I think the design of this cross-member comes closer to the original than any others I've seen fabbed so far. One of the things I've always liked to see were the mods that go unnoticed because they blend in with the factory pieces.
I was truly heart broke when the funnycar got vandalized. It may have sat untouched for years but I always had the intent to finish it. When they trashed it, I almost gave up on ever bringing it back. With all the damage it became an eyesore.
Of all the projects I've ever had I'd always wanted to do the funny the most. It's SO impractical. It's SO outlandish. I can't imagine anything else that would say I'm nuts more than having it sitting (finished) in my garage.
I'm happy to hear that you like the updates on it. Spending as much time in the garage as I do it often feels as if I'm wasting my time on stuff that no one else here has an interest in. This build thread started out documenting what I'm doing to my Barracuda and eventually encompassed all the rest of the projects around here. I've often thought about dropping references to the cars that aren't truly A-bodies. - After all, - this is FABO. Sometimes I've wondered if the moderators cringe when they see so many non- A-bodies on their site.
The Charger, Roadrunner, 'Lil Red, '74 'Cuda, and dually obviously belong elsewhere. The funny isn't actually a real Duster and maybe it belongs on another site too. I'm not computer illiterate and could've posted those builds on various other sites. - I did at first. It's just a lot more work jumping from one site to another.