68 Barracuda Formula S

[61forfun]

Some pics of my restoration. Spent this weekend trying to get my dash to look as purdy as the paint.

 

[61forfun]

The pic of the car is not mine, but looks just like my car.. I will post some pics of my car shortly

 

[skypower]

Wow great looking car. And welcome to the club.

 

[skypower]

Well how about great looking dash. lol

 

[61forfun]

Here are a few pics of my cars exterior and a few shots of various the various restoration projects relative to this car. My 9 year old son helps me daily on these cars. I have a 61' Dodge Dart Pioneer too. Love these old Mopars!!

 

[61forfun]

Couple more

 

[AJ/FormS]

That's really,really nice; That your young son helps
And the car is coming along really nicely ,too.

 

[61forfun]

That's really,really nice; That your young son helps
And the car is coming along really nicely ,too.

Thanks, yeah having my son be part of this resto, really gives a nice foundation for bonding and creating another car nut.

 

[61forfun]

here is a shot of dash at tear down. Weird rust right at the dash pad line. It cleaned up and a few coat of primer after removing the surface rust helped to get a level surface to repaint. I really like the OER brand paints. They are dead on original , color, texture/finish.

 

[CUDACOX]

That fish looks amazing!
I love it!
Nice job for sure..:cheers:

 

[R4Sedan]

Man you have a nice car. Real nice work on the dash.

 

[dmaccons]

Looking great. Looks like a very similar color to mine. Love the color.

 

[4spdragtop]

Beautiful fish! Glad the young 'un is out there by your side.

Hey dmaccons how ya been! I love with that notchback

 

[70DartMike]

Nice Cuda. Any pics of the '61?

 

[61forfun]

Nice Cuda. Any pics of the '61?

here are some of our 61' Dodge- Built a 413 to replace the tired 318. I have a whole long ram setup for it, but it runs so nice on the 4barrel and it's so reliable, I hate to mess with it. Super fun car. Not an A-body but definitely from the loins of Mother Mopar...lol

 

[61forfun]

My son and his friend having some well deserved ice cream after helping with stripping car. Our car was in pretty good shape with solid floors and minimal rust. Little rust in window channels, the worst being in driver side lower rear quarter.

 

[61forfun]

Looking great. Looks like a very similar color to mine. Love the color.

Yeah I love that dark green!! Your car looks great!!

 

[craigerlitz]

Very nice cars. Is the Barracuda powered by a 340 or a 383?

 

[61forfun]

Very nice cars. Is the Barracuda powered by a 340 or a 383?

340 4speed, sure grip

 

[jimharvard]

hi 61for fun...

your barracuda is extremely nice. i spent about 2600 hours doing my 68 (it's like the feature car on the 68 literature only with cragars) and i know how much work it takes to get a car to your level. i am particularly impressed with how perfect you got the trunk lid molding to line up with the tail lights. that is a very hard thing to accomplish. best wishes for finishing your car...

 

[scatpackbee]

Beautiful car.

My all time favorite year and model.

I see you purchased the reproduction AM/FM stereo radio.

What do you think of it? Have you been able to hear the sound of it yet?

 

[61forfun]

hi 61for fun...

your barracuda is extremely nice. i spent about 2600 hours doing my 68 (it's like the feature car on the 68 literature only with cragars) and i know how much work it takes to get a car to your level. i am particularly impressed with how perfect you got the trunk lid molding to line up with the tail lights. that is a very hard thing to accomplish. best wishes for finishing your car...

Thank you much, yeah lotsa of work/fun, trunk alignment was a pain when I tried doing it on my own, but made simple when I put the kid in the trunk with a flashlight and a wrench. It allowed me to close rhe trunk perfectly align, hold in place while he tightened the hinge bolts

 

[61forfun]

Beautiful car.

My all time favorite year and model.

I see you purchased the reproduction AM/FM stereo radio.

What do you think of it? Have you been able to hear the sound of it yet?

Haven't got it back in the car just yet

 

[jimharvard]

61 for fun... i hope you let your kid out of the trunk!! that's a great way to teach a kid about old cars and get some "quality time" together. your car is a perfect color for Christmas - you should park it in your yard with some lights and reindeer around it. best wishes over the holidays...

 

[61forfun]

61 for fun... i hope you let your kid out of the trunk!! that's a great way to teach a kid about old cars and get some "quality time" together. your car is a perfect color for Christmas - you should park it in your yard with some lights and reindeer around it. best wishes over the holidays...

Now that's a thought!