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Offline jimynick

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Re: What are you doing with your ebody this weekend?
« Reply #3090 on: October 20, 2015 - 11:13:42 PM »
Man, I'm suffering from hemi envy reading the previous posts. As for me, I finally got some epoxy on the interior and trunk areas and have called my paint supply buddy and ordered some single stage black to blow some colour on those parts so I can mount the doors and fenders/hood and see where I'm at in terms of the sheet metal fitting. I'm sure that'll be fun, but at least it's incremental progress.  :cheers:




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Re: What are you doing with your ebody this weekend?
« Reply #3091 on: October 21, 2015 - 01:33:29 PM »

Started it!!! Woot!

Now I just have to fix the small problems and get going on the interior to finish her off.

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Re: What are you doing with your ebody this weekend?
« Reply #3092 on: October 21, 2015 - 06:38:19 PM »
Had someone come to look at buying her

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Re: What are you doing with your ebody this weekend?
« Reply #3093 on: October 25, 2015 - 10:05:54 PM »
Earlier this week, I got my Cuda out of Jail.

Long story short...
Jetting and the way my car was running before, wasn't cutting it.

Roger at RST Automotive tweaked it and she runs killer now.

So on Saturday, Maria (my better half) & I met up with Dave and his 70 Cuda and we took them both out for a long cruise towards Gilroy.
 
Maria is a changed woman now.
When I was buying parts and spending all my week-ends working on it; I would get hell later on.  :bricks1:

She is a totally changed woman now that sees the light. (God sending light down icon)   :lol:
We're still talking about how much fun it was with Dave this week-end.

She understands now why I did what I did and what it does.   :cheers:



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Re: What are you doing with your ebody this weekend?
« Reply #3094 on: October 25, 2015 - 10:15:37 PM »
Took the  Challenger out for a late season run. Went to check twalker's Cuda restoration. Cool, cool car!  :drool: He's done a lot of really great work. Then I took him for a ride just so he wouldn't loose motivation.  :burnout:   :lol: I hope he survives the winter. He wants his car on the road so bad it oozes out of him. Good spending time with you Tom.  :cheers:
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Re: What are you doing with your ebody this weekend?
« Reply #3095 on: October 26, 2015 - 08:42:29 AM »
What am I doing on my car? The only work I can on my car this long winter is in my mind. Since I don't have room in my garage to keep the car here over the winter I need to store it. I need to either move to a warmer climate or to a house with a bigger garage. Until either of those happen I'll just be reading, with envy, about the fun you guys will be having over the winter. :-\   

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Re: What are you doing with your ebody this weekend?
« Reply #3096 on: October 27, 2015 - 09:37:59 PM »
Earlier this week, I got my Cuda out of Jail.

Long story short...
Jetting and the way my car was running before, wasn't cutting it.

Roger at RST Automotive tweaked it and she runs killer now.

So on Saturday, Maria (my better half) & I met up with Dave and his 70 Cuda and we took them both out for a long cruise towards Gilroy.
 
Maria is a changed woman now.
When I was buying parts and spending all my week-ends working on it; I would get hell later on.  :bricks1:

She is a totally changed woman now that sees the light. (God sending light down icon)   :lol:
We're still talking about how much fun it was with Dave this week-end.

She understands now why I did what I did and what it does.   :cheers:

Congrats to you! You have done it! :jumping:
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Re: What are you doing with your ebody this weekend?
« Reply #3097 on: November 01, 2015 - 07:00:59 AM »
Installed Porsche 996 seat in the Challenger this weekend.
Mechanic seat rise /tilt, and electric back angle adjust
A fairly easy modification to the seat bracket was needed....
How do you like them ?
Hmmm.... should I even consider keeping the gray color,...and change color on rear seats ??

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Re: What are you doing with your ebody this weekend?
« Reply #3098 on: November 01, 2015 - 03:10:56 PM »
Nice, I like the seats, good job
Greg

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Re: What are you doing with your ebody this weekend?
« Reply #3099 on: November 01, 2015 - 03:16:23 PM »
when I bought my Cuda it had two huge dents in the face of the dash pad that have driven me nuts, like a pimple on the end of your nose, everytime I get into the car or show someone the car they are right there, well, i pulled the dash pad only out of the car and 30 sec with a light tap on the back of the dents with a small dead blow hammer, done, very very happy, it also let me look along the body work under the windshield for signs of rust etc, up into the A pillars and so on, all very good and clean, am very happy. And its the original dash pad, so pleased the original owners took some care with this car, no cracks, still soft and pliable
before and after shots.

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Re: What are you doing with your ebody this weekend?
« Reply #3100 on: November 01, 2015 - 03:18:05 PM »
staring at mine (both of them) trying to figure out how to get the D700 out of my shop so I can get back to the Cuda.
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Re: What are you doing with your ebody this weekend?
« Reply #3101 on: November 01, 2015 - 03:19:41 PM »
Damn Greg, when you say "big ass dents" you weren't kidding. post a better picture of the dent; from that pic it looks massive.
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05 Hemi Durango, 01 Ram 4x4, 14 Ram 2500 4X4, 10 PCP Challenger 6 spd RT, 01 Viper GTS ACR, 52 B3B w/330 Desoto Hemi, 70 Hemi RR (under const)
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9 x Challengers. AAR Cuda, 4 RR, 2 GTX, 4 Chargers, etc... (too many to list)

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Re: What are you doing with your ebody this weekend?
« Reply #3102 on: November 01, 2015 - 03:32:37 PM »
I took out the Hemi "yellow" trans mount and put in a Polyurathane Trans mount in from Mancini's.
It seemed to raise the back up a little more making the Shaker bubble sit higher like it's supposed to.
Mike, Fremont, CA.


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Re: What are you doing with your ebody this weekend?
« Reply #3103 on: November 01, 2015 - 03:39:47 PM »
Damn Greg, when you say "big ass dents" you weren't kidding. post a better picture of the dent; from that pic it looks massive.

I dont know that I have any other photo's of it, but yes they where two big depressions probably 4" each, like I said they were a horible reminder every time I got in the car, so glad they came out easily
Greg

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Re: What are you doing with your ebody this weekend?
« Reply #3104 on: November 01, 2015 - 03:42:05 PM »

Dropping the oil from the first startup and seeing what I see....

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