Another Mopar Off My Bucket List - Barracuda Fastback
The tubing should be here tomorrow according to the tracking numbers. Today I spent time modifying the body's inner structure. Due to the damage from the vandalism I've struggled to get the body back in the correct shape. One of the adjustments that needed to be made was the width of the body behind the front wheel openings. It was too narrow. I cut the braces underneath and lengthened them about 2" per side which added 4" to the body width. Then I added in an additional cross brace for strength.
One of the reasons I kept my focus on the body structure was that I was going to have to make sure the headers I'll be making will clear everything - so I'd better have stuff like body width correct.
I'm taking on the fiberglass work a little at a time. Between the dust and the fumes I'm limiting how much I expose my sinuses to until they totally settle down.
The tubing should be here tomorrow according to the tracking numbers. Today I spent time modifying the body's inner structure. Due to the damage from the vandalism I've struggled to get the body back in the correct shape. One of the adjustments that needed to be made was the width of the body behind the front wheel openings. It was too narrow. I cut the braces underneath and lengthened them about 2" per side which added 4" to the body width. Then I added in an additional cross brace for strength.
One of the reasons I kept my focus on the body structure was that I was going to have to make sure the headers I'll be making will clear everything - so I'd better have stuff like body width correct.
I'm taking on the fiberglass work a little at a time. Between the dust and the fumes I'm limiting how much I expose my sinuses to until they totally settle down.