OK I got it working. I ended up enlarging the holes in the shroud some so that I could mount it a tad higher. Also found that there was a high spot of solder or weld on the radiator that when I tightened down the screws distorted the shroud in a very slight arch as you look down on the...
Ok I got the fan off shroud and fan back on. The cardboard Daves69 suggested was fantastic like I thought when he said it. Now that the shroud is on (it has a label genuine Mopar or something to that effect). But it rubs the fan at the top. I loosened the screws to both the radiator to...
Wow, what a great bunch of information - I will use it all but I will try and leave the radiator in place. The cardboard for protecting the radiator is something I would not of thought of - but is the kind of thing I would have wished I would have after I did some damage. Loosening the bolts...
I need to install a fan shroud on my 70 440 cuda so that I can get the factory air worked on. This is probably a stupid question but which bolts need to be removed to get the fan off? A B or C on the front thermal clutch? See the lettered lables on the picture below. In case its too hard to...
I know there are several threads discussing wheel and tire sizes, and I have read most. However the sizes I settled on by recording the most popular size combination does not seem to be available in the wheels I want. So I want to see if what is available should work.
For my what I wanted was...
Color?
What is your best guess on what the color is? Deep Burnt Orange (FK5), Burnt Tan Metallic (FT6)? I could do without the white vinyl top. And apparently the white hockey stripe was not available (it was only black). I would prefer a black top - some day if i decide to replace it I...
I will be driving up to the Detroit area next week to complete a deal on a true 70 Cuda 440, numbers matching (except for transmission a big exception I know) factory air, Ralley dash, all original (except trunk floor, and possibly wrong year front seats) it does have a 2nd original color paint...
You are NOT going to believe this... The car was 98% done. I had a a restoration guy finishing up the AC and he was down to installing a new fan switch. I was going to have the car fully go to go in another week after 2.3 years of time and Money. And I find out on Fri the 13th that the...
Damage options
Are saying that they will sometimes pay 100% of the agreed value and NOT total the car?
Some may be right that its not a total. however, there is mush more damage that this one picture shows. Every panel got some damage, inc the tail panel, frame, dash etc. I'm fine with...
I never thought of trying to settle for as much $ short of totaling it.. I will definitely try. I think if the repairs reaches 70% they have to total it. So maybe I'll ask to settle for 69.99% of the insured value, leaving some money on the table if they will agree not to total it. If the...
I (with help from a friend & Professional) was just about to wrap up a 2.25 year complete restoration. The last thing was an AC switch, and cleaning up the steering wheel. The car is a numbers matching 340 Factory air, automatic 73 CUDA clone w matching numbers, upgraded cam, ceramic headers...
Yes I definitely will keep the original parts. For example - I am going to put on bumpers from a previous year because of the large rubber pieces. I will save the originals and store them. If you guys can remember your first classic project, I am curious when will I be able to turn off my...