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Dreadnought Rod Shop Full service hot rod shop, we specialize in high end fabrication and restoration.

Progress on the 1971 Cuda Project for the last 2 weeks. The body is fully seam sealed and epoxy primered. Been working o...
10/16/2026

Progress on the 1971 Cuda Project for the last 2 weeks. The body is fully seam sealed and epoxy primered. Been working on scanning and designing new headlight bezels so we can make them in metal and have them chromed with the rest of the trim. 3d printed the final version of the exhaust tip to check final look and fit to actual exhaust tubing. Also scanned the engine with the new valve covers, we plan to make some custom tops for the valve covers to add some detail under the hood.

71 Cuda progress pics continued
10/07/2026

71 Cuda progress pics continued

Latest progress on the 71 Cuda project: repaired a section of the passenger rocker that was badly repaired. Finishing wo...
10/07/2026

Latest progress on the 71 Cuda project: repaired a section of the passenger rocker that was badly repaired. Finishing work all over body before final primer. Lead work on the sail panel and rocker seams. Prep and sprayed the PPG epoxy primer.

Progress on the 1971 Cuda project. Got car blasted and working on the fine details to get the body perfect for epoxy pri...
08/01/2026

Progress on the 1971 Cuda project. Got car blasted and working on the fine details to get the body perfect for epoxy primer.

Progress on the 1971 Cuda Been working on designing a front accessory drive thats more low profile and cleaner looking f...
06/20/2026

Progress on the 1971 Cuda
Been working on designing a front accessory drive thats more low profile and cleaner looking for the 412ci Small Block Engine than what is currently available from other vendors. I used the Einscan Rigil to scan the engine and accessories and then in Fusion 360 I was able to design brackets to mount all the accessories. I 3d printed the prototype pieces and installed them on the engine for fitment. I am pretty happy with how it came out. Need to finalize some details but its getting close.

Progress on the 1971 Cuda ProjectWhile the car is at the media blaster we are working on getting the drivetrain together...
06/06/2026

Progress on the 1971 Cuda Project
While the car is at the media blaster we are working on getting the drivetrain together for the final time. Getting the bellhousing indicated in and clutch assembled. Working on making the hood vents and fender gills functional. We plan to make some duct work to vent heat from the under hood area. I have been 3d scanning the parts to allow for the design in CAD.

Progress on the 1971 Cuda Project.Been working on cleaning up all the small details on the car so we can get it ready to...
05/01/2026

Progress on the 1971 Cuda Project.
Been working on cleaning up all the small details on the car so we can get it ready to disassemble for final clean up and final epoxy primer. We are working a design for fabricated trim panel to cleans up the radiator core support area to grill area. We 3D scanned the areas and CAD designed the panel.

Recent progress on the 1971 Cuda project. 3d Printed the dies to stamp the exhaust cutouts for the rear valance. Got the...
04/11/2026

Recent progress on the 1971 Cuda project.
3d Printed the dies to stamp the exhaust cutouts for the rear valance. Got the patches welded into the valance and planished out. The tips are currently plastic but will ultimately be printed in metal in the final version.

1971 Cuda progress over the last couple of weeks. Been working on 3d printed tooling to create the exhaust cutouts in th...
03/31/2026

1971 Cuda progress over the last couple of weeks.
Been working on 3d printed tooling to create the exhaust cutouts in the rear valance. After multiple versions, I finally have one that allows me to stamp the patch in 2 steps. Came out super nice, I welded the new patch into the valance. Now we just have to mirror it to the other side. Also fixed the fitment of the lower corners of the rear valance to the quarter panels.

1971 Cuda Progress We have been playing around with the exhaust tips and cutouts to get them in the perfect spot on the ...
03/09/2026

1971 Cuda Progress
We have been playing around with the exhaust tips and cutouts to get them in the perfect spot on the rear valance. We moved them out 2.25" to line up with the tail lights.

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