Dreadnought Rod Shop

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

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.

1971 Cuda project progress.We are working on designing a different take on the exhaust cutouts and exhaust tips on this ...
02/21/2026

1971 Cuda project progress.
We are working on designing a different take on the exhaust cutouts and exhaust tips on this car. Playing on the other design cues from the car to create a much better fitting part. These are 3D printed currently and once we finalize the design we will transfer to metal.

This past weeks progress on the 1971 Cuda project.Got the rear bumper dialed in. The last 5% will be dialed in during th...
02/07/2026

This past weeks progress on the 1971 Cuda project.
Got the rear bumper dialed in. The last 5% will be dialed in during the body and paint stage of rhe project. Now on to the rear exhaust openings in the lower valance. We plan to scale the openings down and create much tigher fitting exhaust tips.

This past weeks progress on the 1971 Cuda project.Continuing to fit the rear bumper to the rear valance and quarter pane...
01/31/2026

This past weeks progress on the 1971 Cuda project.
Continuing to fit the rear bumper to the rear valance and quarter panels better. Its very close now. Also 3D printed the mock up before the exhaust tips and smaller opening in the rear valance.

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