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

[GregWeld]

Originally Posted by rwhite692

Greg the least we can do if you are passing thru town on Thurs AM is take you to the local greasy spoon and fill you up with eggs and coffee (really - it's the LEAST we can do!)

Well that's great Rob! But I'll be there on the FIRST of November which is a SUNDAY AM... So you'll just have to skip church. And I hear ya on "the LEAST"....

[GregWeld]

Originally Posted by DRJDVM's '69

Absolutely.... I think I know a good place that just had their health department suspension lifted.....something about rats and Hepatitis C..... bunch a BS if you ask me...... I'll make some reservations....but I dont eat breakfast so I'll just have some coffee.....

But all kidding aside...... ANYONE coming through our area on the way to SEMA is more than welcome at our house.....yes, you included Greg

No different than my HOUSE... What could possibly be the problem with that place?? I'll take the chicken fried steak and eggs - extra gravy - hashbrowns - toast (white of course) and hold the grease.

[GregWeld]

Originally Posted by rwhite692

Ned we can take him to Amore's on 11th...Only one fatal shooting this year!

It's like I tell the wife --- "It's just like you to bring a knife to a gun fight"!


If you guys really would like to grab a bite to eat - one of ya PM me your phone number and I'll "prepare you" when I have a better ETA...

[rwhite692]

Originally Posted by GregWeld

Well that's great Rob! But I'll be there on the FIRST of November which is a SUNDAY AM... So you'll just have to skip church. And I hear ya on "the LEAST"....

Dang, you didn't fall for it....

Anyways...I will be coming back from Capitola on Sunday AM so maybe we can get together for lunch. I'll send you the digits

[GregWeld]

Ah yes... the old "I'll gladly pay you back between Monday and Tuesday..."

[Vince@Meanstreets]

Hey Ned,

forgive me, i had to pop this one back up. Saw the old thread was bumped and led me here.

your project looks fantastic.

Did you end up going with the Rated X? I thought those 10 spokes looked killer on there and maybe a set of night trains would go well too.

Im glad you got this sorted out and Bruning was able to take care of it.

Have a good one Ned.

Vince

[DRJDVM's '69]

Time for an update...FINALLY!!!

I've been waiting on wheels, so tried to keep myself busy with doing stuff that I could do without having the suspension done and wheels on.....

The original Air Ride brackets in the rear bolted in with self tapping bolts/screws in like 10 spots. I wasnt to keen on the whole self tapping bolts... I even stripped 2 of them when I tried to sinch them down tight. At first I was planning on keeping them "bolt in" just in case I ever want to pull them out....but I came to the conclusion of "who am I kidding...I'm not going to change the set-up". So I decided to weld them in for good. I prepped the brackets and drilled quite a few more holes.....17 total....for spot/plug welds, and welded the entirer perimeter...should be rock solid.

Original set-up...


All Prepped....all the powedercoat is off around the edge and holes, its just kinda hard to tell



All welded in.....not always the prettiest beads, but I'm pretty sure I got good penetration on the bracket and frame rail



There is a bracket on the inside of the car connecting the two plates, but since I was welding stuff in anyway, I decided to add a welded plate on the outside to connect the two brackets...just alittle more strength...what the hell...

[GregWeld]

Looks good Ned.... One more item checked off the "to do" list!

Are you doing this while laying on your back? Or is the car now on a rotisserie?

[DRJDVM's '69]

Then I got all my Ridetech compressor stuff. When I mocked everything up I had some concerns with the speaker hole in the rear deck. I do plan on having a stereo....but will probably not listen to it much . I wanted to sink the stuff as deep into the trunk as possible to retain as much trunk as I could. But if I did, the tank sat right under the speaker hole and left about 2 inches from deck to tank...not enough for a speaker. Ridetech has a more narrow and taller 7 gallon tank, that would fit between the speaker holes, but was just a tad too tall to fit.

So ultimately I ended up mounting the stuff towards the back of the car more than I had hoped for, so I did lose more trunk than I would have liked, but its the best compromise I could come up with. I should be able to get a speaker in there. I had thought about flipping it all around, but that would put all the connections on the back and make it real hard to get to if/when I need to.






I wanted to take the time to thank Tony Bicknell at Ridetech.... I've been bugging the crap out of him with questions and trying to tweak my set-up to shorten the harness's etc etc....he's been fantastic. All my interactions with Ridetech have been great..... thank you..

[DRJDVM's '69]

Hey Greg.... I put the car back on the rotisserie to do alot of stuff on the underside. My welding skills are sketchy already, so I try and make my life easier and do a better job but having the car in a nice orientation. Much easier.....