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[CudaA39]

Hi all, my name is Mike and I'm from Moon, Pa.  I'm have a 71' Cuda Gran Coup that is at the very beginning stages of a build.  I've been a fairly active member of moparts under a different name (A39Coronet) since I raced my 67' Dodge Coronet.

We purchased the Cuda in 1995/1996 when I was 7 as a running car that had been repainted Plum Crazy (Originally a lime green car) and needed a lot of work.  It was originally a 318 AC car but had a 383 4bbl w/AC when purchased.  The car was torn down to nothing, went to body shop jail for an extended period of time, and then fell victim to a divorce.  When I graduated from college in 2010, I bought it from my mom as a graduation gift to myself with no immediate plans since I was building and drag racing the Coronet in my spare time.

In July of this year I sold the Coronet to a new home and decided to focus my attention on the Cuda.  It'll be a Gen 3 Hemi powered car I plan to race heavily but also drive on the street.  Being that it's a bare shell and I am working out of boxes of parts, I figured it would be a good idea to join a dedicated forum to help with the build.

[Chryco Psycho]

Welcome to the site from Panama 
It is great that you will actually drive & race the car instead of being yet another trailer queen

[CudaA39]

Thanks!  We did the car shows with separate cars all through my childhood and while oem restorations at awesome, it's just not my style.  The car will appear very much stock, but I don't care to get into part numbers or concourse efforts of duplicating assembly line procedures.  It'll be a long road but like all on these forums it's what I enjoy.

I plan to race the car in big $ footbrake races and compete for an IHRA sportsman title.

[Brads70]

Welcome ! Sounds like a really fun project!

[blown motor]

Welcome to the site.

[Plumcrazzy]

  From North Central WV

[Cuda Cody]

Welcome to the forum!!! @CudaA39        There's a lot of guys on here that have done the Gen 3 mod and they seem to love it!

[CudaA39]

Thanks all!

Cody, you're actually the only person I've ever subscribed to on YouTube.  I found your steering column restoration videos last week and knew I'd be needing them for future reference.

[jimynick]

Welcome to the site from  and good luck with your conversion. You'll hear about posting pics, so I just thought I'd give you a heads up! 

[mopar thunder]

Welcome!  Sounds like a great project. Tell us moe on the specs of the engine and what your looking to run.

[Jay Bee]

   from Ontario 

[7E-Bodies]

Welcome from Illinois and please post lots about your ongoing process

[71-440]

 

Welcome aboard from Atlanta! Great project you're diving into!

[Spikedog08]

Welcome from Michigan!  Glad you signed up!   

[nsmall]

Welcome   Yeah, Cuda Cody is a legend.  Love that guy!