A few have asked about the Body Panels and their fabrication. Not a single Panel will fit a "regular" Barracuda/Cuda or B Body vehicle. All of the Body components have undergone custom changes in their design. The Hood, Trunk, Floors, Fenders, Quarters, Doors, etc......are all One of a Kind custom pieces that will only bolt up to this Concept vehicle.
1970 4 door cuda?!?!
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A few have asked about the Body Panels and their fabrication. Not a single Panel will fit a "regular" Barracuda/Cuda or B Body vehicle. All of the Body components have undergone custom changes in their design. The Hood, Trunk, Floors, Fenders, Quarters, Doors, etc......are all One of a Kind custom pieces that will only bolt up to this Concept vehicle.
Cuda Hunter
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So, one question that I have not seen asked about this ride on any of the forums throughout all of the progress is this.
How much can I buy it from you for when it's completed?
How much can I buy it from you for when it's completed?
Cuda Hunter
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I figured as much. Just had to interject my name there for future purposes.
That's an interesting thought. I originally was going to build the vehicle with as many reproduction parts as possible. I thought it would be a rolling testimony to what could be done with today's restoration parts. I quickly realized that too many parts were not what they were suppose to be and NOS parts were used to build this car. Other than the Body Panels, almost everything else is original, replacement Chrysler components.
This thing has cost a small fortune to build. We are WELL past an investment of 6 digit figures. (And climbing) The great thing about this project is that it is every bit as "good" and authentic as any of the production cars that Chrysler ever built. Quite honestly, with regards to quality, it is much better. I have no idea what something like this is worth. What would some of you guess if you had to put a $ mark on it?
mmissile
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Gotta find the correct ass for that seat. Super-cool....but I'd have zero interest in owning something like that. 6-digit builds are too fast and easy to do...and I've done several. You have to do it for yourself, that's for sure. To build one for someone else's specs and their money is much easier than doing something how you like it, and finding the guy who thinks the same. If you'd have done it like an unmarked/big-block police pursuit car....I'd be chubbin' for it.
So have I. Most exceeded $225,000 when the dust settled. I'm sure this one will be no different. Unlike the others however, we didn't have a car to start with. It was built one "custom" piece at a time. The word "easy" is not a proper word to be used when describing this project. I can honestly say there isn't a handful of Custom Builders in the Country who could have engineered and properly assembled this oddity.
The last few projects were built to OE specifications. We are doing this one with the same mindset. Below is an example of some of the past restorations.
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mmissile
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Spending money on a car that never existed is not "easy". A better adjective might be crazy! (lol) Here are a few addition pictures from a while back. I'll try to get some updated photos soon.
Here is a nice article written by Bryan McTaggart about this 4 Door Barracuda Project. It tells about Roger Johnson seeing the original Concept car in November of 1969 and also provides a direct link/callout to this thread.
http://bangshift.com/general-news/c...uda-four-door-is-close-to-becoming-a-reality/
http://bangshift.com/general-news/c...uda-four-door-is-close-to-becoming-a-reality/
We should probably do a better, more finished version of the Diamonte. It would be great to see one of the original Show Cars exhibit a "nicer" Assembly Line look. We could build a new Car just like the original but have all the areas that don't show from the outside, to exhibit a Factory fresh & completed appearance.
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moparlee
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I love those details. Keep sending the pics. Thanks
One of the things we are doing as we assemble the car is to protect all of the bare & natural metal components with RPM. It will keep the appearance of the vehicle "Factory fresh" and the bare metal components looking new for a long time. Here is a video comparing 2 other products that are also used for fighting oxidation. RPM won the battle hands down.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dhQE-y9nj4Y
Here are a few photos showing the process for restoring/detailing the original style Barracuda emblems. After removing the old worn out paint around the perimeter, I polished the top of the lettering to look new again. The entire piece was then cleaned in lacquer thinner and painted black using an airbrush. I tried to keep from spraying the top sides of the lettering and the airbrush allowed pin point (even) spray control. After the black was applied, I used a remnant of T-Shirt material, stretched tightly across my finger tip, to remove any over-spray. I would dip the tip of my finger in lacquer thinner to dampen the T-Shirt material before rubbing over the top side of the lettering. This allowed a very clean & defined paint line without removing paint from the sides of the lettering. The results turned out just like the Factory originals and they looked new again.
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