My 68 Cuda Restoration

Marty is Chris,I just got one for mine.

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Forgot to post this, my NOS Turnpike wheel! Hard to believe, but true. Found it in the automotive classifieds on ebay.

Update,

All old paint is completely gone from the deck and sides. Rough sanding of decks and sides is finally done. Did the deck completely by hand. Nice clean slate to work with. I have found a lot of body filler all over this boat. Someone took a grinder to the deck and did an extremely sloppy job. I was able to sand out 90 percent of the gouge marks. This is where the rubber meets the road. Gel it or repaint, still cant decide...

Received my SS center console last week as well as the fiberglass rear seat. Put them in the boat along with my fiberglass buckets to test fit. Need to yank the engine next. Fiberglass rear seat needs to be modified in the height department, otherwise it fits just great. A little massaging to make it look right. I like the clean look.

PS. Someone way back when ground off a lot of the gel coat on the raised deck accents. I need to figure out how to reshape. A lot of the crisp lines have been lost due to the grindee's handy work. Gotta fix that too...

Enjoy!

Hi Mike,

I am interested. However, I will need to unload the current engine I have in order to consider buying a new one, make some room... Mrs Cuda will not like any more boat parts in the basement. So, Ive got a running 318 that I would like to unload (pictured above). Needs some love but its all there. I spoke to a guy on the forum that is looking for a 318 long block, maybe I should reach out to him again. Plus I want the engine out so I can start the stringers. Sooner it goes away the better!

I know where that is. My friend is way towards the back of the Severn in a section that is no-wake on the weekends and he was on the Magothy years ago. He has a Nautique and occasionally I'll take my boat down. Before kids we used to hit City Docks a lot but less so now. We don't venture out past the point at the Naval Academy unless its a very calm day. I always have a great time in Annapolis - you're lucky to live around there. Next time I'm down I will PM you. I see you're an architect so you must be ok!

I'm up Whitehall Creek off of the Severn. Head straight out of my creek then turn slightly to the right and you will end up downtown Annapolis. Ego alley downtown is a fun place by boat.

I grew up here and found my way back after a few years of being between Savannah GA, Tampa Fl and a few places in between.

I misspoke, the engine and trans is all orange... It has been a while since I've looked under the engine cover. All my work has been on the hull lately.

Just throwing this out there Chris. You could write Correct Craft and have Art Cozier look up your boat and find out what it had in it. then you might decide to keep the Chrysler conversion but change it over to a 360. Reid P will know what you need to do.

I am surprised the 318 doesn't have enough for you. Mine pushes my marauder hull along quite nicely. But hey they make bigger faster stronger so why not?

You can see the areas where the original gel was ground off when painted the first time in these pics. Plus all the blistering below the waterline.





Sourced the original gauges that require restoration too.

What year is it Chris? It's got 3" exhausts too did it have a Holman Moody I know you were looking for one.