1970 Vitamin C Cuda Convertible

[Hamtrak]

Beautiful,on its way to being a show car!

 

[Cuda_mark]

Engine will be run will be run next week.

 

[airgrabber70]

What engine and transmission did you decide on. Car looks beautiful!

 

[Mopar Nut]

Post some videos of it running!

 

[Cuda_mark]

Inching closer to a running engine. The early style valve covers are just being used to run it.

 

[hofilbert]

I don't know why, I'm just not feeling it on this car/color/engine combo. LOL!

 

[Rdwsp]

Did you paint your tail light buckets and what kind of pain are you using Dupont PPG what is the exact color code for that paint I'm doing my 70 Challenger in vitamin C

 

[Cuda_mark]

The tail light housings were plated, not painted....I'm not sure of the exact plating but I'll find out. The shop where I had the car painted uses Glasurit paints.

 

[Rdwsp]

The tail light housings were plated, not painted....I'm not sure of the exact plating but I'll find out. The shop where I had the car painted uses Glasurit paints.

Thank you for the reply have a great day

 

[Cuda_mark]

Finally fired off the HEMI for the first time. The original carbs don't perform so good so I am thinking about ditching them for a new set of clones from Harms Auto.

Link to the sideways video of it running attached.

Dropbox - Video May 04, 5 44 35 PM.mov

 

[Zell]

Looks incredible! What kind of black paint did you use for the tail panel and the Dana/rear end (assuming they are different) I keep getting inconsistent 'flat' black from Summit

 

[Cuda_mark]

Been a while since I've posted. Here is the latest on the car.

 

[moparlee]

Beautiful work

Can you tell us who is doing the restoration?

 

[340challconvert]

Beautiful

 

[fasjac]

Project I am working on.

The top has just been completely disassembled, header panel separated so that all rust could be repair completed.

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Nice work!

 

[Cuda_mark]

Top finally on. The NOS stripe set that I had was too far gone to work. There were a few defects that wouldn't flatten out so it's going to have to be a set of new stripes.

 

[Cuda_mark]

Finally home after 11 years. I drove it for the first time yesterday.