Will enjoy watching this build. Love the ulta wide Cudas. That's a great body you're starting with.

Man, that's a great looking body. Must be nice to get em back from the dipper in that kind of shape.

It's only good if it wasn't your x-girlfriends body. I am going to miss her dearly.

Um your Cuda or your old girlfriend Marty??? :peepwall:

OMG Marty, I really should have talked you out of this!! :sieg: :lostmarbles: :bitchslap: :stirthepot:

Marty was this your old car or was yours just this clean?? :topic:

Rick, yes, this was Marty's car.

Scott then I am blaming you for not talking me out of it.

Ok Marty :ohsnap:

Some updates on the 'Cuda:

Our FAST TRACK 'Cuda/Challenger chassis taking shape (you can check out the details on the chassis here: http://roadstershop.com/chassis/1970-74-challengercuda/)

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We also just installed this mezzanine solely to take 'high up' pictures of various projects. :unibrow:

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(Just kidding- it will soon be our production welding area, but it is a good vantage point!)

Back to the car - rear lower patch panel:

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Driveline going together:

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Looks like your building exactly the car I would have built.

the picture from overhead makes you think your in hot rod heaven,alot of great builds going on in one shop,awesome work Chris

I think you guys need a Zip Line GoPro Camera snapping pictures during the day. That would be a first in the automotive world.

Wow!!!! that would take shop tour to a whole new LEVEL!!!!!!

Like the ones they use with the NFL games. Roger cam



Shop is looking good guys.

Thanks - just did a rough count and between chassis installs, fabrication projetcs and full builds, we have just under 40 vehicles in various stages being worked on right now! (Some new build threads coming soon also!)

Would make getting from one end of the shop to the other a lot faster...(LS power?)

Some more progress on the 'Cuda: interior sheetmetal - rear tubs, floors and trans hump/tunnel.

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Very Nice !!!

A couple more pics of the 'Cuda from the last few days.

Work has been steady with some cleaning up of the firewall, shaving the side markers, door handles and fabbing up the new forward structure for sheetmetal and radiator mount and new hood hinge mounts.

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One of the details the owner wanted was to switch out the '73 tailpanel for a '70 style panel:

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We were also able to get some mock-up wheels in there and check out how she sits...

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Beautiful metal work.

What kind of wheels are those?

They are Forgeline VX3C's: http://roadstershop.com/wheel/vx3c/

OK that's just stupid sweet!! Stance is incredible.

RS guys do it the best! :flashie:

I gotta say, I love those wheels with that blue anodize on the bare metal car. It looks killer with em. Just stop now, the car is perfect already.

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You guys never cease to amaze. Love it!! As far as the wheels go, I swear I thought about doing that since my car is blue and decided not to. I got the idea when my builder put the blue tape on the lips when he was welding. I thought it would be too much or ghetto, so to speak. I was wrong. The wheels are perfect and killing it. Way to think outside the box.

Your car Marcus. Only gotta make you happy.



Jeff-

Time for more updated pics on the Cuda!

Fab begins on the inner fender/motor area:
Keeping it simple with the inner fenders to showcase the motor.

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Bumper mounts:

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These are just the mockup wheels! Hopefully though it shows that bold colors can look good on wheels!

Thanks!

The moment of truth: here's how she looks on the ground!

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I wish there was an audible cat call smilie on here, because that car is perfect!

is that a INTERCOOLER i see in front or rad ? turbo or supercharger in the works ?? great work :flag2:

Stunning work guys. Car looks great on the ground. Perfect stance.

WOW :gitrdun:

Slammed like the G-Force Cuda! I love it! :faint:

:king:

Stance looks killer guys..

Great stance and your metal work is A1. :thumbsup: :thumbsup:

Thanks everyone!!

Here's a pic of the direction we are going with the interior. The factory dash and console has some nice lines already so the owner just wants it kept nice, clean and simple. The dash face and console insert will be a textured metal with gray black two/tone seats with perforated inserts and red stitching.

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