My Cuda Project Part II...now at Bruning Auto Design

[DRJDVM's '69]

Updates.... Tim has been cutting the car all to hell. Everytime he turns around there is some aspect that Chris butchered... what the hell he was thinking is beyond us all..... I've decided to open my own shop and have my 6 year old son do the welding... it would turn out just as nice...

So ....more carnage.... you may want to have a garbage can near by to catch your vomit...

Anyone like modern art?







Now that is quality craftsmanship at its finest....

[DRJDVM's '69]

This is the firewall piece after it was cut out.....nice and flat.....did you guys know that metal likes to warp when you heat it up to 1000 degrees with a MIG ? I guess Chris didnt...


Chris filled the rear seam..welded it when the panels didnt real line up and then ground the hell out of it. The metal was so thin Tim could crack it with his finger.....


Its gets better...... with all the sheetmetal work and heat he put into the front end with all the overzealous MIG work, the front driver side corner warped upward about half an inch !! When Tim cut all the junk out it actually sprang back down to where it should be.... Tim is gonna get it all lined up right....

[DRJDVM's '69]

Okay....now the "after" stuff....
New firewall....nice, clean and FLAT.....



Trunk gaps and the seam was cut out and a patch welded in...


New cowl patches done..


This is the ride height we are shooting for... it looks like with the 20's in the rear we may have to mess with the mounts to get it to sit right..

[Vegas69]

Ouch...but that cuda is bad dude!

[awr68]

Yeah that's some nice work! Even if Chris' 'employee' did the work, Chris NEVER should have let it get to that point!

Looks like Tim is doing a great job like we all knew he would!

[joe440]

thats gonna look sweet sitting like that, coming along good!

[71dusterjon]

sad you cant trust anyone these days with your valuables. car is looking better though.