71Cuda, Sacramento

[andrewmp6]

looks great whats the 4 braided lines go to the left inter fender. are you gonna run a full exhaust or just mount some tips in the holes to make it look like it.

[71Cuda]

Thanks guys! I'm glad to see such a local presence on this site.

andrewmp6, those braided lines are for my fuel system. I have two feed pumps in parallel and one return line. I have been using two old Holley blue pumps for about 15 years now, and they've been chugging along comfortably, no doubt because of the return-style regulator. I used to have nitrous with one fuel pump for carb and one for solenoid, but I took the nitrous off and just combined the two feeds into one. I have a new Weldon DB2015 fuel pump going in, as soon as my stroker (540?) short block gets together.

For the exhaust, I definitely want to run it all the way out the back, through factory-style tips. That is another project to do after the short block goes in. I'm going to have Mark at Performance Welding make up a custom set of stainless 2" primary headers and a full 3" stainless exhaust run to the tips. My current exhaust is 15 year old rusty crap which really needs to be retired....

Thanks again, and I'll see you on the forum.

[gionni]

hi man...welcome here!
nice to see another mopar on board...

your cuda is really nice...!!

[71Cuda]

Originally Posted by gionni

hi man...welcome here!
nice to see another mopar on board...

your cuda is really nice...!!

Thanks Gionni! Your RoadRunner is very nice as well. I've seen some pictures of it on this forum. My Dad owns a 71 RoadRunner with a 340 auto that we've had in the family since 1972 (my aunt owned it first and traded cars with us).

[XcYZ]

Awesome, welcome aboard.

[steveo346]

WELCOME ABOARD...VERY NICE CUDA INDEED

[camcojb]

Beautiful car. I'm also local, in Wilton near Elk Grove.

Jody

[gionni]

Originally Posted by 71Cuda

Thanks Gionni! Your RoadRunner is very nice as well. I've seen some pictures of it on this forum. My Dad owns a 71 RoadRunner with a 340 auto that we've had in the family since 1972 (my aunt owned it first and traded cars with us).

thanx man....
coool, a 71 RR 340 auto?? ....exactly the same like mine!!!!!
one of only 1'243...

[71Cuda]

krptonite, you guys have done some very cool stuff. I didn't know that Rod Saboury had built another Vette!

Ned, I don't rub with my stock wheel wells (except for the wheel well lip bent for clearance) and stock leaf spring locations. I have about a quarter inch clearance to the leaf springs on both sides, and about an inch clearance to the quarter panel sheet metal. The wheel lips were bent before I bought the car; this wheel and tire combo may clear with stock wheel lip locations. I haven't checked a 345 tire in there, but I know that there is a bunch of room when the springs are moved/removed.

Gionni, my Dad's RR is green/green and he drives it almost everyday.

[DRJDVM's '69]

Hey Jason
I'm running the Air Ride system in the back and have already moved the lower control arm inward. The limiting factor is now the inner wheelwell, so I just have to figure out if I need to notch the frame or not.

Nice car.... maybe we can meet up and have a beer.....