True Cuda Project

[@bobsilver3983]

That is a beautiful facility...hats off to you guys for helping keeping these cars alive!

[@rtchrg440]

Outstanding job Craig! Your shop does some awesome work bringing these cars back to life!

[@brianmogle1121]

I have a 74 Cuda that I will be replacing a lot of sheet metal on. i have already purchased over half of the panels I need. Top quality stuff! Really cool to see your shop and facility.

[@curvs4me]

I knew those Jokers couldn't possibly be fixing cars on that show we shall not name. Typical television drama with a semi fake background. The cameras focus on them arguing and magically the car is ready for paint or getting interior installed. Body restoration is not a joke. It's seriously time consuming. I watched the show twice and couldn't stand it anymore. Keep up with the real amazing act of bringing cars back from the boneyard. Your crew is unbelievable.

[@MarshRat]

Just a "thank you" for the wonderful visit and tour of your facilities this past Monday. Was glad to meet Craig, Bill and the crew. ATB from Larry

[@funtyes1970]

I Don't Care How This Care Was Done or How Many Sheet Metal Parts From AMD as Long This phantom Cuda Lives Again .. Nice Job AMD.

[@jimrusso6615]

Wish I still had my '70 383 with a Dana60 Miss that car SO MUCH Keep up the GREAT work Thanks

[@Moparmaga-1]

You guys are top level wizards. That's amazing. Its the phantom.

[@jamesbehrick9588]

Ahhh, the Phantom Cuda! I wish I could get this kind of deal for my 1970 Roadrunner!!

[@chrisjar1342]

I'm currently helping my nephew on his total restoration of a 1970 Challenger...as we go, I am comparing AMD sheetmetal to factory and it is as close if not exactly as the factory metal, thickness, contour, the only issue would be some stamping flaws on quarters but nothing a little filler and primer can't fix. If wasn't for AMD I don't think this project would be doable

[@jamesbehrick9588]

Just an observation: Many say how not much of the car is left, not a lot of originality. As time goes on and these cars become rarer and rarer, if someone really wants one of these cars, you sometimes have no choice in replacing a lot of the sheetmetal. I am doing this with a 70 Roadrunner. The important point is, one more classic is on the road again thanks to companies like AMD and other resto parts suppliers.

[@ap8409]

But when they sell it for $100K or more, is it really the same car?

[@c5back9]

‘71 Cuda’, the high water mark for American Muscle in terms of styling, form, function, and all-around fire-breathing performance. I missed the cutoff and ended up with a ‘72 with the 340, which still was a wonderful car albeit not quite a performer to the level of the beautiful ‘71. I wouldn’t change a thing though. I loved my ‘72 and cherish the memories of every mile in it. Without any doubt, it was and will always remain, the best looking muscle car.

[@mikejorgensen6240]

Awesome any car can be restored thanks to these guys check out the 69 Daytona as well it's why I buy their metal it's perfect for all my projects 70 cudas 71 cudas 68 satalite convertible 70 superbird thanks AMD 😀👍

[@johnnywrench9669]

You guys are great at what you do.

[@73sebrougham]

Amazing work

[@Godeseternal1]

If you're like me, I have a big dream with little money, but have some fabrication skills. Parts are available to repair or restore these cars, and if you have that desire to own a Cuda, Challenger, Charger, etc... Then pick up a mig welder, a grinder, drill, clamps, hand tools, and make it happen. My motto is, don't be afraid to try anything that will make your dream a reality. Great video guys.

[@daviddonaghy7568]

I had 2 1970 Barracuda. I miss them.

[@ThunderAppeal]

The best restoration of American muscle cars that chinese made sheet metal has to offer.

[@scottrasmussen8258]

Excellent job!

[@captchkn]

stunning amount of work done on this car and I have bought several AMD parts myself but the GYC guys trying to pass this off as a restoration is ridiculous and I am sure someday it will sell for a ton of money but this is no longer a factory car.

[@walther9161]

Hey Craig these vids are awesomely me... when will you all post some more? Thanks for the great info it’s been very helpful while down my my ‘71 Mach 1.

[@johnbowen2963]

nice to see a show with out all the over acting and drama, bullshit ect, just good tradesmen doing what thay do, and keeping it real. cheers guys, nice work, from nz

[@jessiejames2155]

Wow...what a ride !

[@matthewjohnson1317]

Looks great

[@RedDFilm]

Wow! Nice work :)

[@patbarrett9263]

very well done, saved another one!

[@stevecarlson4539]

I would love to hang there for a job or two and learn some of those skills. Man that is a big job done right.

[@bobroberts2371]

Have a look at the channel Arthur Tussic especially " Lamborghini. Body repair" another one that is typical of his work is " BMW X5. The quarter panel replacement. "

[@LogicAndReason2025]

Considering the fact that most of the body parts are available, I wish someone would produce completed unibodies of these cars that could be used with a rotted car's mechanicals. There are many thousands of rotted hulks still out there that are beyond my capability to restore, that I could do if all I had to do was bolt it together. There are also a lot of four door b-bodies that could be donors for two door bodies.

[@kevinnobody3052]

I had a '71 'cuda when I was a dumb kid. Didn't know what I had at the time.

[@1967davethewave]

I have purchased a lot of sheet metal from AMD. It really is the highest quality stuff available. I have tried purchasing cheaper stuff only to turn around and repurchase it from AMD. As far as the Phantom 'Cuda goes, it is a very beautiful car but there isn't a lot of the original left unfortunately.

[@Michael-mo1lx]

1967davethewave indeed and Marck wanted that lol.. we could all see nothing could be saved on that cuda. all parts much be new even the roof is new!!!

[@gav8153]

Great work but I don't see how you can replace 97% of the car,weld the vin into a new panel and call it the same car 😞 it's more like a kit car after that stage

[@bobbydavis2299]

Well, they used the original rockers so that means it retains it's heritage... Lol

[@70stunes71]

Agree... it's like taking the cab of a pickup and saying we are going to completely rebody and new frame and move all the vins over... I wouldn't buy it. Okay it's a famous car and they want to save it so that's cool. But to say it's the original car? Yeah I'm not buying it LOL

[@terryfrye4552]

Its a good thing nobody cars what you guys think 😂

[@azboyd3503]

That is so cool

[@American_Made]

At this point, you might as well start making Cuda bodies and parts because you have more parts than there are Cudas in existence to build now.

[@brettkoeshall2325]

A rebuilt phantom cuda that was wrecked around 1981 or 1982.

[@asambi69]

I love how the roof went from being slightly rusty and having pin holes and uneven surfaces to being completly perfectly straight no rust and already conveniently painted black.

[@RONANDAJDOGG]

asambi69 they put a new roof on it

[@aidanfeighery6634]

They fit a new roof skin at 8:22 mate.

[@lowwlife1]

Very cool!!

[@cathlynbarrett2200]

So cool 😎

[@curvs4me]

Unbelievable work.

[@jerseymike3872]

Beautiful job, the bottom line is what was the total cost, labor and part's?

[@hiuriilha5955]

what spray product is applied before assembling the parts?

[@san379]

mark warman is so happy

[@Michael-mo1lx]

haha and Marck from graveyard cars wanted the original fenders... only the rocker panel is old sheet metal the rest is AMD lol good Job do!

[@MrOnemanop]

Wow, just Wow. As my dad used to say, "It's easy if you know how.". Apparently, you guys know what you're doing.

[@getrdunok]

Your dad is 100% correct and that's a great saying..I may just use that every now and then as its awesome

[@transampete79]

Everyone has a dream! If i had that kind of money i would do that to my torino!

[@johnogo8723]

So do you guys make A pillars for a 70 Roadrunner?

[@jamesbehrick9588]

How long did this actually take to do? If its in the video, I missed it.

[@jeffleblanc8850]

Awesome job I would love to have a job at this place all my pay checks would go right back to you awesome how easy that looked to put together I guess wen you have everything at your disposal it’s a little easier I’m sure thers some hard work involved hear it look sneasyncause it was sped up how long did it take to get to this point ?

[@rickydyess8869]

Whats the price difference in rebuilding the body like this verses buying a body thats already put together? I know alot of guys have sentimental value and want as much of their original car as possible.

[@johnogo7886]

I need panels for a 70 Roadrunner!

[@roadrunner1580]

amazing job you guys did here!!! you actually built a car from scratch!! i was under the impression there was at least the original carcass reused but wasnt!! so gyc didnt really say how much of it was reused. looks like just about nothing was reused because everything was bent to shit! although itreally woulda been cooler if you were able too reuse more of the car..cheers guys,beautiful job!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@scottyjones27]

Gee!! all that was reused was vin# tag!! Must be nice to have cash extra to pay to hav this done!! Now need all the rest of crashed car to fill in hollow shell !! Been cheapwe to buy junk car n cut it up n had parts left over??

[@kiethholland3650]

Awesome work but i don't know how you can stand there with a straight face and tell everyone this is not a rebody... It doesn't matter if some of the parts are good used or AMD panels once you replace a certain percentage of the panels it's a rebody! The only parts of that car that are original to that car are the a pillars aka, hinge pillars, outer rockers, door jambs, and inner roof rails. The doors are used, the rear rails are used the rest is AMD. You replaced the upper cowl panel and upper radiator support, which has the vin numbers stamped in them with an AMD cowl panel and radiator support and then you cut the vin out of the original panels and welded them to the AMD panels, THAT IS THE VERY DEFINITION OF A REBODY! You guys do awesome work but don't tell lies, It is what it is and you should call it what it is A REBODY! Personally i have no issues with a rebody. In my opinion if a car body went down the Chrysler assembly line on or near the same time as the car its a donor for that makes it more original that a car restored with half its parts made in Taiwan.

[@chrismontreuil2206]

Yah, its a Chinese car now not American.

[@tjclt250r]

was it mark worman the one you were saying was supposed to be there but couldn't find the time ?

[@chalinp4886]

what is the red primer for

[@backyardmech6728]

Hey yall im justin and im thinking of starting a KZbin channel and fix up a 99 mercury cougar for my son and then do a restore on a 1970 challenger for my stepdad that has passed do to cancer i hope and yall have a great shop and i love ol muscle cars to

[@mauricioalfredo83]

DEAM !!! sooo nice job and so nice done :D

[@TBird100636]

So the only things original to the Phantom Cuda was the outer rockers, the door pillars, and the roof structure?

[@Michael-mo1lx]

TBird100636 correct.. middle secton of the roof is AMD lol

[@Arthagnou]

so the superbird daytona that the guy brought in pieces had as much original metal as this car

[@DezzysSpeedShop]

Shift -Z no such thing as a Superbird Daytona

[@DezzysSpeedShop]

They saved the passenger door too 😂

[@kiethholland3650]

@@DezzysSpeedShop Look again that door is gold, it is a used door

[@hampshireracing]

🏁🏆

[@anthonycadiou8367]

Huge shop. How many square feed?

[@iamhomerj4711]

What happened to this channel? No videos in 4 years??

[@maurell-webb820]

Can you provide info on the auto body jig you used to build the car on? I have a 73 Cuda and would also like to contact you for more info.

[@fulltilt6]

Did you ever get any info ? I’m interested also .

[@maurell-webb820]

@@fulltilt6 Never got a reply. We canned the project.

[@MiguelFlores-wc1fz]

Fnatastic TEAM!

[@RONANDAJDOGG]

YOU EVER PUT A LOAD ON SUSP. BEFORE WELDING QUARTERS OR APRONS ON A UNITIZED BODY? THE JIGS ARE NICE BUT BODY LINES CHANGE WHEN PUT ON SUSP.

[@chrismontreuil2206]

You are correct. Some people don't realize that even jacking up a car changes how the door opens and shuts. Some cars shift more than others. When jacking a car, I don't open the door unless I have to.

[@hillarylevenworth8824]

Great job on your part! What percentage of the original car body was reused? 10%?

[@bobroberts2371]

From what I see: Roof inner structure / outer rockers with door posts / rear package tray / maybe part of the rear frame rails / torsion bar mounts. They should have sent this car _before chopping the front and rear off_ to the channel Arthur Tussic ( in Lithuania ). . . . . At some point the work done to this " car " becomes more of moving the above parts to another car and less of rebuilding the original. I'd say changing more than 50% of the cars bare body shell in one shot makes it no longer the came car. RE: If 50% of the front shell was replaced and car was a complete driving unit then it was crashed again and the rear 50% was changed, it is still the same car. Change 90% of the body shell parts in one shot makes it a minimal part reuse VIN swap. . . . Still I have no issue with the quality of the work.

[@rockeroller]

It looks like 3%.

[@jamesweaver2811]

awesome

[@skeets6060]

Just wondering what this cost, I know us everyday kids cant afford it so what did it cost?

[@chrismontreuil2206]

Won't tell you to scare you off.

[@davebarron5939]

sounds like the GYC Phantom Cuda

[@Michael-mo1lx]

Dave Barron it is

[@Timodon1]

I think you boys must hade the Nobel auto prize! :)

[@gas3273]

James Bondo here, you are correct sir.

[@1080sucks]

Great wok

[@sergiocervantes1850]

How..much?.moolah..wise....!?.

[@dougharlow6037]

OK, so tell us what famous car this is? Nice video. Thanks

[@robertmcgee141]

Only a very wealthy person could afford to pay for a car built like this. From start to a finished car must cost a small fortune.

[@BruceBusby]

So basically it's a 99.4% knock-off, stamped, chineesium phantom cuda. Gotcha

[@trillrifaxegrindor4411]

nothing wrong with this car,its built the way they were back in the day only this has more attention to detail.it isnt a survivor aar or hemi cuda but its a cuda just the same.

[@BruceBusby]

@@trillrifaxegrindor4411 having some experience with chineseium stamped reproduction parts, I will say the, "time and attention" part of your comments is very true! The stampings are less than a good fit, take a long time and effort to manipulate, cut, pull, fix, fiddle with, rework etc to make work to any reasonable level of fit and finish. I think that's the most likely reason the build didn't include fitment video. Lots of cursing, fighting, pounding etc is required. We built a new house like that once. We couldn't get a permit to knock it down and rebuild, so we got a permit to remodel. We cut the left part of the house off (from the central positioned front door). We then got a permit to remodel the right side. In the end, only the front door frame remained. I'm not exaggerating! The Vin plate may be the only part of this car that remains as original.

[@chrismontreuil2206]

@@BruceBusby been there did this and that just like you. I recently restored a 67 mustang for my daughter. You think I put Chinese fenders and hood on it ? I know that shit don't fit. Got some old fenders with rust holes in them . Fixed em. They fit great along with the body lines. Why is it only a few of this know this ? And good point, video doesn't show all the fit time parts going off and on and off and on. Its like fake and all the people suck it up how good Chinese parts are because those guys say it over and over.

[@BruceBusby]

@@chrismontreuil2206 exactly!

[@mattwertin]

it's just cause i want a fuckin cuda , everybody wants a fuckin cuda,i was alive back then , i got dibs motherfuckers!!!

[@Pacer-Gremlin-Matador]

so the car looks great but I'm kinda confused!! why did they do all the pulling and dipped the shell just to only harvest a few parts seems like a lot of wasted time and money just to decided to replace everything.

[@shaunclifton5281]

Exactly. All for dramatic effect ?

[@vcval]

what show was it televised on ?

[@TBird100636]

+vcval Graveyard Carz, the Phantom Cuda...

[@darrinanddonna]

TBird100636 ok so would this be the shell that was heavily damaged and had a small amount of "pulling"done to it ?

[@TBird100636]

Yes, that's it.

[@bigjohnfury5662]

vcval err the dukes of hazard ?

[@Michael-mo1lx]

vcval graveyard cars

[@ap8409]

I appreciate the parts they make and their skill but look at 3:37, is that enough of a car to call it a rebuild? If you replace 90% of the sheet metal is it still the same car?

[@raoulcruz4404]

At 3:37 that is the car with much of the original sheetmetal removed that was later reinstalled, such as the rocker panels. Look at the car at the beginning of the video, those are the original retained parts.

[@steverennekamp2125]

What was the final cost, I have a project about in the same shape...

[@billcrabtree6164]

Hi Steve, the very best way to determine the cost of a project is to visit our web site at amdinstallation.com and fill out the estimator then submit it. I will review and fine tune it then return it to you with a good quote. Pictures will help, please send them to [e-mail] . Please call me if you have any questions 706-348-6653. Thank You. Bill Crabtree General Manager.

[@steverennekamp2125]

Ok thanks, I have and it penciled out to about 17 which I thought wasn't bad , it's for keeps not for flip so

[@billcrabtree6164]

Go ahead and submit your estimate and then I can fine tune it.

[@bugbomb8048]

Hey…. Let’s get a look at the building in the third world country where these parts are manufactured…..

[@Jiggabuu777]

$40,000 later we got a shell of a car

[@bb38313]

I'm a GYC man myself

[@getrdunok]

Hey what happened??? No videos no nothing for years and years !!!!. Just curious what gas happened or did this place close or go under or sell to a new owner or something?? Someone started out trying to build a channel and did ok and just stopped done gone ...anyone know what or what AMD has stopped posting vids on this channel? Maybe there is a new channel and I just didn't get the memo lmfao ..ok tja ks in advance to anyone that may know where these boys went cause this would have been a wicked show to watch just like gyc and so on..Nick's garage ect..few more I cant think of off my head but one more thing!!!! Anyone have any good channels to check out to watch same idea as these boys ?? That phantom is priceless and I'm very jealous and hey remember never Crushem always Restorem or Sellem

[@CharliesMustangShop]

Wow!! I’m 20! Can I work for you!!

[@richardbrowne1217]

Why are AMD AUTO PARTS made in China? Some if the parts are misshaped. They don't fix exact.

[@chrismontreuil2206]

I have never found anything from China fit without having to play with it.

[@aidanfeighery6634]

Cheap labour.

[@crashnburn3635]

My question is.....is the metal aftermarket

[@aidanfeighery6634]

Yes

[@chrispoole2616]

Hi Craig. Would it be possible to talk to you by phone. Thanks from Chris

[@scottkovacs7634]

Phantom Cuda

[@woolyhighlander7280]

B B But what was the cost ?

[@kiethholland3650]

AMD sells a complete 70 challenger shell for 17K so if you supply a used inner roof structure it should be close to the same

[@timbriske123]

Where is mark from graveyard cars is what u wanted to say

[@HeyAinokea]

Owner paid $50k for just wreck shell What's the total cost for rebuild? Car is rare probably a 6or7 figure when it's all done😜

[@chrismontreuil2206]

Cost more to fix than what its worth.

[@chrismontreuil2206]

Cost more to fix than what its worth.

[@Potato-lw3fe]

so it has 2% of the original car in to it...

[@JohnsonT2724]

Well if you seen this car when it was wreaked you would of said scrap it. This car sadly become a parts car from the 80s to the early 2000 until the realised what this car was. The doors were really the only thing good on it and don't know what happened to them.

[@Potato-lw3fe]

@@JohnsonT2724 just the vin tag than, and to not be accused for title washing they did this extra work. " it aint a rebody it is a rebuilt body". Same thing.

[@papersack4290]

I hate how the guy with the mustache says "car"

[@christopherwebb6133]

Now produce scout 80 and 800 sheet metal parts. PLEASE....

[@bultacowally]

I don't buy it...you are NOT RE-building an old car...you are BUILDING a new car. Just because you used a couple of peaces of tin from what was left of the old shell does not qualify it to be an "original" 71 'cuda. NFW...far from it. You ARE just stealing the VIN's of an original and stamping that number on to a clone car. Don't forget to stamp the radiator core and trunk panel too. Even you said building from the ground up in the video!!! That tells me you start with nothing and build a car. Yeah sure a brand new '71 cuda right of the assembly line 45 years after the fact....LIAR

[@alanbaird9846]

Junk

[@madmanmechanic8847]

Ok you say its a famous car then don't say shit about why its famous ! Why in the hell would you restore a car in that horrible condition ? When you make a statement how about following through and finish the fucking story ! Very disappointing