Why would anyone do this??

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Offline 71GTX

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Why would anyone do this??
« on: October 26, 2005 - 10:51:32 PM »
Nice lookin car, but.....


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70 Cuda convertible 340 4 speed (project)
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Re: Why would anyone do this??
« Reply #1 on: October 26, 2005 - 10:53:15 PM »
do what?
you mean the 71 gills in a 70?

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Re: Why would anyone do this??
« Reply #2 on: October 26, 2005 - 10:56:02 PM »
Aye Captain!
69 RoadRunner (clone)
70 Cuda 383 4 speed (project) one of the first few off the line at Hamtramck with a 1017XX VIN
70 Cuda convertible 340 4 speed (project)
70 Barracuda (project)
71 GTX 440 4 speed (project)
72 Cuda 340 3 speed (project)
3 Harleys
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Offline b5blueaar

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Re: Why would anyone do this??
« Reply #3 on: October 26, 2005 - 11:08:03 PM »
I been thinkin about putting gills in my 74

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Re: Why would anyone do this??
« Reply #4 on: October 26, 2005 - 11:34:00 PM »
I see nothing wrong with it.  Kinda fits the car.  Not as much as with a 71 grill, but still, it fits.

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Re: Why would anyone do this??
« Reply #5 on: October 26, 2005 - 11:34:49 PM »
I agree the gills don't look quite right on a '70.  They have that sort of thin looking grille while the '71 grille matches the gills perfectly.

I don't think the gills would look bad on a '74 though

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Re: Why would anyone do this??
« Reply #6 on: October 26, 2005 - 11:37:39 PM »
Nah

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Re: Why would anyone do this??
« Reply #7 on: October 27, 2005 - 04:48:10 AM »
Lemon,

I don't think they look bad, but without the big toothy "teeth" style grill, it doesn't have the complete Cuda feel to it. 

Just my 2 cents,

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Re: Why would anyone do this??
« Reply #8 on: October 27, 2005 - 06:48:56 AM »
It doesn`t look too bad but I prefer either the clean lines of the `70 or the aggressive look of the `71,not the combination of the two.
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Re: Why would anyone do this??
« Reply #9 on: October 27, 2005 - 07:18:51 AM »
It doesn`t look too bad but I prefer either the clean lines of the `70 or the aggressive look of the `71,not the combination of the two.

I agree! That might have been done quite some time ago, when these cars were just used cars.
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Re: Why would anyone do this??
« Reply #10 on: October 27, 2005 - 07:26:22 AM »
I agree gills look nicer on a 71, but they aren't that bad on a 70 either

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Re: Why would anyone do this??
« Reply #11 on: October 27, 2005 - 08:04:00 AM »
it's just me.....I didn't think that a gilled 70 Cuda looked right.
69 RoadRunner (clone)
70 Cuda 383 4 speed (project) one of the first few off the line at Hamtramck with a 1017XX VIN
70 Cuda convertible 340 4 speed (project)
70 Barracuda (project)
71 GTX 440 4 speed (project)
72 Cuda 340 3 speed (project)
3 Harleys
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Re: Why would anyone do this??
« Reply #12 on: October 27, 2005 - 08:23:32 AM »
Burpin says Cudas = Gills = Girls = woohoo

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Re: Why would anyone do this??
« Reply #13 on: October 27, 2005 - 08:32:02 AM »
Burpin says Cudas = Gills = Girls = woohoo

LMAO!!! u got a point there though.. hmmmm...
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Re: Why would anyone do this??
« Reply #14 on: October 27, 2005 - 09:18:02 AM »
Here's a wierd question:  Do you think that a late production '70 'Cuda could've come with the '71 'Cuda gilled fenders so that it looks like that?
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