Cuda 440

[TheGreatSatan]

The hood scoop arrived from Hong Kong, but it's too shiny

So i took some sand paper to it

And flat black paint just as I used on the side stripe

After about 5 coats

It's on top for reference, not actually mounted. I'm going to take a hole saw to the top for an exhaust fan under the scoop

[TheGreatSatan]

Next is the prep for the exhaust fan

After my dremel, this drill is the absolute best purchase I have ever made

It not only makes a perfect hole, but it does it in a few seconds

I just have to clean it up

Then add a grill. A fan will come later

And the scoop is on

The hood pins are next

[TheGreatSatan]

The bezel is next. I want to mount the radio in the dual 3.5 inch bay

Looking like this

But first I have to trim it to fit the bay

And that's where I got my first Cuda related injury

And it's in!

And then with the face plate. I still have to touch up the sides

I still have to paint the bottom and inside with the flat black

And cut out the front where the head lights go

And get to the hood pins

[TheGreatSatan]

I sprayed the inside till I ran out of paint. As you can see, I need to touch it up a bit more

Here is a pic with the panel on

[TheGreatSatan]

Cool, next I cut out the headlights. Then I trace the holes on to the frame underneath

(I also decided to add a 2nd DVD drive)

After that I trace the holes on to the frame underneath

I also decided to add a 2nd DVD drive

^^ I still have to paint the bottom of the case ^^

[TheGreatSatan]

I painted the bottom

And under the hood scoop

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After protecting the surface I decided on a good place to mount the hood pins

30mm seems like a good spot

The pins had to be cut way down because they had to go into the case without interferring with the DVD drives

Once I drilled out the holes, I added a single screw to each. These screws were once part of the radio and now are another touch of the real thing

And filled it with Loctite

And I added the pin. I'll let it dry overnight

[TheGreatSatan]

Oh, I got my 130mm (not 120mm) exhaust fan in today

[TheGreatSatan]

I'm thinking of mounting a small digital photo frame into the remaining 5.25 bays. I can connect it via internal USB and have it play a bunch of Cuda photos in a loop

[TheGreatSatan]

Thanks. I found some cool motivational mopar pics and vids here