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    Offline 74BlueFish

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    How I spent my summer vacation or Viper 6 speed in a Barracuda
    « on: August 23, 2011 - 09:17:25 PM »
    I had 2 weeks for summer break, I'm a teacher, so I'll show my progress on my project.   

    First of all I collected some parts before I started the swap.   My car is still a shell so I'm just trying to do the major structural stuff.

    Second let me thank everyone here for this great site, I would not have tried this without this resource. It's my first car project, but I am an aircraft mechanic.
    Also let me thank Thedodgeboys for his input that he was happy with this swap, and 73restomod for his great post on his swap.   I pretty much copied his ideas, but did things different because of the tools I have availble to me.   My skill level is not up to his standards either, but I'll post my pics anyway :lol:

    Ready for the cut of the tunnel

    Tunnel 1/2 cut out

    Tunnel cut out, ready to cut cross member

    Upper cross member fabbed up,  See the resembalance to 73 restomod
    Mine was made from 1 inch square tubing, 1/8 wall

    Another view

    With the Borg Warner T-56


    Side view,  I didn't build it symettrical as I would not have room for the reverse shift lockout

    T-56 with Street twin clutch and Quicktime bellhousing.  Got it from a guy on Bigblockdart.com
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    Re: How I spent my summer vacation or Viper 6 speed in a Barracuda
    « Reply #1 on: August 23, 2011 - 09:33:37 PM »
    T-56, Street twin clutch

    Tunnel skin fabrication

    Removed the trans

    Tunnel 90% done

    Cut out right side of firewall

    First firewall patch weld in.  I'll do the lt side ,then the swiss cheese in between

    Got the body on my home made rotisserie, so I can get to the underside



    Slowed down since last Tusday.  I became a Granddaddy for the first time.  Baby Boy 22" long and 10lbs,3 oz
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    Thanks for all the help I have received from all of you on this site.
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    Offline Cuda Cody

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    Re: How I spent my summer vacation or Viper 6 speed in a Barracuda
    « Reply #2 on: August 24, 2011 - 01:45:15 AM »
    Thanks for sharing the photos!  Very cool!  :woohoo:
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    Offline 'Cuda Hunter

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    Re: How I spent my summer vacation or Viper 6 speed in a Barracuda
    « Reply #3 on: August 24, 2011 - 01:52:47 AM »
    yeah! love the pics.
    Got any more?

    Looks like quite the project there.
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    Offline HEMROID

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    Re: How I spent my summer vacation or Viper 6 speed in a Barracuda
    « Reply #4 on: August 24, 2011 - 06:07:50 AM »
    Very cool!! Great pics. Plenty more to do good luck with the rest of it.
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    Offline shadango

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    Re: How I spent my summer vacation or Viper 6 speed in a Barracuda
    « Reply #5 on: August 24, 2011 - 07:27:46 AM »
    Very cool!  Wow, thats an AGGRESSIVE project!

    Are you replacing the firewall?  Kinda looks like swiss cheese...LOL

    Good luck with the project and keep us updated!

    By the way, thanks for being a teacher.    Not many of us could spend 8-10 hours a day 5 days a week or more with a room full of other people's "little angels" and do it with a smile on our face and teach them to be the next group of people running our country.

    Hats off to ya.
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    Offline 74BlueFish

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    Re: How I spent my summer vacation or Viper 6 speed in a Barracuda
    « Reply #6 on: August 24, 2011 - 10:25:05 AM »
    Thanks Guys,     Thanks for the encouragement.   I'll keep posting pics.   I'm tring to do  most everything myself and making alot of my own parts.  I don't want to have more than 20K into it when I'm done.  It's a 74 318 car, so never be worth big bucks.  Want to spend most of the money on the engine.  We'll see?
    Tring to finish all the structural sheetmetal before I get to the exterior.  Hopefully by next week I'll have torque boxes installed.

    Dan
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    Re: How I spent my summer vacation or Viper 6 speed in a Barracuda
    « Reply #7 on: August 24, 2011 - 01:44:01 PM »
    Nice Project! Excellent Pics!
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    Re: How I spent my summer vacation or Viper 6 speed in a Barracuda
    « Reply #8 on: August 24, 2011 - 03:55:29 PM »
    Really inspiring!  Keep it going!
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    Offline 74BlueFish

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    Re: How I spent my summer vacation or Viper 6 speed in a Barracuda
    « Reply #9 on: August 24, 2011 - 10:25:29 PM »
    Started making the rear torque boxes tonite.   Got them close to the right size, almost ready to weld in after I clean up the area above them.   First one took 2 hours, other side 1 hour.  It's just a opposite of the other side.   Probally 10$ worth of metal, saved alot from buying.    I know they don't look original, but that is not my intention with this project.

    Left side


    Right side


    Right side again


    Hopefully get the fronts made by Friday.
    Dan
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    Offline Raw Untamed

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    Re: How I spent my summer vacation or Viper 6 speed in a Barracuda
    « Reply #10 on: February 18, 2012 - 07:55:58 PM »
    Any updates?  I'd love to see the progress. :popcorn:
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    Offline 74BlueFish

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    Re: How I spent my summer vacation or Viper 6 speed in a Barracuda
    « Reply #11 on: February 23, 2012 - 07:25:31 PM »
    Did a little over Christmas,  not much in the last month.  I'll post my progress in a week or two.
    Thanks,
    Dan
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    Re: How I spent my summer vacation or Viper 6 speed in a Barracuda
    « Reply #12 on: February 23, 2012 - 08:49:06 PM »
    Great work, Dan!  :thumbsup:

    Just curious, what type of teacher are you?  :clueless:
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    Pic #2 and 3 of my ARII 1/24 scale model car 

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    Re: How I spent my summer vacation or Viper 6 speed in a Barracuda
    « Reply #13 on: February 24, 2012 - 01:06:18 PM »
    Quote from: 74BlueFish on August 24, 2011 - 10:25:29 PM
    Left side



    Make sure you smooth out the square hole you cut.  Put nice big radii in the corners.  I don't know what kind of stress is transmitted through these, but it would suck if they started to crack in the corners.  I think the original pieces had a stamped lip that offers a lot structurally.
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    Offline 74BlueFish

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    Re: How I spent my summer vacation or Viper 6 speed in a Barracuda
    « Reply #14 on: March 01, 2012 - 03:30:05 PM »
    Yes , i must radius the corners of the holes and square them up.   Thanks for the advice.   I have to go back and clean a few things up.   When I started the project I was going to kill the rust but not go crazy on the fix up.....     It's now on my homemade rotiserie   I had a China welder and now I must redue a few things now that I have a better welder,   Lincoln
    Superblue72    I'm a Aircraft mechanic teacher in Miami.   This is my first car so I'm a newbee.  I build an aerobatic biplane from a set of plans.

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