Another Mopar Off My Bucket List - Barracuda Fastback
I don't like it! I realize that there was insufficient headroom in the car and something had to be done, but I don't like it.
Today I pulled the hinge pins on the back of the body and cut the hinge bracket tubing off. Then I jacked the body to a height where there was enough clearance for the driver. My plan was to raise it 2" but unless I was to lift it both in the front & the back, I had to go further. - Otherwise the gain was minimal.
I'm 5'10". I imagine someone taller might still have a problem. I still need to crawl back inside the car and measure to see if it's going to work as-is. If it turns out I've got more room than needed, I'll lower it back down some before I make the new brackets.
The temperature is in the mid-80s today but the humidity must be sky high. I had to take a break and sat in the garage with the air on to cool off. While at the computer I did a search for fuel cells. I think I'll try one of these 4 gallon aluminum ones that I found.
With the body down I scoped out how much room there was to mount the tank. It looks like there is plenty of space in front of the radiator. I'll have to extend the chassis forward of the front axle.
I don't like it! I realize that there was insufficient headroom in the car and something had to be done, but I don't like it.
Today I pulled the hinge pins on the back of the body and cut the hinge bracket tubing off. Then I jacked the body to a height where there was enough clearance for the driver. My plan was to raise it 2" but unless I was to lift it both in the front & the back, I had to go further. - Otherwise the gain was minimal.
I'm 5'10". I imagine someone taller might still have a problem. I still need to crawl back inside the car and measure to see if it's going to work as-is. If it turns out I've got more room than needed, I'll lower it back down some before I make the new brackets.
The temperature is in the mid-80s today but the humidity must be sky high. I had to take a break and sat in the garage with the air on to cool off. While at the computer I did a search for fuel cells. I think I'll try one of these 4 gallon aluminum ones that I found.
With the body down I scoped out how much room there was to mount the tank. It looks like there is plenty of space in front of the radiator. I'll have to extend the chassis forward of the front axle.
