Blue's Barracuda
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Good that it's already got the 360 in it......Makes go faster easier!
This and the Valiant.........
Was this a factory white Barracuda originally?
This and the Valiant.........
Was this a factory white Barracuda originally?
Dave Tildesley.....MMA-081
72 Dodge Dart
73 Plymouth Duster - SOLD
I wanna go so FAST i think i'm going to DIE!..........Then i'll shift into second!
"My Car is a work in progress, Probably never gonna get finished, never gonna have the money to Bananarama!!"
72 Dodge Dart
73 Plymouth Duster - SOLD
I wanna go so FAST i think i'm going to DIE!..........Then i'll shift into second!
"My Car is a work in progress, Probably never gonna get finished, never gonna have the money to Bananarama!!"
- mopar_mark
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Blue what a car 1968 Barracuda
Yours look very good in the pictures.
Great and now I know what you mean by your next project
It took me 18 months to find mine, with almost all the the options I had in mind and a price I was happy with, and you are correct they are asking for a lot more money for them in US now.
I will follow your progress and will be in contact.
Ali
Yours look very good in the pictures.
Great and now I know what you mean by your next project
It took me 18 months to find mine, with almost all the the options I had in mind and a price I was happy with, and you are correct they are asking for a lot more money for them in US now.
I will follow your progress and will be in contact.
Ali
Very nice Blue! Did not know they had gone up so much. Good plan though, I imagine your 'investment' will appreciate more than the cash - and certainly a lot more fun
Anyone going to start a book on how long it will take for the first lightening hole to appear
Anyone going to start a book on how long it will take for the first lightening hole to appear
Gavin Chisholm - 414ci W2 Stroker SmallBlock Panther Pink '71 Challenger convertible - in bits
Car progress can be viewed here
Car progress can be viewed here
- Captain Chaos
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Looks great excellent news.
Buying blind can be a real leap of faith,I can remember going to look at mine with a real sense of trepidation after waiting for it to come in from the states,mine turned out okay and I'm glad yours did too.
I see white wouldn't have been your first choice,but I think they look sharp when they are all polished up,give it a clean before passing final judgement
Buying blind can be a real leap of faith,I can remember going to look at mine with a real sense of trepidation after waiting for it to come in from the states,mine turned out okay and I'm glad yours did too.
I see white wouldn't have been your first choice,but I think they look sharp when they are all polished up,give it a clean before passing final judgement
If like me you're unlucky enough to have to cut the cam bolts to get the A arms out, you've got a job on your hands. For a start they are hardened and will instantly blunt any kind of saw blade, and then you have very little room to work. I found a cheap right angled die grinder with an arbor to take a 3" cutting disc the only tool I could get in there, you need to work slowly and patiently to avoid cutting through anything other than the bolt, I only cut one knuckle
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Baracuda
Looks like a good find blue, you must be well chuffed. Glad you got what you wanted. Can't beat a 68 Plymouth.
Are you building it just for the street.
If it were mine I would keep it white with blue decals.
Have some cam bolts if you get stuck.
Richard. ps don't forget it's supposed to be your retirement project.
Are you building it just for the street.
If it were mine I would keep it white with blue decals.
Have some cam bolts if you get stuck.
Richard. ps don't forget it's supposed to be your retirement project.
Dont get me started , sometimes I would rather pound sandBlue wrote:If like me you're unlucky enough to have to cut the cam bolts to get the A arms out, you've got a job on your hands. For a start they are hardened and will instantly blunt any kind of saw blade, and then you have very little room to work. I found a cheap right angled die grinder with an arbor to take a 3" cutting disc the only tool I could get in there, you need to work slowly and patiently to avoid cutting through anything other than the bolt, I only cut one knuckle
Great stuff Blue, I can sense the excitement and potential horror of hitting the Buy It Now unseen in another country!
Why wait for retirement as well, you can't take it all with you, so enjoy now.
Why wait for retirement as well, you can't take it all with you, so enjoy now.
Matt Hollingsworth - Vehicle Registrar
Panther Pink 73 Aussie Charger 265 Hemi 4 spd
Challenger Sam Posey Tribute car
Panther Pink 73 Aussie Charger 265 Hemi 4 spd
Challenger Sam Posey Tribute car