Track Day 'Cuda

[CJD Automotive]

Originally Posted by Mr.VENGEANCE

Yall make me want a Cuda...

I know you like the fat booty from the PT site. Wait 'till you see the wide body complete.

[syborg tt]

Craig the wheels look incredible. I can't wait to see this car as a roller.

Originally Posted by CJD Automotive

More wheel pics...

[CJD Automotive]

Thanks!

Couple updates. I'm slacking a little. I've been trying to work on this a few hours at night and on weekends, but after working in the shop 10 hours during the day, with the temperature at 100 degrees with ridiculous humidity, I'm about done at the days end.

Got the down bars cut off and prepped for what Ron suggested, a Ness bar. The down bars need to connect to the new rear frame rails, problem was, my new rails are about 10" narrower than my existing down bars. Cutting mine out and installing new ones really wasn't an option. These were welded to the main hoop when the cage was dropped so the tops could be welded. Now that the cage is lifted into position and welded in place, you can't get to the tops of the existing down bars to cut, or be able to weld in new ones. Ron came up with a wrap around bar, or Ness bar. This allows the down bars to be further out, and to be honest, frees up some real estate to put additional items back there.








The Ness bar will make an excellent place to attach the cover for the rear seat area. This all becomes home to the rear end accel/decel links, oil tank, battery, etc.

[Ron Sutton]

I call it a Ness bar, because the first time I saw that wrap around shape to tie the main hoop, down bars & rear struts all together was on a Don Ness Pro/Stock car in the 80's. I do it differently on my Track-Warrior tube chassis cars. But on Craig's Cuda, which still has the floor & already had a roll cage this was just another way of skinning the cat.

P.S. Looking good Craig !

[CJD Automotive]

Couple updates. Got put on hold while waiting NASA and SCCA cage approval. I've been debating cutting some out and redoing it to the "letter of the law", but have decided to roll with what I got and add to the existing structure. It's already 1-3/4 DOM .120 wall and tucked up nice and tight, so I'll add a few more bars and install permanent door bars.

Still gussets to install after I get this fully welded.










PS Ron, I landed those uprights dead on your spec's!

[Ron Sutton]

Originally Posted by CJD Automotive

PS Ron, I landed those uprights dead on your spec's!

Sweet !

[Ron Sutton]

Originally Posted by CJD Automotive

PS Ron, I landed those uprights dead on your spec's!

Sweet !

[Josh@Ridetech]

Really digging this build. Keep it up!

[WSSix]

Nice work with the bars!

[CJD Automotive]

Thanks guys!

Few more. Progress is stalled waiting parts.

Should have seats in a few weeks so I can fit door and roof bars.

You can see the sway bar tube and Watt's link installed.