Another Mopar Off My Bucket List - Barracuda Fastback
With the radiator modified I turned my attention to the support wall it attaches to. In these pictures you can see several holes and indentations that had been used for various factory mounting locations. We weren't going to be using them anymore.
To give the car a clean appearance I've decided to replace the factory sheetmetal with flat 14 ga. steel. My first step was to make a few templates.
I picked up material from the local weld supply shop and will hopefully have the new pieces cut tomorrow. I'm almost out of C25 so I'll probably need to get a fresh bottle before I can get them welded in. I should continue to use tack welds for the time being until I can determine where I may need to add any new holes for the wiring and vacuum hoses to pass through. Ideally, I'll be able to borrow that rotisserie the Coronet was on when I'm ready to do the finish welds later.
With the radiator modified I turned my attention to the support wall it attaches to. In these pictures you can see several holes and indentations that had been used for various factory mounting locations. We weren't going to be using them anymore.
To give the car a clean appearance I've decided to replace the factory sheetmetal with flat 14 ga. steel. My first step was to make a few templates.
I picked up material from the local weld supply shop and will hopefully have the new pieces cut tomorrow. I'm almost out of C25 so I'll probably need to get a fresh bottle before I can get them welded in. I should continue to use tack welds for the time being until I can determine where I may need to add any new holes for the wiring and vacuum hoses to pass through. Ideally, I'll be able to borrow that rotisserie the Coronet was on when I'm ready to do the finish welds later.