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I wasn't super fond of the look of the CVF brackets, so I cut and ground them until all the corners were round. Just looks a bit more period correct. They're not even that visible once everything is installed, but I really like how they turned out. I painted the compressor too and...

A little bit of progress. I re-installed the intake, throttle linkage, fuel pump, exhaust manifolds (almost), etc. I also mocked up the a/c compressor. It finally looks like it's gonna work. I needed CVF racing's alternator bracket to make it work. Unfortunately one of the spacers was missing...

Finally had some time this weekend to work on the Barracuda. Cleaned up the pistons and the block. Heads on and torqued. When I was cleaning up the threads I noticed one of the bolt holes for the rocker arm was potentially problematic. I should have addressed that before bolting on the...

Thank you, but the one I already have is in a similar condition.

I just like to have an idea of what I'm dealing with and I'm always curious to learn something new. It's a '69 block, so the stock pistons should have been not that far in the hole. The bores are 0.30 over, otherwise all stock and neither heads nor block have been decked. The 675 heads are...

Thank you for the advice! I started cleaning the pistons and deck surface. The part number on the pistons is 2260P - any idea what compression ratio that would give me with the 675 heads?

So the heads are off. Most of the exhaust valves are white-ish - no just the bottoms, but also when you look through the exhaust ports. I'm assuming that's a cooling passage, but that string of silicone should definitely not be there. Also not sure if that's corrosion or if it'll...

Thank you

I'm not going to make it to Carlisle, but I'd take the rear defroster, if you'd be willing to ship to Los Angeles, CA 90041. Assuming it's not broken.

Happy 4th! The 675 heads are all cleaned up and painted! Going backwards in time this time: No leaks!

Sweet! Looks like an '81-up hydraulic lifter slant 6?! I used to have one of those and here are a few tips: No one makes these valve covers (different shape/ bolt pattern), so be sure to not overtorque them. When getting valve cover gaskets and spark plugs (no spark plug tubes!) tell the store...

I thought about reusing the studs, because I had just gotten new ones all around, but they're not that expensive and I got them at the nearby family owned hardware store. Testing the valves for leakage is a good idea, but also testing the exhaust studs for coolant leakage before installing the...

That's a good idea!

So the timing chain is in. I ruined the timing cover gasket because coolant kept pouring out of the one of the driver side bolt holes in the block. It appeared to have stopped. I tired to jack the front up, but that didn't help. I tried to get the block drain plug out, but I couldn't. It's hard...

Over the weekend I drained and removed the radiator and hoses, removed the fan, water pump, fuel pump, pulleys, harmonic balancer, timing cover and the chain itself. The old chain had not as much play as I thought or as the distributor rotor indicated. I wanted to make sure those plugs...

Your link took me right to the hardware kit, I bought it and apparently it was the last one they had! Cheaper than anywhere else including tax and shipping. Also ordered the Edelbrock chain and the gaskets, so I hope I'll get to it next weekend.

I certainly don't want to have do again, so I should probably just get the Edelbrock chain. Thanks for the tip for the Enginetech hardware kit. Obviously it's not great that the timing chain is bad, but it sounds like it might have been the culprit for the engine idling kinda rough and pinging...

So it looks like my timing chain is bad. Below is the only photo I took when I had the engine "apart". Back I didn't notice significant slack, so I just left it like it was. Anyways, there was some fluctuation on the timing light and when adjusting the idle mixture with a vacuum gauge. So today...

I was thinking about using something like that. The only issue is that there's a drop in the floor right where your hip is. I might make a plywood base so it's all level. (very old photo)

It was super fun, but sleeping on the air mattress wasn't optimal. It's too high, so there's little room for your feet/ ankles and getting in and out is not that easy. I either want to find a thinner air mattress or make a mattress out of dense foam. Too bad you can't buy these anymore...

Barracuda beach camping in the books! Pretty much no issues. I've been watching the gas mileage over these last few trips. I got up to 15.2 mpg (highway), but at some point I retarded the timing a bit because of pinging under load and the gas mileage went down again. I'm gonna have to check...

Over the weekend my band was playing the Lightning In A Bottle Festival and it was once again a great road test for the Barracuda. 100+ miles each way, which is the longest trip with the new engine yet. Made it through the infamous Grapevine without overheating. Car got a bit warm idling in line...

Both - then wait until tacky and then add a bit more to one of the surfaces. Here's a link to the instructions I found: How to Glue Weatherstrip the Right Way

After I filled the rear with 80W-90 gear oil mixed with a can of Motorcraft XL-3 friction modifier I took the car up to Scholl Canyon where I know the only parking lot around that is usually empty enough to do some figure 8s. Absolutely no noise from the differential! There is some whining from...

Thanks for all your input - lots of things to consider. I still like the idea of the 920s, but it'll be an investment to do it right. It's good to know that if I have an issue with the current heads again that I have a backup plan with the 675s.

Thank you, I'm not in a hurry to do this. I figured it'd be wise to have them checked by a machine shop. Again, the 920s look a lot worse than they are - the 675s actually have some pitting around the exhaust flanges and as I discovered one of the heads also has a heli-coiled exhaust stud. In...

I bet most folks will argue that the 920 heads are better, because they are closed chamber heads. I think they'd be great from what I read! Here's the deal, though: I just picked up these 675 heads from a FABO member last Sunday (in exchange for a bottle of Jack Daniels). They were rebuilt...

After the rear was making some noise going around corners I pulled the cover yesterday. Some of the blackest, nastiest stuff came out. Figured out that it's a clutch type sure grip with the 4 spider gears, which is supposed to be the "good" 7.25" sure grip. Yeah, I know, it still sucks, but it's...

The connector had already started melting... Soldered the new connector on. In addition to the heatshrink I wrapped everything in electrical tape for extra protection. While I had my homemade speaker enclosure kick panela off, I stuffed them with 10 bucks worth of cotton balls. I had been...

Do you think that might have been the reason why headlights were flickering? :rofl: When I pulled it out the red wire was still touching the connector - I'm so glad I checked... I had already gotten a new switch a while ago, but I just ordered a new connector as well.