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my68barracuda said
An update of the off season - winter projects for the 68 Barracuda.
1) Driving it this past late summer and early fall it was obvious that the fuel level gauge was not accurate. I installed a Meter Match that should resolve that issue. With next summers driving I will be able to confirm that.
2) I have the OE '68 Barracuda front head light and grill assemblies, however although I am a big fan of the second generation Barracuda side profile and rear body lines but I was never really sold on the front end treatment. I really like the 1967 Dodge Coronet head light and grill arrangement and I think that would look fine on a '68 Barracuda, I am about to find out.
I purchased at a reasonable price a set of '67 Coronet head light bezels and with some minor rework was able to adapt those to the '68 Plymouth quad head light mounts that I already had. I have also located a '67 Coronet grill that looks to be in fine shape and the seller worked with me on the pricing so that will come in without a major hurt. That part is still in the shipping process, I should have it late next week. Posted below are photos of where that project is today.
3) A later winter project will be installing a new ring and pinion in the 742 differential. The 355 gears in there currently have a lot of howl to them.
4) I have all the parts to swap the OE steering wheel over to a Mopar Tuff wheel. The OE steering wheel is in about perfect condition, no cracks or worn areas so I want to preserve it. A thicker steering wheel rim will be also better for grip and car control.
5) Will also do some wire re-routing - cleanup under the hood.

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update on the front end - grill revision

Made new mounts for the B Body head light bezels, used light weight aluminum for the brackets. The '67 Coronet headlight bezels and grill section are secured. I like the look.
I was wanting to do a front end treatment on the 68 Barracuda that was different from stock, but still retained the appearance of something that Chrysler could have done in that era.
I wanted to give the front a unique look but not modify any of the OE 68 Barracuda sheet metal so it would be easy to change it back to stock.
The next part of this project will be re making the radiator ducting and finding a spot for the front turn signals.
The second photo is really close to the final product, I need to decide if the bezels and grill get polished or blacked out or are a combination of the two. There will also be trim added to the grill edges of the nose cone section.
The last photo is the 68 Barracuda masquerading as a late 60's Dodge B body