71 Cuda Protouring build

[johnscudashop]

Halegen Headlight install required modifications to the fender and headlight bucket

 

[Ray]

Nice touch. What are the lights and harness from?

 

[johnscudashop]

I went to Napa and bought the bulbs and glass curved housings for a 85 BMW 635 CSI. I didnt want to use flat projector lenses or plastic curved lenses.

 

[Ray]

I went to Napa and bought the bulbs and glass curved housings for a 85 BMW 635 CSI. I didnt want to use flat projector lenses or plastic curved lenses.

It's refreshing to see someone think outside the box. Keep up the good work.

 

[johnscudashop]

The factory gaps between the bumper and the body were terrible.I sectioned the rear bumper and brackets by taking 3/4 in from the brackets and 3/8 in each side of the bumper. Some shaping of the ends were necessary.The gaps are much better now.

 

[73 kooda]

Wow that's clean !!!....man you must be in heaven!!!!...CHIP WHO!!!!!

 

[73 kooda]

Anyone can restore a car!....it takes a real man to cut it up...

 

[Badart]

Wow great build.

 

[a68postcar]

I love the lights! And the back end looks pretty good all tightened up. build on. postcar.

 

[CudaKeith]

Nice fab work. I love the vision and the patience it takes to not only hot rod a car, but to personalize it as well. Numbers matching is cool, but hot rodding is cooler in my book. Keep up the good work and keep the updates coming !!!

 

[fighter]

great project keep the pictures coming as you go along

 

[johnscudashop]

thanks guys, next is the install of the lokar emergency brake handle and wilwood brake cables. I mounted the lever on the center of the tunnel between the seats, the cables are universal cut to fit.

 

[johnscudashop]

I am using the TTI 3 inch exhaust with the dynomax turbo mufflers.With the driveline angle at 1 deg, there is a issue with the pipes hitting the floor pan.The floor pan over the mufflers will also need to be raised 1 inch for clearance. With the tailpipes installed ,there is some tweeking there also. This is as far as I got for now. As soon as I get some access to a lift again I will address these issues.

 

[fighter]

very intresting would you go for shwartz chassis if you had the chance? or you prefer your set up instead im kenda between two ways either upgrade what i have in my stock barracuda or go for full chassis from shwartz performance

 

[fighter]

man you can sell copies of this bumper for restorers for alot of money i would buy one from you if you have time to do one

 

[johnscudashop]

I am using Shark Gauges from the (Dolphin Gauge Co) These are very comparable to Autometer phantom Gauges but less the price. Since I couldnt find a gauge cluster I wanted I fab one from 18 gauge steel. I plan on covering the cluster with leather or painting wrinkle finish black. I still have to do som trim work and fab up the light bar area but this is where I am at now

 

[johnscudashop]

These Billet Aluminum Hood Hinges came this month for my Cuda, They are made by Ted Brock, (The Billet House )Great quality. I yet to install them yet

 

[Buddhascuda]

I love all the custom work that your doing I was just wondering since your building such a nice prostreet mopar are you going to clean up the fuel and brake lines to hug the body and axel so it looks cleaner everything else looksmuch better till you see the other stuff ....................please keep the up dates coming

 

[ramenth]

Been a while since I checked in on this thread.

All I can say is: :icon_pray:

 

[johnscudashop]

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