Deadline to 2024. The 73 Cuda will be done.

[anlauto]

That's not unreasonable, although shipping from Alberta to here may be more $$$ Do you know if the "snout" of the center section has the mounting bosses for the factory pinion snubber, or is it just smooth....
Sorry for all the questions...

[Swamp Donkey]

No pinion snubber area on my particular Dana 60 housing.  I wonder what issues that's going to cause. Haha


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[anlauto]

Thanks for checking 

[Swamp Donkey]

My very first Amazon purchase for my car.  Yukon Dana 60 diff cover.  216 Canadian with free shipping!  First time I did not get murdered with shipping, duty, exchange, brokerage fees etc. haha


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[Swamp Donkey]

Got some more bits and pieces in.  Bunch of QA1 stuff like shocks,  k-member, strut bars, lower control arms, an e-stop, and some Hotchkis upper control arms.  Lots of parts packed into my wife's CRV!

[Swamp Donkey]

Lower control arms look nice.

[anlauto]

Parts in the back are worth more then the whole CRV

[Swamp Donkey]

I've been busy working on my car.  Bodywork is almost done.  USCARTOOLS stage 2 kit is in.  Mocking up the motor.  Moved the vintage air like the guru Alan G!  Have tons of parts ready to go and start assembling.  Built a temporary paint booth.  Tons of stuff going on.  I should be updating more on here.  But I have been led astray by documenting everything on Instagram. Haha

[nsmall]

Been waiting for this build.  You are getting down and not screwing around.  Love it.

[YellowThumper]

Great update!

[Swamp Donkey]

Por 15 inside the cowl.  Spent like 3 hrs getting every crook and cranny I could reach and contort my hands into.  This stuff does not come off!  I don't think my wrist will rust anytime soon. 

[dodj]

yup...sandpaper will get it off. That's what I did....but I wasn't as sloppy as you.......

[Swamp Donkey]

dodj, I really did try and stay clean.  But I cut pretty much the whole handle off a 1" wide paintbrush.  That way it was short enough to get everywhere.  But yeah, I guess I'm a little messy. 

[Swamp Donkey]

Drilled and tapped and have some bolts cut off to be tack welded in permanently for the E-Stopp.  I'll have to remember to put my torsion bar in first! Stuck to the USCartools subframe connector. 

[Swamp Donkey]

Got some color laid down on the Cuda.  Endura on the underside, engine compartment, wheel wells, cab of car, inside of trunk etc. Base/clear coat for the rest of the car.  This color looks amazing 🤩 in the natural sunlight.  At least to me!   I just realized that I only have video of the color of my car.  I'll post some pictures of the color tomorrow.  The iPhone pictures don't really do it justice anyway.