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Re: Kuda progress
« Reply #300 on: December 14, 2013 - 05:29:49 AM »
 :smilielol: Oh Aaron, you can not leave us hanging like that buddy............

We need details and an acceleration report on that Big Block Beast you built PLEASE :clapping:

I bet the Fuzzy Kiwi cops snap their necks when you do fly bys mate :burnout:
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Re: Kuda progress
« Reply #301 on: December 14, 2013 - 07:47:28 PM »
ha ha ok.

It's a fresh motor so I haven't been too hard on it, and it needs some tuning.
But roll on the throttle right and it pulls real hard. Not sure it's gonna be powerful enough though, but when are they, right?
It's lots of fun to drive, it's real stripped and looks badass.

I've got a little video that I'm currently editing, so I'll post it up when I get a chance.

Cheers!
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Re: Kuda progress
« Reply #302 on: December 28, 2013 - 06:39:55 PM »
shakedown

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Re: Kuda progress
« Reply #303 on: December 28, 2013 - 06:44:03 PM »
That would mess me up !( driving on the other side of the road!) :crazy:  Sure sounds great though! :2thumbs:
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Re: Kuda progress
« Reply #304 on: December 28, 2013 - 07:04:16 PM »
Old School!! And very cool....   :woo:
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Re: Kuda progress
« Reply #305 on: December 28, 2013 - 09:02:11 PM »
Thanks for the Shakedown! !

That was awesome!
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Re: Kuda progress
« Reply #306 on: December 29, 2013 - 02:53:31 PM »
Man that sounds wicked!  Great job Aaron.   :2thumbs:  What kind of exhaust system do you have?  :ylsuper:
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Re: Kuda progress
« Reply #307 on: December 30, 2013 - 12:26:32 AM »

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Re: Kuda progress
« Reply #308 on: December 31, 2013 - 02:57:38 PM »
Hey Aaron,, Happy New Year!!!!   :nzflag:

Looks like you got hot this month ...  Great work!!!

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Re: Kuda progress
« Reply #309 on: December 31, 2013 - 06:20:29 PM »
Cool video Aaron, i watched the other video also, as well as the engine run :2thumbs:
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Re: Kuda progress
« Reply #310 on: January 05, 2014 - 04:25:51 PM »
Cuda Startup


Playing around with my iphone, this is all shot and edited on the phone!

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Re: Kuda progress
« Reply #311 on: January 05, 2014 - 07:55:53 PM »

Love the sound when you kick over the motor.

What exhaust you running? My guess is flowmasters and 3" pipes all the way back.
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Re: Kuda progress
« Reply #312 on: January 05, 2014 - 09:31:32 PM »
 :bigsmile: :clapping: :2thumbs:   Sounds great! :woohoo:
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Re: Kuda progress
« Reply #313 on: January 06, 2014 - 03:14:56 AM »
For the little 'startup' phone video above the exhaust consists of the old 2.25" cheap mufflers the car had when I bought it.
I welded them onto flanges and bolted them directly to the headers. Probably pretty choked down, going from 3.5" collectors to 2.25" mufflers! But it still sounds good, and very loud.



For the 'shakedown' video the car had open headers, no exhaust.

As for when the the car is complete I have a nice 3.5" to 3" stainless exhaust I made with Magnaflow mufflers.




It's not on for this shakedown stage as it clashes with the reverse rod of the four speed (I was always going to make a custom rod as I don't like the way the stock one dangles down loosely) and because I need to finalise the angle of the drivetrain and weld on the stainless flanges for where the exhaust bolts to the headers.

Cheers!

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Re: Kuda progress
« Reply #314 on: January 06, 2014 - 06:34:44 AM »
You have got that exhaust tucked away nicely under their Aaron :2thumbs:
Does sound good too :clapping:
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1971 Barracuda   (O O {]{]{]|[}[}[} O O)
1970 Challenger  (O O [======R/T=] O O)
1971 Challenger  (O O ===== ===== O O)
I pay homage to the best Mopars ever built.