Ugly Bastard.. 67 Barracuda Notch

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Got the wiring for the dash sorted out thanks to a couple members here. Got the rest of the wiring (engine bay, through sill panel, into trunk) sorted out. Seems like my engine bay harness doesn't have connectors for the horns though.. Hmm.
Sorted through my tail lights, made the best pair out of all the parts.

Got the 4 speed pedals in, thanks DartNut!
Got the proper floor shift steering column in place too.
Put the door trim and drip rail trim on.
Started on the grills last night but the power went out.
 
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Got the grills and surrounds together, with new parking light lenses. Rifled through piles of parts to make one good set. Emblems, hood letters, etc are on. Went with Commando V8 instead of the Formula S emblems, being it's a '67.
Used the brackets from the fastback to encorporate the fold down back seat since it matches the front seat and is in good shape. The carpet is from a B body but a little trimming and it works. Not bad for free carpet, even has cutouts for a console.
 
Got the front seats in, and package tray in. I parted out a '67 on the mainland and it had diamond tuck door panels and package tray, suits the theme I've got going on.

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Been a while since I posted, been working on it quite a bit lately. Sick of seeing it in the shop.

Installed a set of stripes from Challenger Gary.
Fitted '67 heater controls in my '68 dash (which for some reason everyone said couldn't be done).
Replumbed brakes, new master, new rear brakes. Drilled drums for 5x4.5" axles.
Steel wheels with dog dish caps.
Swapped small block K member with a Direct Connection big block A body spool mount K member I had.
Picked up a '69 383, swapped cam for a Comp Cams .280/.480, heavier valve springs, windage tray, etc. Sprayed it in Chrysler Turquoise. Still need intake, carb, ignition, water pump, and going to try out Schumacher Tri Y headers to hopefully clear Z bar.
New flywheel from 440Source, new clutch.

Today a friend and I installed the engine/,trans combo. Actually was fairly painless. Only catch was the spool mounts made it a little harder to slide the engine in.
It's coming along.

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70DartMike said:
Been a while since I posted, been working on it quite a bit lately. Sick of seeing it in the shop.

Installed a set of stripes from Challenger Gary.
Fitted '67 heater controls in my '68 dash (which for some reason everyone said couldn't be done).
Replumbed brakes, new master, new rear brakes. Drilled drums for 5x4.5" axles.
Steel wheels with dog dish caps.
Swapped small block K member with a Direct Connection big block A body spool mount K member I had.
Picked up a '69 383, swapped cam for a Comp Cams .280/.480, heavier valve springs, windage tray, etc. Sprayed it in Chrysler Turquoise. Still need intake, carb, ignition, water pump, and going to try out Schumacher Tri Y headers to hopefully clear Z bar.
New flywheel from 440Source, new clutch.

Today a friend and I installed the engine/,trans combo. Actually was fairly painless. Only catch was the spool mounts made it a little harder to slide the engine in.
It's coming along.

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Looks great, Mike!
Glad to see you posting again.
The Schumacher header on the driver's side will need to be modified to fit the Z-bar to work with your 4 speed. (Unless you already knew that)
They can send it out to be done from Schumacher, or you can do it yourself.
There's a thread on here in the exhaust section with lots of photos and a clear description on how to do it yourself.
It doesn't look too hard, and i know you're more than capable...........
 
Well, I ended up going with a set of B body long tube Hedman headers, got a basically new set for $50 from a club member. They took some hammering on the drivers side to clear the steering box and torsion bar, but over all a decent fit. #7 tube is right where the Z bar would go, so I'm going to modify where the Z bar actually sits, by moving it forwards. Can't move the tube forward as I'm not sure how I would ever get the starter out, and it can't go back because of the firewall. Shouldn't mess the geometry up too much, as long as the fork moves when the pedal is pushed, we're all good.
The rad that came with the car was a big 28" 3 core from a camper van, but it barely fit. I stole the 26" 3 core from my '66 Coronet and I'll use the 28" in that.
Someone stripped the threads in the crank snout so I had to deal with that.. Sigh.
Got the auto console modified for a 4 speed, with Inland shifter.
Slowly coming along.

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