Another Mopar Off My Bucket List - Barracuda Fastback
Thanks Irazor. I think it gets confusing though when things are jumping back & forth through the various cars. I have a hard time sitting still why I wait for parts for each project. Usually I'll try to find something to keep me busy.
I don't think there will be many more new posts about the Roadrunner until Spencer is ready to start bodywork or possibly buys a new set of wheels. We've been scoping the Charger out in an effort to figure out any engine compartment mods that will have to be made.
He ordered the new wiring harness earlier today from Painless Wiring after I told him I needed to plan out where the wiring was going to pass through the firewall. I'm sure I'll be welding the old bulkhead hole shut. Once the new harness arrives I'll have to make a new hole somewhere.
As we were looking the car over I noticed that the battery tray was going to be really close to the valve covers on the Hemi. We don't have them yet but we know they'll be taller than stock to work with the valvetrain. At first we thought about modifying the tray and moving it forward but after taking some measurements we still weren't sure it'd clear those heads. My son refuses to consider a trunk mount so we scratched our heads for awhile trying to come up with another viable option. Finally we decided to downsize the battery. BRAILLE makes a carbon fiber battery with 550 cold cranking amps that measures 6.6" X 5.2". It's about 17 pounds lighter than the Optima we had planned on before. We would have to make a custom tray for it but we should have plenty of extra room when we're done.
The next issue that I'm sure we'll have a problem with is the space between the front of the motor and the radiator support. When I measured the 4 core radiator we have and the water pump assembly I saw that it's unlikely we'll have room for the 3" blower drive. My son also wanted a pair of electric 'pull style' fans in that area. NO WAY there's enough space!
Right now we're still trying to figure out how to get it all to fit together. We're still using the plastic mock up block for measurements but we don't have the new blower drive setup yet. Although we can't make exact measurements we can definitely tell that we need to gain some room.
Thanks Irazor. I think it gets confusing though when things are jumping back & forth through the various cars. I have a hard time sitting still why I wait for parts for each project. Usually I'll try to find something to keep me busy.
I don't think there will be many more new posts about the Roadrunner until Spencer is ready to start bodywork or possibly buys a new set of wheels. We've been scoping the Charger out in an effort to figure out any engine compartment mods that will have to be made.
He ordered the new wiring harness earlier today from Painless Wiring after I told him I needed to plan out where the wiring was going to pass through the firewall. I'm sure I'll be welding the old bulkhead hole shut. Once the new harness arrives I'll have to make a new hole somewhere.
As we were looking the car over I noticed that the battery tray was going to be really close to the valve covers on the Hemi. We don't have them yet but we know they'll be taller than stock to work with the valvetrain. At first we thought about modifying the tray and moving it forward but after taking some measurements we still weren't sure it'd clear those heads. My son refuses to consider a trunk mount so we scratched our heads for awhile trying to come up with another viable option. Finally we decided to downsize the battery. BRAILLE makes a carbon fiber battery with 550 cold cranking amps that measures 6.6" X 5.2". It's about 17 pounds lighter than the Optima we had planned on before. We would have to make a custom tray for it but we should have plenty of extra room when we're done.
The next issue that I'm sure we'll have a problem with is the space between the front of the motor and the radiator support. When I measured the 4 core radiator we have and the water pump assembly I saw that it's unlikely we'll have room for the 3" blower drive. My son also wanted a pair of electric 'pull style' fans in that area. NO WAY there's enough space!
Right now we're still trying to figure out how to get it all to fit together. We're still using the plastic mock up block for measurements but we don't have the new blower drive setup yet. Although we can't make exact measurements we can definitely tell that we need to gain some room.