Xcudame
Well-Known Member
I would certainly enjoy Rich Followell and Torredcuda as neighbors! That's taking a car down to "bare bones"! Luckily Heminut isn't too far away and I can pick his brains on things!
The Barracuda had every outer body panel replaced including the roof after the sandblaster warped the crap out of it even though I told him not to do the roof! Also had the usual trunk floor and extensions, parts of the rear frame rails and plenty of small patches, and that was before most sheet metal was not reproduced.I would certainly enjoy Rich Followell and Torredcuda as neighbors! That's taking a car down to "bare bones"! Luckily Heminut isn't too far away and I can pick his brains on things!
When I bought the car 42 years ago I had no money, so I did everything myself. It was my everyday driver. As I had more money, and wanted to restore and upgrade it, the decision became based upon who could do the better job. For body work, that decision was easy: a professional. I can do it, but there was no way I had the level of skill for what I wanted. I did most of the mechanical work myself, but not the machining work. I don’t have a machine shop.Just curious how many of you are doing most all of your restoration on your own?
Nice Work!When I bought the car 42 years ago I had no money, so I did everything myself. It was my everyday driver. As I had more money, and wanted to restore and upgrade it, the decision became based upon who could do the better job. For body work, that decision was easy: a professional. I can do it, but there was no way I had the level of skill for what I wanted. I did most of the mechanical work myself, but not the machining work. I don’t have a machine shop.
For things that were out of the ordinary, like when I put three point seat belts and other things the car did not come with, no one would do it the way I wanted. I wanted to make sure it looked like it was done at the factory, so I had to do it myself. When I added upgrades, like the Rally Gauges, I was told it couldn’t be done, so I again had to do it myself.
By the way, my car was a Grand Coupe that I made into a ‘Cuda with parts from a 383 ‘Cuda that had been rolled: Rally Cluster, 8 3/4 rear, Rally Hood, air cleaner, etc. The 340 heads were from another ‘Cuda with a cracked block. Transmission was from a Dart. So in some ways, more work than a normal restoration.
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Very coolIt always feels better when you do the work yourself!
Some don't come out so well and won't win any prizes,
But we saved them from the scrapyard to be turned into Honda lawn mowers...
This is me in Hotrod mag grinding on a Daytona a $125,000 resto some twenty years ago.
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Restorations by Julius. I have seen some of their (your) work. And it was very nice.It always feels better when you do the work yourself!
Some don't come out so well and won't win any prizes,
But we saved them from the scrapyard to be turned into Honda lawn mowers...
This is me in Hotrod mag grinding on a Daytona a $125,000 resto some twenty years ago.
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