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Welcome from Ft. Pierre! Pa karp:burnout:

Welcome! Another "Notch Man"! Pa karp:burnout:

I FINALLY got to make a pass down the strip with the 'Cuda after MANY, MANY issues! Two chunks, one with 3:55's, one with 3:91's, two flywheels, pressure plates and clutch discs, severe oil pan leak, bent water pump pulley etc! WHEW what a project it has been! After not driving a 4 speed...

I drove the 'Cuda to my home town's annual watermelon festival and car show Sat 8/9/2014. Attached is a photo taken in front of the town of Forestburg's old post office. My uncle was the post master for 33 years in the town. The 'Cuda set in the same location as this photo many times , 45...

Drove the "Cuda to the Murdo car show. Came back with a survivor trophy! 1st one since 1969. Won one then 1st time out, one another 1st time to a car show. Life is good. Pa karp:burnout:

Shane, Still have some things to do. Shocks are next and a good front end alignment. Head liner needs to be patched and dummy me climbed into the back seat to clean, rotten threads ripped in the seat. There is a good upholstery man here that can repair those issues. Dash lights...

I found a good 742 3:55 Sure Grip and replaced the 741 that was in the 'Cuda. Unfortunately the 3:91's were bad. I have found the correct 3:91's for the car and may eventually put them in. After a month of tinkering and fixing the bugs, I took the car out for the "maiden" voyage again after...

Fired up the 340 today, 1st time in many years! It sounds good. Still have some issues to resolve, a 1 gear 4 speed for one. More then likely mostly shifter adjustment will fix that problem. I do have serious rear end issues and will probably replace the 741 with a 489. I will still use...

Welcome, from another South Dakotan, Ft Pierre here! Curt Rees:burnout:

Shane, it has been a project! When I am finished, it will be gone through mechanically from one end to the other. I still have to put grease seals in the rear axles. And I will probably replace the rear brake cylinders while I am at it. I found out the heater core leaks and will have to...

Exhaust system being installed on Monday. Still have a few issues to resolve, but plan to start and drive it this next weekend. It has been a major project, but well worth it! My fishing partner hopes I get it done soon, lol. Curt Rees:burnout:

Yes, I still have the trophies. They have traveled many miles and lived in many different places over the years. I thought about throwing them away, but always decided to keep them. Once the car is running, I plan on having a photo taken with a similar pose including the trophies. I might...

More A bodies! Darts this time. I just was doing some radio work at a customer's location out in the country. In one of his equipment qounsets sits 2 mid 60's Darts, one was a 170 and the other a GT hardtop. My customer was not there, so I could not ask him what year they were or what...

Engine and transmission are in the 'Cuda. Need 3/4th gear shift rod, probably get from Brewers. Drive shaft gets new u joints on Monday. Sold the race car, so may do a complete paint job, will decide soon on that. Camera died, so can't post photos. Cell phone won't resize or I would post...

Engine build is done! I am picking it up this weekend and hope to have it in the engine bay by Sunday night. The trans just needs to be put back together, probably next week and then in it goes. Next step is to move the car to our shop and finish the rest of drive train. It is probably...

I am very appreciative of BB-Dave deciding to sell me my original purchased A56! It is kind like the loss of your 1st love and wondering what could have been and never knowing! BUT, the love, through fate, is rekindled many years down the road. Probably not a real good analogy, but the "1st...

Title came today, who would have thought that I would see my name on the title the 2nd time after 44 years..... Curt Rees:D

Welcome from your neighbor to the west! I saw the "Hairbender" makes it's maiden runs at Thunder Valley back in '68. It went 10:80's which was flying for the time! Pa karp

Everything that has been done and come to pass with this project is very much appreciated! It has been very neat to walk into my garage and see that car again. Going to be interesting to see what it runs at the drag strip next summer! Going to be interesting to see if I can still "row" the...

The A56 340 will be blue lettering. The back ground shows the 4 faces under a blue sky line. South Dakota is in red in the blue sky back ground. At the bottom is says Great Faces. Great Places. It should look nice! Pa karp

I just transferred title today. I have never had a "vanity" plate before so I ordered one. It will say A56340. For an extra $25 bucks, I thought what the heck! Pa karp

Ah, the middle son......lol Pretty much nails it! Pa karp

Dave, I do want to clean up the engine compartment. My body guy says it won't be hard to do with the engine out. The rest won't be done until the car is running, and maybe not then. The car, as you well know, looks good now! The "survivor" look adds to the car. I was at the Oahe...

The drive train is going to need most of the work. The engine is going to be built to mostly factory specs, maybe a little better cam. The 4 speed and rear end are probably ok as is. I put brake fluid in the master cylinder and pumped the brakes, had brakes. I think I am going to replace...

Here is photo of BB-Dave and I as we made the deal! Also, I re-posted the old photos taken in 1969 for a comparison. The 'Cuda has not changed much, well, me.....let's say I have matured! Pa karp

Funny story about the 'Cuda! BB-Dave found a Daredevil fishing lure and plastic bobber under the seat. More then likely they were mine from 44 years ago. They are now laying on the back window shelf. And they are going to stay there! lol Pa karp:toothy9:

Yes! I made the long trip east and BB Dave and I were able make a deal that was satisfactory for both of us. The 'Cuda is very close to what it looked like when I last drove it. I had not seen it since 1970. It is not going to take a lot of work to get the car back on the street again...

That's the car that I purchased new! I have been in contact with BB-Dave. Lots of good memories involved with that car. Just visited with the former wife, she told me some stories about her driving the car with some of her buddies down in Sioux Falls, SD when she was in school that I did...

The lost has been found! If you go back and look at my photos and then look the photos the BB-Dave posted, you are looking at the same car, 44 years later. Still looks pretty good doesn't she! The car is 1400 miles from me, but I have been with in 60 miles of it a half dozen times over the...

Next time I am in Mitchell, SD, I am going to stop and see John Iverson. He had told me everything in the old days were on paper, and had been destroyed. He was going to see if there might be some old service records, but not sure. Got another story! A buddy of mine bought a new '69 SS Camaro...