FInally got moving on my 64 Barracuda!!
Awesome condition for a Pennsylvania car. And nice work reconstructing the shock tower, by the way. Really glad you're going to paint the underhood body color, too.
I trust an upgrade from 9" drums is on your wish list? They work OK, will even bring the car down on a panic stop. Once. Wouldn't want to try it a second time. Your car is too nice to risk having marginal brakes, IMHO.
- Erik
64 Valiant, 170 3-spd
82 Volvo wagon, 5.0 5-spd :)
The car started life in North Carolina, then went to New Mexico in 1989, where it was never actually titled. I know this because the guy who sold it to me flat out lied and said he had a clear title, when in fact, he had a title that had been signed over 20 years ago, to someone else, and then the car was sold in New Mexico a couple of times, and he sent me the old North Carolina title, along with 2 or 3 "bills of sale" and expected me to be able to get a Pa. title with that paperwork. Luckily, I was able to trace back to the guy who's name was on the North Carolina title, and I found him, and he got me a NC duplicate, signed it over, and I now have the clear PA title. I was also able to get a good history of the car, at least up until 1989, from him, including the 340 instead of 273 reasoning, et al.
AS far as an upgrade from the drums, not on the wishlist, it's on the "to do" list. When I bought the 8-3/4 sure grip rear to replace the 7-1/4 that was in there, I also bought the front disc setup, including master cylinder, prop valve, and lines, from a 73 Dart sport, so, when I pull the k frame to clean it up and paint it, I'll make the switch when it goes back in.
Actually, I thought about going out to the garage today, work on smoothing a few things out and fitting the passenger side inner fender and getting it ready to weld in, but it's only going to be 32 here today, and my garage is detached, with no heat, so when it's 32 outside, the garage is about 25 inside, or so it seems, and I don't work well in those kind of temps. Have to clear up the basement "area" so I can push the car over into the house and get some work done on it this winter.
I have a goal of having this thing on the road, completed, for Father's Day of 2011. And seeing there is no real rust repair to do, I think that's a reasonable goal.
FF