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Offline schtick

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Waiting for winter to end.
« on: February 08, 2014 - 10:33:17 AM »
Got to get a heater for the garage.

John in CT.





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Re: Waiting for winter to end.
« Reply #1 on: February 08, 2014 - 10:36:22 AM »
Forgot the pictures

John in CT.


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Re: Waiting for winter to end.
« Reply #2 on: February 08, 2014 - 10:44:47 AM »
Very nice Cuda, welcome to the site.
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Re: Waiting for winter to end.
« Reply #3 on: February 08, 2014 - 11:34:13 AM »
Those small propane salamander heaters work pretty good . . . . Not sure I could wait for winter to end if I had that beautiful cuda!   :grinno:

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Re: Waiting for winter to end.
« Reply #4 on: February 08, 2014 - 12:22:51 PM »
I work on it every free second I can. But its cold! Just got my correct brake booster back from rebuilding by Dewey. Center carb needed some work so got to reinstall that. Notice the puddle? Power steering started leaking all of a sudden. I'm thinking seals are shot and  when they cooled down they shrunk. John

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Re: Waiting for winter to end.
« Reply #5 on: February 08, 2014 - 12:32:07 PM »
 :droolingbounce:  :wow:  :bananasmi

John, your car is SWEET!  and very close to what mine will look like when I get done, minus the shaker hood, nime will remain a flat hood.

Yes, working in a cold garage sucks.  I use a 5 gallon propane heater with a double burner works pretty well at keeping it warm.

Post some more pictures when you get a chance.



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I got the 1970 Cuda, but still need the hot blonde to ride shotgun!

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Current ride - 1970 Barracuda 440-6 4 sp Dana 60  (4:10)

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Re: Waiting for winter to end.
« Reply #6 on: February 08, 2014 - 12:55:31 PM »
Not sure I could wait for winter to end if I had that beautiful cuda!   :grinno:
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That is a sharp lookin Cuda.  :ylsuper: :burnout: :cheers:
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Re: Waiting for winter to end.
« Reply #7 on: February 08, 2014 - 01:32:31 PM »
If you use a propane heater aren't you worried about carbon monoxide?. I used a propane heater for a couple of years and it would take the chill off the air but didn't do much for that cold ass concrete floor!

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Re: Waiting for winter to end.
« Reply #8 on: February 08, 2014 - 02:12:36 PM »
Is that an E30 in one of those shots? :)

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Re: Waiting for winter to end.
« Reply #9 on: February 08, 2014 - 02:19:15 PM »
I hear ya!!  I am so tired of this winter.

I was out in the garage for 2.5 hours last night in -16 degree weather (that's 3 degrees for our US friends) building a workbench.

I froze my butt off!!! At least I was out of the wind, cause the wind chill was a heck of a lot colder.

I am hoping it warms up soon so I can get a few things done on my cuda.

Nice cuda btw!!

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Re: Waiting for winter to end.
« Reply #10 on: February 08, 2014 - 02:34:32 PM »
More pics. Last one is my son that helped with the resto on startup day. Got to teach the young ones. John

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Re: Waiting for winter to end.
« Reply #11 on: February 08, 2014 - 02:37:04 PM »
Yes! That's an e30. 88 325ix. Daily driver for the last 10 years. Deal with my wife is Cuda means no car payments. I'm not complaining.

John in CT.


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Re: Waiting for winter to end.
« Reply #12 on: February 08, 2014 - 02:58:56 PM »
John,
That's pretty cool your son getting involved with the Cuda.
And thanks for posting more pics.  :ylsuper:

I'm waiting on warmer weather too to work on the cuda. Been below the freezing mark here all week with snow/ice on the ground. Last two weeks its been a mess actually.  :villagers:

So can you give us some history on your cuda? What you've done to it and such?

Thanks for posting/sharing.

Tom
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Re: Waiting for winter to end.
« Reply #13 on: February 08, 2014 - 03:19:01 PM »

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Re: Waiting for winter to end.
« Reply #14 on: February 08, 2014 - 03:43:02 PM »
Car is a numbers matching U-Code. Original engine, 4 speed, Dana w/3:54. Original owner, that I'm in contact with, added six-barrel (from a 69 road Runner, so aluminum intake) as well as shaker from his friends V-code that was wrecked in 1978. So, shaker and six-barrel have been there since 1978. PO gave me the original intake, AVS carb and air cleaner. But I chose to keep it as is for now. Too much fun. That's why my license plate is U-CODE. Don't want to mislead anyone. Besides that and the red stripe it is as delivered. 77,000 miles. I restored entire inteirior, drive train and electric. Everything except paint. That was done in 1999. Looks good though. I bought this car in November 2013. It took water to the floor boards in Hurricane Sandy. So I rescued it. The Previous owner was a friend that I sold my Tx9 71 383 to in 2001. He called the day after the storm, said he's too tired and depressed to restore it and had NO insurance. I basically jumped out of my chair, got a flat bed, took it home and stripped every nut, bolt, wire and body part that could be removed and carefully cleaned, restored and reassembled everything in one year. About 500 hours. Most educational and fun process I ever under took. The key was getting and stripping it quickly. John

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