Well, like any sane person who has too many things going on in life I thought embarking on another car resto would be a fun idea! Honestly though working on cars is how I relax and unwind, rather than fishing or playing golf. Some of you will recognize this car as a fellow members car, Dave aka RUMBLON, who posted it recently in the WIW section. Dave retired to ID as some of you may recall and came to the realization that he was probably not going to get this car restored anytime soon. There was also the issue of the car being here in Nevada and him living in Idaho now. Already having a beautiful 71 Cuda vert in the garage eased the pain of letting this sentimental Cuda go. Dave owned this car in high school and it meant a lot to him as he sold it years ago and found it again years later. Long story short, I made Dave a promise that I would restore/ restomod it and not sell it or part it out. I recently started my own business and am still working at my day job full time so my schedule is pretty full so I doubt this will go as fast as the Duster thread did. I will update as I go.

The plan: I plan to turn this 72 into a 71 Cuda. Seeing as how it already needs 1/4s and a tail panel I figured why not make it the Cuda I always wanted but can't afford right now. I have never really been a big fan of the round tail lights myself. Plus, the original motor and trans are long gone. My plan is keep it the TB3 blue with a black vinyl top and interior, but add the 71 front end, along with rear window louvers and fender gills. The car already has come cool options (fr & rr swaybars, vinyl top, a/c, disc barkes, etc) that I'll improve upon. It was pretty complete, just disassembled. Dave did a great job of organizing and labeling all the parts that were taken off. My goal is to keep it a driver.I want to enjoy driving it and fun with the whole family being able to ride along.