The Crusty Cuda: Whole lotta Shakin' (N96) Goin' on!

[RS_COPO_Canuck]

Originally Posted by A12pilot

That’s good stuff, Jim. Thanks for the pics! Yes...we’ll be having many discussions once I really dig into it.

Secret? Me??? Are you kidding? All my knowledge comes from those before me!!! I can share that Oxyclean, Simple Green, and as Jim stated, WD-40 are some tools in my kit bag along with several old toothbrushes. Now, I can’t stress this enough, don’t confuse yer new teethbrushes with them old ones! I’m just gonna leave it at that...

I do like the black light idea for these marking on the carrier. That may help a lot in deciphering those markings. Plus, I’ll wear some matching white accent pieces on my clothes for some really cool action shots!!

Cheers

Dave

And hang a fluorescent Hendrix and Zeppelin poster near the area too.

[A12pilot]

Finally! The day has come to bring Crusty from storage to my new shop! Although it's not finished yet, the shop will be a good place to keep her while I gather parts for the restoration.

It was raining when I got home, so I pulled straight into the barn. It's a new meaning to the words "Barn Find"

You know? It's not numbers matching on the engine, so would a Hemi hurt it?!? Naaaah.... gotta stay true to the tag on this one. More to come....

Cheers
Dave

[cheveslakr]

I'm really diggin your digs A12.

[markinnaples]

I thought you were selling the Cuda Dave?

[A12pilot]

I had originally planned on it, Mark. But the concrete final bill and a few other things came in below expected, so I was able to keep it (thankfully).


Cheers
Dave

[Postsedan]

Dave,

That js Great News

What brand is your new lift? Titan?

When you debut the Cuda at MCACN.....know that you have a place to stage her 3.5 miles down the road

Dan

[Billohio]

Daves lift looks like a Bend pak. I just bought a challenger from a place that sells both. I am not sure if you have to hold a lock release on the bend pak but on the challenger you hold the lever until its clear down. If my salesman had told me this, I would have went for the bendpak. You do need air to unlock the BP from what I was told. Mine is a 4 post

[markinnaples]

Good news Dave! Looking forward to the build.

[A12pilot]

Thanks, Guys! The lift is from DMS Equipment. Very happy with it so far. Cannot wait to start but it's going to be delayed a bit. My friend lost everything in his shop, including 5 cars, in a massive fire. The one he wants to save is his dad's 52 Ford F1. I've volunteered to restore/rebuild/resurrect it for him and it'll be here st the end of the month. It's going to back up starting on Crusty, and other projects i have. But he'sa good friend and it's a horrible situation that i can help with. I'll start a build thread for that in the General Section later this month! Hope you guys will follow along!!

Cheers
Dave

[olredalert]

----I know 1st hand how devastating a shop fire can be. In 2011 I lost 2 of my own cars and my trusty 93 Suburban and everything else in the building to an electrical fire that started inside a wall. The clean up was bad but that was just the beginning. The only good thing was that I had a blanket policy that cost me about $125 a year and that paid for all my losses other than the vehicles which were apart except for the Subby, and I had just taken the fire and theft off of that. The buildings owner had insurance on it. I chose not to go after him as I figured we would be in court for years. My brain just couldn't take the thought of that. It took about three years to crawl out of the depression involved...…..Bill S