Okay, I thinks its about time I finally introduced myself and start a build thread for my car. My name is Tyler, I'm 30 years old and live in Salt Lake City, Ut. I've been a long time lurker, but haven't posted much since I haven't done much to my car since I've owned it. About three years ago my dad, who is a huge mopar guy, had a local friend call him looking to sell his car due to some financial issues. I already had a 70 barracuda at the time, but it was literally a shell of a car on blocks. The seller was very motivated and was practically giving it away, so we went ahead and worked out a deal on the car figuring I could just sell my old cuda project and start working on this. The story goes that the previous owner bought and restored the car sometime back in the 80s. During the restoration the po added a Dana 60 with hemi springs, a 440, and a couple other odds and ends. Overall it looked to be a solid restoration. The previous owner had a drag car at the same time and managed to blow the motor in it, so he decided to pull the motor and trans out of the cuda and put it in the drag car. The car was then placed in a storage unit until about 2010 when he just couldn't afford to keep it any more which I where I came in.
The car is very solid and 100 percent complete other than the motor and trans. It is a factory gran coupe, but the owner lost the fender tag so I'm to exactly sure how the car was optioned from the factory. I have not yet looked for the build sheet, but since the interior has been redone I have little hope of finding it. As it sits it is a white on white auto car with a center console and an automatic. The tail panel was painted white, the grill was painted black as was the trunk and the engine compartment.
Some day I may turn it into a cuda clone, but for now it is in nice enough shape that I will turn it into a nice driver. I had a 440 already being built for my old cuda, so I plan to just put it in this car. So far we pulled the Dana in favor of a shortened 8 3/4, added 11" rear drums, and new brake lines all around. While I am finishing putting the motor together, I am going to take it to the paint shop for a little work.
1. I'm adding a bulge hood instead of the flat hood, so that needs to be painted.
2. I'm spraying the engine compartment white again
3. I'm adding a rear valance with exhaust cut outs, so that needs to be painted.
I'd like to spray the grill argent again, and I'm still trying to decide if I want the tail panel argent or black. Il be adding a black hockey stripe, 15 ralleye wheels, a ralleye dash, and be getting rid of the white interior for something a little more interesting. Sadly I don't have many pictures so far of the car, but I promise to do better going forward. Comments and suggestions are greatly appreciated. Luckily my dad has been working on Mopars for years, I'd never be able to complete this thing with out is knowledge and parts stash.
