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Some Cuda Progress

Posted By: B1Fish540

Some Cuda Progress - 03/17/10 01:29 AM

I know many may be wondering how the 67 Cuda drag car is coming along. Took some pix today, we are finnishing up the exhaust. Put the gauges in last time. Fire Core wires, fuel, trans cooler lines and shifter cable all hooked up as is the fan and other stuff in front. Please excuse the dust, you know how it is...





















And one last one for Rick

Posted By: WILD BILL

Re: Some Cuda Progress - 03/17/10 01:36 AM

I would recomend moving your fuel line a little.

Some Tech insp might nail you on the 6" rule
Posted By: HEMIDARTS

Re: Some Cuda Progress - 03/17/10 01:38 AM

looks nice!
Posted By: '72CudaRacer

Re: Some Cuda Progress - 03/17/10 01:40 AM

Braided Steel fuel line can just about go IN the bell housing can't it?
Brian
Posted By: '72CudaRacer

Re: Some Cuda Progress - 03/17/10 01:42 AM

And yes it looks very NICE!
Brian
Posted By: moparguy7074

Re: Some Cuda Progress - 03/17/10 01:42 AM

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I would recomend moving your fuel line a little.

Some Tech insp might nail you on the 6" rule



What 6" rule is that Bill?
Posted By: blown572dart

Re: Some Cuda Progress - 03/17/10 01:45 AM

NICE!!!!!!!!!
Posted By: B1Fish540

Re: Some Cuda Progress - 03/17/10 01:51 AM

Thanks guys, gotta a couple more pix to upload.
Posted By: Dunnuck Racing

Re: Some Cuda Progress - 03/17/10 02:01 AM

Sweet looking ride,I hope it has plenty of hood pins,...........
Posted By: Al_Alguire

Re: Some Cuda Progress - 03/17/10 02:11 AM

Progress is good...Looks familiar. Oh yeah dust is what happens when you take this long
Posted By: B1Fish540

Re: Some Cuda Progress - 03/17/10 02:14 AM

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Sweet looking ride,I hope it has plenty of hood pins,...........



knew i should never have confessed to that..lol

YES it will have the dzus fasteners..lotta ov'em!
Posted By: B1Fish540

Re: Some Cuda Progress - 03/17/10 02:16 AM

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Progress is good...Looks familiar. Oh yeah dust is what happens when you take this long



good one Al!...yeh bastid...
Posted By: B1Fish540

Re: Some Cuda Progress - 03/17/10 02:55 AM

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Progress is good...Looks familiar. Oh yeah dust is what happens when you take this long



Al, i think you have done two cars and three engine programs since we both started! This was back round 2005. Finally, i should have this running for this summer season.

Posted By: Al_Alguire

Re: Some Cuda Progress - 03/17/10 03:07 AM

Posted By: His and Her 69's

Re: Some Cuda Progress - 03/17/10 06:53 AM

No fuel lines are supposed to be within 6" of the firewall incase of trans explosion.
They made me move my line and regulator forward so it wasn't close to the firewall.
David
Posted By: B1Fish540

Re: Some Cuda Progress - 03/17/10 09:41 AM

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I would recomend moving your fuel line a little.

Some Tech insp might nail you on the 6" rule



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No fuel lines are supposed to be within 6" of the firewall incase of trans explosion.
They made me move my line and regulator forward so it wasn't close to the firewall.
David



thanks, guess we'll have to do something about that.
Posted By: Cab_Burge

Re: Some Cuda Progress - 03/17/10 10:28 AM

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No fuel lines are supposed to be within 6" of the firewall incase of trans explosion.
They made me move my line and regulator forward so it wasn't close to the firewall.
David

That rule is based on the flywheel location with the motor in the stock location With cars set up like his you need to check with your local tech people before moving any of the fuel sytem parts near the firewall
Posted By: B1Fish540

Re: Some Cuda Progress - 03/17/10 09:21 PM

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No fuel lines are supposed to be within 6" of the firewall incase of trans explosion.
They made me move my line and regulator forward so it wasn't close to the firewall.
David

That rule is based on the flywheel location with the motor in the stock location With cars set up like his you need to check with your local tech people before moving any of the fuel sytem parts near the firewall




cool, thanx cab, i will wait till i get it all certified after its running, then. Should'nt be no big deal to move it a little if we have to.
Posted By: moparguy7074

Re: Some Cuda Progress - 03/18/10 12:41 AM

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No fuel lines are supposed to be within 6" of the firewall incase of trans explosion.
They made me move my line and regulator forward so it wasn't close to the firewall.
David

That rule is based on the flywheel location with the motor in the stock location With cars set up like his you need to check with your local tech people before moving any of the fuel sytem parts near the firewall




cool, thanx cab, i will wait till i get it all certified after its running, then. Should'nt be no big deal to move it a little if we have to.



I thought with braided steel line that didnt matter.
Posted By: Anonymous

Post deleted by Defbob - 03/18/10 01:36 AM

Posted By: B1Fish540

Re: Some Cuda Progress - 03/18/10 10:04 PM

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No fuel lines are supposed to be within 6" of the firewall incase of trans explosion.
They made me move my line and regulator forward so it wasn't close to the firewall.
David


It was the regulator they had a problem with, not the fuel lines themselves.

From the NHRA rulebook:
"Cool cans, fuel-distribution blocks, etc. must be
located at least 6 inches forward of the flywheel/bellhousing area on
rear-wheel-drive (RWD) vehicles, and on opposite side of
flywheel/housing area on front-wheel-drive (FWD) vehicles. Fuel
pressure gauge isolators, with steel braided line, may be mounted
on firewall.
....Fuel lines (except steel braided lines) in the
flywheel/bellhousing area must be enclosed in a 16-inch length of
steel tubing, 1/8-inch-minimum wall thickness, securely mounted as
a protection against fuel-line rupture. Fuel lines may not be routed
in the driveshaft tunnel."



Thanks Dave and others for that info. Now it looks like I am cool with the line where it is. I do appreciate Bill trying to help me, tho. This is the first car of this type I have owned and my buddy has been out of racing since the 80s...thats his belly in one of the pix(he told me not to show that one..haha) he has done all the painting and fab work on the car...which has been considerable as we started with a crude roller i bought cheap off ebay. That was 4 years ago...but like Al said, we shoulda been done a long time ago..
Posted By: Bigcube

Re: Some Cuda Progress - 03/18/10 10:14 PM

Looking good!
Posted By: joshking440

Re: Some Cuda Progress - 04/28/10 01:16 AM

LOOKS GOOD!
Posted By: B1Fish540

Re: Some Cuda Progress - 04/28/10 02:57 AM

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LOOKS GOOD!



Thanks Josh, looking forward to pix of your car.

If Bill was talking about that interior pic with the braided line coming out the tunnel, that is not a fuel line..its the dipstick! Sorry, i just now realized what you guys were talking about...lol
Posted By: Al_Alguire

Re: Some Cuda Progress - 04/28/10 03:03 AM

What no new progress. Get with the program and throw those Benjamines at it already will ya
Posted By: B1Fish540

Re: Some Cuda Progress - 04/28/10 05:16 AM

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Sorry, Al, i need more of these....lol
Actually, not much else to buy
Posted By: TonyS451

Re: Some Cuda Progress - 04/28/10 03:36 PM

Looking awesome Dave! I think you need more of this !! Summer is almost here, buddy!
Posted By: BobsProFab

Re: Some Cuda Progress - 04/28/10 05:05 PM

looking good Dave

Bob
Posted By: S/ST 3040

Re: Some Cuda Progress - 04/28/10 05:43 PM

Engine set-back, ladder bars...............where's the wheelie bars?

Looks like you'll be racing before I will. Stay after it.

Posted By: B1Fish540

Re: Some Cuda Progress - 04/28/10 10:17 PM

Vic,thanks, I've got some! I may need a license from NASA when this thing launches...lol
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