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When Bob Johnson of Gainesville Georgia decided, he wanted to build his 71 Cuda he knew Alan Johnson and the team at Johnson's Hot Rod Shop could handle building this project.  His main objective was to build the “Worlds Greatest Street Machine of all time.” What started with a Chris Ito rendering to fifteen thousand labor hours later, the G-Force Cuda debuted at the 2005 SEMA Show in PRIMEDIA’s booth as their primary display vehicle.  The G-Force Cuda drew so much attention clogging the main traffic around its booth and was the talk all over SEMA.  Once the car was unveiled, it went on to win Daimler Chrysler Design Excellence Award, one of the top winners for Mothers Polish Shine awards, and went on to be a finalist for the third annual US Sony’s Play Station Gran Turismo “Best Hot Rod” award.  What a huge accomplishment for the first four days out for Bob Johnson, Chris Ito, Alan Johnson and his team at Johnson’s Hot Rod Shop. 

The G-Force Cuda mixes world-class Street Rod craftsmanship with super car engineering.  From the highly detailed high horsepower 572 ci all aluminum HEMI engine built by Indy Cylinder Head, to the complete front end build from carbon fiber with hundreds of body modifications.  This is truly Johnson’s own interpretation of a G-Machine 71 Cuda.  The team at Johnson's Hot Rod Shop found countless ways to use old ideas with a modern twist to bring this 71 Cuda into the 21st Century.  For example, custom made Colorado Custom 19” and 20” true knock-off wheels mated to 15” titanium rotors utilizing 6-piston calipers.  The G-Force Cuda has retained its history with twin headlights, shark-tooth grille, and billboard HEMI graphics.

The Cuda has awed the masses who witness its presence.  The G-Force Cuda named the 2006 Goodguy’s Street Machine of the Year as well as Shades of the Past of the Car of the Year post 1949 awards.  Chip Foose knows quality engineering and craftsmanship when he sees it as he picked the Cuda for Year One Braselton Bash event.  The Media attention has been overwhelming from magazines to websites.  Besides all of the awards, won with the 71 Cuda this year the car has been on the track and has proven itself among all its peers.  Track time includes; drag race time in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee at the MuscleRides.com Run Through The Hills to auto cross in Nashville, Tennessee at the Goodguys’ 1st Nashville Nationals and finally as one of the fastest participants at the Air Ride Street Challenge road course and auto cross, tested by championship racer Scott Pruitt of the Rolex Series Daytona Series Prototype for CompUSA Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates race team.  The G-Force Cuda has also proven its reliability on the street of the Hot Rod Magazine Power Tour.  Johnson’s Hot Rod Shop has achieved success on all levels with this 71’ Cuda and has definitely made their mark with this true one of a kind street machine as being hailed as the “Best of all Time” as quoted by Barrett Jackson’s own Craig Jackson.  One of the latest accomplishments for Alan Johnson and Johnson's Hot Rod Shop is to collaborate with Hot Wheels / Mattel to unveil at the 2006 SEMA Show a new die cast toy version of the G-force Cuda for future sale to the public.  

The 71’ G-Force Cuda has had countless manufactures involved throughout its evolution.  We would like to thank each and everyone they are as follows; 3 G Services Carbon Fiber, Accufab, Addco, Amsoil, ARP, Art Morrison Chassis, ATI Super Damper, Bilstein Shocks, California Car Cover, Callies Cranks, Centerforce Clutches, Centech Wiring, Charles Oil Pans, Classic Instruments, Colorado Custom Wheels, Comp Cams, Cooling Components, CV Products, Dakota Digital, Design Engineering Inc., Eagle Rods, Earl’s Fittings, F.A.S.T Fuel Injection, Flaming River, Flowmaster, G-Force Transmission, Hogan’s Racing Manifolds, Hyperco Springs, Indy Cylinder Heads, Ito Concepts, K & N Air Filters, Lizard Skin, Metco, Michelin/ B.F Goodrich Tires, Missile Enterprises, MSD Monster Cable Products, NS Sirus-Vps Lighting, Optima Battery, Piloti Driving Shoes, Powermaster, PPG, Recaro Seats, Red Devil Brakes, Rockland Standard Gear, Rod Shop Performance, Safecraft, Sony, Specialty Power Windows, Stewart Components, Swain Technology, Tilton Engineering, Vintage Air, Walker Radiator, Wiseco Pistons, and Year One.

Tech Info:

• Complete 870 HP all aluminum HEMI powerhouse built by Indy Cylinder Head featuring Callies Crank, Eagle Rods, & Wiseco Pistons topped by a pair of Indy Cylinder heads, 300-horse two stage direct port Holley NOS system

• 4-Stage dry stump oiling system by Missile Enterprises along with a Charlie’s aluminum oil pan

• Complete one-off Hogan sheet metal intake mated with a FAST EFI system

• Pair of 70mm throttle bodies by Accufab handle the breathing for the HEMI

• Complete MSD ignition system

• Comp Cams supplied valve train components and roller camshaft

• Custom fabricated air duct tubes plumbed into throttle bodies

• Tube frame rail design and front end suspension by Art Morrison modified by JHRS

• 19x10 front and 20x12 rear one-off knock off wheels by Colorado Custom

• 295/30-19 and 335/30-20 Michelin PS2 Ultra High Performance tires

• 15” Red Devil Titanium front and rear brake rotor utilizing 6-piston caliper

• Bilstein custom-built coil-over shocks with Hyperco Coils handle the corners with Addco torsion-bar style front and rear sway bars

• Complete Gertrag transaxle and rear independent suspension modified by JHRS

• Banging gears handled by a T-56 6-speed Tremec transmission from Rockland

  Standard Gears utilizes 9310 nickel-alloy gears with Drive Shaft Shop halfshafts

• A trick twin disk 10.5 inch Centerforce LMC aluminum clutch handles the torque ofthe HEMI through a Lakewood top-fuel style direct-drive bellhousing

• Front windshield and rear back window laid back 2 inches causing the roof sectionto move rearward and completely reworking the sail panels

• Overall wheelbase stretched 3 inches requiring front wheel wells to be moved forward 3.5 inches to accommodate the shift in wheelbase

• Rear quarter panels tweaked to rake upward into the rear bumper for more dramatic rear profile

• Complete front end made out of carbon fiber (hood, front fenders with functional fender scoops, inner fenderwells, front spoiler)

• Custom built shark-tooth grille complete with twin headlights

• Custom built rear valance diffuser features removable ground effects tunnel to hide the parachute mount

• Carbon fiber rear trunk spoiler

• Custom front and rear bumpers built into the body for closer, seamless fit in overall design of the CUDA

• Machined Aluminum headlight bezels, gas filler cap, and hood pin bezels, gauge bezels, spark plug wire bezels

• Carbon fiber and custom Johnson’s Orange Hot Rod paint mixed by PPG creates unique tu-tone paint scheme complete with billboard HEMI graphics

• Paul Atkins all leather interior, custom panels and console built by Johnson’s Hot Rod Shop

• Custom carbon fiber inlay on interior roll cage

• Piston grip shifter handle with exposed Can-Am racer style shift rail

• Complete Vintage Air A/C system

• Complete Safecraft fire system
 

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