Young Gun's C6 Suspension Tube Chassis Mopar Cuda

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I believe the Duster Chassis was from SW.

In my opinion the Cudas and Mopars in general are the only way to go ! I have alot of big ideas for this car and I cant wait to share them with you guys.

I’m not quite sure on which motor combination I’m going to go with yet, thought of everything from big block hemi, small block, twin turbo, dodge r5 engine, etc. etc. The one thing I know is it will be a mopar engine and more then likely depend on my budget at the time.

I’m looking for something that’s going to be 600hp-700hp and similar in torque for the street. Nothing too crazy but, for me its all about being snapped back in your seat, not necessarily how fast you can go.

Revmopar- There are alot of helpful threads on these forums you can search and members that will send you the pickup points!

Stay tuned!

[SuperB70]

-"In my opinion the Cudas and Mopars in general are the only way to go !"

Hey Gant, your are absolytly right about that.

Looking forward to see your ideas, dont keep them to yourself.

Another Mopar-guy from other side of the world

,Juhani

[T_Raven]

Very nice work! I've seen a few Camaros takin down that far now that they aftermarket metal is available but it's pretty impressive to see a Cuda getting such a rebuild

[Ron in SoCal]

Originally Posted by SuperB70

-"In my opinion the Cudas and Mopars in general are the only way to go !"

Hey Gant, your are absolytly right about that.

Looking forward to see your ideas, dont keep them to yourself.

Another Mopar-guy from other side of the world

,Juhani

Yeah, except for the C6 suspension.....

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Rebuilding the car from scratch should be a great learning experience and I have alot of great ideas for the car. Should be interesting!

Ron you are correct all Mopar but the gm suspension. Its just unfortunate that anything like a viper suspension is so exspensive. Control arms for those cars on ebay are super pricey. I was able to save alot of money by finding used parts, sand blasting them, replacing them with all upgraded parts and having them powdercoated for a steal.

[Ron in SoCal]

Gant - I've already told you I'm diggin' your project and your work. I was just teasing, cause the 'Mopar's the only way to go comment sounded funny w the control arms spindles.' Whatever you build is cool w me, so keep goin Bro!

[R.A.D]

can't wait to see some pictures

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Hey guys, hope all has been well! Little update, I came across a great deal on Craigslist for some 3x10 1/2 steel sheets that I am planning on building my chassis jig with. They could be in better condition and there is some pitting, especially on the first sheet that was exposed to the elements for awhile, however this side will definitely be a bottom piece. I would love to have them Blanchard ground but at a quote of $900 a sheet, its way too pricey. The other sides are much better and I should be able to finish them very nicely. I plan on cutting plates, fixtures, and rotor stands out of this plate as soon as I can get my design to a CAD designer and then water jet or laser. They weigh about 1200lbs

I want the jig to be adjustable and mobile. I am going to build something similar to the strong hand tools build pro table, but instead of plates running the width of the jig they will mostly like run the perimeter of the jig and be 5'X1' with cross sections so I can move around in the car. You can see by the chalk I'm just mocking some things up of potential hole patterns etc. I'm considering 5/8 holes with smaller holes in between for bolting. I chose 5/8 because I can maybe use some of stronghand tools fixtures in the future.

I will have the corners radius-ed and the jig wont be welded to but more of a platform to mount my car, etc. The tricky part is designing the platform below the plates, but I think I have some good ideas.

If you have any suggestions, I would love to hear them!

Also, does anyone know of anyone that could help me get my drawings into CAD for the plate?

Gant