73 GB5 Cuda Restoration

[Surfmichaels]

Very Nice so far!!  Who fabbed your roll cage, and where did you tie in the rear mounts? At the package tray, or do they go on through to the trunk floor?  It's gonna look great when done!   

I've been lucky to work with a guy called Eddie Paul who is an amazing custom builder, I selected the short rear arms because the bar is mainly for stiffness and u can always add bars in the trunk for extra support.this pic shows the lower cross bar where the rear seats would go, the upper bar is bolt in... I'm really happy with the nascar bars...


One more fun pic is the gear lever setup from passon...

[EB3-GranCoupe]

One more fun pic is the gear lever setup from passon...

I can dig that! with your set-up, it is a natural choice.

[70chall440]

No pistol grip 

[Surfmichaels]

No pistol grip 

I chose the shifter to align closer to dan gurneys trans am car. I also have a dan gurney for president sticker for the bumper....

[70chall440]

 

[EB3-GranCoupe]

...align closer to dan gurneys trans am car.

And your door panels too!  Very nice touch!  I am impressed even more!

[Surfmichaels]

And your door panels too!  Very nice touch!  I am impressed even more!

I wish, my car wont have any panels or door cards at least not yet, that picture is of gurneys trans am cuda. Very hard to find interior photos.

[Challenger in NC]

What transmission did you get from Passon?

[Surfmichaels]

What transmission did you get from Passon?

I ordered a full 4 speed conversion, but the trans specific item was a 23 spline a833 road race prepped 2.47 ratio unit. I'm not exactly sure of what the road race prep entails but I do remember Jamie mentioning that he selected the gears for the heavier duty activity.

[Challenger in NC]

I ordered a full 4 speed conversion, but the trans specific item was a 23 spline a833 road race prepped 2.47 ratio unit. I'm not exactly sure of what the road race prep entails but I do remember Jamie mentioning that he selected the gears for the heavier duty activity.

Very nice. I ordered a conversion kit last year. Wish I went with the 5 speed but the extra 2K or so was needed for other areas of the car.

[EB3-GranCoupe]

that picture is of gurneys trans am cuda

Dang!  No wonder I was impressed!   

But it is a look you might want to consider!

[Surfmichaels]

Minor updates ...
Bought rear drum refresh kit from dr diff.

Bought race disc brake kit from all time racing, should be here in the next 2 weeks

Custom gauge face bolted into the horrible panel that came in the car....

Almost done with my realigned bumper brackets, a lot of cutting and hammering to get a 73 bracket lined up with the 71 grill..






 

[70chall440]

 

[anlauto]

Does the after market disc brakes bolt on the back of the spindle ? If not, and they bolt on like the factory, then your spindles are on backwards

[Surfmichaels]

Does the after market disc brakes bolt on the back of the spindle ? If not, and they bolt on like the factory, then your spindles are on backwards

Oops, didn't pay any attention to right sides yet, thanks. Luckily the guy I bought the brakes from offered to help me install so I'll have some help that actually knows what they are doing.

I like to bolt up what I can to avoid losing parts. The more I can keep things assembled the better.