Mopar Muscle Association UK

Posted: **Fri Sep 14, 12 5:54 pm**

Decided to freshen up the Cuda with a little make over...
First thing was a different hood to make it stand out a little from the crowd
Im going for an AAR type hood only hand built in steel with a little more flair, possibly how they may have built it today if they had the time

It stems from me seeing this......

So we started...Got this plain Barracuda Hood from Dunc about 3 years ago ...just waiting , couldnt make up my mind Shaker, Cowl induction, Pro stock style ....but i wanted to keep it Mopar and keep its heritage pure.

Stripped it and my good mate and Metal Magician, Lance started work on it

So work in progress... more pictures to come....Hopefully mine should look better than the one on the Yellow Cuda...as we spotted a few things that arent quite right and some room for improvement

More pictures to follow

Posted: **Fri Sep 14, 12 5:56 pm**

Posted: **Fri Sep 14, 12 6:49 pm**

NICE ONE STEVE, DONT GO SPOILING THAT SUPER CAR NOW,

Posted: **Fri Sep 14, 12 10:12 pm**

Nice touch, Steve. if it's a spare hood you can't go wrong

Any more 21st century touches coming?

Posted: **Fri Sep 14, 12 10:52 pm**

Bananarama! me Steve, you looked a lot younger when you started it

Posted: **Sat Sep 15, 12 2:12 am**

Good stuff Steve

So if Lance is working in this, he must have finished his bit on the AWB?

Posted: **Sat Sep 15, 12 5:21 am**

AWESOME

Posted: **Sat Sep 15, 12 7:01 am**

Posted: **Sat Sep 15, 12 3:17 pm**

Thats Lances Son Algie, John.....no Lance hasnt touched the AWB ...yet !!!!

No worries Dunc....going to keep it sweet and Mean looking.

Miles yep few other Subtle touches which will show up on this thread as we go

And its the spare hood so easy to swap back at anytime

Posted: **Sun Sep 16, 12 9:02 pm**

that should make it look more mean.......how did you get on with the new cam Steve?

Les

Posted: **Mon Sep 17, 12 10:59 am**

Les, its not in the car yet been concentrating on getting the Viper Brakes on the car...bit more "Whoa to stop the Go!!"

I wont forget your down for a run in the old girl

Posted: **Mon Sep 17, 12 11:21 am**

Is that Lance 'Romance of Rust' Lance, who used to work out of Duttons Farm, Bangor, with steve Rancey?

Posted: **Mon Sep 17, 12 3:05 pm**

Yes Lance as in Lance McCormack...Romance of Rust...Rolls Royce trained metal body panel coach builder, yes
Now has a workshop in Ealing.

Good Mate of mine since most of my friends from school, went to Mulliner Park Ward for apprenticeships.

Steve Rancey, also a mate from the Rockin Clubs, had a place next door with Paul Dixon, who crews the very quick 54 Plymouth wagon race car.

Steve now works for or with Elo at the London Car Museum.
Paul Dixon has a place in Hayes Building Custom Exhaust systems

Sherlock

Thats the Rockin Network working Clivey

Posted: **Mon Sep 17, 12 6:05 pm**

AllKiller wrote:Les, its not in the car yet been concentrating on getting the Viper Brakes on the car...bit more "Whoa to stop the Go!!"

I wont forget your down for a run in the old girl

Posted: **Fri Feb 08, 13 8:59 pm**

Been a while....
but Lance moved premises so stopped doing the Hood till he was installed in his new place, now its all systems go

This is how its coming together, in no particular order.
Bespoke/ Custom AAR hood in Steel

Few more days maybe a week to go, then its Paint shop time

Mopar Muscle Association UK

Ahhh, I mean AAR Hood

Ahhh, I mean AAR Hood

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