Selling a shaker hood for a Cuda...

[Chad Sheets]

I know, this is a truck site. If anyone knows of a friend or whatever who has a 70-74 Cuda/Barracuda who would be interested in a shaker set up, send them my way.



I went out and bought all the stuff I needed to make a shaker set up on a 70-74 Cuda. I bought all this last fall and spent all winter putting it together, cutting, trimming, filing and painting... being picky about how it looks. Here is what I have with what it cost new last fall.



Shaker Hood, fiberglass from AAR in Florida... ..... $900

New hood hinge springs for fiberglass AAR Cuda/TA Challenger... ... $60

70-74 Cuda hood pin support brackets... ... ... $85

Hood pin kit... ... $65

Shaker bubble... ... $290

Shaker scoop grilles... ... $280

'Cuda 340 shaker scoop badges... . $30

Shaker baseplate..... $75

Shaker center baseplate 4bbl... ... $70

Shaker baseplate seal... ... $90

The special textured argent silver paint for the bubble cost about $30 for a pint to run through a paint gun.



All of this is assembled, and believe me it was a long drawn out job to get those grilles in that bubble correctly. They send you a bubble that you have to custom file to get everything to fit. The holes for the badges on the side are dead nuts on perfect. I can leave the 'Cuda340 badges in, or remove them.



I am going to race the car in NHRA Stock class, therefor the shaker stuff is of no use to me unless I want to put it on my wife's 71, and I am keeping it as OEM as possible for her. I plan on putting the complete bubble (baseplates and everything) on ebay, and putting the hood with the hood pin hardware on ebay also. As you can see there is almost $2000 worth of hardware here... . if you bought it last fall... Year 1/Paddock prices go up at least twice a year. The amount of time you would have making that bubble appear correct is simply a question of what is your time worth to you. It took me over 3 months of work. I want to get $1500 for everything. A guy at the Mopar Nats was selling a complete kit for $3800. All I want is $1500, and I think that is more than fair considering the time put into it. I saw just a bubble that was done up (painted, with all holes drilled in correct spots, grille holes correct etc. ) without the grilles, bubble only sell for $500 on ebay.



If you are interested, let me know. I plan on trying eBay out later this week/weekend, or early next week. If you are interested, email me back and I will find a Polaroid and scan some pics for you to see yourself, or if you are close and want to see it first hand, I live in Central Indiana. If you have any questions, I check my email several times a day. Thanks.

 

[KatDiesel]

Hmm even though you "built" it for your Cuda, it would fit on a Challenger, would it not?



Hmm

 

[Shovelhead]

Gee Chad,

It seems like a waste to accumulate all those goodies, then sell them. Might there be another Cuda in your future?

Wish I had kept my '70 440-6pack Cuda. Loved the "shaker scoop", blazing the tires at 40mph,... . hated the 5-8 mpg. Sold mine in '79, still kicking myself.

I had the 340 emblems on mine. (suprized the heck outta a lot-o Cameros and Mustangs back in the late '70s. )

 

[KatDiesel]

Chad -



Before you list it on Ebay lets talk. I don't have time to email you tonight, will try in the morning.

 

[HEMI®Dart]

If I could afford it, I'd buy it from you Chad. Shaker Hoods are the best. Very good price



This guy wants $4500 for his: http://www.heminet.com/mopar-classi...orm::16&aspDBUnit=_17&aspDBClick_17=index::16

 

[Chad Sheets]

Sold it. Thanks to everyone who replied.

 

[Hammer]

Hey Chad,,Why the sale on the hood??,,If the engine combo is in the 70-71 340/383/440 combo any carbs the shaker is legal as they were an option on all of the cars(except the AAR 340/6 bbl,only glass is legal),,Also check with NHRA as with the 440/6 bbl combo in Superstock you may run the AAR hood,,Allen Dahme got it legalized a few years ago and if its legal in SS its got to be a done deal in stock ,,Now if the hood is glass as you say than thats a different egg,,It needs to be a steel hood,,A factory combo will bring some rather large change,but,if the shaker is what you want why ditch the effort??,,You already have most of the hard parts and there is a few guys making the steel hoods from flat ones,,I'll see if I can get the businesses name out here that does that and also makes the gilled fenders too,,What engine combo and class you seeking to run in??,,Let me know... .

 

[Chad Sheets]

Well, the shaker would have been used on our 71, but the wife wasnt too fond of it, and since I am doing the car for her, I have to let her have some say in what it looks like (I know... we had a 99 C5 Corvette that she hated to drive because she was afraid it would get messed up, so she drives a S10 blazer now and loves it. Woman... . dont try to understand them, or change them). I cant use it since the Cuda I want to run in NHRA is a 72.



The aftermarket shaker stuff is starting to grow strong. I figured I might as well sell it while I can get decent money out of it before someone comes along and starts mass producing them for a dime a dozzen. Besides, I sure could use the $$$ to fund the interior resto I wasnt planning on starting until next summer.