Mopar_Mark - 71 Cuda

mopar_mark · Post by **mopar_mark** » Tue Nov 04, 08 10:45 pm

Guy wrote: I can't wait for the video Mark, it sounds like you had a great day

Not sure what your expecting, but only a small amount of video, as was more interested in what was happening, as opposed to filming what was happening

MrNorm · Post by **MrNorm** » Tue Nov 04, 08 10:46 pm

Excellent

Fantastic stuff, can't wait to see it all sorted!
"850hp at the rear wheels" - so about 1000 at the flywheel

mopar_mark · Post by **mopar_mark** » Tue Nov 04, 08 10:55 pm

MrNorm wrote:Excellent

Fantastic stuff, can't wait to see it all sorted!
"850hp at the rear wheels" - so about 1000 at the flywheel

Not sure how you convert or what equates to what

But should be at least 1,000 as I made just under 1100 on the dyno in Canada & dyno was slipping

MrNorm · Post by **MrNorm** » Tue Nov 04, 08 11:10 pm

Close enough, there is no surefire conversion but some reckon 20-25% loss for an auto. Some reckon a fixed amount. (I suspect a mixture).
1100 @ flywheel and 850 @ wheels doesn't sound implausible. Forget which trans you have?
But I'd have thought 850 was towards the lower end!

mopar_mark · Post by **mopar_mark** » Thu Nov 06, 08 9:43 pm

Here's a small video clip. As I said before, I was more interested in the car, than videoing, so quality is a bit naff.

Could of done with someone to do the filming really or a tripod, so I could of just left it recording

Guy · Post by **Guy** » Thu Nov 06, 08 10:23 pm

It doesn't seem to like the rollers Mark, sounds sweet and hardly any throttle

. That is going to be a blast to drive when then road are dry and warm, I could see it being a bit of a pig in the damp

Anonymous · Post by **Anonymous** » Thu Nov 06, 08 11:46 pm

Can see him havin a condor moment when he wedges the scoop under the first low bridge he comes across.

Dave-R · Post by **Dave-R** » Fri Nov 07, 08 12:00 pm

MrNorm wrote:Close enough, there is no surefire conversion but some reckon 20-25% loss for an auto. Some reckon a fixed amount. (I suspect a mixture).

The losses of a transmission are fixed. It takes a given amount of HP to drive the trans. Something around 75hp for a stock type 727.

The converter is something else again though. That is all down to how much slippage you get in it. The more torque you make the more it will slip.

mopar_mark · Post by **mopar_mark** » Sat Nov 15, 08 12:12 am

Fitted a new electric fan this week, as old electric fan was struggling when in traffic. New fan is rated at 3,300CFM & also has a shroud, so hoping it will do the job.

What should of been a simple couple of hours job, turned into major mod. Moved the rad back 3", as fan was too close to bottom hose, forcing hose into blower belt.

Had to fabricate new mounts, but still wanted to be able to remove the front without touching the rad. Initially, was going to use a cross brace/member (thanks for your help Jerry) but ended binning that

& eventually thought of a much simpler mount

With the rad being moved 3", was unable to put on the bottom hose, so had to cut bottom neck off the rad & reweld neck at 45 Degrees. Had to remove the bottom hose joint & recrimp to suit the 45 degree neck. Also had to extend one of the top hoses. Hoses were a pain, as fiddly cutting off the crimped joints & not damaging the hose.

Pleased with how it turned out

just need to fabricate a couple of stays tomorrow, no big deal, just a couple of saddle clamps, bit of tubing & couple of rod ends for adjustability.

Had to weld a ally pad on the rad, so I can mount temp sender. So need to buy a 6mm compression olive/fitting tomorrow,to hold the sender. But wont drill & tap pad, till I have got the fittings. Most likely end up down the boat shop, going through all their fitting

If you have a boat shop nearby, I highly recommend, as they seem to have an abundance of various fittings in Aluminium & Stainless. As opposed to regular brass fittings.
As usual, big thanks to my mate Paul, for welding & helping me from further self mutilation... In the last week, I have sliced a slither off the top of my thumb, gounged my finger & today, slipped with the drill today & drilled through my thumbnail

I hope it works after all this

SteveCase · Post by **SteveCase** » Sat Nov 15, 08 8:10 am

mopar_mark wrote:.

I have sliced a slither off the top of my thumb, gounged my finger & today, slipped with the drill today & drilled through my thumbnail

I hope it works after all this

Bl00dy office bods and tools eh?!

Philth · Post by **Philth** » Mon Nov 17, 08 7:59 pm

"In the last week, I have sliced a slither off the top of my thumb, gounged my finger & today, slipped with the drill today & drilled through my thumbnail"

I wasn't anywhere near, I swear.

Any pic's, Mark?

mopar_mark · Post by **mopar_mark** » Mon Nov 17, 08 8:18 pm

Philth wrote:"In the last week, I have sliced a slither off the top of my thumb, gounged my finger & today, slipped with the drill today & drilled through my thumbnail"

I wasn't anywhere near, I swear.

Any pic's, Mark?

What of my injuries ? Sorry, it didn't occur to me to take any photos, but will bear it in mind for next time.

If you meant any Pics of the Cuda, see Events - KK's for photos from on Sunday ( GTXJim, bbb:thumbright:) or Muscle Car Lounge -Some old Green Cuda video from Derek

Philth · Post by **Philth** » Mon Nov 17, 08 9:25 pm

Sorry - I meant pics of your rad fabrication work!

mopar_mark · Post by **mopar_mark** » Tue Nov 18, 08 10:04 am

Sorry Phil, didn't take any photos of rad install. Was rushing to get it finished, so didn't think of taking pictures