Track Day 'Cuda

[syborg tt]

Craig,

Car looks awesome and the more I see track cars being built the more I love them. This one being a Cuda is even better.

[CJD Automotive]

Originally Posted by syborg tt

Craig,

Car looks awesome and the more I see track cars being built the more I love them. This one being a Cuda is even better.

Thanks!

Some may be wondering on the angled cage bars...

This is a two fold solution for me. The NASA/SCCA rule for the cage requires two diagonal main hoop supports to the frame. Doesn't say where. The tech guys okay'd this. Second, this is how a rally cage is built. I personally like the support of the middle hoop, you just never know if it got on the lid, where or what you could hit (besides, I can get to the tube and do a full 360 weld in the middle!) It will have two more bars, directly on the the other side of these, angled out from the middle to the front hoop/down bar junction to provide the roof support, which will tie into the "FIA bars" still to be added.

[CJD Automotive]

Couple more.

Rear end showed today, a solid 6 months from when ordered. At this rate, going to take awhile to get this thing together. Went ahead and threw it in epoxy, and did a few quick measurements. Ron had me send my Brembo E-brake calipers to him so Speedway could fit the brackets. They did, but for a 12" rotor, not 13". Guess I'll cut those off and redo later...and I paid to have this done! On the plus side, I have a Moser 9", and comparing it to the Speedway is no contest. This Speedway housing is just super trick, from inside to out.

Still debating color on everything including cage and rear end, etc.. Car is staying orange. Opinions/suggestions on color are welcome!

[CJD Automotive]

Cage is progressing. Still waiting seats to do the door and roof bars. Pic of the 3 link attachment.

[SBDave]

Great progress! I still think white or some shade of gray would look good and racey

[CJD Automotive]

Originally Posted by SBDave

Great progress! I still think white or some shade of gray would look good and racey

Thanks Dave!

Seats showed the other day. We went and got fitted when we were in Charlotte for Ron's Workshop. I got two, one for me and my wife. She wants to drive some CAM and track day stuff and with so much cage close to your head, wanted a halo for even the slow speed stuff.

You'll hear me never ending bitch about Mopars and lack of this or that, but when it comes to body width, I'll take this over any Chevy or Ford any day. Got plenty of room for door bars without being squeezed.

[Flash68]

Is that seat powdercoated? Looks great. Did you have that done or did Butler do that for ya?

[CJD Automotive]

Originally Posted by Flash68

Is that seat powdercoated? Looks great. Did you have that done or did Butler do that for ya?

Thanks.

Yep, powder coated. Butler offers it, so had them do it. There powder coat looks good, but peels off pretty easy, so I don't recommend it.

Seats were definitely more than I wanted to spend! We looked at the different seats, was going to go with the model down, based on price, and my wife says, "look what you spent on wheels, your going to get cheap now on the safety?". Made sense, so got these! She has no idea what the Ron part cost...

[CJD Automotive]

Went ahead and epoxied what I've done so far, but not the final color. It's Florida, humid, and my shop isn't air conditioned. Sweating and climbing around to fit and weld had me constantly chasing rust. Still waiting on a pretty trick fuel cell from Fuel Safe to arrive so I can build that structure and then start the sheetmetal.

Decided to make my life a little easier and not do door bars until the back is done. It already sucks climbing in and out at the height it's set at. Door bars would just make it worse!




...and the front clip showed up this morning...6 months later than promised. I think we got a theme going here. I'll post up lots of pics because I know some of you have been wanting to see what the RSRT clip looks like.

[SSLance]

Hubba hubba... Very nice!!