1971 Plymouth Cuda Restoration - Episode 16 - QA1 Suspension Upgrades 

I’m so happy your getting these sponsorships. I love watching you channel.

You're like a kid in a toy store! I'd be the same way! Looking great! 👍

Man, this thing is moving right along. I'm going to go through withdrawals when your finished. But no worries, I'll be awaiting for the charger.

Nice work! You make it look so effortless!😮 you’ve certainly done it before!!!

Thank you for sharing, Steve from Nb Canada

So awesome I’m glad I got to see your car in person the amount of detail is staggering! Good job brother

Great kit .....nice stuff .....good job !

Well done, sir!

man i have watched every episode of this build because i love these type videos, plus im a huge 71 cuda guy as you can tell from my avatar.i use to own a 70 cuda 340 4 speed, but my fav is the 71 and always has been.keep up the great work your doing a great job, i got too watch the charger videos because there my 2nd fav cars

You are doing an awesome job as always 👍 best to you and yours!

I always seem to miss you live... but I'm glad I can still watch it. Excellent video... love to see you bolting on the bad ass parts. Yes, I'm subscribed... and yes, I have ordered stuff from a few of your sponsors. Now I can't wait for the next installment.

Wow, 15k, it looks expensive, this beast is gonna handle awesome, you talk about beefy, it`s not gonna handle like they did from the factory, I used to trade my buddy, he would use my ford van with the bed in the back, of course, and I would take his 70 Plum Crazy 383 Challenger, it did doughnuts with the 383, you will have your hands full my friend, at least you got the suspension taken care of, looks great, this build is Epic with the sponsorship you aquired, awesome.

Love the ‘slicks’ 🤔😂

I admire your dedication to this Beauty. 🤓👍🤟

That car looks amazing! Your work is an inspiration, thank you for sharing all the hard work.

Brilliant 👍

Great work as usual!!!!

Looks super,real nice job on the brakes, looking forward to the next show

It’s going to be a beast!!! Love it.

Watched yesterday when it premiered. Awesome work! Can't wait to see the end product!

awesome video man the car is looking amazing

Unless u want the body of the car to move sideways over the rear axel on hard cornering like the old 5.0 liter Foxbody mustangs from 1979 - 1993, u will have to put either an adjustable Panhard bar or a Watts linkage on your rear axel set-up. If u don't u will have constant oversteer when going around a corner quickly. I have learned this from experience the hard way on all 4 link suspensions.

You will LOVE this front and rear suspension. It is a Carl Gerst design and I had a little bit to do with the final design. The lower control arm on this system is the ONLY aftermarket double shear design. All others are one long bolt with single shear on each end... I discussed this with Carl several years ago and he put it right into the final design. Now I just have to come up with the money for this system myself!! lol...

Amazing bud

Awesome job. Love this build

awesome!!

All your hard work seems to have paid off Excellent job.

Great job, great video's what more can we ask?😂

I loved seeing you install the QA1 front and rear suspension. I’m planning on going that route on my Charger. You are certainly making progress on both of your Mopars!

Man that's awesome 💯💪👍

Look good and ride good. Nothing better than that. The Engine in the bay, nice touch. 👌

Excellent progress! Can't go wrong with QA1 & Willwood! Monster In The Making! 😎

The dream setup for a Cuda! So jealous, lol. This car is going to be so sweet!

Nice, it’s going handle like it’s on rails! Great work.

So Pumped for you!! Coming along nicely. 😊

Alex Taylor tore apart one of those Hellcat Challengers for a competition, and you shoulda seen the literal mountain of Wiring they took outta that car from front to back regulating the Engine...she said it took a little more than a tenth of the weight of the Car away taking all that crap out...

It would be interesting to laser align or set the car on a jig when your done with all the structure. I know you did alot of measuring but I'm hoping it doesn't crab.

Sick. 👍👍👍😎😎😎

Great job! You make it look sooo easy 🙂

Rubber Sway bar end links? I was expecting to see Heim rod end joints there. Better let QA1 know to upgrade that ! Fyi my 1979 Trans Am 400 4spd 10th Has Heim rod joints on the front sway bay, and its thicker than that one too.

Love it!!!! Amazing job!!!!!

She going to be sweet ride ...

The suspension and brake parts look great. The car should handle very well.

Who watches and doesn't subscribe? Sounds like they weren't loved as a kid. 😉

Very cool build.. question tho.. wouldn’t it be better to finish the underside with undercoat before installing all this ? If it’s mocking up I get that, but usually what I see in most builds similar to this is that all the welds are dressed and primed painted then seal coated and undercoat applied before the running gear, brakes and suspension is installed.. just curious.. love the build !!! Love goes out. 💯

I like it

Atta boy, throwing that engine in , before adjusting doors and gaps 😂 tranny weighs another 50 some pounds at least too

Nice work brother! Are you going to put the axle housing in a jig when you fully weld the tabs in? I have heard some stories of the axle housings warping when welding tabs in.

Did you buff the passenger side door it looks like glass. This is a killer build

👍🏻💯🇦🇺⛽️

Do you use any type of lock tight on the bolts? I appreciate your explanations, thanks!

I'm surprised the Karen's in the neighborhood and the Code enforcement hasn't been giving you a headache!😅😂😅

You ever get hassled by a neighborhood association?

Are your plans to race this car? If so what kind of racing do you plan to do? The picture of the car on the lead-in to the video looks like it sits significantly higher off the ground than the original suspension stance from the factory. My concern is that may be OK for general driving, but for racing where high speeds, say 90mph and above, it is easier for a car to become airborne, especially if the body gets sideways to the direction of travel. Under airborne conditions you loose all control over the car. You may want to consider an air dam at the front to help keep air from getting underneath the car. A tail-wing structure at the rear would add directional stability like the Dodge and Plymouth superbird designs. I would not want to see you get killed due to any oversight in design approach. Be careful! We want to see you do more cars in the future!

omg! your rich

Another amazing video mate, I did search for a vid over the weekend so as soon as this came up I clicked straight away . What colour you gonna paint it? I’m passionate about American classics , looking forward to the charger too. 🇬🇧🤜 keep em coming brother

To upgrade to the wildwood brakes do you have to replace all the suspension or can you install this on the old hubs? Thanks

Love the videos just curious do you still have the 65 GTO?

would you ever do autocross with this?

are you going to do a shaker conversion?

Your house is my dream home! Size of that garage! Houses in UK are so bloody useless

your lower trailing arm mounts the bolts are sticking out towards the inside of the tire would they not be better if the bolt head was towards the inside of the tire and the threads sticking towards the center of the car? clearance is all I am thinking about here. I am by far a expert on anything just a observation.

Curious if QA1 and willwood is gonna help out with the Charger?

I have a quick question. Do you think this would be easy for a beginner to install?

She looks amazing mate but it sounds like u need an antihistamine bro the Ole hay fever getting u

Did you have to torque all the bolts before moving on to the next step? I didn't see a torque wrench.

Unless I'm missing something, why install those notes when you'll just have to uninstall before painting?

Will all that have to come up apart again?

Are you going to use the flat stock hood?

those Wilwood brakes are more for show than racing performance

So with all that...who are you going to trust to do the alignment?

Hi buddy just subscribed to channel question what state are u in I love view

nice.but what happend with the pontiac ?

The only thing About this that I have a concern about is all the spacers on the tie rod ends. Looks wrong to me.

I’ll stick to ma MOPAR front end thanks sorry there ways to improve it . Old school MOPAR Power plant to .plus the T/Flight or factory 4 speed way more fun actually old 340 or big blocks sound so much better then the lap top modern V8 . if you brake down your on a toe truck to there work shop to plug it in sorry but true. Yes your build is done well . But not the same fun that a original Cuda can bring . Iv seen an driven MOPAR at high speed the way ma MOPAR made them even on tracks here in Australia 🇦🇺 Greg click VJ 340 Charger at Bathurst running very high speed an out running GMH an Ford .👍🏻Tilly’s VF Valiant Pacer running high speed time after time at speeds your lap top MOPAR will never see. an yes ma MOPAR front end with only small modes . We’re do you plan to drive yours 🤔. It’s a matter of wheel an tyre combo shock an alien an old school no how . I’ll take old school MOPAR anyday sorry enjoy your build it’s different that’s for sure 🤦🏼😮😵‍💫😀your happy . Don’t be surprised when a old school MOPAR blows you away in the quarter Mile it will happen sorry to say 💰💸.stay happy it’s not everyone cup of tea though . It’s a talking point .👍🏻🇦🇺💯⛽️ill watch to see your outcome in the future 🤔.

Looks like they copied magnum force