72 Cuda build

[southrod]

Heres a 72 cuda we are building at the moment Xv motorsports front end our own design 4 link Baer 6 piston brakes 19 inch budniks with 275 and 345 michelins waiting for the motor to be built by Bartons in the U.S will be a 605 hemi with short 8 stack kinsler EFI and fast electronics,SMR megatorque 727 with gearvenders O/D .

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[Nev68]

Heres a 72 cuda we are building at the moment Xv motorsports front end our own design 4 link Baer 6 piston brakes 19 inch budniks with 275 and 345 michelins waiting for the motor to be built by Bartons in the U.S will be a 605 hemi with short 8 stack kinsler EFI and fast electronics,SMR megatorque 727 with gearvenders O/D .

Always liked the late 60's / early 70's Mopars.
Intersting rear end set up.
Keep posting pics, especially when you get the big@rse Hemi in.

Do you have previous experience with the gearendors o/drive?
I wouldn't mind adding one to mine in the future.

Rgds,
Nev

[cluxford]

Damn you guys build some killer cars keep the projects coming

[tonner]

Its great to see some really high class work :)

[southrod]

Always liked the late 60's / early 70's Mopars.
Intersting rear end set up.
Keep posting pics, especially when you get the big@rse Hemi in.

Do you have previous experience with the gearendors o/drive?
I wouldn't mind adding one to mine in the future.

Rgds,
Nev

We,ve fitted a few in hotrods but this will be the first in a muscle car. I've got one in my F350 Dually and its great for towing.

[Nev68]

We,ve fitted a few in hotrods but this will be the first in a muscle car. I've got one in my F350 Dually and its great for towing.

Rough cost of gearvendors o/d?
Are there variations depending on the use / application?

Rgds,
nev

[southrod]

Rough cost of gearvendors o/d?
Are there variations depending on the use / application?

Rgds,
nev

Around 3500 to 4000 dollars depending on your application,we buy them through
Rocket Sport trucks in melbourne 03 95808155 only variations are the extension housing applications i.e depending on what box it is going on.

[Dillons69]

That is one kick ass Cuda, I love em. Looks awsome post lots of pics please.

[minimike]

Love the tin work.. what a beast!

[AUSCAMARO]

That is gunna be HOT!

[southrod]

Well we,ve been waiting 14 months for this thing to be built at Ray Barton race engines in the US(don't ask) and its finally ready,now to get it shipped out here without any more holdups,airfreight is looking good.
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[muggz]

This car is just beautiful.. i do love the undercarriage!
What sort of intake brand is that or was it a mechanical converted to EFI ?... it does look a work of art!

[Nev68]

Can't wait to see photos of that motor in the car.
I love to old style fuel injection stacks.
You and your customers have a sense of style.

Nev

[AUSCAMARO]

Boy O Boy... Sometimes I widh I bought a MOPAR and this is ine of those times!!

[EAT-30T]

Two words... HOLY & ****

LOL

[southrod]

This car is just beautiful.. i do love the undercarriage!
What sort of intake brand is that or was it a mechanical converted to EFI ?... it does look a work of art!
The motor is a 605 (yes you read that right) cube monster it runs on US 91 octane and idles at 800 rpm, the injection is a kinsler eight stack efi, it is a new system not a converted mechanical system,the trumpets wont stick through the hood they will be very small custom made ones most likely carbon fibre..

[southrod]

We,ve spent the last 2 weeks getting the motor setup and a full new floor and rails made,the standard e body motor, floors and tunnel are offset to the right,so we decided to centre the motor which ment changing the tunnel, the vote was we fab a full new floor and while we did it created full floor rails, with 800 plus foot lbs of torque this thing will need them.http://i492.photobucket.com/albums/rr282/southrod/Antz%20Cuda/DSC_4001.jpg
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[southrod]

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[southrod]

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[southrod]

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[southrod]

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[S[_]SPECT]

Ummm.....
Ahh..
Nevermind, Ive got nothing...

[blackoutsteve]

Have you had much to do with the Gear Vendors?
Any experience with them in cars with high stall speeds? (-where I'd assume they'd be uselss, and which is why I never bought one.)

[tonner]

You Guys are killing me, so when are you of to SEMA to show them how its done.:cool:

[AUSCAMARO]

It goes to show that ANYTHING is possible if you have the will, the money and the facilities as well as a highly skilled tradesperson!

[chevguy]

yup just when you think,wow I am proud of that bit of a modification I just finished, you look at the pro`s and see the difference.

[TUFF68]

:eek: http://i492.photobucket.com/albums/rr282/southrod/Antz%20Cuda/DSC_4037.jpg
Damn that looks TUFF, and it's not even finished yet. I've never met anyone who does'nt like the HEMI engine....

[Deadwood]

You guys put new 1/4 on this thing ? cause they look like they are near perfect. It is wrong that someone is allowed to have this car an afford to get all this work done :eek: !! Im going to burn my bunky !

[southrod]

Have you had much to do with the Gear Vendors?
Any experience with them in cars with high stall speeds? (-where I'd assume they'd be uselss, and which is why I never bought one.)

We,ve put a few in,without going into a lot of detail you can preset your split sequence and when you want the box to split and at what mph that it will always take off in the lowest gear and it wont split until you have reached the preset mph usually 45-50 mph in the auto posoition or you can set it were you want in the manual position, so they are not controled by rpm but by the speed .
Shane.

[southrod]

You guys put new 1/4 on this thing ? cause they look like they are near perfect. It is wrong that someone is allowed to have this car an afford to get all this work done :eek: !! Im going to burn my bunky !
Yeh, new quarters and roof skin.
Shane.

[blackoutsteve]

We,ve put a few in,without going into a lot of detail you can preset your split sequence and when you want the box to split and at what mph that it will always take off in the lowest gear and it wont split until you have reached the preset mph usually 45-50 mph in the auto posoition or you can set it were you want in the manual position, so they are not controled by rpm but by the speed .
Shane.

But how about vehicles with high stall converters?
I'm assuming that with the GV offering a decent OD ratio, the converter would still slip and allow the engine to increase in rpm as if the GV wasn't there.

[southrod]

Had the owner here on tuesday so we pushed it out side to get a better perspective of its stance,look a lot better when I finish the outside skins in the next few weeks.
Shane.
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[18htan]

Shane that is a bloody work of art!

Well done mate!

[AUSCAMARO]

PORN!!!

How did you get into this game Shane? Whats you background??

Mitch

[southrod]

PORN!!!

How did you get into this game Shane? Whats you background??

Mitch

Body maker and painter by trade the rest I just "wing" it (lol).

[69camaro]

Question for you Shane, where would you say your main customer base is? Surely these cars aren't all for Deni locals......

[69SS]

Shane, you must have some awefully large "wings".. This is going to be one special rig.. I want one :(...

What seats are you running there - VE HSV??

Cheers,

lyndsay

[Nev68]

Shane, you must have some awefully large "wings".. This is going to be one special rig.. I want one :(...

What seats are you running there - VE HSV??

Cheers,

lyndsay

You gotta love the Cuda's, what a classic shape
I think the seats look like Recaros

[southrod]

Question for you Shane, where would you say your main customer base is? Surely these cars aren't all for Deni locals......

No locals at all,I had a policy since i started the shop 21 yrs ago that I would not do immediate local work,the closest we would would have customer wise would be shepparton about 1.5 hrs away.the rest are from all over australia.

Shane

[southrod]

Shane, you must have some awefully large "wings".. This is going to be one special rig.. I want one :(...

What seats are you running there - VE HSV??

Cheers,

lyndsay

Recaro full electric.

[Sfinx]

The seats look quiet tall, is there going to be enough clearance once mounted and the roof liner is in? Maybe the owner is shorter then 6ft?

Shane, what after market or other model vehicle seats do you recommend for a 68 Camaro? I was looking at the VE HSV seats but they're far to big.

[southrod]

The seats look quiet tall, is there going to be enough clearance once mounted and the roof liner is in? Maybe the owner is shorter then 6ft?

Shane, what after market or other model vehicle seats do you recommend for a 68 Camaro? I was looking at the VE HSV seats but they're far to big.

they are a bit deceiving to look at in the pictures,tthere is plenty of room they are mounted now you just cant see the tracks,eventually they will have no head rests.
best to do the old tape measure thing,you will find that most seat tracks/mounts will have to be modified on whatever you use.
Shane.

[RSZ28]

Bewdiful work there Shane. World class results!

You a Deniliquin local, or decide to settle there because its a nice peaceful out of the way place, where you can concentrate on unique projects without a passing parade dropping by all the time? :)

And has that front end got Corvette C5 lower control arms and knuckles and a billet upper control arm?

:cool:

[RSZ28]

The seats look quiet tall, is there going to be enough clearance once mounted and the roof liner is in? Maybe the owner is shorter then 6ft?

Shane, what after market or other model vehicle seats do you recommend for a 68 Camaro? I was looking at the VE HSV seats but they're far to big.

After seeing Shane use some Ford seats in a Firebird vert I went with some ex XR8 ute seats.

Lot of work to rework the track to fit the original Camaro mount holes, especially to keep the electric up/down on the drivers side, but they are in now and comfort is great, car is a lot quieter and the passenger does not slide across on top of the driver around quick right hand turns any more :).

Good thing re the ute seats is that they have levers that let them flip forward to let the kids into the back seat. :cool:

Yes the seats are clearly XR seats if you look hard (XR on the seat LOL), but will get either the panel changed out with "SS" or a Chevy bowtie, or "Camaro" or something in the near future. They do look ok even if they are charcoal.

:)))))

[Sfinx]

Cool thanks Ian, after seeing this done by Shane and now your confirmation I think I'll head this route also.

Thanks,
Gav

[Nev68]

After seeing Shane use some Ford seats in a Firebird vert I went with some ex XR8 ute seats.

Lot of work to rework the track to fit the original Camaro mount holes, especially to keep the electric up/down on the drivers side, but they are in now and comfort is great, car is a lot quieter and the passenger does not slide across on top of the driver around quick right hand turns any more :).

Good thing re the ute seats is that they have levers that let them flip forward to let the kids into the back seat. :cool:

Yes the seats are clearly XR seats if you look hard (XR on the seat LOL), but will get either the panel changed out with "SS" or a Chevy bowtie, or "Camaro" or something in the near future. They do look ok even if they are charcoal.

:)))))
Don;t want to hijack this thread, but do you have photos of the XR (won't use the "F" word) seats in you car?

[RSZ28]

Don;t want to hijack this thread, but do you have photos of the XR (won't use the "F" word) seats in you car?

I will take some Nev and post them. :)

[southrod]

Been waiting for door skins so hav'nt done much last few weeks but got most of the sheetmetal pre fitted,needs some serious gapping and tuning up of the panels these things did'nt fit together the best.
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[southrod]

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[J.J.]

sweet ride

[AUSCAMARO]

Whats the deal with the Porsche in the background Shane?

[southrod]

Whats the deal with the Porsche in the background Shane?

Its an early 356 that we're building into an Outlaw.
Shane.

[AUSCAMARO]

Its an early 356 that we're building into an Outlaw.
Shane.

Are you serious :D :eek: An Outlaw!!! Wicked....

Would love to own a genuine 356.

[southrod]

Spent a bit of time on this beast lately finished up all the gaps and fabbed up the front lower panel and modded a 69 Camaro bumper into it.
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[southrod]

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[southrod]

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[AGGRO]

that is just gorgeous!

[AUSCAMARO]

I'm starting to loose my amazement when looking at your threads cause the cars you do are all so damn fine!! hahaha


Hows the Outlaw Porsche coming along?