New member. Not very good on computers. I hope this is where you post tech questions. I have a 72 Cuda. It was a drag car. Welded in cage. Glass hood, fenders, trunk lid , valance, etc. Tubbed. Fuel cell. No interior, no fender or door tag. You get the idea. No historical or high retail value. Original blue. When I bought it, it was Viper yellow. The 1st Cuda I ever saw was a green AAR in 1971. In my mind, it was the most beautiful car I'd ever seen. Still is. Anyway, I don't have the funds for a real AAR Cuda. Bought this car for $10,500. I'm building it as a street machine (at least that's what we called them back in the day) with an AAR slant. Because its cheaper than converting to an AAR clone. Sassy grass green, original interior, built 383/ 4 spd. After market ralley wheels. AAR front and rear spoilers. Sorta like an AAR option might look if they offered it in 1972. Anyway, as you can imagine, many parts are just gone. It's my 1st and probably only Cuda so I don't even know what some of these sub assemblies look like. Does anyone have any pics of the trunk latch, the linkeage rod and the trunk lock assembly? Need to know how they hook together. The very few pics I can find on the internet of this area I can't see because of the trunk rod cover.
The build is going well. I bought an AMD hood, fenders, trunk lid, front valance, rear speaker shelf,(was cut out for roll cage),and hood and trunk hinges(cut off for roll cage). Its painted from the firewall to the tail panel. I removed the air shocks (did not care for the ride) and ordered Eaten 2" higher leaf springs with new shackles and QA1 shocks. It sits a little too high but I think it will settle a bit. The stance is not popular today but this 60 year old "kid's" taste in cars is still stuck in the 70's. Very happy with the quality and fitment of AMD's sheet metal. Converting from the auto trans. to the 4 spd. as soon as paint is done. Want to drive this summer. Eventually putting in interior and replacing missing and worn out parts the next few years as I get the funds.
Thanks in advance for any pics you can share.
Denny
The build is going well. I bought an AMD hood, fenders, trunk lid, front valance, rear speaker shelf,(was cut out for roll cage),and hood and trunk hinges(cut off for roll cage). Its painted from the firewall to the tail panel. I removed the air shocks (did not care for the ride) and ordered Eaten 2" higher leaf springs with new shackles and QA1 shocks. It sits a little too high but I think it will settle a bit. The stance is not popular today but this 60 year old "kid's" taste in cars is still stuck in the 70's. Very happy with the quality and fitment of AMD's sheet metal. Converting from the auto trans. to the 4 spd. as soon as paint is done. Want to drive this summer. Eventually putting in interior and replacing missing and worn out parts the next few years as I get the funds.
Thanks in advance for any pics you can share.
Denny
