Old Man's 66 Cuda Funnycar build

Had to do a honey do before I could get back to work on the cuda . My wife wanted a hand rail at the back door , so I bent one up out of rollcage tubing .. took a day to do but she was happy !!

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Drilled 2 3/16 inch holes thru bracket and back brace and attached with 2 bolts
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Back brace for pass. side rad. bracket
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Driver side rad. bracket
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Cut out about 2 inches of radiator brace and covered with black door trim . Did this so the top 3 tubes will be exposed to incoming air flow
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Put jack under cross member to see what car would look like raised up 1 inch. Note I am going to use 66 Valiant grills and center section .There is a guy that has a NOS set but way to rich for my wallet . $1800.00
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View from drivers seat at eye level ..
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View of dash and guages from eye level ..... Saturday I Hope to move car over, jack it up and remove rear tires to install tubes and sheet metal in the trunk area ,,