Recent content by jd_physicist

Man, rare as hen's teeth. I kept my eye open for one of those for years and never saw one.

I wired in a six-inch wide low profile LED 3rd brake light on my '64 Barracuda. I used a piece of aluminum, bent into a crushed "S" shape, with some adhesive to affix it into/around the rear window seal. It was mounted on the inside, facing back--essentially where I think a "stock" light would...

Not that it is very relevant to the discussion, but as I recall the early-A Barracuda had one of the first flow-through ventilation systems, using the vents at the rear base of the back glass as the 'exit'.

I'd love to see that paint after a good proper clean up, polish and wax. One of the colors I don't think I've ever seen on a Barracuda in person.

I'm just going to sit here and drool on my keyboard. I was always an early-A cuda fan personally, but I would love to get my hands on a nice example of the 2nd generation.

You can access the mounting bolts through holes in the inner body wall. You might have to run the window up/down to get access to the bolts. I last did that in about 1992. I was a sophomore in high school...replaced the window on my own. As I recall, you take out the rear seat back strap...

So I'm not the only person who had to figure out a way to repair those shift cables...I remember using some sort of silicone, fuel hose, and clamps. I had the tranny rebuilt, and when it was put back in the cables were left unsecured and contacted the exhaust. It's been fifteen or so years...

I had that happen once. Electric gauge, I don't remember exactly what was happening at the sending unit but it either had a bad connection or it was grounding out. Whatever it was, I was expecting my oil pump to self destruct or other bad things to happen because it suddenly looked like my...

I would pull a couple of plugs after a no-start condition and examine them.

I'd go to Lockpicking101.com and find someone nearby who wants a challenge.

I had a set of RadioShack speakers that looked almost exactly like the OP's setup, except mounted horizontally instead of vertically. Sounded great.

Wait...you plugged the vacuum advance? You mean just for setting the timing, right?

I would think it would be a fairly cheap operation to have a machinist fill and re-drill the holes to line up with the early heads.

Wow, low-rust, nice condition... My mind immediately did a good several-step polish and wax job on it and I think it will look almost new.

I had an issue on my '64...a guy rebuilt the transmission for me, and forgot to secure the cables. One touched exhaust...it was a mess. I took some fuel line and some sort of sealant (I do not recall what kind for sure), split the fuel line lengthwise, wiped down the cable housing with...