Ozcuda's 70 Barracuda

[OzCuda]

Get one tomorrow before we load it on the trailer.

[Chlngrcrzy]

  Beautiful.

[71340RT]

The Barracuda looks great. You can't be to far from having it done from the looks of the pictures. If you have not chnges out the master cylinder yet here is a picture of mine. The 70 master cylinder is smaller than what they used after 71. Here is a picture of mine on my 70 Cuda.

[OzCuda]

Hemiken, best I could do to get the drivers view.  You'll note that in the second pic that it started raining just as I was ready to move the car (as usual).  Shop revised their estimate from a couple of days to 2 weeks (as usual) so have to sit on my hands for a while.

[hemiken]

Hey Mark,
Great view from their.  i would have a little more trouble looking over the dash than you do though, not too much though.     It is always the way, get told one thing and it turns in to more time needed, the rain is good though.  We need it up here, not sure how much you need it their though.

Kenny. Good luck

[OzCuda]

Got the call today - the Barracuda is alive    After quoting 2 weeks to complete, they came in over the weekend and got everything up and running in two days (guess that means I connected everything up right  ).  JUst went with a fix on the master cylinder by removing the valve from the disc side so wait and see how it goes.  Pick it up tomorrow (which sort of caught me unprepared) to take to the trimmers to get headlining and glass in.  Back on track baby 

Oh, towing with the engine at the back  - started fishtailing at 80Kmh, could've lost both the cuda and the tow vehicle - won't do that again 

[FJ5_440]

Something happened in LESS time than expected??  Next thing you know you will be trying to tell us it came in under budget!!  Are you sure that you are working on a Cuda, because usually things take twice as long and cost four times as much as normal when a fixing up a Mopar - and double that if you even think the word HEMI when you are in the shop.

Seriously though, Congratulations - and keep the pics coming.  That is a sweet looking car.

[DAYLEY/CHALLENGER]

Looks real good.   I like the details you are not letting go..............

[OzCuda]

Pop quiz folks - what is different about the first pic from all the others I've posted 

a. Unlike much of the northern hemisphere, it is in full sunlight,
b. It is in a new position, facing a new direction,
c. It has the rooflining fitted, or
d. In the picture it is merrily idling away.

...and the answer is - 'All of the above' 

But every silver lining is wrapped in a cloud with the windscreen guy turning up a day earlier than booked, having a dummyspit because the glass and trim weren't at the shop and disappearing, not to return - but worse than that, I have discovered some suspicious lumps in the paint on the top of the RH A-pillar which looks like rust but I soooo hope it is just crap under the paint (but I'm not impressed either way  ).

[hemiken]

  Hey Mark, I love the lime green roof lining buddy.    Get the painter to have a look at the bubble and see what he has to say.

[OzCuda]

What - I thought the factory overspray went everywhere to be correct 

[hemiken]

Factory correct overspray headliner.  You Aussies are wild.

[urgewalt]

Hi,

very nice car and good work too !

[hemiken]

Hey Mark,

How is the pogress on the Bakaruda buddy.

[OzCuda]

Het Kenny, Immobiliser fitted, stereo installed in glove box, driprails hand polished and will go on this weekend, front and rear glass goes in Friday, and waiting on some more parts from ELKO.  See what else I get done over the weekend and post new pics then.  Adjusting the door glass should be fun.