LedPhoot's '73 Cuda (she’s alive)

[Chryco Psycho]

Trunk used a different key , there is a fix for that also , I recall the Caravan back door lock used the ign key but will not fit the Cuda with the offset lock  .
you can at least have the doors & ign on one key 

[1 Wild R/T]

The area ahead of the tank is tight, I could bring my car by & let you look at what I did but I'm catching a flight in the morning... If next weekend works for ya LMK....

[ledphoot]

Would love to meet you and have a look at your ride. Next weekend is perfect. I believe we have each other's numbers but will message you like just in case.

[ledphoot]

Trunk used a different key , there is a fix for that also , I recall the Caravan back door lock used the ign key but will not fit the Cuda with the offset lock  .
you can at least have the doors & ign on one key 

Good to know. I will probably use electronic actuators etc anyway so the doors matching is good enough.

Thanks again for the awesome solution.

[Chryco Psycho]

Glad to help 

[ledphoot]

Decided to take some things apart to be able to do a better job on the firewall / vintage air install...

Fun day laying dynamat etc. I am certain the floor is solid so we are proceeding...

[ledphoot]

and does anybody else think the vintage air firewall adapter plate is cheesy as hell? I'd pay more for something a bit better sorted out that this thing.. LoL.

[JpRngr]

and does anybody else think the vintage air firewall adapter plate is cheesy as hell? I'd pay more for something a bit better sorted out that this thing.. LoL.

Yeah, I welded up the hole and am running an adapter that has the hoses coming out in line with each other.

[RUNCHARGER]

We sell Billet Specialties stuff at work to work with the Vintage Air stuff. Most of it is geared to Hot Rods/GM types.

[YellowThumper]

You are not alone.
With the other car makes the bays are usually black. Cheesy blends in. But with car color bays it stands out like a sore thumb.

[ledphoot]

Hindsight is a real pain...

There are a number of things I would have done differently with this car had I been involved from the beginning.. 1) I would not have painted the car F8 Green, I love the color, BUT, this was an A5 Silver Frost car and I would have painted it the original color. 2) I would have kept all the little bits and pieces together and not let them get lost at the body shop. 3) The floor would have been cleaned / stripped / painted rather than covered in POR15. I have a little bit of regret doing up the car the way I have, when you consider how few '73 340 4-speed Cuda's with AC were produced. A5 Silver / White interior.. What a cool combo of a car, unfortunately I do not have the stomach to recolor the car back and I am too far down the path I am on to go back towards stock.

So she is what she is.. My Siq-Fish...

[Chryco Psycho]

It would be killer in A5 

[ledphoot]

It would be killer in A5 

Yeah I remember what it looked like in that color... My brother has a thing for green so when he got the body / paint done he decided to color change it to F8... I decided to decode the fender tag the other night and of course it showed the color so I looked at pictures and was like DAMN IT! That car looks sharp in Silver Frost... If I ever go through the car AGAIN, I will probably Color Change it back.. but that will have to wait, I want to drive it, no wait another year or two to get it back together.

This is a pic of one with a black vinyl top that I think looks sharp.. My fender tag shows A5 / A5, so all silver, no vinyl.

[RUNCHARGER]

I'd leave it for now as well. Get some enjoyment out of it.

[Chryco Psycho]

Wow I would be very tempted to respray it !!