65 Barracuda daily driver
Finally did some extended highway driving this weekend. My band was playing at the L.A. County Fair in Pomona yesterday and I couldn't resist taking a photo next to the Pig Racing...
Today I drove to Orange County to pick up a set of 675 heads from FABO member @MonkeyMadness in exchange for a bottle of Jack Daniels (Thank you!). I already started cleaning them up, but I'm not sure when I get to installing them. I also have a set of 273 closed chamber 920 heads sitting around, but they have a broken valve and what hopefully is only surface rust?! I think they use the same valves and springs, so I guess I could swap them over, but I wonder how much difference that is actually going to make in the real world. It would be a lot easier to just bolt these on.
Also had a chance to check out his Hemi powered Barracuda!
Turns out that 5 minutes away from where I lived some 25 years ago - the actual apartment I lived in is in the background.
After all I drove about 150 miles this weekend. Got 14 miles/ gallon on the highway, which is not horrible, but I'm sure there's still room for improvement.
When I got home the rear end started making some noise, so I should probably change the gear oil. It's a 7.25" sure grip and I think last time I used some of that Ford friction modifier.
On the drive back from Pomona last night the lights were flickering a bit and I remembered that I was going to swap out the dimmer switch and check the condition of the wiring.
Other than that the car ran great. In two weeks we're playing a festival in Bakersfield, which is 100+ miles from here, so I'll have to address the rear end and the dimmer switch before that.
Finally did some extended highway driving this weekend. My band was playing at the L.A. County Fair in Pomona yesterday and I couldn't resist taking a photo next to the Pig Racing...
Today I drove to Orange County to pick up a set of 675 heads from FABO member @MonkeyMadness in exchange for a bottle of Jack Daniels (Thank you!). I already started cleaning them up, but I'm not sure when I get to installing them. I also have a set of 273 closed chamber 920 heads sitting around, but they have a broken valve and what hopefully is only surface rust?! I think they use the same valves and springs, so I guess I could swap them over, but I wonder how much difference that is actually going to make in the real world. It would be a lot easier to just bolt these on.
Also had a chance to check out his Hemi powered Barracuda!
Turns out that 5 minutes away from where I lived some 25 years ago - the actual apartment I lived in is in the background.
After all I drove about 150 miles this weekend. Got 14 miles/ gallon on the highway, which is not horrible, but I'm sure there's still room for improvement.
When I got home the rear end started making some noise, so I should probably change the gear oil. It's a 7.25" sure grip and I think last time I used some of that Ford friction modifier.
On the drive back from Pomona last night the lights were flickering a bit and I remembered that I was going to swap out the dimmer switch and check the condition of the wiring.
Other than that the car ran great. In two weeks we're playing a festival in Bakersfield, which is 100+ miles from here, so I'll have to address the rear end and the dimmer switch before that.
