Gran Coupe

[383barracuda]

A another E-body from the Netherlands. It's a Barracuda Gran Coupe with a 383 and a 4 speed pistol, matching numbers.

I bought the car 7 years ago and bring her to the bodyshop after 2 years.








After 2,5 years the car(body) was coming back to mine place. Compleet new 






After 3 years doing nothing on the car, I'm starting today with some changings.

I buy some stuff from XV Motorsports and weld it, with a good frend of the bodyshop, on the car.
The car was finished, but I want to do this things, so they have to paint it again 

Here are some pictures from today.













I Also buy a new Airco and heater compleet from Classic Auto Air.
For this I have to change also a cople of things.

[383barracuda]

For more pictures click here: http://s57.photobucket.com/albums/g217/rebenk/XV%20Motorsports/?start=all

Monday we start again.

I will work on the car every day for the next two months.

Rebuilding the engine and the manual transmision. Also the rear axle will be rebuild.

I keep posting pictures and about the progress.


Henk

 

[dutch]

nice project Henk , great to see another bad a$$ mopar in our tiny country       looks like a huge Molotov cocktail in the first pic...   

[moparmaniac59]

Thanks for sharing the pictures and the details on the progress. I always enjoy reading these type posts and seeing a car restored to original beauty. Great car. Keep us posted on the progress!!


                                                 Matt B.

[383barracuda]

A couple of pictures from yesterday and today.

Finished the welding and sanding the body. Preparing for the paintjob. Color: Vitamin C Orange

[383barracuda]

looks like a huge Molotov cocktail in the first pic... 

Yes, it was a peace of junk 
After 200 hours of welding and a lot of new sheetmetall there was a new body again.

Maybe this week or starting next week we will paint the car.

[426HEMI]

Looks a lot better now.     Just wait till you see what mine looks like before and after. 

[the_engineers]

Are you adding frame connectors as well?  With all of the stiffening work you're doing, I'd think those would be on the list.

[383barracuda]

Frame connenctors are allready install on the Barracuda, see the picture.



Also welding the frames to the body. You see this also on race and rally cars. For street use is it also very good.
It's make the body a little bit stiffer.
That's really fun when you have a road with a lot of corners 

[Travis72]

Great work so far!  All that welding should really help!
Travis
72 Cuda

[the_engineers]

Frame connenctors are allready install on the Barracuda, see the picture.

My bad...

[383barracuda]

A little up-date.

Today we pick up the Barracuda at the body shop.
Tomorrow they gone put on the vinyl top.
After that, the Barracuda will be back at my place. 

Some pics

[dutch]

looking good     
when will the exterior be painted?

[383barracuda]

looking good     
when will the exterior be painted?

I don't know. First I will put in the engine and interieur and drivetrain. After this the Barracuda will go back to the bodyshop.

[wagesofsin]

nice work henk!!

cant wait to see more!!!