Resto Mod 1973 Barracuda round 2

[djw383]

Fresh paint was my favorite part of the entire process. I think when I build my next car, I will just stop at this point, fresh paint, and put the car in my living room.

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[RDF]

I bought the hood from Stinger Fiberglass AKA AAR Quality Fiberglass on the web.  It was less than $800.  They are located in Titusville, Florida http://www.aarqualityfiberglass.com/. I was going to try and repair my grill but would consider selling it to someone looking for OEM.  I've not decided on the price since there are a number of breaks.  The breaks are very clean so I think the repairs should be straight forward. You can IM me if seriously considering a damaged grille.

I'll post more detail on the hood mesh in the future. I don't know that it was anything special but will check with the guy who made both pieces.

Thanks for the info on the hood.  Ironically, Titusville is only 45m from me in Orlando.  Hopefully they will let me pick it up at the store and save money on shipping!  IM sent on the grill too 

[redo1973]

Checkout their web-site.  I believe that they have an all pin design and they are great to work with.  Mine is on hinges and has 1/4 inch reinforcement plates for the hinges and latch.

[usraptr]

BTW- We have the motor and transmission rebuilt and ready for install but the motor still needs break-in.  Do you guys use a stand or install it into the car for break-in?  That is one tool I can't justify for the price and brief usage.

You can do either.  I did my engine break-in in the car.  Car looks awesome BTW

[redo1973]

Thanks everyone, your comments are very much appreciated.  This is a long journey as many of you know and its nice to know others are interested in the progress and hopefully benefit from the successes/challenges.

[redo1973]

Milestone : Final Paint - Check 

First and last snow day for this paint job! Now onto assembly, fingers crossed for summer season.

[rocks70]

great color it looks great

[Cudakiller70]

 

[Lbs]

That looks bada$$. Can't wait to see it as it goes along. Pics pics pics


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[70chall440]

Very nice!

[RDF]

 

Looking goooood!   

[redo1973]

Well another learning event this weekend as we prepared the motor for installation.  I have new urethane motor mounts but they would not fit with the brackets I have.  I then realized that my 340 came out of a truck so the brackets were for a truck.  I then found the brackets from the 318 so I had to side track and clean more parts.  By the way, the 318 brackets do not fit a 340.  The driver side is wider than the ears of the block.  My research on the site says that most folks put a spacer to fill in the 1/2 inch void. Hopefully the drive train gets installed this weekend.

[Street_Challenged73]

Awesome progress on the build!!


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[YellowThumper]

Well another learning event this weekend as we prepared the motor for installation.  I have new urethane motor mounts but they would not fit with the brackets I have.  I then realized that my 340 came out of a truck so the brackets were for a truck.  I then found the brackets from the 318 so I had to side track and clean more parts.  By the way, the 318 brackets do not fit a 340.  The driver side is wider than the ears of the block.  My research on the site says that most folks put a spacer to fill in the 1/2 inch void. Hopefully the drive train gets installed this weekend.

Yes the ears are different. I think it had something to do with the bore diameter. 340s and 360 are significantly larger bores.

I converted from a 318 also. Just used spacer as you noted. Bit of a pain jockeying to do. I suggest to spot weld spacer to the bracket.

[redo1973]

Thanks.  Yellow Thumper great advice thanks. I was planning on attaching the bracket to the motor then aligning the motor mount to the K-Frame.