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17/10/2008 12:15 pm
DM's '71 Hemi 'cuda... a study in black and white.....
I just got this from the PS series and took it out for a shoot. Looks great all around. Those of you who dread the photoetched scripts will rejoice in the fact that they are all presealed. You'll see the sealant on the blowups. but it's not visible without magnification.
My only question is that I think the shaker scoop should be higher than it appears, at least on my model. What's the concensus?
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17/10/2008 12:59 pm
BEAUTIFUL PHOTO WORK! And yes, the shaker on a real cuda would be slightly higher up out of hood on a real car. Mine is a little better than yours, but not
much. I'll take lower like that than tilted over, or off center like the Highway 61's
and FM cudas. And My purple FM cuda has the shaker so far up out of the hood,
you can hardly close the hood. This is the best model of a '70-71 cuda out
there. I hope DM does a '70!!! Thanks for the GREAT pics, you are a master at
this.
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17/10/2008 1:12 pm
I agree, Chris. It's so nice to see the engine level....
Especially with the shaker hood. We both have a few H-61s with "issues". LOL
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17/10/2008 1:15 pm
OH, BTW, Chris, what is the significance of the painted hashmarks on the differential?
17/10/2008 1:46 pm
Did anyone notice this on the Cuda........
On the passenger side low on the front fender is a tiny Chrysler five star enblem but there IS NOT one on the driver side fender. ??????
17/10/2008 1:50 pm
The "Pentastar" was always only on the right side
I thought this was strange, but thats the way it is I suppose! LOL
17/10/2008 2:07 pm
Pentastar - Here is the answer Phil.
The Pentastar appeared consistently but inconspicuously on the lower passenger-side fender of all Chrysler products, including foreign brands, from 1963 into the 1972 model year. It was placed on the passenger-side fender so it could be viewed by passers-by, a subtle method of getting the symbol ingrained in the public's mind: a nameplate has to be read, but a symbol is quickly recognizable without reading. Thus left-hand drive cars had the Pentastar on the right fender, while right-hand drive cars had it on the left.
Source.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chrysler_Corporation#Pentastar
17/10/2008 3:08 pm
My favorite recent acquisition captured by my favorite photographer
17/10/2008 4:16 pm
Nice photos! I just got my Cuda yesterday and noticed the lower shaker scoop, too.
That was the only "flaw" I could find. DM did a very nice job on this one.....as usual! 🙂
Next up. The 1970 purple Charger. Due in about three weeks. 🙂
17/10/2008 4:28 pm
A real scoop for comparison
18/10/2008 2:59 am
GM used dabs of paint on parts for identification purposes.
Could be Chrysler did the same. In this case, they may be for axle ratio and locking\positraction.
18/10/2008 7:51 am
WOW DM really hammered the Cuda huh?
Great stance and fit/finish! 
I wasnt going to add that one, but I think I changed my mind and will eventually. I like that they gave this itteration power windows! COOL
19/10/2008 1:03 pm
Thomas is right. Axle ratio, sure grip, or not, the marks made it easy to tell what the axles had, so an assembler just grabbed the unit with correct marks
and installed per the build sheet.