| July 1st 2024 |
Had the bodyshop once more re-ajust the shaker as it was still hitting the hood, And they made a bracket for the Carb Air leaver, so it could be attached with the A/C lower molding stillinstalled in the car.
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| May 19th 2024 |
Had the bodyshop re-ajust the shaker as it was hitting the hood under driving. |
| September 24th 2023 |
Re-ajusted the shifter linkage and added correct washers. Got better shifting the gears, but still not perfect. |
| July 14th 2023 |
Replaced the coolant in the 'cuda. Long time since last I did it. |
| June 18th 2023 |
Replaced the MSD Ready-to-run distributor, as it broke when I was out crusieing on the 15th. Had to be towed home.
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| May 19th 2023 |
The body shop ajusted the hood for me. Now it looks much better. |
| May 8th 2023 |
Installed a new Chrylser factory style torque strap cable from 440 Source.
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| April 1st 2023 |
Asjusted the bracket to the shaker. And fastend the shaker. |
| March 31st 2023 |
Reasjusted the hood more with help from a friend. Got the hood better ajusted but not good. So need to take the 'cuda to the body shop when the snow clears. Mock up the shaker as well. I'm very happy with it. Need to ajust some bracket etc on the shaker to be done.
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| March 30th 2023 |
Tried to reasjust the hood some more. And installed shaker decale, hood pin metal plate and wash hoses etc to the hood. Pluss re-install the shaker base plate, K&N air filter E-1530 and Mopar Performence 13 inch air lid, after reajusting one of the bares on the XV Enige Bay Brace.
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| March 26th 2023 |
Collected the shaker hood from the body shop and roughly installed the hood on the 'cuda.
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| March 11th 2023 |
Installed the seat back in the 'cuda
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| March 10th 2023 |
Got the seat cover back from repairs of the tread. Re-installed it on the seat just like the factory did it with hog rings. And then installet the Bracketeer so that it sits more secure to the seat with bolts. And then reasambled the seat. So now ready to be installed in the 'cuda.
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| March 2nd 2023 |
Delivered the shaker hood back to the bodyshop. |
| February 23rd-24th 2023 |
Got the shaker hood back from the body shop to test fitted on the 'cuda before the body shop welds and paintes the hood. And it fitted perfect. As you can see they stripped the hood back to bare metal, as there was a lot of body filler and some rust on the old 71 Barracuda hood.
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| February 14th 2023 |
Replaced the botom springs in driver side seat. Install new brulap, listing wire and felt. Need the fix som of the tread in the seat cover that is cut, before I install it again.
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| December 23rd 2022 |
Got some update pictures from the bodyshop. Nice Xmas present to see progress on the shaker hood.
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| December 7th 2022 |
Testfittet the shaker base plate and filter to check for clearance against the engine brace. Used a K&N filter E-1530 and Mopar Performence 13 inch air lid, as sadly no X-Stream Airflow top lid is made in 13 inch. Will not use the original air filter lid as it restricts the air flow to much.
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| November 24th 2022 |
Finshed installing all the parts on the shaker bobble including the emblems and ground straps
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| November 20th 2022 |
Delivered original flat barracuda hood and shaker hood parts to the body shop so they can make the hood into a 'cuda shaker hood.
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| June 2nd 2022 |
Installed new throttle bracket mounting kit and carburetor accelerator cable. So now it much smouther to press the throttle and can now finally give full throttle.
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| May 13th 2022 |
Installed correct PCV valve on the passenger side valve cover.
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| May 12th 2022 |
Had Magnus Motor realine up the bellhousing Quick Time #6073 so that it was 100% centered. And had them replace my A833 4-speed transmission with a Brewer's Performance rebuilt Chrysler A-833 4 speed 23 spline. 64-70 ball/dented style shifter mechanisem, E-body shifter position. Standard 2.66 Low gear. 4.805 diameter front bearing retainer.
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| September 14th 2021 |
Installet The Bracketeer so the fire extinguisher bracket and 2kg fire extinguisher could be fastend to the driver seat. Works really good.
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| August 10th 2021 |
Replaced the defect alternator with a Wilson 70 amp alternator. Now everything works again.
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| August 1st-4th 2021 |
Installed the mini-starter with the mini starter relocation terminal kit in the 'cuda. Made a new positiv power cable from the mini-start to connection on the firewall. Installed a 250 amp fuse on the main neagtiv battery cabel as well. Discovered that the alternator was defect. Ordered a new one.
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| July 21th 2021 |
Removed the mini-starter, and short circuit positiv cable. And orded a Mopar mini starter relocation terminal kit.
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| July 15th 2021 |
When I tried to start the 'cuda the main positiv cable to the starter short circuit to the engine block. The main ground cable to the battery started to burn, but luckely I have a power switch. So I turned it off. |
| July 12th 2021 |
Temporary fixed the botom springs in driver seat with some steel wire, need to be replaced in the winter |
| July 9th 2021 |
Had shop replace the bellhousing, clutch disk, pressure plate and flywheel to Quick Time #6073 bellhousing, McLeod 10.5" Steel 6 bolts flywheel and RAM Cluthes 10.5" #98390 They also install new NOS shifter forks for 1 & 2 and 3 & 4 in the transmission because the old ones were worn out. But it looks like the outer sleeve of the drums of the synchronizer assembly for both 1st & 2nd and 3rd & 4th are worn out to. So the hole synchronizer assembly needs to be replaced as well to make the shifting better. But it is a alot better sto shift gears with the new clutch assembly.
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| September 8th 2020 |
Had a shop replace rear brake shoes as they were wrong type and were welded on. They replaced the trans mount, the alternator to a stock Mopar one and new regulator as well. |
| August 12th 2020 |
Had a shop replace the front tires as they were worn out. |
| May 3rd 2020 |
Replaced the Charger Specialties Tach to new one as it was broken. |
| April 23rd 2020 |
Got the 'cuda back from the body shop. They strainted the left fender and bumper bracket. Repainted the left fender and front bumper.
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| April 20th 2020 |
Finally delivered the cuda to the body shop to repair the fender bender. Could do it before do to winter/snow. |
| October 25th 2019 |
Was a the body shop for insurance claim and appraisal.
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| September 26th 2019 |
My neighbor hit the cuda. Luckly just a small fender bender. The left fender needs to be painted and the bumper brackets as well. And of corse repaint the fender and front bumper.
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| June 29th 2018 |
Replaced the broken thermostat to a 195 F EMP Stewart High Performance #306 (a Robert Shaw thermostat that's modified by EMP Stewart) one. The old one was a 180 F, but I think a 195 F going to work with the new heavy duty fan clutch.Truns out it was the nut on the Power Steering pump holding the pully that got loose, fastned it with some blue Locktite. Problem slowed. |
| June 23rd 2018 |
Replace the fan clutch to a Hayden #2747 Heavy Duty one, as i thought it was making noises, tured out to be the power steering pump. Ordered a new rebuilt power steering pump from 440 Source. |
| May 30th 2018 |
Installed new Pioneer TS-A6923I 9x6" speakers in the package tray. |
| May 29th 2018 |
Replaced the heater control valve with a 73-74 NOS one. As the 70 style type allways keep breaking. And the aftermarket one I had didn't close all the way, so there was allways heat on inside the car. |
| May 5th 2018 |
Installed fully restored and painted intererior trim molding on the rear window, side windows and windscreen. So now it'll as EB5 blue.
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| May 4th 2018 |
Had US Car Service As realign the wheels on the 'cuda as it was needed after fixing repairing the inner fender on the right side. |
| April 15th-20th 2018 |
Removed the melted positive cable to the starter and installed a new one from the firewall to the mini starter. And installed a new Optima Yellow top Battery in the trunk. |
| October 25th 2017 |
At last the 'cuda was done. Tried to drive it home but afther 500 meter the battery short circuit do to the positive battery cabel hit the headers. So it was on a tow truck th rest of the way home.
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| October 11th-24th 2017 |
Installed Dynamat on all the interior floor and package tray. Installed alle the interiror, like door panels, carpet and seats, etc.
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| September 20th-October 10th 2017 |
Plastered, sanded, primed and painted the trunk floor and both rear lower quarters Reinstalled the fenders, grill, headlights, interior, windscreen, rear window. Primed and painted the fenders and the new AMD front elastomeric bumper. Primed and painted the taillight panel with the correct organosol black from Totally Auto. Primed and painted the the deck filler panel and rear quarters. Installed the taillights, licens plate, windcreen and rear window molding. Installed battery tray in the trunk and 3/0 AWG positive cable from the battery tray to the firewall.
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| September 16th |
Intalled and welded in the the deck filler panel.
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| August 20th-September 14th 2017 |
Finnaly installed and welding in US Car Tools Body Level 2 Chassis Stiffening Pack for the front inner fenders and radiator support. Primes them with Ovatrol primer and painted them satin black.
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| August 4th-16th 2017 |
Removed the front fenders and found large rust holes under the lower corner on both side of the windscreen. Removed the hole dash and windscreen. Started to removing roten steal and welded in new steal.
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| July 6th-30th 2017 |
Welded in the US Car Tools Body Level 2 Chassis Stiffening Pack, subframe connector and torque boxes. And painted them with Ovatrol primer. Painted the interior floor satin black. Primed the trunk floor with Ovatrol primer. Welded a lower left rear quarter panel.
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| July 5th 2017 |
Welded in the rear passenger floor panel and painted with Corroless Rustkiller |
| July 3rd 2017 |
Painted the hole interior floor with Corroless Rustkiller except the rear passenger floor panel whitch we are replaceing with a new one.
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| Febuary-June |
A friend removed the trunk floor and the deck filler panel. Stripted hole interior floor of paint and rust. Welded in the new trunk floor.
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| February 6th 2017 |
Delivered the 'cuda for rust repair. Replacing: The hole trunk floor, including trunk floor extensions, spare tire hold down bracket and trunk lock support. Will also replace the deck filler panel, lower left rear quarter panel (pathch). Pluss stiffening it up the chassis with US Car Tools Body Level 2 Chassis Stiffening Pack.
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| October 25th-28th 2016 |
Removed all the interior of the 'cuda, except steering column, the dash and headliner. |
| July 3rd-4th 2016 |
Removed the old gas tank as it was the wrong year and leaking (Barracuda/cuda 72-74 gas tank) and no gas vent was installed. Sadly one of the j-bolts broke. So I had a shop make me new ones here in Norway. Installed new gas tank and 3/8" sending unit from Spectra Permium. New gas tank pad .090" rubber and fuel filler gas tank tube grommet from Detroit Muscle Technologies. Hooked up the correct gas vent tubing, as it was still there (replaced the rubber hoses).
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| June 29th 2016 |
Finally installed the XV Racing Products LLC Enige Bay Brace for E-body 70-74. Had to relocate the heater valve.
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| October 5-6th 2015 |
Installed the the Mickey Thompson valve covers back on the 'cuda with Permatex Ultra Blue on both side of the Fel-Pro cork gasket #VS13379. And new bolts from Zachariassen Jernvare AS. Torque the bolts down the next day (as the Permatex Ultra Blue needs to dry for 24 hours) |
| October 4th 2015 |
Installed two NOS #2946079 Mopar grommet for 1-1/4" breather/PCV, NOS Mopar #3640339 grommet plug, new Edelbrock #4410 PCV breather and new hose for the PCV. Reused the Edelbrock breather #4405 and oil cap as they are practically new
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| October 1st 2015 |
Removed the Mickey Thompson valve covers and removed old gaskets and grommet as they were hard as rock. Cleaned the valve cover. |
| July 23th-24th 2015 |
Replaced the Edelbrock 750 cfm vacuum secondary carburator with a Quick Fuel HR 650 mechanical secondary. I went from vacuum to mechanical due to I have gone from automatic to manual transmition. The throttle respons is now much better. It's like a hole new car! I also replaced the fan clutch to a Flex-it #5557, as the old one was making a lot of noise |
| July 10th 2015 |
Had Mechtech install FFI's Sector Support kit. And had them remove the Bergman auto craft Direct-Fit Coupler on steering colum. They install Bergman auto craft a Universal Joint for mopar steering colum insted as the angles of the steering colum and steering gear box was not strait and the steering gear box keep coming loose. With the Universal Joint steering is much better and the steer gear box stay were it should. |
| May 27th 2015 |
Repleaced the water neck and gasket with Mancini Racing billet aluminium water neck #MRE-AL75. Do to the old one leaking. And removed the old tremostat for the electric fans Ii used to have one the 'cuda. And pluged to hole. |
| May 26th 2015 |
Set the timing with a Timing Gun, ended ut with 36 degrees. This really help the 'cuda on thortle respons. |
| April 18th 2015 |
Replaced the car battery with a Optima Red Top Battery as the old didn't charge any more. |
| March 12th 2015 |
The 'cuda is out of winter storage. |
| October 16th 2014 |
The 'cuda is now in winter storage. |
| September 7th 2014 |
Installed the new B5 blue door panels in the 'cuda.
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| September 5th 2014 |
Asmbled the new door panels. Installed the door panel armrest pull cups, door panel pads and bracket. Installed the 'cuda door panel emblems. The new door panels are now ready to be installed in the 'cuda. |
| September 3rd 2014 |
Sanded and primed the door panel brackets and the door panel armrest pull cups. Painted the door panle pull cups B5 blue. |
| September 2nd 2014 |
Removed old door panel and window felt on the doors. Installed new window felt on the doors. Disasmebled the old door panels. |
| August 28th 2014 |
Removed the old gray rear interior panels and installed new B5 blue ones. Installled new window felt for rear window. And new package tray as well. Replaced all the hardware with new corect ones al well. |
| August 21st 2014 |
Had US Cars Service install: Hotchkis Sport Suspension Greasable Pivot Shafts, Hydratech hydrabooster for Mopar E-body w/ Wildwood Aluminum Tandem Master Cylinder and Borgeson BAC modified power steering gear box and BAC Direct-Fit Steering Box Coupler. They also check the front and rear alinement.
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| April 3rd 2014 |
Removed the old tailight bulbes and installed LED tail lights and new gaskets in the tail lights.
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| April 1st 2014 |
Replaced the pistol grip handel with a custom wood tiger maple red mahogany pistol grip shifter handle
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| March 30th 2014 |
The 'cuda is out of winter storage. It's finaly spring!!!! |
| September 30th 2013 |
The 'cuda is now in winter storage |
| July 9th 2013 |
Installed firewall wiring clip set over the brake booster and removed the old firewall mounted regulator. As it was not in use |
| June 28th 2013 |
Replaced the oil in the rearend to Valvoline 80W90 GL5 miniral for limited slip and ajusted the headlights |
| June 23rd 2013 |
Replaced the battery tray and the bracket to the correct ones from AMD #340-1570, #BTB3. |
| June 15th 2013 |
Replaced the engine oil with Royal Purple 10W40 and the oil filter to Royal Purple 30-8A Oil filter |
| June 4th 2013 |
Removed the old sealed beam headlights and installed new Sirius Europeen styel H4 headlight with Philips Diamond Vision H4 bulbs. Converted to a Nokya headlight relay kit, now the headligts gets there power directely from the battery. Installed new fastners for the headligt benzels and correct hardware for the grill.
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| June 1st 2013 |
Went to Mostad Maskin Mek and removed the temperley Chrysler A-833 O/D 4-speed. Installed an overhauled 1973 Chrysler A-833 big block 4 speed 23 spline with a tailshaft housing from a O/D 4-speed, drilled and treaded for E-body shifter position.Replaced the headers colector gasket to tti #GA-RG30
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| May 16th 2013 |
Had US Cars Service replace the brushings in the leaf springs and shackles to Energy Suspension red polyurethane bushings. They installed new Bendix Brakes #446 rear brake shoes as well. And check the front and rear alinement.
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| April 27th 2013 |
Removed the speedometer from the cluster in the 'cuda. Carefully applied the kph decal from Premium Dash Decals on the speedometer and reinstalled it in the 'cuda.Check out the "before" and "after" in the picture.
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| April 24th 2013 |
Replaced the lens on the pistol grip shifter |
| April 23rd 2013 |
The 'cuda is out of winter storage |
| April 9th 2013 |
Had a tire shop put on some fresh tires on the front wheels. Minerva F105 245/45 R18 100W XL do to the old Dunlop SP SPORT MAXX 245/45 ZR18 100Y XL are worne out on outer side of the tires tread. Do to font end re-alined was wrong. Check out the pctue of the old tire.
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| Januray 13th 2013 |
Replaced the Buzzer relay with a NOS 3420884. And removed the Lakewood tracktion bars and u-bolts. Installed new u-bolts MRE-271 and new leaf spring shock mounting plates MRE-35500 from Mancini Racing.
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| January 11th 2013 |
Installed a heater hose bracket on the alternator to keep the hoses staying were they should |
| September 23rd 2012 |
Did some upgrade to the website. New navigation and removed the "about the 'cuda" menu as you can read all about the 'cuda model on wikipedia click here |
| September 5th 2012 |
Had the 'cuda at US Cars Service to have the font end re-alined. As the first shop hadn't done it right. My front tires are worne out on outer side of the tires tread. But now the front is alined right. And the car feels much better to drive and handels hell of a lot better. |
| August 15th 2012 |
Added medium blue costume floor mats with "cuda" embroidered in charcoal |
| August 11th 2012 |
Installed over center spring on the clutch pedal. As a result the pedal got hole lot easier to push. |
| July 30th 2012 |
Installed new black MSD sprak plug wires
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| July 25th 2012 |
Replace the old fuel pump with a Edelbrock #1723 mechanical fuel pump and installed a Sumit fuel pressure gauge. |
| July 9th 2012 |
Installed Schumacher Creative Services engine torque strap, to keep the engine form moving to much. As the fan was hitting the fan shroud.
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| July 5th 2012 |
The engine broke down on the freeway. The mecanical fuel pump is bad so I need to replace it. New one orded. |
| July 3rd 2012 |
Removed old front seat belts, installed new B5 blue carpet from Year One, shifter boot, shift boot benzel, new front 3 point seat belt from Wesco Performance, reinstall the rear side panel,kick panels, front and rear seats.
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| July 2nd 2012 |
Got the 'cuda back from Mostad Maskin Mek with a temperiy A-833 Chrysler O/D 4-speed. As mine regualer A-833 Chrysler 4-speed was not ready. Lakewood bellhouse, with McLeod 10.95" cluth, Borg & Beck pressure plate. 70 e-body style pistol grip shifter. |
| July 1st 2012 |
Sanded, primed and painted the kickpanel B5 blue |
| June 7th 2012 |
Delivered the 'cuda to Mostad Maskin Mek to be converted into 4-speed |
| June 2nd 2012 |
Installed new rear view mirror, the old one was really rust and worn out. |
| May 30th 2012 |
Installed new floor plugs in the floor and installed the driver seat. Now the 'cuda is ready for 4-speed conversion! |
| May 28th 2012 |
Painted the floor with two coats of Rust Bullet
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| May 27th 2012 |
Wash the floor with Glasurit wax and silicon removing 541-5. |
| May 13th 2012 |
Started removing all the lose rust and the rest of the foam rubber (as it was glued to the floor pans). |
| May 12th 2012 |
Removed the console, all the seats and the carpet in the 'cuda. Sadly the previouse owner had used foam rubber as sound insulation. So yes the floorpanes had some rust issues.
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| May 6th 2012 |
The tranny broke on the 'cuda. Lost 3rd and revers |
| April 21st 2012 |
The 'cuda is out of winter storage |
| October 16th 2011 |
The 'cuda is now in winter storage |
| September 30th 2011 |
A friend and I replaced the oil and filter in the tranny. Man was the old filter and oil dark!
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| August 20th 2011 |
Found the problem with the iginition. The coil ground cabel was not connected good in the firewall socket.
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| August 8th 2011 |
Replaced the heater valve as it was broken. Leaked water.
Flushed the colling system and added new coolant |
| July 14th 2011 |
Installed the new grill in the 'cuda with all the trim and decore.
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| July 9th-13th 2011 |
Painted the new grill from Goodmark |
| July 7th 2011 |
Removed the old grill. And removed all trims and decore.
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| July 1st 2011 |
Installed the correct A/C control panel for rallye dash
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| June 27th- July 1st |
Had Alfaset Auto verksted install, Hotchkis Sport Suspension A-arms, Hotchkis Sport Suspension Strut rods, Energy Suspension red polyurethane lower contral arm brushings, re-aline the front suspension, replace the transmison mount so that the engine could be ajusted so the fan shroud would fit.
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| June 9th 2011 |
Replaced the old shock at the rear with new KYB Gas-a-Just |
| June 8th 2011 |
installed the Edelbrock #8126 fuel inlets and 3/8" rubber fule line to holde the fuel line better as the old steel fule line didn't fit after installing the MSD distributor. |
| May 25th 2011 |
Replaced the old shock at the front with new KYB Gas-a-Just
Changed the oil, 10W40 Royal purple. And oil filter, Royal Purple 30-8A |
| May 20th 2011 |
Installed the passenger side view mirror from B/E&A Restoration Parts
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| May 1st 2011 |
Removed the electronic 12" fans and shroud. And when back to Mopar Performance mechanical fan and fan shroud. As the electric ones draws too much amps and don't cool as much as I had hoped. |
| April 28th 2011 |
Was at Mostad Maskin Mek and had him ajust the timing and tuned the carburator. |
| April 18th 2011 |
Started up the 'cuda and ajusted the distrubutor, so it runs ok. Still need to ajust it with a timing light.
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| April 13th 2011 |
Removed the old Mallory dual point distrubutor and installed the new MSD Ready-to-run distributor and MSD Blaster 2 coil. Replaced all the sprakplug wire boots so that they fittes the MSD distributor (HEI type). |
| April 9th 2011 |
Took the 'cuda out of winter storage. Wash it and added the Skeletor sticker ;)
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| October 1st 2010 |
The 'cuda was set away for winter storage |
| June 20th 2010 |
Got the tires fitted and installed on the 'cuda :D
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| June 19th 2010 |
The tires arrived after a long three week long transport strike here in Norway |
| May 12th 2010 |
Testfitted the rear rim. My calculations were right on the spot.
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| May 11th 2010 |
Finally got my rimes delevred from Summit Racing. |
| April 20th 2010 |
Spliced the tranny line do to it leaking.
Replaced the turn signal switch do to a faulty horn switch. Now I finally can honk the horn ;-)
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| April 10th 2010 |
Replaced the tremostat to a Milodon 16406 180 degrees. No more overheating do to tremostat.
Replaced the rusted old distributer hold down clamp with a new one in chrome from Mopar Performance P4349279 |
| April 08th 2010 |
Took the 'cuda out of winter storage. |
| October 4th 2009 |
The 'cuda is now in winter storage. |
| September 25th 2009 |
Installed temp sensor with relays from summit to active the electric fans at the right temp. So now I don't have to worry about overheating anymore :)
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| September 19th 2009 |
Installed a new aluminum 2 row radiator, fan shroud and dual 12" electric fans (cfm 1400) from Champions. |
| July 30th 2009 |
Replaced the water pump housing from a stock cast iron to a Summit Racing aliminium one. Flush the coolant system. Hooked up the heater core and heater valve to the water pump housing. Now the heater works and the car stayes cooler! |
| May 22nd 2009 |
Got the 'cuda back form the Frame Works with alle the parts installed :-)
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| May 16th 2009 |
Delivered the 'cuda to a Frame Works to have them install: New lower ball joints, CAP Auto Products upper comtrol arms with heims ends, new Moog front control arm brushings and SSBC front drum to disc brake kit with 9" power brake booster. |
| May 1st 2009 |
Fired up the 'cuda and added some more power steering oil in the power steering pump. Took the 'cuda out of winter storage and went for the first drive of the year.
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| April 29th 2009 |
Had a shop put on some new 235/60-R14 Copper Cobra GT tires for the front rimes. And I reinstalled the wheels on the 'cuda. |
| April 23rd 2009 |
Re-torqued all the bolts in the steering and suspension. Greased up all the joint in the suspension and driveshaft. Filled the radiator with coolant. Checked and recheck every bolt and nut on the 'cuda. |
| April 22nd 2009 |
Replaced stock worn out tie rods and sleeve with Firm Feel Inc 11/16" Seamless Tubing Tie Rod Kit reinstalled the crush can, steering wheel and driver side a/c duct.
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| April 12th 2009 |
Ajusted the steering column. Hooked up the last wires to the steering column, etc Only need to install the saftey pin that hold the steering column locked to the steering gear box.
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| April 8th 2009 |
Re-installed the steering column in the 'cuda, finally! Stille some ajusting left, and then I can add the chruch can and steering wheel again. |
| April 5th 2009 |
Repainted the steeringshaft in saintless steel color. i think it's going to look better then semi-gloss black, as my engine bay is black. |
| April 4th 2009 |
Disabled the steering column again do to the steeringshaft was not the right length was 37.5" should be 40.5", Separated the two parts in the drive shaft to the right length (need to be paint again). Installed light lens in the glove box and installed body plug for the clutch shaft (as I have a automatic 'cuda) |
| March 29th 2009 |
Installed new moog pitman arm and idler arm. installed glove box bumpers. Tested the rest of the electric system, everything works except the key buzzer. Faulty relay/buzzer.
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| March 22nd 2009 |
Fixed the power steering pump pulley line up. Finished installing the wires for the stereo. Replaced the upper radator hose with a correct one. |
| March 15th 2009 |
Installed a new glove box. Adjusted wiper arm linkage, works perfect now.. Fixed the last wiring in the engine room. Adjusted the alternator brackets so the pulleys would line up better. Still have a problem with the power steering pulley line up to the crank pulley.
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| March 12th 2009 |
Re-installed the driver side header, re-installed the power steering pump and re-installed the battery tray.
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| March 5th 2009 |
Added the glove box lid and installed a new 3-speed wiper motor. Fixed the last wiring in the coupé. All that’s left is the wiring in the engine room.
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| March 4th 2009 |
Replaced the crank pulley wheel, and test fitted the water pump pulley wheel. Added some extra parts to the dash, like lower left panel, etc
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| February 28th 2009 |
Reinstalled the dash in the 'cuda. Replaced the power steering box (to 73-74 style) Replaced the oil persure sending unit as well.
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| February 25th 2009 |
Replaced the water neck and added a 180 F termostat
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| February 16th 2009 |
Install the new dash wire harnez and A/C wire harnez from YearOne. Replaced glove box light switch with a NOS one (P/N 2947924) Added new correct light bulbs. And reused the wiring for the console light.
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| February 13th 2009 |
Reasembled the steering colunm. Removed the shifter lock out mechanisem and added a lower bearing (not stock). Replaced the cylinder lock, starter switch, the buzzer key switch (NOS p/n 2947459) and upper bearing.
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| February 09th 2009 |
Reasembled the dash. Well most of it. Need to modify a modling around the stereo to get evryting to fit right. The A/C control switch is not install as it's easier to install it when the dash is in the car.
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| February 8th 2009 |
Painted the steering column and all it's parts semi gloss black |
| February 4th 2009 |
Painted dash frame, glovebox, ash tray, etc B5 blue |
| Januray 29th 2009 |
Painted the dash pad B5 blue. Turned out just fine. Not perfect but fine as a street car
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| January 28th 2009 |
Got my parts back for the sand blaser in Hansa red primer
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| January 25th 2009 |
"fixed" the dash pad and sanded it down, ready for paint. As I don't have $1000 for a new one. |
| January 24th 2009 |
Started to work on the dash pad |
| Januray 23rd 2009 |
Sent the dash frame, ash tray, steering column, etc for sand blasting |
| January 9th 2009 |
Glued the woodgrain bezel to the metal brackets with 3M 90 glue spray. And install them on the rally dash bezel housings. Reasembled the switch panel. It's now ready to beinstalled in the car.
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| January 4th 2009 |
Test fitted the woodgrain bezel for the rallye cluster
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| January 2nd 2009 |
Finally recived the new dash wirering from Year One. Started to sort out what of the old wirering i have to reuse. So fare it looks like only the wireing for the overlights for the cluster and slap stick light. |
| December 19th 2008 |
Received the speedometer from the speedometer shop and installed it in the cluster. Replaced the solid state limiter to a Real Time Eng. solid state limiter IVR3. And replaced the limiters harness as well. The cluster is now ready to be installed in dash.
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| December 11th 2008 |
Replaced the 3-speed wiper switch and dimmer switch in the dash panel with new ones (New Old Stock PN 3420865 and PN 2770380). |
| December 9th 2008 |
Sent the speedometer for rebuild at a speedometer shop |
| December 7th 2008 |
Repainted the instrumet needles |
| November 29th 2008 |
Rebuilt the clock in the dash to Real Time Eng. quartz clock
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| November 22nd 2008 |
Deasasembled the steering column. Ready for sand blasting and then paint. |
| November 10th 2008 |
Installed the heater box into the 'cuda. Removed the battery and battery tray from the engine room. |
| November 6th 2008 |
Replaced the old tach in the instrument cluster with a new one from Charger Specialties that is digital and more acurat tach, then the factory one. As you can see there are some slit difference in the aperients on the two tachometers
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| November 3rd 2008 |
Restored the heater box. Replaced all the foam (from Detroit Muscle Technologies), heater core and removed the A/C evaporator. Ready to be install in the 'cuda. Special thanks to Greg's HO R/T at cuda-challenger.com for providing me with the vacuum actuator that I needed to replace.
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| October 25th 2008 |
Removed heater box, steering colum and dash with all the instrumets and wires
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| October 7th 2008 |
'cuda at winter storage
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| August 14th 2008 |
Replaced the battery hold down straps to the correct ones.
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| July 5th 2008 |
Removed thermostat do to it beeing bad.
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| July 1st 2008 |
Found a water leak in the right head do to bad threads in in a bolt hole. That fastens the headers, Re-treaded it with heli coil. No more leak Replaced thermostat to 160 F
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| June 15th 2008 |
- Fixed a small error in the steering column |
| June 14th 2008 |
- Installed the passenger seat and replaced the throttle cable as well
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| June 13th 2008 |
- Passenger side seat has been reassembled and ready to be installed |
| June 12th 2008 |
- Reassembled the driver seat and installed it
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| June 11th 2008 |
- Got the seats back from reupholstering. Installed the rear seat.
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| June 9th 2008 |
- Re-installed the console and fixed a small problem with the shifter. So now it shifts perfectly
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| June 6th 2008 |
- Assembled the console, lid and lock. ready to be install in the 'cuda |
| June 5th 2008 |
- Repainted the console and the new lid to the console B5 Blue |
| May 27th 2008 |
- Delivered the seats for reupholstering
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| May 26th 2008 |
- Had the driver side seat back welded as it had craked several places
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| May 24th 2008 |
- Removed the seats from the car to have them redone
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| May 22nd 2008 |
- Had Bilens Eksosanlegg AS install the Magnaflow #15851 exhaust system with 'cuda exhaust tips
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| May 20th 2008 |
- Replaced the starter relay and drove the 'cuda home with just bare headers!!!! |
| May 19th 2008 |
- Finished adding the tti headers
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| May 11th 2008 |
- Modified kickdown linkage to fit tti headers and finished installing the Mopar Performance mini-starter |
| May 10th 2008 |
- Started installing the tti headers and Mopar Performance big block mini-starter
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| May 1st 2008 |
- Began removing Headman headers, Powermaster starter and old exhaust system |
| April 29h 2008 |
- Finally got the 'cuda out of winter storage
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| January 19th 2008 |
- Replaced the parking light lenses
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| September 19th 2007 |
- The 'cuda is now in winter storage... Sadly the Powermaster Mini-starter broke during the drive to winter storage (over heated). Found out it was to close to the headers. |
| September 16th 2007 |
- Replaced the stock starter with a Powermaster Mini-starter
- Removed Termotec exhaust jakets, as they were wrecked during the mini-starter installation |
| September 13th 2007 |
- Added the rear valance w/ 'cuda exhaust cut outs. Sadly the painter didn't match the colors of the car right. So it has to be repainted again when installed on the car. 'cuda ehaust tips will be added when the exhaust system has been replaced (and the headers).
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| September 9th 2007 |
- Test fitted the new rear valance w/ 'cuda cut outs form Goodmark and 'cuda exhaust tips from PG classics.
(A buddy of mine is holding it in place).
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| September 7th 2007 |
- Replaced the speedometer cable.
- Added the driver side A/C duct tube. |
| September 4th 2007 |
- Replaced the aftermarket steering wheel with a repro Tuff steering wheel, and replaced the turn signal switch.
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| September 2nd 2007 |
- Replaced all the spark plug wires and boots and rooted them, so they look nice.
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| August 25th 2007 |
- Dropped the engine 3mm and installed the fan shroud, finally it fits
- Ajusted the valance insert some more. Now it is finally in the right place as well.
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| August 14th 2007 |
- Added Termotec exhaust jakets on the headers
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| August 10th 2007 |
- Replace waterpump to Flowkooler High performance waterpump for better water temp at idle
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| July 7th 2007 |
- Replaced the stock broken 62 amp alternator to a Powermaster 92 amp alternator |
| July 6th 2007 |
- Replaced the battery do to a broken Alternator (charged only 20 amp, so it killed the old battery) |
| July 1St 2007 |
- Replaced the heater blower motor with a NOS one and cleaned the fan.
- Fixed an error in the wiper linkage. So now it operates smooth. |
| June 25th 2007 |
- Had a shop replace both engine mounts and transmissiom mount.
- The shop also replaced the oil pickup and oil pan to the correct one as the one that was on the car was leaking and hitting the steering linkage. |
| June 16th 2007 |
- Removed the B&M shifter wire and added the correct shifter linkage. So now I don't have to worry out setting it correctly in park anymore. |
| June 7th 2007 |
- Replaced 2-speed wiper motor with a 3-speed wiper motor, like the fender tag sayes my 'cuda should have.
- Added the right and left inner fender inspection cover. |
| June 3rd 2007 |
- Added the a/c heater water valve again, and sealed the heater core with radiator sealer.
- Hooked up the heat control wire
- Replaced the filler neck to trunk sealer and and filler neck to gas tank seal. No more gas smell in the trunk and leakage from the tank.
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| May 30th 2007 |
- Replaced the AC Switch / Control Ass. So now fianally the blower motor runs. |
| May 24th 2007 |
- Replaced the old rear worn out BFGoodrich 275/60/15 tires with brand new Yokohama AVID S/T 255/60/15. Reason for down sizing is, do to rubbing. The new tires clears real nice
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| May 13th 2007 |
- Replaced the spacer and holders on the wiper arms linkage |
| May 12th 2007 |
- Replaced the blower motor resistor and blower motor switch |
| May 5th 2007 |
- Added steel fuel tube from fuel pump to carburator.
- Replaced the PCV hose as well
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| April 27th 2007 |
- Removed the fan shroud, as the fan was hitting it. Need to replaced motor mount to get the engine strait. Then add the shroud again.
- Installed a new used console woodgrain top plate. As the old was hacked up.
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| April 21st 2007 |
- Replaced lower radiator hose
- Flushed the radiator and replaced the coolant |
| April 15th 2007 |
-Installed fan shroud
-Added rear exhaust hanger for the 'cuda exhaust tips. And locked the muffler heat shields in place (same bolt holding them in place as the 'cuda exhaust hangers). |
| March 31st 2007 |
- Added left inner fender splash shield. And tried to add the right one as well. But there was cut a large hole in the inner fender were it should be, so it didn't fit. I need to fabricate some other fasteners for it.
- Tried to fix leakage in the oil pan with a new oil drain plug and oil. But found out that the oil pan is to crooked for the oil drain plug to seal. So I need a new one.
- Ripped out the carpet in the trunk to check out the condition of trunk floor. It looked ok.
- Added original shifter. Still had to use the shifter linkage from the B&M shifter as the lower linkage shifter rod I had was to long. So I need to find a new one. As shifting with a wire isn't as smooth as steel rods.
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| March 24th 2007 |
- Fixed error with the braking lights. |
| March 24th 2007 |
- Removed a/c heater water valve, do to leaking in the heater core.
- Refitted the valance insert, so now it's correctly fitted.
- Install correct throttle return spring and bracket.
- Replaced the coolant and termostat in the engine.
- Added new spark plug wire seporators for test fitting.
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| March 19th 2007 |
- Took the 'cuda out of storage for the summer |
| February 20th 2007 |
- Added right/passenger side inner fender splash shield |
| February 6th 2007 |
- Added a/c heater water valve, hoses, temp control cable and new 5/8" fitings to the water pump. |
| January 5th 2007 |
- Added correct trunk key cyclinder and the front insert valance
(well sort off, need some more ajusting to be correctly fitted)
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| October 1st 2006 |
- Added K&N air filter
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| September 6th 2006 |
- Replaced the drivers side door lock |
| September 1st 2006 |
- Replaced the Holley 600cfm carburator to a Edelbrock Performance 750 cfm
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| August 26th 2006 |
- Added the hockey stripes on the rear quarters
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| August 1st 2006 |
- Added
trunk latch cover shield |
| July 24th 2006 |
- Added red 'cuda stripe in the grill |
| June 30th 2006 |
- Had GKN Driveline replaced bearing on the rear axle. And replaced the u-joins and yoke on the driveshaft. Balanced the driveshaft. |
| June 29th 2006 |
- Finally go my licsens plate for the 'cuda |
| June 20th 2006 |
- Got my registion paper for the 'cuda |
| June 5th 2006 |
- Rewired the wires the lights and turn signals back to stock |
| April 26th 2006 |
- Bought myself a 1970 Plymouth 'Cuda in the UK |
