Installed the filter/regulator. Had to get a couple of 90 deg fittings to get everything to fit together.
SRT8CUDA Build
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Photo of the Walbro 255 fuel pump assembly in the tank.
cudadan
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Looks awesome
Got rear axle installed to the point of being able to measure for a custom driveshaft. Am planning on seeing what DynoTech or Action Machine comes up with as a quote. Does anyone have any experience with either one?
Installed the tires and rims to see how it looked.
Installed the tires and rims to see how it looked.
72BBSwinger
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My vote is for Action Machine. Just them with your length and slpline count.
Joe Dokes
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Like the color.
Joe Dokes
Joe Dokes
Viper bright blue pearl
Hellcat Cuda
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She's coming along great and looking real fine. Oh wait. Little '69 Cuda convert; 6.1 Hemi; manual 5 speed; ..........................you're gonna need some bigger tires! 
LOL. You are probably right!She's coming along great and looking real fine. Oh wait. Little '69 Cuda convert; 6.1 Hemi; manual 5 speed; ..........................you're gonna need some bigger tires!
Now that I have everything installed at the rear, it looks like there is lots of room for bigger tires. I went conservative on size for the first set because I wanted to be sure of the clearances with this rear axle combined with the offset on the rims.
Jim
hemisedan
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Hey guy, I like the color and would go that with my Lil Valiant, but the hot rod is close to a B-5 blue, so something else. What size tire and wheel is that? It looks good, plus remember they always settle when you put some power to it. I've followed your build, and you've done a fantastic job.
Thanks for the feedback. My paint is very close to B-5 blue.
Rims are 17x8 with 5.72" backspacing from American Muscle. http://www.americanmuscle.com/anthracite-bullitt-wheel-17x8.html
Tires are 235/50R-17 Bridgestone Turanza Serenity Plus
Mad Dart
Nothing to see Here!
Nice work! You are an animal!
I agree after talking to both. Action Machine had it made and shipped in less than a week.
Have the rear axle installed and finished the brakes today. I still have to cut and finish assembly of the emergency brake cables.
Got the driveshaft from Action Machine installed, but it was about 1/4" too long and compressed the dust seal on the end of the tranny.
I measured the end play and have 9/16", instead of the usual 3/4" to 1". I have enough end play so I don't bottom out when driving, but I'll have to cut some off the end of the dust seal so it doesn't rub on the yoke.
Todd at Action Machine offered to take the shaft back and shorten it, but that is a major hassle to get it back and forth across the border.
The 3" shaft has Spicer 1350 U joints and yoke.
I measured the end play and have 9/16", instead of the usual 3/4" to 1". I have enough end play so I don't bottom out when driving, but I'll have to cut some off the end of the dust seal so it doesn't rub on the yoke.
Todd at Action Machine offered to take the shaft back and shorten it, but that is a major hassle to get it back and forth across the border.
The 3" shaft has Spicer 1350 U joints and yoke.
Tjhoward84
1969 Barracuda Convertible
Nice. Can't wait to see this one done.
Thanks
I'm going to leave the driveshaft as-is since it looks like the reduced end play will not be a problem.
Never ceases to amaze me Jim. As frustrating as having to modify everything must be. I could only imagine the big grins yer wearing as you move forward with it!! Looking forward to more progress!
Th big grins so far have been:
1. Getting the car back from the body shop
2. Unloading the hemi
3. Getting the 5 speed tranny installed
4. Seeing the tires and wheels installed and sitting on the floor
Progress will be a little slower for a while- We are starting into a kitchen reno, so I'n now heavy into plumbing mods, etc:smile:
Hellcat Cuda
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I had a shop once where I did some street rod work and EVERYTHING I bought for those cars that was supposed to just "bolt on", had to be tweaked, modified or sent back and I made the item myself.
That's happened with most everything that was supposed to bolt on to my Cuda. The only thing that was "right" out of the box was my AlterKtion. (Bill does a nice job.) I pretty much accepted this sort of thing once I knew the direction (modified) I wanted to take with my Cuda. (let me correct that....HIGHLY modified! lol)
Jim, I would imagine your next high points will be starting that puppy up for the first time and then again when you take it out for it's first shake down run. I restored a classic Mercedes Gullwing for a fellow in his early eighties. The car had been in pieces for 38 years. He started sobbing and shaking his head in disbelief that it was actually running again. It was an honor to be a part of his whole experience.
That's happened with most everything that was supposed to bolt on to my Cuda. The only thing that was "right" out of the box was my AlterKtion. (Bill does a nice job.) I pretty much accepted this sort of thing once I knew the direction (modified) I wanted to take with my Cuda. (let me correct that....HIGHLY modified! lol)
Jim, I would imagine your next high points will be starting that puppy up for the first time and then again when you take it out for it's first shake down run. I restored a classic Mercedes Gullwing for a fellow in his early eighties. The car had been in pieces for 38 years. He started sobbing and shaking his head in disbelief that it was actually running again. It was an honor to be a part of his whole experience.
The final high point will be my bucket list trip - Route 66 to California in the Cuda. Hmmm, I see you are located in northern California. :glasses7:
Hellcat Cuda
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Yeah Jim, I'm in the S.F. East Bay area. One of my BL items will be to bring my Cuda down to Spring Fling in southern Cal. If the timing is right, bring your 'vert down and we'll cruise down there with both cars. That'd be pretty cool!
The "nothing is bolt-on" saga continues.
I followed the Wilwood instructions exactly for assembling the front hubs and brakes. When I started to fit the rotors, they hit the inserts on the caliper mounting bracket!
A quick e-mail off to Bill Reilly and he got right back to me to say the Wilwood instructions were wrong - the plates should be installed the other way around!!
The first photo shows the caliper brackets mounted as per Wilwood instructions. The 2nd photo shows the inserts hitting the rotor. The 3rd photo shows the plates mounted correctly.
I followed the Wilwood instructions exactly for assembling the front hubs and brakes. When I started to fit the rotors, they hit the inserts on the caliper mounting bracket!
A quick e-mail off to Bill Reilly and he got right back to me to say the Wilwood instructions were wrong - the plates should be installed the other way around!!
The first photo shows the caliper brackets mounted as per Wilwood instructions. The 2nd photo shows the inserts hitting the rotor. The 3rd photo shows the plates mounted correctly.
Then I proceeded to install the front calipers and found the supplied bolts were far too short!!
After a 1 hr round trip to the next town, I had the correct 1.25" Grade 8 bolts!!
After a 1 hr round trip to the next town, I had the correct 1.25" Grade 8 bolts!!
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