K member swap
My 68 Barracuda was a \6 three speed manual car. My plan was always to do a v8 swap but I also new if the car sat to long that I would like never finish it so I made a plan and stuck to it. I recomend that you do that to. Here is my plan;
THATS GOOD STUFF!!! Unfortunately I cant do that with this one. This car has been sitting outside for over 25 years. The inspection sticker still on the windshield says 6 of 1982. As you can imagin, anything thats rubber is dry rotted. In paticular all the front end bushings. I'm gonna have to start there. That being true, the possible K frame swap and disc brake conversion will come first followed by the rest of the undercarriage. The interior is toast. All there but toast just tha same. I dont know how long ago the window got broken out. Some kind of critters have been living (and dying) in it. Including a 4' snake who which I hope is long gone. I found his shed skin under tha hood. As far as the motor goes, I'll be in absolute shock if I can git the motor to even turn much less run. We dont git too many hard freezes down here but in the last 26 years we've had a few. For all I know the block may be cracked. ?????? I dont think I really have a choice but to strip the entire car and start from scratch. I probobly wouldnt have even started this project if the body wasnt in such good shape and the price hadnt been right. As in FREE!!! The car was given to me by its deceased owners son. It was his moms. I dont think anybody drove it after she died. It either has just over 53,000 or 153,000 miles on it. Knowing the lifestyle of its elderly woman owner, I'm leanin towards the lesser of the mileage. However I just cant believe the womans hiers would have let a 53,000 mile car just sit and go to ruins. It was probobly in mint condition in 1982. So as much as I like your plan of attack, I just dont think its gonna work on this one. Hopefully I'll be able to post some pics of it in a few weeks. Meanwhile, I'm keepin my eyes pealed for a doner car.
Could somebody please give me a list of doner models??? Years would be helpfull too.
Found this;
A Body--1960-1976.
Plymouth: Valiant (all), Barracuda ('64-'69), Duster ('70-'76), Scamp ('71-'76)
Dodge: Lancer ('61-'62), Dart ('63-'76), Demon ('71-'72), Dart Sport ('73-'76)
Wheelbases:
106: '63-'66 Valiant; '64-'66 Barracuda; '63-'66 Dart wagons
106.5: '60-'62 Valiant; '61-'62 Lancer
108: '67-'73 Valiant; '67-'69 Barracuda; '70-'76 Duster; '71-'72 Demon; '73-'76 Dart Sport
111: '71-'76 Scamp; '74-'76 Valiant; '63-'76 Dart (ex. wagons); Canadian Valiant (Dart front clip, Valiant body, 111" wb)
Now which ones can I use for a possible K member swap for a V8? I assume anything that has a V8. I know disc brakes didnt come out untill 73 so that pretty much narrows my search for them. Pretty sure I read that if I can find a complete 73 and up A body anything, I should git everything including the K member, suspention, steering, spindles and all the brake components. If no K member swap, git tha spindles, all the brake components, the swing arms and ball joints. RIGHT???
I'll git it all streight ..... eventually.
Thanks yet again for yalls giving of your time and willingness to share your knowledge.
Robert
One more thing. Just curious to know if any say mid 70s AMC parts are actually Mopar? Motors, trans, rear ends, brakes, , , , , anything???