Another Mopar Off My Bucket List - Barracuda Fastback
CRIPES, it's hot!
I played around with the body height some more. I was all set to take SNKEBIT's suggestion after seeing that my head would be closer to the ground by over an inch. I decided to take another measurement with the body and realized it didn't work after all. The problem is that the when my head is tilted back farther it coincides with the curvature of back of the roof. I actually ended up with 1/2" less space. :BangHead: It sure seemed like a solid plan.
I was taking measurements each time I crawled in & out of the car. Eventually I was able to lower it back down some and I think I'm satisfied with how it sits now. It may not be as low as I originally had it located but at least it's not jacked up as sky high as the last position.
One thing I noticed is that I hadn't had the body properly centered on the chassis. With the steel I had on hand I wasn't able to re-do the mounts properly so I just tacked the tubing into place for now. Tomorrow I'll get new metal and fabricate my hinges again. It should be easy now that everything is positioned where it's going to stay.
CRIPES, it's hot!
I played around with the body height some more. I was all set to take SNKEBIT's suggestion after seeing that my head would be closer to the ground by over an inch. I decided to take another measurement with the body and realized it didn't work after all. The problem is that the when my head is tilted back farther it coincides with the curvature of back of the roof. I actually ended up with 1/2" less space. :BangHead: It sure seemed like a solid plan.
I was taking measurements each time I crawled in & out of the car. Eventually I was able to lower it back down some and I think I'm satisfied with how it sits now. It may not be as low as I originally had it located but at least it's not jacked up as sky high as the last position.
One thing I noticed is that I hadn't had the body properly centered on the chassis. With the steel I had on hand I wasn't able to re-do the mounts properly so I just tacked the tubing into place for now. Tomorrow I'll get new metal and fabricate my hinges again. It should be easy now that everything is positioned where it's going to stay.
