Overhaulin and Rides Tonight

**CAMAROBOY69** · 10-14-2004

Dang that Cuda is awesome!!!!!!!! That has to be one of the nicest ones I have ever seen by looking at that pic.

**CAMAROBOY69** · 10-14-2004

I just looked at the site and this was the 71 that they showed

**PeteRR** · 10-14-2004

One of our Moparts members worked on the Rad Rides car. I'll post some pics he took. Some info on the car:

Started life as a CA 70 340 Cuda, motor missing, no fender tag. Magnum Force Chrome Moly K frame, modified S10 spindles, rack and pinion steering, 528 Crate Hemi from the Hemi Dakota that Troy built in 2000. Troy built serpentine accessory drive, twin throttle bodies, John Meanie EFI setup, and Troy built shorty headers. 4 Link rear suspension using Detroit Speed and Engineering pieces, coilovers, and awesome fabrication by Dan, "Fab1". 727 with Gear Vendors overdrive, Dana 60 style rear from Strange Engineering, and new big driveshaft tunnel to allow 4" road clearance. Marker lights, doorhandles, and trunk lock shaved. Rocker panel extensions, fender extensions, fabricated front and rear valence and spoilers, boxes built for mufflers. Painted Nissan sporty silver, 2003 color, with charcoal accents. Recaro seats and Griffin interior, DVD, Autometer gauges in stock dash, shift light, and some big honkin stereo. Billet Specialties one off wheels, 19's in the front, 22's in the back, tucked way up into the car. I'm sure I missed some stuff, but gives you an idea. Been great fun to see this car come together.

**PeteRR** · 10-14-2004

A few more:

**PeteRR** · 10-14-2004

Two thing I don't like about it.

1) The giant wagon wheel rear wheel.
2) Only 4" of ground clearance. I drove over a deer with the Road Runner this summer. If I had 4" of clearance he would destroyed the front end of the car instead of just destroying my chin spoiler.

Other than that, the car is gorgeous. I wish I had the budget to drop my car off with Troy or Foose.

**F70t/a** · 10-14-2004

I dont mind the big rims, I just wish they would of used a wider tires in the rear. Any pics of the under carriage? I would love to see how the exhaust fit in the tunnel

**PeteRR** · 10-14-2004

Sorry boss, no pics of the underneath. IIRC, the tunnel was almost 8" in diameter. You're right about the tires. They effectively mini-tubbed the car and only fitted 285s in the rear.

**TonyL** · 10-14-2004

i gotta say that thats the only chip foose drawing i dont like. it looks out of porportion, and cartoony. the roof looks chopped. Sadly the cartoonness carried over to the real car with the placement of 22s on it. those rims are too big. a 18 and 19 combo would have looked alot better, (as evidenced on the Overhaulin' car)

**CAMAROBOY69** · 10-15-2004

Thanks for sharing the extra Cuda pics. Dang that thing is just sick!! Does anyone have any more pics of the Green Challenger?

**F70t/a** · 10-15-2004

Originally Posted by PeteRR

Sorry boss, no pics of the underneath. IIRC, the tunnel was almost 8" in diameter. You're right about the tires. They effectively mini-tubbed the car and only fitted 285s in the rear.

Ya when i seen them doing a rear frame and putting new tub's I had my hopes up on some real big meats. I still think the car looks great.

**Steve Chryssos** · 10-15-2004

I love every inch of it!! Dubs, 285's color combo and all. I can't wait to see it as SEMA. I will probably crack a nut.

**MattA** · 10-15-2004

Aren't those dubble dubs.

I agree the car looks killer. The car was built for maximum visual impact and a lesser wheel tire combo would not have had the same effect.

matt

**TBART70** · 10-16-2004

looks like a 69 camaro from a distance (LOL)

**Hydratech®** · 10-20-2004

The most memorable part of the show was after the test drive. The poor guy was all adrenalized and all he kept saying over and over is: "Man - that is one SICK FISH"

Nothing like a modern monster HEMI to cause this type of response!

I'll bet that the Porsche has now been dropped down to daily driver status, or it's on its way to get its drivetrain seriously pumped up. After getting out of the 'Cuda and then getting back into the Porsche, he was probably matting the little pedal on the right and wondering why it didn't seem to work as well as it used to, no?

**Jagarang** · 10-20-2004

I hope my gaps are that uniform when I'm done. Look at the friggin bumper to body gap...impressive!!

**beyonda68** · 10-23-2004

My teeth have bigger gaps than that sheet metal.

**apex69** · 10-25-2004

On the Challenger, I agree on the wheels looking at the proportion of the openings to that of a factory rally, they should have been opened up more, sizing the openings to the larger custom wheels.

Interior and sound was well done.

The paint, very nice though imho, I would have made the silver accent strips a bit shorter in height and gave them a bit more of an aggressive forward angle. I know they were trying to capture the essence of a factory-striping package for that model. It did smoke quite a bit.

**Camaro69Z28** · 12-29-2004

It's cool car but has a few problems it's to heavy
And he better stick 18 inch wheels at the front and some 19 inch at the back and the wheels are to bling bling( better handling with smaller wheels).
The brake disk are wrong the large rotor are for the front and smaller ones are for the back.
Thats what i have the say about the sick fish.

:3gears:

**JohnnyGMachine** · 12-29-2004

For the most part I agree with you guys on the wheels, I'm all for pushing the envelope on everything, but the rear wheels look just a tad overstuffed. I think maybe one size smaller in O.D. on the rear wheels and that'd be perfect for me. I do like the larger wheel and tire combos that guys have been putting on there rides. Just looking at the Cuda and it almost seems unreal, very fantasy-like. It looks like a 'Cuda Concept car. That's what's gonna catch the attention.
The paint I think is a "3-tone"? Isn't the hood flat black, then red on the rest of the top surfaces, and then silver on the sides? In my opinion when you start to get too many colors on a car like that I think it gets too busy. If it's all red on thetop the and then the silver on the sides then that'd been real hot. It'd be tough for me to decide on 2-tone or solids now - seems everything's getting 2-toned now. Sometimes clean is just clean!

my 2 cents,
John

**moparguy** · 01-17-2005

Hey PeteRR,glad to see another moparts member (blakcharger440) on here!
I for one think that Rogans choice of color for this beast was a good one!
I just think that the paint scheme that Foose had planned for it would not have looked as good.
I also think that the rear wheel diameter is just too big and kinda cartoonish.
But overall that car is killer!

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Sick Fish

The gaps on that thing r PUUUUURrrrr..fect.

Reworked

That Cuda is Schweeeeet!