Ned do it now...go with your gut!!

Rob, it looks awesome...I need to get over there!! When will it leave for paint? What's left to do fab wise?

Thanks Ned,

Looks like the Cuda is at that point....easier now, rather than later.

Thanks Anthony
It will come home for paint.....my brother is a painter. Just waiting on Quicktime for a bellhousing, then all the stainless hardlines can get done...hopefully in a couple weeks, not holding my breath on Qucktime.

I got plans for a spoiler (thanks Ned), some bumper/valance work, exhaust, custom door handles and a few other things......so paint is a while off unfortunately. Parking it next to the Etiket Challenger has rubbed off on it.....

you have alot of patients, I would just go with another tranny and get things going.

I already bought the transmission......when I talked to Quicktime at SEMA and was told Jan 09, I assumed Jan 09 and ordered the transmission

I bought an adapter already and it was wrong, .......I could have another one made for $1000.

Its gonna be near impossible for me to take the car back up there for more work down the line...so when/if I do a cage, I will probably have to do it locally.

Tim would do an awesome job I'm sure....but right now I have other priorities for the $$. Plus ideally I'd like to have my seats finalized and some other stuff in the interior all figured out before I do a cage... that way I can make sure the cage fits with the interior rather than the opposite. Its got pros/cons with either approach

I've even considered not doing a cage to keep the interior more simple and clean....but I want a 4 or 5 point harness so.....it will likely happen sooner or later.

We'll see......

Few updated pics...

Finally got the bellhousing.....trans crossmember with exhaust custouts, stainelss hardlines, headers welded up, starter mocked up etc....

Lots of pictures on our website -

http://bruningautodesign.com/gallery...2638&g2_page=3

Very nice :) I love all the hard line........

Whats the story on the headers? I thought you did the S&P ones.... just cleaned them up and rewelded ?

Any the end pieces for the lower control arms ? I want some :)

And the bulhead for the lines coming from the firewall.... I want details :yes:

Love the dash too..did Tim build that entire thing? Very nice..

Details please......

We ordered the headers from S&P un-welded. They were only tacked to the flanges in case they needed to be "altered." They fit surprisingly well considering the changes that we've made to the engine mounting location (centered, modified k-member, etc) so Tim went ahead and welded them up.

Rob's alterKation kit is an earlier version than yours and had one long 5/8" bolt, washers, and nylock nut that attached the lower control arms to the k member. Tim machined a shaft and end caps with countersunk fasteners. Looks much cleaner than before IMO.

The factory 6.1 HEMI heater tubes are plumbed into the firewall behind the intake. Tim plumbed the other two A/C lines with stainless hard line to the compressor and condensor/drier (minus a couple short sections off the compressor).

Rob will probably chime in on the dash insert, but he bought it from a company that is no longer in business if memory serves...