Another Mopar Off My Bucket List - Barracuda Fastback

SNKEBIT said
I know everybody has budget issues. But have you thought of ceramic coating the headers? It really keeps the heat down. I build headers for Vipers and wouldn't even think about installing them without some kind of thermal barrier on them. Within 5 minutes of shut-down, you can literally grab the headers and hang on. Amazing stuff!:burnout:
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I've never checked into the cost of having it done but my guess is that it's more than I'd be willing to pay for this project. When I bought the Duster I hadn't planned on more than a spit and shine on it. I'm afraid that every buck I put into it is one more that I'll never recoup later.

A few guys had stopped over to look at some of the vehicles that we had parked behind the house. They asked whether or not any of them were for sale. I always figure that I'd sell any of them if someone offered me enough money. They focused in on the Duster - claiming to be 'race guys'. As they looked it over they commented on how rough it was. There wasn't any area of the car that they didn't find problems with. I wasn't insulted because I knew that it was no show car. - It WAS a RACE CAR. But it did make me think that I should give some attention to it.

So I replaced the bucket seats, cleaned up the engine compartment and did the graphics on the car afterwards in an attempt to eliminate some of the cosmetic issues. Mechanically it was fine.

It's been tempting to throw cash at it but I'm trying to keep costs down. I've seen some beautiful race cars for sale that the owners were taking big losses on. There have been plenty of pro-street and race cars for sale on this site that didn't gen up any interest even though they were being sold for less than what the owners had in them.

When I'm done working on the Duster I'm hoping I'll be able to get my money back out of it. I may not be in this hobby to make money but I don't want to have it bleed me dry.

After having said all this you never know, - I may end up dropping a blower on it down the road. LOL.

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