my 73 barracuda project* PAINTED!!!!*

[brads70]

  Lookin great! I see you used the magnaflow exhaust system . I did too.

[74chall]

Thank you!  Yes i Have the 3inch magnaflow on my challenger and love it so i got the 2.5 for the cuda. Right now i have the pipes below the valance. I have the rear valnce with cutouts for the tips, So when i get the tips im going to have to mod the tail pipes to coem out of the cutouts.  How did you do your tailpipes?

[brads70]

Not totally finished yet but I plan on tucking the tip just out of site and pointed down. I got the 2 1/2 system too. My car is sort of /a bit of a T/A tribute car . In the future I'd like to add electric cut outs to look like the T/A exhaust.
So many plans.....so little money!

[Street_Challenged73]

Very nice progress with it, Nick!  It's looking really nice and that's great it's up and running now.

[Cuda1971]

Very sweet,congrats on the startup,now how about a video so we can hear it
Must be a good feeling at this point?

[74chall]

I tried getting video but it cuts in and out real bad. have to try with another camera.

Got the brake linkage for the brake pedal today from Moparal. I installed it and blead the brakes.  The previous day we Installed "fatmat" sound deadning material on the floors.  I also rebuilt the saginaw power steering pump due to a leaking seal.  Custom made a throttle cable/kickdown bracket for the high rise RPm manifold. Wiper linkage/motor is complete.

Placed a lot of orders today for one of the last loads of parts. 8.5 custom fit Firecore 50 spark plug wires,  7290 jointed complete new driveshaft from texas driveshaft specialist, a front valance from Roseville mopar parts, Gauges and catch can from summit, dark argent grille paint and grille hardware kit from tottaly auto. 

This stuff should keep me busy for a while!  Having some problems with the heater control cables. Its like they are all too short!!! It's a non a/c car ,anyone have any info/diagrams? I also can not get the parking lights,horn and interior gauge lights working.  When i put the lights on, i am not getting power to the 5 amp fuse. My head lights and turnsignals work perfect.....   ahh i got time,, not going any where in this weather 

[hezzel]

Nice work  :2thumbs:Wish i had the same speed

[74chall]

Carpet is in. Gauges wired/hooked up. The whole floor is sound proofed. Grille repainted dark argent and installed with new hardware kit. New driveshaft installed. Rebuilt /jetted the carb. Fixed a valve cover gasket ,and header bolt leak. Just waiting on the firecore  ignition wires to get here .

Tommrow im going to get the seats bolted down, and try to fix a few electrical gremlins with the dash lights,and parking lights.  Really starting to get there. Car sounds great, going to try to go around the block tommrow   

[bentpshrods]

    That's coming along nicely.  Nothing like putting shiney chrome up to new purple paint.       I will be redoing the grill on my 71 pretty soon and was wondering how the dark argent paint you used turned out.  Is it a textured paint and was it pretty close to your original grill.  Thanks   Doug

[74chall]

Well i got the paint from tottaly auto.  It was deffiently darker then the original argent that was on the grille, but who knows if that faded. The pics don't do jusice, it looks really well in the light.  It is hard to get that textured look where the original argent had worn off smooth

[wagesofsin]

looking great!!!   

[74chall]

New pics and goodies..Still a ton of work to do....

[Topcat]

Wow really coming along nice. 

[wagesofsin]

lookin sharp!!!

 

[Mentally Challenged]

Looking good Nick