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Offline cuda340shaker

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My projects
« on: April 01, 2006 - 10:03:24 PM »
A couple of the '70 Cuda...









and a couple of the '73....











Offline Cuda Cody

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Re: My projects
« Reply #1 on: April 01, 2006 - 11:31:41 PM »
Looks good!
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Offline cuda340shaker

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Re: My projects
« Reply #2 on: April 02, 2006 - 12:16:41 AM »
Thanks! :bigsmile:

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« Reply #3 on: April 02, 2006 - 01:14:57 AM »
Looking sweet, seems to be nice starts to build on
Can you give us some details and what plan do you have for them
Btw welcome to C-C.com ,I`m sure you`ll enjoy this site great people and a lot to read

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Re: My projects
« Reply #4 on: April 02, 2006 - 09:36:59 AM »
Looking sweet, seems to be nice starts to build on
Can you give us some details and what plan do you have for them
Btw welcome to C-C.com ,I`m sure you`ll enjoy this site great people and a lot to read

Hmmm...lol.
 My main goal for now is to get them ready for paint. The 70's body is in much better condition than the 73's. The '73 had a vinyl top and now the poor roof is full of holes, so I'm trying to figure out how to fix it without having to sell my house to do so. I'm also trying to figure out what color to paint it...Thats why it has the experimental hemi orange fender and quarter, but I might paint it white.It has a brand new LA360 crate motor with a mild cam that's ready to be dropped in, just need a rebuilt tranny now. Hopefully the car will be running by the end of July.

As for the '70, it's a BS23HOB car, originally painted Y-3, column shifter,stripe delete,  bench seat ,A/C, manual steering and brakes. Musta been a blast to drive!The #'s matching 340 has been machined, it has Arias pistons, Scat H-beam rods, a solid lifter cam with .586 lift, and I'm debating on W-2 or Edelbrock heads...The front rims are 18x8's and the rears are 18x9 1/2 Billet Specialties. I'll be swapping the drum brakes for discs. I'll be selling the 'glass shaker hood and going with an AAR hood instead because I'm gonna need the extra clearance for the carb. I was gonna put a 5-speed in her, but I might put a t-flite back in. At some point there was a 4-speed, the pedals are in there and the tranny tunnel is hacked up. I don't know what color to paint this one either as I'm not too fond of the original color. I'm gonna take my time on this one, this is the first one I bought, so it's my first love. I bought the '73 from my brother, who fell in love with mine...and lost interest in his...


Thanks for the kind welcome, I've actually been here for  a while...I just don't say too much so I'm still a newbie. LOL

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« Reply #5 on: April 02, 2006 - 10:12:15 AM »
Yep, rule # 1: check the profile before any  :newbie: welcome  :lol:

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Re: My projects
« Reply #6 on: April 02, 2006 - 10:31:40 AM »
Yep, rule # 1: check the profile before any  :newbie: welcome  :lol:


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« Reply #7 on: April 02, 2006 - 06:59:44 PM »
Looks like a great project!! I really need to get me one of those...
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« Reply #8 on: April 03, 2006 - 02:17:52 AM »
Hi, looks good! What backspacing do you have? 9.5" is a quite a lot if you are using origal e-body rear end. Tire size?
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Plymouth PPR Cuda 1970 489 cid
Plymouth GTX 1970 RS23V0E


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« Reply #9 on: April 03, 2006 - 03:05:50 AM »
Great looking project. :drool:. Look like got yourself a Trans-Am too. / Hans

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« Reply #10 on: April 03, 2006 - 07:02:48 AM »
I really dig the wheels on the '70! I love the modern/classic look. I can't wait to get my own.

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Re: My projects
« Reply #11 on: April 03, 2006 - 09:48:10 AM »
Nice project cars. I would love to have either one in my garage as my project 70 Cuda is almost completed and I will be needing another Mopar to keep me busy.


70 Plymouth Cuda 340 4-speed
71 Dodge Challenger RT 340 automatic
1973 Dodge Challenger 360 automatic EFI
2002 Harley Davidson Dyna Wide Glide
2003 Dodge Stratus RT coupe
2009 Challenger RT Classic B5 Blue
2014 Ram Express 5.7 Hemi 4X4

Offline cuda340shaker

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Re: My projects
« Reply #12 on: April 03, 2006 - 06:53:01 PM »
Great looking project. :drool:. Look like got yourself a Trans-Am too. / Hans


Thanks. Yeah, I have a Trans-Am. It's a '75 thats pretty much totaled. The whole front end is gone and the 1/4 panel and drivers door are smashed in pretty good too. The motor and tranny have been sold, so I'm gonna put the disc brakes on my '69 Cutlass as well as some other parts, then I'm gonna sell the leftovers on ebay and craigslist. I HATE stripping old muscle cars, but sometimes you have to so you can keep other ones on the road.

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« Reply #13 on: April 03, 2006 - 06:53:12 PM »
Cuda340shaker, your projects look great!!!! :thumbsup:  That '70 'Cuda is going to look so cool! :drool: :drool: :grinyes:
1973 Dodge Challenger......................The ongoing project. (00/----\00)
1991 Dodge Stealth R/T Twin-Turbo....The sunny day cruiser (RTBoost)
1990 Toyota Celica GT Liftback...........The new daily & winter driver.
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« Reply #14 on: April 03, 2006 - 07:08:46 PM »
Lookin good!   Great to see progress being made.  Keep it up and keep us posted....