Trying to save a ‘66 Barracuda

The entire core is missing end to end. I think either it was damaged beyond repair and someone cut it out to replace it and never got back to it or it had a good one that someone took for another car. It appears that whoever did it took some time to remove it and didn’t just hack it out. All things considered, I would probably be better off tracking down a ‘66 Valiant for a parts car. Of course, like so many other things, they seemed easy to find and literally cheaper than dirt up until a few years ago but so far, the only cars I have come across are either too nice to cut up, overprice, or already have been parted and missing what I need. The body on the Barracuda was really too nice to have been used as a parts car, which leads me to believe that it was done quiet a while ago when nicer cars were more common and it really didn’t matter. Basically, everything from the cowl forward that would unbolt is gone (plus the core support) and everything from the cowl back remains, minus a few trim pieces. I hope I am correct in assuming that a from clip (fenders, hood, bumper, grill, lower grill panel) from a ‘66 Valiant 4 door will fit the Barracuda? I know the grill is a different design, but if it fills the void until I could locate the correct “egg crate” grill, that would be good. The 4 door seem to be the most common ‘66 left around, so if these parts transfer over, it would make my job easier! At this stage in the game, I am really just trying to know what my options are before grabbing it. If all the big parts don’t interchange, it would really get more frustrating and spoil the fun of trying to fix this one and probably be better to find a more complete car … however, if the Valiant goodies fit, it is probably game on!

Thanks to all for your comments and ideas!