65 Barracuda daily driver
I'm more sure than ever that I wanna put a V8 back in the Barracuda. It's currently a slant 6, but it's a V8 car per fender tag etc. A 340 would be great, but too pricey for me, 273 would make it original-ish again and 318 or 360. Easiest would probably be a 318. Not looking for that much power. I already like how the slant 6/ super six with the 2-1/4" exhaust goes. It's daily driven car.
Anyhow, after recently getting a V8 center link, I got the next important thing: a 1965 V8 904. That way I can keep the console and cables as is and pretty much just bolt on almost any Mopar small block. Speaking of which: I bought my first Mopar Small Block, hahaha! Only when I got it home I saw that it's actually 1967 273 block, not a 1965 as advertised. It's pretty much a bare block, there are some heads and a crank, I'll check the number on those. And an oil pan - also didn't realize it's truck pan (?). Oh well, I paid $150 for the trans and 100 bucks for the other pile of... I don't think I'll be building that 273 - at least not anytime soon. I'm gonna keep my eyes open for a cheap 318 somewhere nearby - can't be that hard to find.
Also did something actually productive and put a new tank in my car. The old one had plenty of dents and was just gross. There was a lot more gas in it than I thought, the fuel gauge might have fooled me thinking it was empty. There were still about 6-7 gallons in the tank. Anyhow, got the fuel sending unit out and the "sock" was swimming in the tank, but was in great shape, so I popped it back on the line and I think it should be ok. The strap cleaned up nicely with little effort. I thought there was undercoating on it, but it was just mud, haha. I was also able to reuse the rubber gasket where the filler tube goes into the tank. I have to admit the insulator pad didn't look that great, but no one will ever see it and it will do its job. I put one of those sentry things in the tube that is supposed to prevent the gas from overfilling.
I still need to install the tach and I need to start the body work on the fender etc. The car doesn't look that great at the moment, but it runs really well and is so much fun to drive.
I'm more sure than ever that I wanna put a V8 back in the Barracuda. It's currently a slant 6, but it's a V8 car per fender tag etc. A 340 would be great, but too pricey for me, 273 would make it original-ish again and 318 or 360. Easiest would probably be a 318. Not looking for that much power. I already like how the slant 6/ super six with the 2-1/4" exhaust goes. It's daily driven car.
Anyhow, after recently getting a V8 center link, I got the next important thing: a 1965 V8 904. That way I can keep the console and cables as is and pretty much just bolt on almost any Mopar small block. Speaking of which: I bought my first Mopar Small Block, hahaha! Only when I got it home I saw that it's actually 1967 273 block, not a 1965 as advertised. It's pretty much a bare block, there are some heads and a crank, I'll check the number on those. And an oil pan - also didn't realize it's truck pan (?). Oh well, I paid $150 for the trans and 100 bucks for the other pile of... I don't think I'll be building that 273 - at least not anytime soon. I'm gonna keep my eyes open for a cheap 318 somewhere nearby - can't be that hard to find.
Also did something actually productive and put a new tank in my car. The old one had plenty of dents and was just gross. There was a lot more gas in it than I thought, the fuel gauge might have fooled me thinking it was empty. There were still about 6-7 gallons in the tank. Anyhow, got the fuel sending unit out and the "sock" was swimming in the tank, but was in great shape, so I popped it back on the line and I think it should be ok. The strap cleaned up nicely with little effort. I thought there was undercoating on it, but it was just mud, haha. I was also able to reuse the rubber gasket where the filler tube goes into the tank. I have to admit the insulator pad didn't look that great, but no one will ever see it and it will do its job. I put one of those sentry things in the tube that is supposed to prevent the gas from overfilling.
I still need to install the tach and I need to start the body work on the fender etc. The car doesn't look that great at the moment, but it runs really well and is so much fun to drive.
