Hey everybody, just found this place the other day and just got signed up.
Some basic info on me, I'm a Chevy guy at heart, but I love various cars from all across the board. Mopars, Fords, AMC's, doesn't matter to me much, they all have cars I love. While I haven't owned anything other than G.M.'s and a couple Mopars, I do have a soft spot in my heart for some of the others and if the sweet deal came along, I'd snatch 'em up.
I've been building and restoring cars for about 30 years now. It started with my Dad's projects when I was a kid, and then I bought my first at 14. I had my own shop for 6 years, but had to close it down due to a couple years of just plain ol' bad luck. I still do some side work, but I'm trying to get away from that so I can think about finally working on something for me.
I've cut down my collection of classics to just three, but they still want way too much of my money to do much with them for now. I have my two Chevy"s, a '59 Bel Air and a '65 Corvair, and I have my '66 Barracuda. I do have every intention of building something special with each one of them when time, money and enthusiasm allow, but for now they just sit in my shop. I drive the Cuda and the Corvair once in a while to keep the cob webs off, the '59 hasn't seen the road since '88 when I totaled it. That's a story for another day though.
I have built a lot of cars in my time and as the years roll by and the fads change, it's hard for me to settle on styles that I really like. At this point in time, a combination of resto-mod and pro touring would be the way I'd like to build the Cuda, you know, just like everybody else is..... LOL! The old plan was a Formula S clone which I already went on the hunt to collect parts for. I might still keep that as part of the plan, not really sure though.
I have done a lot with the Cuda over the years, but it's been a long time now and it's ready for a do-over. I'll keep the drivetrain I acquired, a 340, 727, 8 3/4 combo I got from a beat up '68 Dart, but I think I'd like to do some more modern touches everywhere else. Actually, I'd rather have a 5 speed in the thing, which is what I was Googleing when I found this place.
For now I'm just researching what it would take to do some of the stuff I'd like to do with the Cuda. I'm also looking for inspiration and this site looks like a pretty good source for that.8)
Oh yeah, here's a link to the only pics I have of the Cuda. Unfortunately, she's not this clean anymore, but I have finally put a decent set of shoes on her now, 15" Telstars with BFG G-Forces. I'll try to get something more up to date in the picture dept. one of these days.
http://www.picturetrail.com/sfx/album/view/1977422
OH, and, hows the feeling about pics being posted on the site?
Keep 'em small?
As few as possible?
Load 'em up and let the slow guys suffer?:snakeman:
I always like to ask first.8)
Mike
Some basic info on me, I'm a Chevy guy at heart, but I love various cars from all across the board. Mopars, Fords, AMC's, doesn't matter to me much, they all have cars I love. While I haven't owned anything other than G.M.'s and a couple Mopars, I do have a soft spot in my heart for some of the others and if the sweet deal came along, I'd snatch 'em up.
I've been building and restoring cars for about 30 years now. It started with my Dad's projects when I was a kid, and then I bought my first at 14. I had my own shop for 6 years, but had to close it down due to a couple years of just plain ol' bad luck. I still do some side work, but I'm trying to get away from that so I can think about finally working on something for me.
I've cut down my collection of classics to just three, but they still want way too much of my money to do much with them for now. I have my two Chevy"s, a '59 Bel Air and a '65 Corvair, and I have my '66 Barracuda. I do have every intention of building something special with each one of them when time, money and enthusiasm allow, but for now they just sit in my shop. I drive the Cuda and the Corvair once in a while to keep the cob webs off, the '59 hasn't seen the road since '88 when I totaled it. That's a story for another day though.
I have built a lot of cars in my time and as the years roll by and the fads change, it's hard for me to settle on styles that I really like. At this point in time, a combination of resto-mod and pro touring would be the way I'd like to build the Cuda, you know, just like everybody else is..... LOL! The old plan was a Formula S clone which I already went on the hunt to collect parts for. I might still keep that as part of the plan, not really sure though.
I have done a lot with the Cuda over the years, but it's been a long time now and it's ready for a do-over. I'll keep the drivetrain I acquired, a 340, 727, 8 3/4 combo I got from a beat up '68 Dart, but I think I'd like to do some more modern touches everywhere else. Actually, I'd rather have a 5 speed in the thing, which is what I was Googleing when I found this place.
For now I'm just researching what it would take to do some of the stuff I'd like to do with the Cuda. I'm also looking for inspiration and this site looks like a pretty good source for that.8)
Oh yeah, here's a link to the only pics I have of the Cuda. Unfortunately, she's not this clean anymore, but I have finally put a decent set of shoes on her now, 15" Telstars with BFG G-Forces. I'll try to get something more up to date in the picture dept. one of these days.
http://www.picturetrail.com/sfx/album/view/1977422
OH, and, hows the feeling about pics being posted on the site?
Keep 'em small?
As few as possible?
Load 'em up and let the slow guys suffer?:snakeman:
I always like to ask first.8)
Mike
