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1970 AAR NOT Cuda - Done 9-13-14


MikeBoyle

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Build I started a while ago, messed up the body and lead to burn out. Got a replacement body thanks to Marc Nellis and plan to land this fish!

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Started by grafting the seats and door panels from the Revel Honda Civic kit into the interior.

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Scratch built my own fuel injection plenum using a tunnel ram lower as a base.

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A little Testors Revving Red (hint at the color of the car).

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Throttle linkage and the start of the fuel rails.

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Completed engine. Has full wireing to injectors, alternator, IAC, oil pressure sending unit etc....

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Where it got its name!

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Looks good. I must say it's ALWAYS worth the effort to nail a stance. It's a deal breaker for me in models and real cars

I actually like the way the wheels sit in the wheel openings, I just wish the whole thing was lower over all. I think that lowering it any more will throw the wheel placement off. Overall I'm happy with where it sits now.

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I know that the interior is already complete, but,........

If you cut the bottom out of the bucket and raise it up into the bucket walls an 1/8th" ??

Just askin'

Lookin' awesome tho MosDef

Cheers

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Sorry, I'm confused... If it's NOT a 1970 Cuda, then what is it?

Its NOT an AAR Cuda. I am not a fan of all the clone cars running around with the owners trying to pass them off as the real thing. The final car will be my interpretation of a Pro Touring clone of an AAR, but because it is a clone it is NOT an AAR, thus the name AAR NOT!

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I know that the interior is already complete, but,........

If you cut the bottom out of the bucket and raise it up into the bucket walls an 1/8th" ??

Just askin'

Lookin' awesome tho MosDef

Cheers

I agree it would look better with the floor raised, but at this point I'm just going to leave it as is. I may tweek the ride height a little, but nothing drastic, I just want to see this one finished.

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Its NOT an AAR Cuda. I am not a fan of all the clone cars running around with the owners trying to pass them off as the real thing. The final car will be my interpretation of a Pro Touring clone of an AAR, but because it is a clone it is NOT an AAR, thus the name AAR NOT!

Then why didn't you just make the title, '70 Cuda pro-touring? Makes no difference whether it's an AAR clone or not.

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Nice work,the stance looks pretty good to me.Where did you get those wheels?

The wheels are from Pegasus Hobbies. I don't remember the name of the wheel though. They were an all chrome wheel that I painted the center gunmetal grey.

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