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I'm still pecking away at progress on weeknights after my daughter goes to sleep. Major power wiring is nearly buttoned up. There are significant ground and charge wires available to ensure I don't have issues down the road.
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That looks soooo clean! Nicely done! :banana:
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Quote from: Cuda Cody on March 03, 2017, 08:56:30 AM
Very cool. Was it easy to apply? How do you like it compared to the adhesive applied sound deadeners?
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Great progress! Can I ask why the underside of the roof is black?
Lizard skin ceramic coating, to reduce the solar load on the interior. The lower half of the firewall and complete underside of the car is also coated.
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Very easy to work with. Performance wise I bet it's on par thermally with stick on butyl. It may come short in NVH compared to the butyl, but it's substantially lighter.
I expect the thermal gains on the lower half of the firewall to do me quite well. It is keeping the heat into the engine bay, instead of trying to keep the hot sheet metal from getting to me.
The firewall feature line near the coil pack height is textured with the lizard skin coating. It's hard to tell it's there and looks somewhat like the factory could have done it that way.
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Wow! Very impressed and jealous of your skills. I wouldn't know where to begin to do what you have accomplished. :twothumbsup:
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Picked up a Borgeson steering box to go with my Hotchkis aluminum tie rods. I should have a car that steers soon!
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Very nice! :twothumbsup:
Quote from: GoodysGotaCuda on March 21, 2017, 04:23:20 AM
Picked up a Borgeson steering box to go with my Hotchkis aluminum tie rods. I should have a car that steers soon!
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Picked up a Borgeson steering box to go with my Hotchkis aluminum tie rods. I should have a car that steers soon!
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Did you get the adapter or are you going to cut the steering shaft?
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Picked up a Borgeson steering box to go with my Hotchkis aluminum tie rods. I should have a car that steers soon!
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Did you get the adapter or are you going to cut the steering shaft?
I will cut it for the ujoint
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:banana: YO,GOODY,good to see ya over here on this board,been following it on F,B, as ya know,found out about this sight a few days back and here we are.red your whole thread,awesome job young grasshopper,someday these old timers on this board,like me maybe wiil realize we need to upgrade to todays youth and build of the new area of cars.i don't know myself,still like wrenching on stuff without hooking up a O.B TWO DIAGNOSTIC TO IT.LOL :wrenching:
Great job on your build and keep on keeping us updated,like i said before,your cars gonna be awesome,the power and the drivetrain you put into it,you'll tnink your in a diiferent car instead of that 318/904 combo you had.keep the updates coming,later,MOPAR FANatic out,dAVE..........
Thanks Dave I am really looking forward to getting this project wrapped up!
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Thanks Dave I am really looking forward to getting this project wrapped up!
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W H A T,ARE YOU KIDDING ME.NOT A MOPAR. :haha: GOT to keep the l'lil miss's happy and I hope SHE picked it out :pullinghair: looks like that little baby can book pretty good,don't know much about 'em,clue us in goody. :popcorn:
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Quote from: GoodysGotaCuda on March 24, 2017, 11:49:51 AM
Thanks Dave I am really looking forward to getting this project wrapped up!
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W H A T,ARE YOU KIDDING ME.NOT A MOPAR. :haha: GOT to keep the l'lil miss's happy and I hope SHE picked it out :pullinghair: looks like that little baby can book pretty good,don't know much about 'em,clue us in goody. :popcorn:
Haha. We now have the 2016 Subaru WRX and a 2016 BMW X1 for daily driving. Mopar doesn't make much for what I want in a daily.
The WRX is an awd, turbo flat four cylinder. It'll 0-60 in 4.8s and is good for high 13s. Very solid handling car.
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I really like that blue! :perfect10:
Dash made it in today
Great job on the dash! :banana:
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Dash made it in today
:wowzers: man does that look good,great job on the install.your car is basically gonna be a BRAND NEW car when done,with all the upgrades,you can make your cuda your dailey driver and GET RID of one of those foreign jobby cars. :rofl:
Holy cool dashes Bat Man! That looks perfect!!! :wowzers:
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Dash made it in today
I had some time to upfit the 3D printed speedo mount into my sacrificial dash. Fits perfectly. Now to smooth it out on the "final" dash...
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Looks great. How do they fasten? glue, epoxy?
Quote from: Brads70 on March 29, 2017, 05:19:54 AM
Looks great. How do they fasten? glue, epoxy?
They will be bonded on the backside to get that flush look on the small gauges. The tach will have the 3D printed part bonded and the gauge installed with the speedhut nut.
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Love the attention to detail! :banana: Looking really good.
Simply amazing, great work!
I'm taking notes on this build. Subscribed!
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I still need to shoot the bezel with SEM, but I have exceeded my own expectations on this part. I'm very happy with it!(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170401/72403b6ac251a63c3640193ac8adfd43.jpg)
Carpet arrived. It looks like stock automatic carpet will fit.
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Looking better & better.... You've come along way from the days of beating that lil 318... Which ran amazing BTW... Question, what crimpers are you using, I've got a few designs that work well but always looking for the best crimp possible.
WOW! You could make those and sell them. Very nicely done my friend! :twothumbsup:
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I still need to shoot the bezel with SEM, but I have exceeded my own expectations on this part. I'm very happy with it!
Nice job, LOVE the shifter!!! :D
Almost done with the gauges, I need to come up with a harness for them now. I haven't seen one quite like this with the big gauges installed from the backside.
Hand trimmed. :stayinlane:
Putting some power to the gauges and setting warning lights
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Looks awesome Goody! :clapping:
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Almost done with the gauges, I need to come up with a harness for them now. I haven't seen one quite like this with the big gauges installed from the backside.
Those gauges are beautiful!!! :perfect10:
Thank you!
Borgeson box is going this evening so that I can cut down the column and reassemble it.
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Tie rods and steering is in. I can turn the wheels now!
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Super impressive!!!! You are kicking butt! Keep up the fantastic work. :1place:
Quote from: Cuda Cody on April 11, 2017, 11:48:30 AM
Super impressive!!!! You are kicking butt! Keep up the fantastic work. :1place:
I Agree... Impressive build.. :cheers:
Thanks guys!
Some fuel system parts showed up.
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WOW! Impressive progress! :twothumbsup: You're going to pass me on getting her done in no time!
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WOW! Impressive progress! :twothumbsup: You're going to pass me on getting her done in no time!
Oh I'm not sure, our spring and summer is pretty booked up. We have a 2 week Italy trip where you can get further head!
For now I have just been going out to the garage after my daughter goes to bed and before I am too tired to go to work in the morning. Really pushing to wrap things up this summer.
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Simply amazing and awesome.
If I were doing a resto mod'ish cool driver I'd follow this almost to a T .... including the yellow. :banana:
Progress has been slow lately but I am spooling back up a little sprint on work for the next few weeks.
I managed to get a $250 set of Aeromotive fuel rails off of an Amazon price dip for $95. Unfortunately they come in a horrid anodized red, which would screw up my feng shui! I picked up some new injectors and treated the rails to a coat of gunmetal grey to help blend in a little better. Along with that, I have kicked off the fuel system by mocking up the TanksInc tank in the car. The JakeFab puck is close, but appears to fit under the floor.
I have some basic lines made up to the filter/regulator and will work on a rollover vent mount as well. The 6AN fuel line routes along the passenger rail [previous post] and witin the subframe connector. That was made possible by some very early planning when things went together, so far it seems to be just right.
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I also finished up the installation of my Hotchkis rear sway bar, I needed to weld on the chassis mounts for it. I wanted to make sure my line routing accounted for all of those parts back there.
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That's all for now!
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:banana: Looking good. Won't be long before you are driving it! :veryexcited:
Very nice indeed! :cheers:
Very cool result for being home grown...big thumbs for that built!
Quote from: TobiasM on May 22, 2017, 02:50:34 PM
Very cool result for being home grown...big thumbs for that built!
Thanks! It's all home grown but the paint!
I am creeping up on a fully wired and validated electrical system, which is a pretty big milestone for me. I can talk to the Megasquirt and load tunes, make changes and test some of the systems.
Hopefully these videos work:
Tach test
Coil test
Injector test [all, sequential injection]
Edit: Cuda Cody to fix links so those play.
Looks like your close to making some noise..... :twothumbsup:
Quote from: 1 Wild R/T on May 23, 2017, 04:36:44 PM
Looks like your close to making some noise..... :twothumbsup:
Electrically I am ready to fire. I need to plumb up the radiator and heater lines, put an exhaust in it, fluids, gas and hope for the best. Just a few more weeks out, I hope.
Awesome!
Quote from: 1 Wild R/T on May 23, 2017, 04:44:16 PM
Awesome!
Then I'll just need to plumb the brake hydraulics and pop a seat in it to drive. :veryexcited:
Exciting times!!! Can't wait to see the video of you driving that beast. :veryexcited:
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Quote from: 1 Wild R/T on May 23, 2017, 04:44:16 PM
Awesome!
Then I'll just need to plumb the brake hydraulics and pop a seat in it to drive. :veryexcited:
Hope your gonna use the OE booster? Cause I think a big part of the issues people have with aftermarket brakes is related to those junk generic boosters & poorly matched master cylinders....
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Awesome!
Then I'll just need to plumb the brake hydraulics and pop a seat in it to drive. :veryexcited:
Hope your gonna use the OE booster? Cause I think a big part of the issues people have with aftermarket brakes is related to those junk generic boosters & poorly matched master cylinders....
No booster. Wilwood spec'd the master cylinder bore, we'll see how it goes.
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Awesome!
Then I'll just need to plumb the brake hydraulics and pop a seat in it to drive. :veryexcited:
Hope your gonna use the OE booster? Cause I think a big part of the issues people have with aftermarket brakes is related to those junk generic boosters & poorly matched master cylinders....
No booster. Wilwood spec'd the master cylinder bore, we'll see how it goes.
They built the calipers, they should know what pressures you need... As long as the pedal ratio is what they used for calcs..
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They built the calipers, they should know what pressures you need... As long as the pedal ratio is what they used for calcs..
Yep, I provided the pedal ratio they needed.
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:twothumbsup: Should be one of the good results...
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Got the firewall master cylinder support welded. The factory version of that part just wasn't looking right, so I drew up a part to be cut.
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Nice welds! :takealook:
Can't tell from the picture looks like 3/8 plate? Could be a structural beam connector.
Quote from: Cudakiller70 on May 25, 2017, 09:36:09 AM
Can't tell from the picture looks like 3/8 plate? Could be a structural beam connector.
1/4". I need the depth to have a proper stud head recessed behind the two bolt master. That is why typical adapter plates are 1/4". It also needs to be fairly solid since it has to seal quite a bit of firewall there.
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Clearing out the fuel system before I hook up the fuel rail. Pressure side of the regulator is leak free and the fuel gauge seems to be working with the marine sending unit.
Also filled the trans today, I'll get to priming the engine later this week. I'm picking some low-hanging fruit before I go on my trip so that my "needed to start" list is pretty short upon my return.
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Can't wait to read the message you post when you get it running. Maybe a little video too? :please:
Nice job man.
Quote from: Cuda Cody on May 29, 2017, 09:31:54 AM
Can't wait to read the message you post when you get it running. Maybe a little video too? :please:
Nice job man.
Thanks, I'll try to video it. There's an all-Mopar show here on August 5th that I'm going to try like hell to limp the car to. We'll see how far I get.
First attempt to start it was successful!
Hopefully the video works
Edit by Cuda Cody: Update link to play in forum.
You should be SOOOOOO PROUD!!! Nicely done man. :bravo: That thing shook the camera when it fired up. :banana:
Quote from: Cuda Cody on May 31, 2017, 07:32:13 PM
You should be SOOOOOO PROUD!!! Nicely done man. :bravo: That thing shook the camera when it fired up. :banana:
I'm pretty pumped! Mostly because I don't think I need to pull the engine that my buddy and I assembled, that's a good feeling. The wiring and electronics wasn't too much of a concern, the unknown status of the engine has been hanging over my head for awhile. I can rest easier and throttle down on getting it driving now!
I would have run it longer, but I sort of forgot to hook the oil pressure sensor wire back up, hence why I killed it after reading the gauge. :stop: :idea: It did start a few more times and read as high as 50psi, we're good to go!
That's cool :clapping: nothing like it when your hard work pays off and it all starts falling into place awesome! :banana: :stayinlane:
:drinkingbud: Knew the day was near.... Good to hear today was the day!! Go into June with that weight off your shoulders...
It is so rewarding to hear all your hard work come to life! Congratulations! It sounds awesome! :yes:
awesome,very rewarding to finally get it fired up for the first Time :banana:
Awesome. :burnout:
Car looks awesome.
Congrats on the start!!!!
:banana: :wowzers: :banana:
Thanks all! I have a vacation upcoming and will be after getting the car driving upon my return.
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My helper came in to check some of my work. I got some good feedback and have some things to work on.
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Ahhh the brains behind your work.....
Now we get the truth behind who's been doing all the hard work. :bigthumb: Too cute.
Man they sure grow quick... Cute as can be... Please don't let her pinch her fingers between the rotor & caliper....
One quick project was knocked out last night. Made up the power steering lines.
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Nice and clean! Love it!
That looks like it belongs there. :twothumbsup:
Looks clean and like you was born there. Good job. :twothumbsup:
Congrats! Looks really nice in your car! :perfect10:
Nice job
one word - IMPRESSIVE!
Step by Step :cooldance:
looks great :clapping:
Thanks all, I'm looking to get back after it once I get home. I should have a few parts waiting for me so that I can hit the ground running!
Who knows where we are at?
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Not Texas! :lookatthat:
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Thanks all, I'm looking to get back after it once I get home. I should have a few parts waiting for me so that I can hit the ground running!
Who knows where we are at?
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Is itFlorence, Brunelleshis Dome ?
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Is itFlorence, Brunelleshis Dome ?
That's it!
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There in 08, was a great trip! Looking to go back. Brother in law is over there now. Have great time!
That line setup is cleeeen....
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Is itFlorence, Brunelleshis Dome ?
That's it!
That is an interesting building!
One of the books I have of Brunelleschi has photos of wild stairways and passageways between the outer and inner domes.
He also is noted for introducing the overdrive transmission and changeable gears for the pulley system used, borrowed from clockmaking.
Not much of an update, but I am getting back out into the garage. Hopefully I can get my garage ac installed soon so that I don't melt!
I was able to get the battery positive fuses setup and will go battery shopping this weekend.
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I also have some newer Charger/Challenger emblems that I will play with placement. The hood looks a bit bare.
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I like the fuse setup but the blue highlight for the emblems needs to go...
Let it soak up some sun this afternoon.
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I love that 72 stripe :alan2cents:
Those wheels with that stripe is a great combo. :bigthumb:
Quote from: Cuda Cody on June 24, 2017, 08:16:57 AM
Those wheels with that stripe is a great combo. :bigthumb:
X2 agreed looks great.
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after fifteen or so weeks, my Vintage Audio radio showed up! All new radio, digital internals, Bluetooth, etc. I went for the 70-71 model so that I could get the chrome buttons. Excited to have a reasonable stereo while discretely looking bone stock.
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I was also able to treat the garage to air conditioning. Much needed!
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I've used that Vintage Radio that looks stock and I really like it. Great stock look with some modern features. You will really like it. :yes:
The air-conditioning will be nice getting in the summer now .
Goody - is that radio a 100% new unit or a conversion of a core you provided?
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Goody - is that radio a 100% new unit or a conversion of a core you provided?
All new.
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Brakes work [emoji736]
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Ran it a little more today as I now have a functioning cooling system and power steering system. I was able to work out a few good tweaks in the tune, getting it to start cleaner and dial in the IAC. It could drive if I put wheels on it, I am waiting for my exhaust to arrive and I need to dial in the pinion angle a tad before getting too crazy
Very cool.
Hoping to get my MX3X sorted soon.
Dude, that thing shook the camera it was so loud. What a beast. :banana: Can't wait for you to get it on the wheels and driving. :burnout: :lurking:
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Getting the front end worked in. It's not the best grille, but it's paid for!
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:bravo: Looks good from here.
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Exhaust arrived!
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Cool photo. :bigthumb: She looks happy and the dogs are waiting for your command. 8) Any treats involved to get that shot? :D
Quote from: Cuda Cody on July 05, 2017, 04:06:44 PM
Cool photo. :bigthumb: She looks happy and the dogs are waiting for your command. 8) Any treats involved to get that shot? :D
No treats, but they do pull out all of the stops when treats ARE involved!
It "drove" in and out of the garage today under it's own power. I am starting to tweak with the tune and am working to get it road-worthy ASAP.
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I'm enjoying your post/build. Your attention to detail and your patience is admirable! :bravo: :bradsthumb:
Fantastic news man!!! Love that you put your little girl in the photos. That will forever time stamp them and be a wonderful memory. :congrats: on getting it moving on it's own power. :banana:
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I'm enjoying your post/build. Your attention to detail and your patience is admirable! :bravo: :bradsthumb:
Thank you! I would really like it to hit the ground running as much as I can. When I take it on the road, I want it to be significantly complete and pretty much ready to go!
Quote from: Cuda Cody on July 09, 2017, 06:43:20 PM
Fantastic news man!!! Love that you put your little girl in the photos. That will forever time stamp them and be a wonderful memory. :congrats: on getting it moving on it's own power. :banana:
Thanks! She will get to spend lots of time in the car seat rumbling down the road. :bigthumb:
Car seat my butt... She'll be sweet talking daddy about driving it in no time.... Get Ready!!!! Looking great!! Congrats!! :drinkingbud:
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Car seat my butt... She'll be sweet talking daddy about driving it in no time.... Get Ready!!!! Looking great!! Congrats!! :drinkingbud:
She most definitely will be. If I could just keep her from picking up large tools near the car, she would hang in the garage quite well!
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Sent this to a buddy with daughters recently & now you get the same vision..... His comment.. Lots of therapy.... :rofl:
Awesome progress.. :twothumbsup:
That'll keep me up tonight!
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Very cool with your daughter.
A few years back with mine at probably 5 years old. I have a Dakota R/T and like to "merge" into traffic where I want. Pulled out and got onto it a bit getting up to speed. I look over at her strapped into car seat. She looks at me with a big smile and only said. More....
Mike
Quote from: YellowThumper on July 12, 2017, 12:01:43 PM
Very cool with your daughter.
A few years back with mine at probably 5 years old. I have a Dakota R/T and like to "merge" into traffic where I want. Pulled out and got onto it a bit getting up to speed. I look over at her strapped into car seat. She looks at me with a big smile and only said. More....
Mike
I am looking forward to her riding with me. We daily drive in my 2016 Subaru WRX. it's not the fastest thing but it launches hard and pulls corners well. She enjoys that!
The rumble and toque of the 'Cuda will be fun. She loves to go out in the Warlock too.
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Bumper is on about as best as we could manage.
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Bumper looks good to me. Wasn't it a bit of a pain installing it with the valance already on? I know on my '70 'Cuda I had to undo the top bolts and let it hang out so I could get to the bumper bolts.
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Bumper looks good to me. Wasn't it a bit of a pain installing it with the valance already on? I know on my '70 'Cuda I had to undo the top bolts and let it hang out so I could get to the bumper bolts.
It was. What is the proper way to install the bumper? Before the valance?
After I was done it seemed like if I really tried I could get to the two center valance bolts after the bumper was on.
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Definitely bumper then valance.... Much easier...
Got the headliner in and have been working through the various idle tweaks in the software. I'll get some rolling insurance on it today or tomorrow and drive it around the neighborhood.
Yesterday I installed the headliner. I'll try to get the front and rear glass installed today or tomorrow as well.
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You are soooo close to done. Then maybe a bit of tuning. Keep up the good work.
Hi :wave:
Awsome car project you got there.
Can i ask what tire/wheel size you use and the back space on the wheels?
Thinking about using 17" front and 18" back on my 70`Cuda
Regards E-body fan from Norway
Kenneth :unitedstates: :norway:
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Quote from: ProTouringCuda on July 17, 2017, 08:56:38 AM
Hi :wave:
Awsome car project you got there.
Can i ask what tire/wheel size you use and the back space on the wheels?
Thinking about using 17" front and 18" back on my 70`Cuda
Regards E-body fan from Norway
Kenneth :unitedstates: :norway:
Hi,
255/45/17 front and 295/45/18 rear. The wheel spec details are actually in a thread I created on Cuda-challenger years ago.
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:banana: Idling nicely. :bravo: When's the first test drive?
Quote from: Cuda Cody on July 17, 2017, 03:24:57 PM
:banana: Idling nicely. :bravo: When's the first test drive?
Probably tonight, just added the collision insurance back on it. Hopefully I don't need it!
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Congrats , looks good & sounds good too .
Nice Warlock too , I had one years ago
Okay, thank you, it looks awsome.
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Looks like the headliner turner out super. :twothumbsup:
I really enjoyed looking at your build. Fantastic job and attention to detail!
I would like to use your idea for the wooden body tilt so I can get to the bottom of the car easily. Can you give me any drawings or info with sizes and dimensions?
Where and how does it mount to the car in the front and rear?
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Looks like the headliner turner out super. :twothumbsup:
Thanks! It was not as daunting as I had expected.
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I really enjoyed looking at your build. Fantastic job and attention to detail!
I would like to use your idea for the wooden body tilt so I can get to the bottom of the car easily. Can you give me any drawings or info with sizes and dimensions?
Where and how does it mount to the car in the front and rear?
Thanks!
Unfortunately I did not expect there to be so much interest in the tilt rig. I have had quite a few as for additional details.
The rig was built completely "on-the-fly" with a stack of material and a car to measure off of. As bad as it sounds, even as an engineer, I did not make any drawings or schematics.
It mounted on the front where the front bumper brackets bolt to the chassis.
It mounted on the rear at the four rear bumper bracket to chassis holes.
I doubled up 3/4" plywood on the ends and used some 2x4 and 2x6 supports to get it mounted to the car. I measured a common point so that I would keep the door 3-4" off of the ground when on its side and went from there. The car was extremely stable when tilted and was a one-man operation, with some floor jack help to get it going.
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That's ok, what you have is great help and I can make that work. :woohoo:
What is a steering quickener and what does it do? Does it work with your powered steering box? (Never seen those before)
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That's ok, what you have is great help and I can make that work. :woohoo:
What is a steering quickener and what does it do? Does it work with your powered steering box? (Never seen those before)
The quickener amplifies the steering wheel input into the steering box. So less lock-to-lock turns. I've parked that concept for the time being, I have the parts on hand but have been focusing on getting the car on the road.
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Ten miles down!
Ten miles down... And she's thirsty.... :haha:
Still, Super Awesome!!
GRRRR I need to get me a Cuda!!! :) I keep seeing these builds and I get so jealous!! :rofl:
:banana: Holy Moly man... this is a BIG day. :congrats:
Great to see it being driven again !!
Quote from: 1 Wild R/T on July 23, 2017, 11:31:23 AM
Ten miles down... And she's thirsty.... :haha:
Still, Super Awesome!!
It'll be super thirsty as I tune it, so far it had just been fed by gas can and I was tired of that!
Quote from: ViperMan on July 23, 2017, 12:07:50 PM
GRRRR I need to get me a Cuda!!! :) I keep seeing these builds and I get so jealous!! :rofl:
I roll over to 13 years of owning this particular Cuda, it's the only e-body I know. :wrenching:
Quote from: Cuda Cody on July 23, 2017, 06:36:22 PM
:banana: Holy Moly man... this is a BIG day. :congrats:
Indeed! I've done some brake bleeding since and cleared up a big issue in my tune. Somehow I managed to turn on the launch control and it was on the 2-step rev limiter every time I hit 3800 rpm. It ought to go a little faster now. :stayinlane: :deadhorse:
Hey post a vid on your 2 step that shows a nice launch!!!
:woohoo:
Quote from: HP_Cuda on July 24, 2017, 09:56:52 AM
Hey post a vid on your 2 step that shows a nice launch!!!
:woohoo:
Soon. [emoji106]
I'll start tweaking with the perfect run traction control at some point as well. [emoji964]
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Got a question for GoodysGotaCuda. Would the stock brake system work with the gen 3 hemi or do I need to upgrade the braking system?
Quote from: Cuda70-74 on July 24, 2017, 05:23:54 PM
Got a question for GoodysGotaCuda. Would the stock brake system work with the gen 3 hemi or do I need to upgrade the braking system?
I don't see any reason why a stock braking setup would
not work.
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Really looks fantastic Goody! I'm thinking calendar submission!
Quote from: Rev-It-Up on July 24, 2017, 06:49:00 PM
Really looks fantastic Goody! I'm thinking calendar submission!
Thanks! I'll take some real pictures of it before we get to that point, I can take some decent pics :takepicture:
Next up is to get the rolling glass in it, for some reason I have dreaded that far too much
Air intake is buttoned up. It's not my favorite, but it works.
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Seems a little long. Is that the only option for an air intake?
Quote from: Cuda Cody on July 25, 2017, 10:41:44 PM
Seems a little long. Is that the only option for an air intake?
It's what I prefer without a box. I am not a big fan of just sticking a filter at the throttle body and having it float in space.
If the battery is staying in the trunk then you could have a bend and have the air cleaner point forward over where the battery tray was.
Imhop I prefer them to be at least where this is located. Having the filter mounted right up front may provide minimal flow improvement. However you are now pulling in all the direct heated air blowing over from radiator.
My2c
Mike
It works and it's complete. I have bigger fish to fry at the moment! [emoji106][emoji51]
Eventually I may do an air box, but that's an adder. Plans are to supercharge it within the next three years or so anyway.
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It works and it's complete. I have bigger fish to fry at the moment! [emoji106][emoji51]
Eventually I may do an air box, but that's an adder. Plans are to supercharge it within the next three years or so anyway.
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Exactly, get it going, have fun, some parts get left at the prototyping phase till you are sure of the final design.... :bigthumb:
Pro tip: MDS lifters shouldn't be used with MDS block plugs. Learning this one the hard way, but at least it's a cheap fix.
I should be running again by Sunday, but on all 8 this time. [emoji55]
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:o What is going on? The whole time you were only on 4 cylinders?
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:o What is going on? The whole time you were only on 4 cylinders?
That's correct.
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Clearly no combustion on four cylinders.... Mike's running his economy car.... Bet it's gonna be a whole new/different experience on eight cylinders..
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Clearly no combustion on four cylinders.... Mike's running his economy car.... Bet it's gonna be a whole new/different experience on eight cylinders..
I'll start the tuning process over as my AFR was correct, but was averaging two cylinders dumping fuel and two running very lean.
It will be a whole new engine. Again.
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Yeah, true no economy mode cause the injectors were still firing...... With the stock computer the injectors for those four cylinders get shut off, not the case with your M/S system... Tuning was not an option... There's always gotta be a glitch.. Hopefully it goes back together without to much visible effect to the engine paint... I always hate tearing into a fresh car....
Wow thats not something you see everyday.
4 cylinders for the price of 8!!!
What a drag! So to change the lifters in these new gen Hemi's you need to pull the heads?
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What a drag! So to change the lifters in these new gen Hemi's you need to pull the heads?
That's correct.
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Quote from: Brads70 on August 15, 2017, 10:43:43 AM
What a drag! So to change the lifters in these new gen Hemi's you need to pull the heads?
That's correct.
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uggg! :pullinghair: Well good on you for posting! I'm sure it will save someone a huge headache down the road.
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Quote from: Brads70 on August 15, 2017, 10:43:43 AM
What a drag! So to change the lifters in these new gen Hemi's you need to pull the heads?
That's correct.
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uggg! :pullinghair: Well good on you for posting! I'm sure it will save someone a huge headache down the road.
Stuff happens, it's not an expensive or catastrophic failure, just inconvenient and a week of downtime.
Heads are back on. It'll be buttoned up late tonight and fire tomorrow. 🤞
Assuming all goes well, I should be able to get some real tuning done and accumulate miles [if the weather will cool off a hair].
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Looking forward to hearing how it goes. Good luck!
Ignore the heat, turn your A/C on.... Have you built hoses yet?
Quote from: 1 Wild R/T on August 18, 2017, 06:55:40 PM
Ignore the heat, turn your A/C on.... Have you built hoses yet?
Not yet, bigger annoyances keep popping up, but I am close to working on that.
Engine runs again, I'll start tuning tomorrow.
Quote from: GoodysGotaCuda on August 18, 2017, 07:35:50 PM
Quote from: 1 Wild R/T on August 18, 2017, 06:55:40 PM
Ignore the heat, turn your A/C on.... Have you built hoses yet?
Not yet, bigger annoyances keep popping up, but I am close to working on that.
Engine runs again, I'll start tuning tomorrow.
Well that's good news!!
Hurry up your little girl need ice cream ! :Stirring: :D
We need video!!!! :cooldance:
Lets hear the beast. :popcorn: :pixiepop: :popcorn:
I'll work on a video but we are running with 10x the power it had before. Put another 11 miles on it around the immediate area to home and it's doing very well. I may need to move to a power assisted master cylinder at some point, but we'll deal with that later. :banana: :deadhorse:
It's amazing how fast things can get better when you take something that is dragging the system down and put it to work. I've felt cars that were dragging 1 piston and I could feel it, I can only image how much of a lazy dog it must have felt like dragging 4 pistons around. Bet it feels like a beast now. Nice job!!! :banana:
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Kind of looks like a calendar shot to me.... :yes:
:1place: :perfect10:
Glad to hear you are getting past yet another setback. Hope the remaining become increasingly smaller.
Are you running self tuning at all with the MS3X?
Mike
great job Goody!
R/T
So what rear tires have you selected for replacement? :D Sounds like a real fun ride now! :twothumbsup:
Quote from: YellowThumper on August 19, 2017, 02:39:39 PM
:1place: :perfect10:
Glad to hear you are getting past yet another setback. Hope the remaining become increasingly smaller.
Are you running self tuning at all with the MS3X?
Mike
I have actually done a pretty significant amount of auto-tuning on all areas of the map, other than the idle cells. I have found it doesn't work very well in that area. I love that feature thus far and will continue to use it until i feel it's ready for the dyno.
Quote from: Brads70 on August 19, 2017, 04:07:32 PM
So what rear tires have you selected for replacement? :D Sounds like a real fun ride now! :twothumbsup:
I haven't decided, these tires are old [and hard] but are in excellent shape with no cracks. I'll use them to just put miles on the car for now. There aren't many manufacturers that make my rear tire size, I may go with Nitto again.
Looks great. I remember when you first bought that car from your posts on moparts. It's been a few years.
Quote from: GoodysGotaCuda on August 19, 2017, 06:32:50 PM
Quote from: Brads70 on August 19, 2017, 04:07:32 PM
So what rear tires have you selected for replacement? :D Sounds like a real fun ride now! :twothumbsup:
I haven't decided, these tires are old [and hard] but are in excellent shape with no cracks. I'll use them to just put miles on the car for now. There aren't many manufacturers that make my rear tire size, I may go with Nitto again.
Check out Hankook Ventus V12's. I'm running them on my Cuda and they feel nice. Nitto's are a good tire too, had them on my Chally and loved 'em.
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What a great feeling! You should be very proud of what you have accomplished. :bravo:
Quote from: Cuda Cody on August 21, 2017, 07:39:48 AM
What a great feeling! You should be very proud of what you have accomplished. :bravo:
Thanks, I'm somewhat "done" and that is finally sinking in. Now to enjoy!
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Goody....ya just gotta get a pic of this beauty entered in the "Restored" calendar! Congratulations and enjoy the "done" status for a while. :banana: Something else will eventually pop up...they're never "done".
I loved that car before you tore it down and I think it`s great you kept the same looks! sweet ride man!
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Goody....ya just gotta get a pic of this beauty entered in the "Restored" calendar! Congratulations and enjoy the "done" status for a while. :banana: Something else will eventually pop up...they're never "done".
Thanks! I need to find a scenic spot and dust off my DSLR for pictures. [emoji106]
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Quote from: dutch on August 21, 2017, 12:41:04 PM
I loved that car before you tore it down and I think it`s great you kept the same looks! sweet ride man!
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106 miles on it, the tune gets better every time I take it out [emoji106]
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Still clicking off miles. I'm up to 540 or so now. [emoji106]
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The car looks good, the Warlock is looking good as well.
Quote from: RUNCHARGER on October 05, 2017, 06:23:26 PM
The car looks good, the Warlock is looking good as well.
Thanks! The Warlock is up next, he needs some lovin'. It's my Wife's truck and it needs paint, a seat recover and some more power. A smog 360 with 2.71ish gears is boring! :stop:
Warlock needs a 518, lots of room so you shouldn't need to cut anything.... Then some 3.73/4.10 gears & a FiTech system should make a world of difference...
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Warlock needs a 518, lots of room so you shouldn't need to cut anything.... Then some 3.73/4.10 gears & a FiTech system should make a world of difference...
She would like it to stay very true to original [looking]. I don't see an issue with a 408, painted aluminum heads, FiTech, a good converter and gears. I may try to find an upgrade junkyard 8-1/4 with better gearing, discs and a limited slip to replace the current 8-1/4 with.
I don't think many would notice a trans change & it would completely change the way the truck drives..
I really miss my Warlock , they were great trucks , the 518 sure makes sense , you could always slide a 3.54 Dana under it too
Oh you guys are stirring the pot! I must say though I've probably had a dozen trucks of the 72-93 era mostly big block 400 and 440's. Hands down the best drivetrain combo was the 92 318-518 combo. That truck probably had more power than the lo-po 440 trucks and better driveablity by far with the OD and injection.
Last input for my %slip traction control is done. Now to work on tuning it. :burnout:
My little helper kept me company and kept turning my shop light on and off. :idea:
Flatshift feature in action.
35 mph then :o That's thing JUMPED when you put the hammer down. :bravo:
Quote from: Cuda Cody on November 03, 2017, 06:48:24 PM
35 mph then :o That's thing JUMPED when you put the hammer down. :bravo:
It boogies pretty well for a basic engine. Needs a blower and sticky tires. :bricks:
" Go Cuda Go!" :D :bradsthumb:
Sweet! Strong runner!
Is that an MS Gold Box and Tunerstudio. Thinking we will go that way with ours.
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" Go Cuda Go!" :D :bradsthumb:
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Quote from: cudaragtop on November 03, 2017, 07:12:28 PM
Sweet! Strong runner!
Is that an MS Gold Box and Tunerstudio. Thinking we will go that way with ours.
Getting used to tuner studio and the manuals takes a little time. But I'm up to speed now with what's going on and it's doing quite well.
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Her and I went on a Sonic dinner date in the fish this evening [emoji106]
She is adorable! :andyangel:
Ahhhh...I remember those days...............just wait until she's a teenager :pullinghair:
I am up to about 1,200 miles on the build.
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Those are some great shots! Its going to be tough to pick just one for next years calendar. :console:
Al,most a whole calendar right there! :clapping:
Those are all nice! Love your build!
Wes
VERY NICE!
Very nice. Is your MS dialed in now fully or ya still working on it?
Quote from: YellowThumper on November 19, 2017, 07:42:51 PM
Very nice. Is your MS dialed in now fully or ya still working on it?
It's all turn-key but I tweak on things pretty frequently to creep up on it being "dialed in". I'm an engineer, by nature it'll never be "good enough" :thinking: :haha:
Traction control and decel fuel cut is what I've been playing with lately.
Quote from: GoodysGotaCuda on November 19, 2017, 07:50:36 PM
It's all turn-key but I tweak on things pretty frequently to creep up on it being "dialed in". I'm an engineer, by nature it'll never be "good enough" :thinking: :haha:
Traction control and decel fuel cut is what I've been playing with lately.
I'm curious where your decel fuel settings are set. I had this issue with my 392, and found out the boneheads at Mopar turned off the fuel cut off on decel thus overloading the engine with fuel and backfiring. I ended up enabling @ 1 mph and disabling @ 127 mph which was the highest mph, fuel on @ 950 rpm and fuel off @ 2500 rpm.
I also connected the fans to run off the engine harness, but had to change the settings because Mopar originally had these at fans on low at 214 degrees and high at 226 and this just pegged my temp gauge so I was not able to tell if I was overheating or not. I changed settings to fans on low at 180 and high at 190 which now keeps my temp gauge right in the middle.
We did try to adjust the timing from 12 to 14 degrees which only bumped the Hp from 361 to 365 and Tq from 387 to 393 at the wheels. This was not that big of jump so we went back to 12 degrees.
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Quote from: GoodysGotaCuda on November 19, 2017, 07:50:36 PM
It's all turn-key but I tweak on things pretty frequently to creep up on it being "dialed in". I'm an engineer, by nature it'll never be "good enough" :thinking: :haha:
Traction control and decel fuel cut is what I've been playing with lately.
I'm curious where your decel fuel settings are set. I had this issue with my 392, and found out the boneheads at Mopar turned off the fuel cut off on decel thus overloading the engine with fuel and backfiring. I ended up enabling @ 1 mph and disabling @ 127 mph which was the highest mph, fuel on @ 950 rpm and fuel off @ 2500 rpm.
I also connected the fans to run off the engine harness, but had to change the settings because Mopar originally had these at fans on low at 214 degrees and high at 226 and this just pegged my temp gauge so I was not able to tell if I was overheating or not. I changed settings to fans on low at 180 and high at 190 which now keeps my temp gauge right in the middle.
We did try to adjust the timing from 12 to 14 degrees which only bumped the Hp from 361 to 365 and Tq from 387 to 393 at the wheels. This was not that big of jump so we went back to 12 degrees.
My settings are as shown, but I do not have a Mopar ECU. What thermostat are you running?
Fully comprehend the "they are never finished" mentality.
Moldmaker, programmer and designer by trade. Always looking at the next fabricating item on the list. Too many at tangents at times and it clouds my progress.
Awsome to see yours out on the road.
Most likely we will be out your way again next summer with my daughters basketball. Will try and work something out to see it in person.
Mike
Quote from: GoodysGotaCuda on November 20, 2017, 04:44:04 PM
My settings are as shown, but I do not have a Mopar ECU. What thermostat are you running?
I have the locked Mopar PCM so my adjustments are limited but shown below. I swapped the 202 t-stat for a 190.
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Quote from: GoodysGotaCuda on November 20, 2017, 04:44:04 PM
My settings are as shown, but I do not have a Mopar ECU. What thermostat are you running?
I have the locked Mopar PCM so my adjustments are limited but shown below. I swapped the 202 t-stat for a 190.
Are you able to get to the fuel map?
Fuel overun cut isn't required for the engine not to backfire. A carb will continue to pull fuel as air is passing through, it'll just be leaner, an EFI setup doesn't have to be different as it has a map sensor for the load axis reference. I just now turned my fuel cut on only to save fuel, I had it running at 15-16:1 during engine braking off of the fuel map alone...
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Fully comprehend the "they are never finished" mentality.
Moldmaker, programmer and designer by trade. Always looking at the next fabricating item on the list. Too many at tangents at times and it clouds my progress.
Awsome to see yours out on the road.
Most likely we will be out your way again next summer with my daughters basketball. Will try and work something out to see it in person.
Mike
I am not a programmer but I like to dabble. I've wanted to setup an arduino in the car to perform various functions, nothing critical but I am not sure that'll make it on my actual to-do list.
If you end up in town, let me know!
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Actually if you measure carefully taking into account the "bulge" of the side of the body, you can get the same result with 3 jack stands, one at the front frame rail even with the front of the door, one at the rear under the frame rail just behind the front mount for the rear spring,the third goes under the drip rail of the roof when it's up on it's side. Takes a lot of measuring but once the stands are positioned as the car goes up it counter balances on the stands and sits lightly on the roof rail. Yes, it sounds sketchy but I did the entire bottom of my challenger, stripping,sanding and painting while it sat on the stands,more stable than sounds.
Very nice power! And that is REAL rear wheel usable power. What's the blip around 2,600 rpm?
Quote from: Cuda Cody on December 29, 2017, 01:39:09 PM
Very nice power! And that is REAL rear wheel usable power. What's the blip around 2,600 rpm?
Probably when I actually get to WOT.
Nice! :burnout: :ohyeah:
I like how wide the torque curve is. :burnout:
Quote from: GoodysGotaCuda on November 19, 2017, 07:50:36 PM
I'm an engineer, by nature it'll never be "good enough" :thinking: :haha:
...or, it doesn't have enough 'features' as my engineering friends like to say.
That's a nice dyno pull. Such a great car you've built. Now its ready for the Whipple or Kenne Bell.....ha....
Thanks for sharing.
Wes
You've really built a nice streetable car. And yes rather than a Hellcat package you can easily just supercharge what you have if you become bored with it in the future.
Yes adding a blower is an easy upgrade as would be bolting in a bigger version of the gen III... But honestly what you have now is a great driving package, more power is just gonna allow you to blow the tires off at will.....I'd enjoy it as is for a long time.... Put some miles on it.... Lotta country worth seeing in your area... :alan2cents:
Quote from: RUNCHARGER on December 30, 2017, 08:51:15 AM
You've really built a nice streetable car. And yes rather than a Hellcat package you can easily just supercharge what you have if you become bored with it in the future.
The Hellcats keep getting cheaper and cheaper. At least for now, I'd add pretty good value to the car over a blown 5.7, but the blown 5,7 would be plenty fast.
Quote from: 1 Wild R/T on December 30, 2017, 09:09:42 AM
Yes adding a blower is an easy upgrade as would be bolting in a bigger version of the gen III... But honestly what you have now is a great driving package, more power is just gonna allow you to blow the tires off at will.....I'd enjoy it as is for a long time.... Put some miles on it.... Lotta country worth seeing in your area... :alan2cents:
That's sort of the plan. Revision B for the car is a whipple. If I blow up the 5.7 before now and then, I'll go 6.4L.
The car drives very very well and is very much a jack of all trades, for what it is.
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Well, that's the thing. There will be plenty of guys do the Hellcat swap and never work out the whole car. Your's is becoming a great package that everything works on and it would be a pleasure to daily drive it.
Very nice. As we have grown to expect... :pokeeye:
Here's how the new engine stacks up next to my old 318. Also there's a graph of where I am at in 1st-4th gear. The close ratio 6spd keeps it pulling quite well.
I determined my air intake setup is pretty severely undersized, the hint lied within some dyno data. I noticed my peak power seemed to struggle over a few hundred rpm, which should not be the case. I took a gander into a log and confirmed part of the issue. My MAP value decreases as the rpms hit the upper range, meaning the engine is trying to suck against a restriction.
The air filter I had before was just bought based on fitment and I needed a quick solution. As I looked into what it "should" be based on the volumetric efficiency, displacement and rpm, it's quite amazing the engine made as much power as it did given that filter.
What I now have is about 80% larger and it is what K&N sells for Hemi and LS cold air intakes. It should allow some future growth as well. I should have the bellmouth adapter here this week and i'll see how things feel. I expect a pretty noticeable improvement in peak power, perhaps shift the rpm up a tad as well.
Nice! It is fulfilling going through a new build and tweaking the bits for nice gains.
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Nice! It is fulfilling going through a new build and tweaking the bits for nice gains.
It is. The engine makes pretty good power, I am looking forward to see if this makes any mentionable difference, though I'll be a little disappointed if it doesn't. This
should get me a few more ponies up there.
Still out there putting miles on the car. So far it's been doing very well, I'm sneaking up on a perfect tune in any situation, which takes some time.
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Quote from: GoodysGotaCuda on March 19, 2018, 08:15:01 AM
Still out there putting miles on the car. So far it's been doing very well, I'm sneaking up on a perfect tune in any situation, which takes some time.
Any noticeable improvement with the larger air filter?
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Quote from: GoodysGotaCuda on March 19, 2018, 08:15:01 AM
Still out there putting miles on the car. So far it's been doing very well, I'm sneaking up on a perfect tune in any situation, which takes some time.
Any noticeable improvement with the larger air filter?
Just subjective feel. I believe it pulls harder at the top end. I needed to add a little fuel up there as well.
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Life as it should be.
Crossed the 3,000mi mark today.
My father in law and I did a car cruise in Nocona, TX today. Car ran flawless for the 250mile trip today...despite the rain.
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Sooo many thumbs up for this build...
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Crossed the 3,000mi mark today.
My father in law and I did a car cruise in Nocona, TX today. Car ran flawless for the 250mile trip today...despite the rain.
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HECK YEA!! glad to see if finally on the road!
Glad to see ya out putting some miles on your Cuda... You live in Texas rain is just part of the fun.... How's the FiTech on the Truck doing?
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Glad to see ya out putting some miles on your Cuda... You live in Texas rain is just part of the fun.... How's the FiTech on the Truck doing?
Fitech is good overall. It has a hard start that I can't seem to dial out, feels like timing/starter kickback. In it's defense, I haven't had the truck available for me to work through it throughly.
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Awesome car Goody. Putting miles on it is the best reward for all the hard work.
I'm just behind you at 2000 miles on mine.
Keep on cruzin buddy! Maybe we will meet up at a show somewhere, someday...
Cheers!
Mickm
WOW!
It took me a little bit to read this whole thread and it was worth every bit!!! What an incredible job you did on this car, I am thoroughly impressed..
How are the brakes? I am considering going manual on my Cuda and I really like the way your setup looks, your leg getting a workout or they aren't too hard to press?
Quote from: Mickm on May 03, 2018, 08:14:01 PM
Awesome car Goody. Putting miles on it is the best reward for all the hard work.
I'm just behind you at 2000 miles on mine.
Keep on cruzin buddy! Maybe we will meet up at a show somewhere, someday...
Cheers!
Mickm
Awesome, keep knockin' down the miles!
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WOW!
It took me a little bit to read this whole thread and it was worth every bit!!! What an incredible job you did on this car, I am thoroughly impressed..
How are the brakes? I am considering going manual on my Cuda and I really like the way your setup looks, your leg getting a workout or they aren't too hard to press?
Thanks for the kind word!
The brakes are much improved over my previous setup, I need new tires to really get them going. My 9 year old Nittos are fairly easy for them to lock-up. The bore on my master is a little on the small side, so the effort isn't "too high" but the pedal stroke is a little more than I would like. Likely I will change to vacuum assist brakes, down the road.
I'm not sure how I missed this one. This is an awesome build. Congratulations on having it up and running and starting to collect some miles. My favorite part is seeing the kids in the backseat. :bigthumb:
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Cars and coffee today. Several hundred cars showed up.
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Great picture! :twothumbsup:
Yikes!
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Wow. The progress...
I removed four wormgear clamps in favor of these heat shrink clamps. Helped clean up that area just a tad, though most won't notice.
GoodysGotaCuda, Those look way cool!!!
I haven't used them so I have to ask, what happens if you have them on, lets say, a radiator hose and you need to replace the thermostat housing gasket. Do you cut them off and replace with a new one?
Thinking ahead here, lol
Cheers!
Mickm
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GoodysGotaCuda, Those look way cool!!!
I haven't used them so I have to ask, what happens if you have them on, lets say, a radiator hose and you need to replace the thermostat housing gasket. Do you cut them off and replace with a new one?
Thinking ahead here, lol
Cheers!
Mickm
Yes sir, they are one use items. They aren't the cheapest items, but with all new components, I do not really need to work on much very often. They are perfect, however, for that situation shown, where clamps are being used within a segment of hose. There's an extremely good chance I'll never need to remove those ones shown.
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Crossed the 3,000mi mark today.
My father in law and I did a car cruise in Nocona, TX today. Car ran flawless for the 250mile trip today...despite the rain.
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Rain!!!!!!! So sorry to hear that, my biggest fear! Car looks great and you certainly took the time to think everything thru...
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Quote from: GoodysGotaCuda on May 03, 2018, 03:41:35 PM
Crossed the 3,000mi mark today.
My father in law and I did a car cruise in Nocona, TX today. Car ran flawless for the 250mile trip today...despite the rain.
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Rain!!!!!!! So sorry to hear that, my biggest fear! Car looks great and you certainly took the time to think everything thru...
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Why? It's just water.... These cars don't melt.....
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Quote from: GoodysGotaCuda on May 03, 2018, 03:41:35 PM
Crossed the 3,000mi mark today.
My father in law and I did a car cruise in Nocona, TX today. Car ran flawless for the 250mile trip today...despite the rain.
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Rain!!!!!!! So sorry to hear that, my biggest fear! Car looks great and you certainly took the time to think everything thru...
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Why? It's just water.... These cars don't melt.....
That picture brought on a cold sweat!!! Got caught in the rain once, took 8 hours to clean just the underneath....and up in the northeast there is always salt and left over liquid ice melt that comes out with summer rain...
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Quote from: GoodysGotaCuda on May 12, 2018, 08:08:21 PM
I removed four wormgear clamps in favor of these heat shrink clamps. Helped clean up that area just a tad, though most won't notice.
With the obvious major changes you have accomplished, all the myriad of small items required never get noticed.
The less small details noticed means you did good with them. When they stand out something is not right.
Mike.
:bricks: :Thud: :pokeeye: :soshelp: :help: :stop: :unbelievable: :)
I've been in dozens of downpours... If you drive them it happens..... Throw it up on a lift, garden sprayer with soap product, wait a few minutes & pressure wash... Then hit it with a leaf blower.......... Is it as clean underneath as it was over twenty years ago when I first restored its? No.. But I enjoy driving to much to worry about it....
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It's already been a year since I first drove my Cuda to work, which was as soon as it was running well enough. I'm up to 3,700mi on it and have car events lined up for the next 3 weekends [emoji106][emoji106]
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Awsome! :banana:
Banana for the yellow of course
I like the fact that you drive it quite a bit.
Recently took some family photos with the car, it's been in my stable for about 14 years now. :burnout:
My Wife and I dated in the car when I daily drove it out in Vegas...without a/c :stop:
Mine also was my DD and actually drove it to Vegas to get married. No a/c...
Glad to see you improve it as you have.
snapped a couple of photos yesterday. :takepicture:
Haven't updated this in a little while. I ended up toasting the differential about 3 weeks ago, a spider gear came apart on me. Naturally, this is the ONE part I didn't recently rebuild on the car. It ran just fine when I took the car off the road, so I stuck it back in there. I also found that the previous gear installer didn't size the ring gear bolts properly and nearly all of them sheared off upon removal. The shoulder bottomed out on the diff case....somewhat amazing it didn't self destruct in 15 years it's been installed in my car.
Nevertheless, I have a new gearset for the SureGrip from Dr. Diff, clutch pack, crush sleeve eliminator [489 case], new bearings and I am moving from 3.91 to 3.73 gears. I also bought a Lube Locker reusable 3rd member gasket, $25 is a bit steep for it, but I am not a fan of scraping gasket and rtv off of these 8-3/4" diffs. Being under the car and all of the studs make it a real pain.
I've setup the pinion depth and will button up the 3rd member tomorrow. I hope to drive it this weekend!
I designed up a 3rd member holder, which has been working out pretty decent. If anyone needs the .dxf file for it, let me know.
:burnout: [No <- for 500miles!]
Mopar Connection write-up :ebay:
http://moparconnectionmagazine.com/goodysgotacuda-mike-goodmans-1972-plymouth-g3-hemi-cuda/
Nice! :clapping:
Quote from: GoodysGotaCuda on January 30, 2019, 04:17:42 AM
Mopar Connection write-up :ebay:
http://moparconnectionmagazine.com/goodysgotacuda-mike-goodmans-1972-plymouth-g3-hemi-cuda/
Cool write up :bigthumb: ... You've come a long way :perfect10:
Nice right up Mike! :clapping: What made you decide to go from 3:91 to 3:73? What are the pro's/cons? Just asking as I have to decide what gear to pick for my Javelin project. Leaning towards 3:73 also ( also with a t56)
Wow very nice. :banana:
Quote from: Brads70 on January 30, 2019, 05:12:58 AM
Nice right up Mike! :clapping: What made you decide to go from 3:91 to 3:73? What are the pro's/cons? Just asking as I have to decide what gear to pick for my Javelin project. Leaning towards 3:73 also ( also with a t56)
Looking to increase low speed traction some and dropping a couple of cruise rpm wouldn't hurt with the close ratio trans.
The difference is nearly unnoticeable, but it's in the right direction for what I'm after.
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Thanks for sharing. Its worth reading....
http://moparconnectionmagazine.com/goodysgotacuda-mike-goodmans-1972-plymouth-g3-hemi-cuda/
Not too much is going on, but the car is down for a couple of tweaks in preparation for car show season and Spring weather!
The power steering pump has been sent off to PSC for a warranty rebuild/replacement, I've chased a low whine since it was installed and was never able to clear it up. Hopefully the new/rebuilt pump will knock that out.
New tires have shipped! Regretfully, the tires on the car are way, way too old. Though, they've been stored inside, they're about a decade old. I've ordered some Nitto NT05s to replace them, they should be on next week...hopefully about the time the pump gets back in.
Outside of that, I've swapped gear oil in the diff, it should be good-to-go. Also, I'll be quoting some clear ceramic tint for all of the glass. I expect that to be a major upgrade in hot weather passenger comfort as it cuts 99% of UV ray and ~40% of infrared heat coming through the glass. With that, the a/c should be more efficient AND it keeps UV rays off of my dash, seats and interior!
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Finally! My old tires are like stones, from spring 2007!
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" Baby needs new shoes" :burnout: You should notice a big difference in grip! :bradsthumb:
Nice!
Less of this now :burnout:
With a speed rating of 168mph, let's see ya get there!!!
I'm bummed I have to move towards an 18" rim but there are little choices left.
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With a speed rating of 168mph, let's see ya get there!!!
I'm bummed I have to move towards an 18" rim but there are little choices left.
:bricks:
That would be the top of 5th [out of 6]! :soshelp:
I think the speedo high score [gps] quits counting at 120, but the ECU will log higher! ...though, I don't think I'll be doing anything like that anytime soon!
Tires will get mounted tomorrow, but I have one more trick up my sleeve to try on these new tires. It'll be a pretty decent change to the aesthetics of the car, that should be done by the weekend. :bricks:
New power steering pump is in and bled. :stayinlane:
Lettering?
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Touched up the alignment. The new front tires are a full 1" taller than my previous tire.
255/50/17
295/45/18
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Adding letters to these new tires. Hoping to get some good pictures this weekend.
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Hmmm a little grease to squish those in there👍
I dig it. Looks like a real life size hot wheels. :bradsthumb:
Quote from: Cudakiller70 on February 19, 2019, 07:24:06 PM
Hmmm a little grease to squish those in there👍
No grease, same size I have run on the car for about 10 years :stayinlane: They're just a hair wider than the last set, though the same size.
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Out and about!
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Cut this out on the vinyl cutter as just a play on fender tag location.
I'm on the fence on if it should stay or change it up someway.
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Love it!
I also like the fender tag.
Nice! The only thing better would be to have an actual repro trim tag made with similar text as the "option" codes.
Great idea and good conversation starter
Rather than Owner maybe Goodman Engineering.... :ohyeah:
Thanks for the feedback, I think I'll leave it on there for the time being. :cheers:
That tag looks great really fits.
Are you driving to Carlisle this year?
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That tag looks great really fits.
Are you driving to Carlisle this year?
Thanks!
Unfortunately we will not be driving the cars that far, because of timing/vacation time more than anything. We'll be flying up and visiting the event for the first time. :banana:
Ok great! You guys are going to really enjoy it, hope to see you around and say hi :cheers:
Made up a new license plate frame, decided to try to make something with a little bit of a retro feel. My last name is Goodman.
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I was just in Sherman, Texas last week....looks cool.
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Working to get rid of my hot air intake. This project has been on the back burner for awhile now.
My current intake works okay, but my intake temps run anywhere from 15°-30° hotter than ambient air during highway cruise. Not good for power.
This box is intended to seal to the bottom of the closed hood, like some current Dodges do. The intent is to pull air from an existing scoop at the grille perforations and a botched hood seal at the radiator support.
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Working to get rid of my hot air intake. This project has been on the back burner for awhile now.
My current intake works okay, but my intake temps run anywhere from 15°-30° hotter than ambient air during highway cruise. Not good for power.
This box is intended to seal to the bottom of the closed hood, like some current Dodges do. The intent is to pull air from an existing scoop at the grille perforations and a botched hood seal at the radiator support.
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Similar theme I am planning with my turbo inlets.
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