1968 Barracuda Notch - Plano, TX

A few hours this evening in the car...

Wiring is all disconnected. Brake pedal assembly, accelerator pedal, e-brake assembly, and all the random little things bolted to the firewall are now out. Removed the tail light assemblies, rear lighting harness, deck lid trim, trunk lock, the badges, and the used car dealer placard.

I spent some time at the body shop Friday afternoon discussing what work will be done. Spent some time last week taking pictures and making notes for the body guy. My car is next in line to go in. Small shop, only has room for three big projects at one time. Shop owner is a Mopar guy and has a pair of B-bodies he is working on at home for himself. The #2 car in the shop right now is a '67 GTX which has been completely stripped and is on the rotisserie. I get the feeling that car #3 is a filler that a friend of his owns. It is an Alfa that needs a lot of work and I think the guy that owns it only wants the shop to do the rust repair and a few minor things, no paint. The car that is about ready for paint is an El Camino and the guy is trying to do a "perfect" job on a budget and is taking short cuts. He also keeps making changes to what he wants done. In other words he is doing it the long and expensive way... I think the shop owner is going to put the pressure on him to make his final decisions now that he has the GTX in and my car waiting.

I ordered my stripes and the rear deck lid reflective decal Thursday.

My intake shipped Friday, I'll take some pictures when it arrives.


Still to go:
Remove bumpers.
Remove wheel well trim.
Remove brake lines.
Pull all the body plugs.
Scrape up trunk seam sealer.