Ma's `cuda. A long time coming.

[Marc Rieger]

that Challenger

*Cuda

 

[mmissile]

Thanks....but I already own 2 racecars, and this is being built to duplicate the whole "new-car" in an old body feel. I need a "driver" to have some more normal type fun with. I'm quite tired of the racecar and too-built streetcar deal. The new 6.4 will have plenty of power to really travel with.

 

[mmissile]

Well, got the rear axle area almost done. Joe Pappas[Mopar Missile team] and my friend Bill Goodwin, helped with the heavy work as I'm trying not to screw up my new knee. Got the new pig, axles, and Wilwood e-brakes in place on the Hotchkiss springs. Ernie Miyamoto[Motofab] has most of the fab and fitting done, and has to start the tig welding. Next comes the front suspension, to make it a roller for the trip home.

 

[mmissile]

 

[mmissile]

Mounted the MMP tank with coated straps, Earls plumbing, and a harness for the pump. We put the fuel lines thru the rear shock cross-member with grommets, and are gonna mount the regulator/filter ahead of the cross-member. It'll be stainless hardline to the engine bay. The radiator is mocked into position, and we're gonna cut the lower core support piece out, weld in the XV motorsports front frame tie...then tig the lower core support back into place. You'll have to look for it, to see it.

Gotta get some shocks this week, and start assembling the front suspension of the car.

 

[03HDFB]

Very Sweet!

 

[mmissile]

Got the XV front frame tie in. Gotta finish tig-welding the sheetmetal/lower core support back into place. It'll be a nearly invisible addition.

 

[mmissile]

Got all the fuel lines mocked up and duplicated in 3/8" stainless. Also picked up all the brake-lines and e-brake cables in stainless. This thing will be a mechanical roller, very soon. We're gonna have to fab some tubes thru the frame connectors for the e-brake stuff to be hidden well. I've decided to do the exhaust now, since the car is there for headers. Hope everybody enjoys the weekend, and keeps our troops in our minds and hearts.

 

[NoCar340]

Gorgeous car, and great project! Thanks for sharing your progress with us.

 

[mmissile]

Got the rear brakes on, stainless E-brake cables run, and 1 subframe connector painted. Had to do some grinding and a little mill work to get everything fitting correctly. My fab guy is busy with multiple cars always coming and going[mostly headers/exhaust], and isn't welding on the car right now. Gotta put stainless bolts in place for a few small things. It's an hour to his shop and $30.00 for fuel every trip....so I'll wait to get more done. The rear swaybar and hardware are coated and ready to go also. After he does about an hour of welding, I gotta touch up a bit of underside paint, and time to put all the new front-end and engine/trans back in. All the stainless fuel and brake-lines are ready also. It's getting there.

Gotta make a couple small brkts to hold e-brake cable ball-ends to the wildwood levers, and hold the hard brake-lines to the swaybar mounts.

Ernie[fab guy] and Bill [oldest friend]

 

[mmissile]

Some powder-coated stuff to be installed.

 

[mmissile]

Got a bunch more done. Rear needs flex lines to calipers. The front end is in[not tightened], trans tunnel mods/subframe connetors done and painted, and engine and transmission is installed. Now for the headers and exhaust to be built. After that, we'll get the NAG1 shifter into the console. I'm hoping that'll be all the real "fab" work that'll need to be done at MotoFab. The owner[Ernie] and I are good friends, and he's the ONLY guy that'll be doing the headers/exhaust, and a bit of his welding expertise on any of my cars.

 

[mmissile]

I'm debating on polished silver, or satin black for the ceramic coating on the headers/exhaust. Opinions????

 

[mmissile]

frontend all bolted in. We got the E-brakes working, and the fuel and brake lines are installed. 2 more days of my work, and the exhaust....then she comes home. No hurry about this, as I need to keep generating cash for the big pieces.

 

[moparleo]

Satin silver.

 

[74chlngrTT5.9]

Satin silver.

LOL that was going to be my suggestion also. Option C not listed though.

 

[mmissile]

 

[downtime!]

Just read back through the whole thread, really cool tribute and a very nice build! My car was originally F7 (Dark Sherwood?) green, and the more I see that color, the more I want to repaint it back to it.

 

[mmissile]

Thank you. People remember these colors being darker and more drab. The reality is that the paint wasn't clear-coated, and the metallics oxidized over time......making them less appealing, and yes...darker. I gotta get the heater/ac box in next. Then I can run the harness, mount the electronics, reshape the water-pipes, and get things arranged. Tons of stuff to do.....:icon_eek: E-brake cable passes thru the frame connector in a tube...

 

[DetMatt1]

Nice work, everything looks fantastic!