1967 Barracuda Fastback- Project: "Not as Nice as Tony Fields'"

[71 Duster 440]

Hey FABO. I'm relatively new on this forum, but I figured I'd start a progress thread for my "new to me" 1967 Barracuda Fastback. This is the first MOPAR I've owned, but seeing as i'm only 25, I don't think it'll be my last!

This car is surprisingly clean and straight for its age. It has a few bugs to be worked out mechanically. It needs brakes, front suspension components, bushings, and nearly every fluid the car has leak from somewhere :angry7:. That's all getting fixed, though. The previous owner was a paint/body guy and he redid the sheetmetal on the car about four years ago. The color is 2007 Nissan "Liquid Copper" (paint code R12). The driveline is 360/727/8-3/4 with 3.55 gears (or so I was told).

The car needed to be cleaned very badly. It looked like the interior plastics hadn't seen ArmorAll in 20 or 30 years! The majority of the interior cleaned up quite nicely, enough to be a driver that turns heads. The rear seat is in awesome shape, the front buckets need to be reupholstered and the seat backs need a resto too. The center console is in very good shape, as are the kick panels. The dash could use a repaint/resto.

Here are some pics of the opening stages of what will be a long process over this winter and moving forward. First things first, I cleaned the interior the best I could. THEN, I REPLACED THOSE GODAWFUL WALMART PLASTIC HUBCAPS and dryrotted tires with fresh rubber and a nice set of repainted black steelies and dog dish hubcaps. Anyway, enjoy the pics, there's more to come.

Oh, and one last thing... it's not as nice as Tony Fields' car! 8)

Here she is the day I got her home:

Here's the driver's side seat back, half cleaned and treated, and half the way it looked when I got it... dry!

Driver's side door panel cleaned:

Passenger's door panel cleaned:

Missing emblems on the fenders: Ordered new ones from Rick@Laysons and yearone. Installing them soon.

Missing P-L-Y-M-O-U-T-H lettering on the header panel. I picked up a show quality set from a member on here! Thanks FABO! Installing them soon.

Missing antenna assembly. Ordered a new one from Rick@Laysons too!

Driver's seat back reinstalled:

Driver's kick panel cleaned:

Dash cleaned up a bit. It needs paint and the dash pad rewrapped.

Center console cleaned up:

Dry, dusty, rear seat BEFORE:

AFTER:

Headliner and sunvisors wiped down:

Passenger's side trunk trim:

Driver's side trunk trim:

Only got the rear dog dishes and tires installed today. Painting and installing the fronts tomorrow.

Comments/suggestions are welcome from all! More to come...

 

[demon428]

Like the color nice find

 

[matthon]

I like this car!
Need pics of car showing all 4 dog dish, quickly!
Looks like it has a few options.
Are those door panels from a Dart? Anyone?

 

[71 Duster 440]

Like the color nice find

Thanks! the color is what initially drew me to the car, aside from it being a fastback. It's a pretty unique color for a MOPAR!

I like this car!
Need pics of car showing all 4 dog dish, quickly!
Looks like it has a few options.
Are those door panels from a Dart? Anyone?

Thanks matthon! Pics of all four dog dishes coming tomorrow!

 

[72DUSTER-CO.]

yeah orginal dog dishes will look WAYYY better! cool car would love to have one of these..

 

[Robb]

Need pics of car showing all 4 dog dish, quickly!

I agree! I need to get the image of those walmart caps out of my head!

Nice car! I like it...

 

[DonnieLawson]

Nice ride , I like the color .Wish mine was that close to being finished !!
Donnie

 

[Backtobasics]

Nice ride , I like the color .Wish mine was that close to being finished !!
Donnie

Man, I love the wheels, and stance of that car!

 

[RedFish]

Its a 67 alright. The doors are from a 68. Not that it matters. It's cleaning up very nicely. Happy moparing

 

[71 Duster 440]

yeah orginal dog dishes will look WAYYY better! cool car would love to have one of these..

Thanks! I love the look of the dog dishes too. I love them so much that I may look into getting a set of taller/wider ones made up.

I agree! I need to get the image of those walmart caps out of my head!

Nice car! I like it...

Haha! I couldn't WAIT to smash those walmart hubcaps into a garbage pail! The tires that were on the car originally were a disaster as well-- dryrotted, 20 years old, and covered in overspray from when they painted the car. I picked up the fresh tires and hubcaps from a member on here who's local to me. This site is amazing for parts and guys willing to help out!

Nice ride , I like the color .Wish mine was that close to being finished !!
Donnie

Thanks Donnie! Your car is gorgeous, man. Keep us posted with pics of when it's finished.

Its a 67 alright. The doors are from a 68. Not that it matters. It's cleaning up very nicely. Happy moparing

Thank you! Do you mean the door panels are from a 68?

 

[varlo]

Im jealous. Ill trade you my challenger and all its parts.

 

[kcoyle]

Good score, best of luck with it!

 

[caferacerx]

what an improvement that one wheel makes!!!

 

[Revhendo]

What was wrong with the hubcaps?
Oh, nice fricken car. Keep up the great work.

 

[mopardude318]

nice work man!!!

 

[68383GTS]

Nice...

 

[71 Duster 440]

Im jealous. Ill trade you my challenger and all its parts.

Haha, tempting! Dude if you're local we need to cruise with the Mopars. Is there any kind of Mopar club on LI?

Good score, best of luck with it!

what an improvement that one wheel makes!!!

Thank you both!

What was wrong with the hubcaps?
Oh, nice fricken car. Keep up the great work.

They were terrible!! Thanks for the words of encouragement!

nice work man!!!

Nice...

Thanks again!

 

[71 Duster 440]

Im jealous. Ill trade you my challenger and all its parts.

Haha, very tempting! Dude if you're local we have to cruise in the Mopars. Is there some kind of LI Mopar club or something?

Good score, best of luck with it!

what an improvement that one wheel makes!!!

What was wrong with the hubcaps?
Oh, nice fricken car. Keep up the great work.

nice work man!!!

Nice...

Thanks for the words of encouragement everybody! More updates soon...

 

[71 Duster 440]

Wheels being painted:

Finally new wheels/tires:

 

[Tony Fields]

Hey buddy.......nuthin' wrong with the '67 you got. Love the color!

Thank you for the comments on mine.....they are great to hear.

I like what you did with the wheels.....the dog dish caps are a must.

Please keep us posted on your progress.

Subscribed!

Tony

 

[smlveightis]

Boy, it sure looks great with the dog dishes! You could use the China-Mart caps for skeet shooting! Keep up the great work, It's coming along nicely!

 

[71 Duster 440]

Hey buddy.......nuthin' wrong with the '67 you got. Love the color!

Thank you for the comments on mine.....they are great to hear.

I like what you did with the wheels.....the dog dish caps are a must.

Please keep us posted on your progress.

Subscribed!

Tony

Thanks for the compliments, Tony! This car will undergo a serious transformation, I promise you that much. While the car is waiting to get into the shop I'll be doing some more miscellaneous interior work and trying to clean everything up some more. I feel like I have a solid foundation to start from. I'm in desperate need of a clean '67 decklid, as mine is full of rust under the paint, and some miscellaneous trim. I'll be laying down new carpet, adding all of the missing emblems, and fabricating a new "security panel" rear folding door to separate the cabin from the trunk space. All as funds and time allow. At 25 years old I have plenty of time. As for the funds, well, that's another story... 8)

 

[71 Duster 440]

Boy, it sure looks great with the dog dishes! You could use the China-Mart caps for skeet shooting! Keep up the great work, It's coming along nicely!

Thanks so much man. I frisbeed the wally world hubcaps into a brick wall, then swept the pieces into a garbage pail. The dog dishes have a kind of low key, sleeper/cop car feel to them. I'm diggin' them for sure.

 

[67'barracuda273]

What kind of dog dishes are those? i've got a 67' too and im lovin the look.

 

[71 Duster 440]

What kind of dog dishes are those? i've got a 67' too and im lovin the look.

I'm sorry man but I'm not sure what vehicle they're from. I picked them up used for a great price from a member on here who's local to me. Maybe someone else can chime in who knows better than I do.