Re: My 1973 Cuda Lemontwist
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WOW!!! That's looking great. The whole look of the car changes with the grill installed. I don't know what possition the factory installed the exhaust pipe to resonator clamps but...in my old job, whenever we installed dual exhaust systems, we would turn the clamps inward. It's just a cleaner installation if you don't see those clamps/nuts hanging down. If that's how the factory installed them though, I'd leave it.
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Re: My 1973 Cuda Lemontwist
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07/28/11 02:24 AM
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Thanks Guys for all the comments. We've all made tremendous strides on our projects. Its fun, and I appreciate all your helfull tips and insights towards getting to where we're at today. More progress to come!!!
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Re: My 1973 Cuda Lemontwist
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Quote:
I don't know if you've seen this before Dennis but I thought you'd like it.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OwfFH70V5fE&feature=related
Great find! The 73 Challenger test is also on there.
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Re: My 1973 Cuda Lemontwist
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Thanks Guys Great video to keep in this post. The Challenger one is good too. Thanks for finding that. The handling of those cars back in 1973 was sweet but nothing like the cars of today..
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Re: My 1973 Cuda Lemontwist
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view from the top looking down.
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Re: My 1973 Cuda Lemontwist
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Thought Id better prefit the bumper brackets and bumper prior to bolting on the rubber filler panel and the lower valance. They fit pretty well the bumper is off center slightly and I should be able to adjust that out. I have the brackets all the way aft and even with the filler panel installed there is a 3/4 inch gap or so between it and the chrome. The filler panel has some scuffs so I want to fix it and paint it up befor everthing goes on complete.
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Re: My 1973 Cuda Lemontwist
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Re: My 1973 Cuda Lemontwist
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Cleaned up the filler panel and reshot it with SEM. The only issue I have now is a gap between the bumper and the grille of about 3/4 inch. Is this normal for a 73 Cuda the bumper is all the way aft right now.
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Re: My 1973 Cuda Lemontwist
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Thanks Ray and Darren for the comments. Still got issues popping up though. Went to put on the bumperettes today. When I got the 5 truck load of parts with the car The front bumperettes were not the right ones for the Cuda. Unfortuanatly the ones I had were for a Dart I think and they went out for Chroming. Know anyone who needs freshly chromed 73 or 74 Dart front bumperettes? I need Cuda ones.
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Re: My 1973 Cuda Lemontwist
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Here is a shot of the front end with the valance installed and the bumper guards missing. The filler panel has about a 3/8 in gap now.
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Re: My 1973 Cuda Lemontwist
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6318S It a 1973 4 speed Carbeurator and is rebuilt and ready to install.
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