Another Mopar Off My Bucket List - Barracuda Fastback
I got busy with the cut-off wheel again today. I already had an idea of where I needed to cut the frame. After marking it off and rechecking things a couple of times I placed jacks beneath the chassis to keep it from flexing when things came apart.
Once cut I went ahead and positioned the seat. It's about 8" further back now and legroom seems perfect.
The view from the driver's seat isn't as bad as I thought it would be. It's hard to tell with the plastic still on the Lexan.
This thing is really hard to crawl in and out of when the body's down. I had to lower it to see how much head clearance I was going to have now. Although I had more room than before, it's still not enough. It looks like I need to consider raising the rear body mounts a few inches.
I had liked the stance the body already had but it'll probably be OK after lifting the back.
The step stool came in handy for crawling in.
Tomorrow I'll have to make a trip to the weld shop to get some steel so I can weld the chassis back together. I would have liked to have cut out the last crossbar on the floor for driveshaft clearance but figured it best to wait until the rest of the frame was re-welded. With any luck I'll get the cut out sections fabbed & welded and have time to work on the driveshaft hoop.
I got busy with the cut-off wheel again today. I already had an idea of where I needed to cut the frame. After marking it off and rechecking things a couple of times I placed jacks beneath the chassis to keep it from flexing when things came apart.
Once cut I went ahead and positioned the seat. It's about 8" further back now and legroom seems perfect.
The view from the driver's seat isn't as bad as I thought it would be. It's hard to tell with the plastic still on the Lexan.
This thing is really hard to crawl in and out of when the body's down. I had to lower it to see how much head clearance I was going to have now. Although I had more room than before, it's still not enough. It looks like I need to consider raising the rear body mounts a few inches.
I had liked the stance the body already had but it'll probably be OK after lifting the back.
The step stool came in handy for crawling in.
Tomorrow I'll have to make a trip to the weld shop to get some steel so I can weld the chassis back together. I would have liked to have cut out the last crossbar on the floor for driveshaft clearance but figured it best to wait until the rest of the frame was re-welded. With any luck I'll get the cut out sections fabbed & welded and have time to work on the driveshaft hoop.