1966 Plymouth Barracuda Formula S - Restoration
Got some tuneup parts today. The plug wires weren't terrible, but it's cheap. Got a new cap and rotor, both apparently for a 66 273 w/ dual points, but they didn't fit. The rotor has some pretty good scoring on the tab, I'll probably just have to order one of those. The cap is servicable, I cleaned it up with some steel wool and it's in decent shape.
I pulled the instrument cluster, again, and pulled the non functional gas gauge. I got a cheap used unit off ebay for a 66 valiant (that doesn't have the integrated voltage regular), drilled out the face rivets on mine, painted the needle, and used some jbweld and just put the new face on it. The offset on the posts in the back is slightly different, but there's enough flex that it should fit fine. The valiant cluster is probably 2-3mm shallower, I'll probably just add a spacer so it's the same depth as the other gauges. The epoxy will cure overnight and this weekend I'll throw it in.
I also got a new ignition switch and went ahead and replaced the lock cylinder as well - it's cheap and the new setup is a lot tighter, which is good.
Got some tuneup parts today. The plug wires weren't terrible, but it's cheap. Got a new cap and rotor, both apparently for a 66 273 w/ dual points, but they didn't fit. The rotor has some pretty good scoring on the tab, I'll probably just have to order one of those. The cap is servicable, I cleaned it up with some steel wool and it's in decent shape.
I pulled the instrument cluster, again, and pulled the non functional gas gauge. I got a cheap used unit off ebay for a 66 valiant (that doesn't have the integrated voltage regular), drilled out the face rivets on mine, painted the needle, and used some jbweld and just put the new face on it. The offset on the posts in the back is slightly different, but there's enough flex that it should fit fine. The valiant cluster is probably 2-3mm shallower, I'll probably just add a spacer so it's the same depth as the other gauges. The epoxy will cure overnight and this weekend I'll throw it in.
I also got a new ignition switch and went ahead and replaced the lock cylinder as well - it's cheap and the new setup is a lot tighter, which is good.