Another Mopar Off My Bucket List - Barracuda Fastback
- Finally went to the doctor to see about that sinus infection. A few years ago I could go in and be charged around $40 for the visit. It's $140 when you go in now. - Of course that doesn't include the cost of any prescriptions. Who (in their right mind) believes that Obamacare was a good thing? I'd go on and on with my rant but with my luck I'd give myself a stroke and have to go back to see the doctor again. - It'd be a vicious cycle.
With Spencer gone I turned my attention back to the funny for awhile. Although I had the motor sitting between the frame rails I had yet to figure out the place it needed to be. I know that there is no one single "correct" location. You could mount it as far forward or back that you want. - The same with the height. I tried viewing old pics of McCewen's Duster for a hint but it only gave me a ballpark idea. Obviously I don't have the chassis that was originally built for this body and there weren't any motor mounts made on this frame yet. - So I've tried to guess. For now the engine is still supported by jacks and straps.
The stock oil pan drops pretty far below the motor and I don't know if I'll invest in one of those expensive low profile ones. Keep in mind that this vehicle is not being (re)built as a competitive race car and my pockets aren't as deep as my son's. By trying to maintain sufficient ground clearance with a stock pan the engine is likely to sit higher than I'd like. I've got the feeling that I should only make temporary mounts. Things are likely to change. As is I've moved the engine forward about a foot from where I'd originally set it.
I'll probably keep carburetion rather than go injected because we've got a decent selection of carbs available and the last time I checked they weren't giving injection systems away. Vision is gonna suck but I hadn't expected it to be great.
The zoomie tube headers are very short. I've only got them tacked together so I'll have to cut the tubes off the flanges and extend them to clear the chassis/body.
- Finally went to the doctor to see about that sinus infection. A few years ago I could go in and be charged around $40 for the visit. It's $140 when you go in now. - Of course that doesn't include the cost of any prescriptions. Who (in their right mind) believes that Obamacare was a good thing? I'd go on and on with my rant but with my luck I'd give myself a stroke and have to go back to see the doctor again. - It'd be a vicious cycle.
With Spencer gone I turned my attention back to the funny for awhile. Although I had the motor sitting between the frame rails I had yet to figure out the place it needed to be. I know that there is no one single "correct" location. You could mount it as far forward or back that you want. - The same with the height. I tried viewing old pics of McCewen's Duster for a hint but it only gave me a ballpark idea. Obviously I don't have the chassis that was originally built for this body and there weren't any motor mounts made on this frame yet. - So I've tried to guess. For now the engine is still supported by jacks and straps.
The stock oil pan drops pretty far below the motor and I don't know if I'll invest in one of those expensive low profile ones. Keep in mind that this vehicle is not being (re)built as a competitive race car and my pockets aren't as deep as my son's. By trying to maintain sufficient ground clearance with a stock pan the engine is likely to sit higher than I'd like. I've got the feeling that I should only make temporary mounts. Things are likely to change. As is I've moved the engine forward about a foot from where I'd originally set it.
I'll probably keep carburetion rather than go injected because we've got a decent selection of carbs available and the last time I checked they weren't giving injection systems away. Vision is gonna suck but I hadn't expected it to be great.
The zoomie tube headers are very short. I've only got them tacked together so I'll have to cut the tubes off the flanges and extend them to clear the chassis/body.