Another Mopar Off My Bucket List - Barracuda Fastback
It never seems to me that I've made much progress on the funnycar so I went back and reviewed some of the pictures I took this year.
I started with a bare rusty chassis and a pair of slashed slicks. There was a pair of hoops for a cage that were too tall to set the body onto.
The body was badly broken and there was no provision for mounting it to the frame.
After deleting the double hoops I finally made some hinge brackets and mounted the body. I also cut some Lexan to help the body maintain it's proper shape while I started doing fiberglass repair work.
Eventually I made motor mounts and installed the Hemi. I also bought a transmission adapter so the 727 could go in. Before long I had seat mounts, a radiator mounted and a fuel cell. I even made a latch to keep the front down. I notched the frame's main upper cross support to allow the seat to be moved further back. Floor supports added also.
The cage tubing made it feel more complete but I wasn't satisfied with what one of the local chassis builders had made. I added additional supports when I made the steering box mount. It's triangulated better now.
It never seems to me that I've made much progress on the funnycar so I went back and reviewed some of the pictures I took this year.
I started with a bare rusty chassis and a pair of slashed slicks. There was a pair of hoops for a cage that were too tall to set the body onto.
The body was badly broken and there was no provision for mounting it to the frame.
After deleting the double hoops I finally made some hinge brackets and mounted the body. I also cut some Lexan to help the body maintain it's proper shape while I started doing fiberglass repair work.
Eventually I made motor mounts and installed the Hemi. I also bought a transmission adapter so the 727 could go in. Before long I had seat mounts, a radiator mounted and a fuel cell. I even made a latch to keep the front down. I notched the frame's main upper cross support to allow the seat to be moved further back. Floor supports added also.
The cage tubing made it feel more complete but I wasn't satisfied with what one of the local chassis builders had made. I added additional supports when I made the steering box mount. It's triangulated better now.