some 'before' firewall shots for reference for me later, when i was reassembling.......

other side. i had already done the blower motor along with the interior. i know it's probably not zinc coated correct, it was done up with something gold-ish, so i just hit it with some 'eastwood carb renew' to make it fresh. in hindsight, i would have done this differently. i wasn't really thinking at the time. what are ya gonna do eh?

front area.......

the other front......

side.......

other side......

k-frame and company. i saw remnants of 'orange' and 'black' overspray down here. so, at some point in the cars history, there was an 'engine in' re-detailing of the car......

i had some rattle can mixed up at the local auto paint store, in the closest hue they could match the body's red. everything got taped off, prepped, and shot with a couple coats of it. the k-frame and company were then prepped as well, and hit with some semi-flat krylon.......

new re-pop battery on a freshly sprayed battery box. i love that the fill caps still screw off, and you can see the sealed cells inside. this battery of course came with a stack of warning labels:
DO NOT FILL THIS BATTERY WITH WATER, YOU WILL RUIN IT!!!!!!!
like the ol' label on the hair dryer, 'do not use in bathtub', you know someone did it at some point, hence the need for the label.

BOOM! all detailed and doned up, awaiting her new tenant! i know it's not all 'concourse' correct, but i did the best i could, without breaking the bank. nicely restored wiper motor, date coded voltage regulator, stock master cylinder, factory style wiring harness, all factory style clips, connectors, etc... all the nuts and bolts are not of the correct marking and style, but are all new, and don't jump out at you unless you are a knowledgable cat. (which most of you probably are!) i would love any tips, notes, etc, to make it look more proper if you have some constructive criticisms to add. (yeah, the electronic ignition doesn't belong there either, but it came with the motor. if i had it to do over again, and you will hear why later, i would have gone stock style distributor with a pertronix module......)

forgot one, the turn signal housings. i wasn't sure of the finish here either, so i blasted them, repainted the silver inside the reflector area, (these were painted black ALL over, everywhere) and again hit the outside with the ol' eastwood carb renew........

stay tuned for the next chapter, engine install! here is a sneak peak as to what's to come...

I like that you are using a syringe to put on the RTV on the valve covers. I can only hope that my charger looks as good as your cuda. Tim

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stay tuned for the next chapter, engine install! here is a sneak peak as to what's to come...

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wow! just found this link on our car, and at least a supposed builders name, i will have to try and look them up. getting closer on the back story, but still not sure what is what. i am kind of surprised at the selling price, i paid a little above half that for the car 2 years ago.....

http://www.barrett-jackson.com/application/onlinesubmission/lotdetails.aspx?ln=1050&aid=221

and here she is, the holy grail. an early mopar performance block, stock bore, stroker eagle cranked 472 hemi, done up all 1970 style. built by eddie haines. more on THAT one later....

this motor has stage V heads, rockers, and a single plane 2x4 intake.......

it made 576hp, and 543 lbs.ft. of torque, all done by 5800rpm. mild comp hydraulic roller in there as well.......

couple of build shots......

rotating assembley ready for going in.......

a shot of the aluminum heads and rockers........