Another Mopar Off My Bucket List - Barracuda Fastback
Thanks for the info bomber. I took a look at the red valve covers and like the effect. I don't know how durable the finish is but it's probably my cheapest option.
I've been busy the last few days with cleaning the garage again. I need to have the driveway cleaned off before October 1st. We'll be setting up the Halloween decor and are planning on displaying movies on the garage door.
I'm still waiting for a chance to get the cage tubing bent. Meanwhile I started back to work on the Charger. I had previously made a custom transmission cross-member for the Tremec and modified the driveshaft loop that we'd gotten from U.S. Cartool. Everything seemed fine but my son thought we'd be better off combining the two pieces into one. It sheds about a pound of weight and seems to be more rigid. He wasn't a big fan of the orange paint on the loop and asked me to paint it a charcoal color instead.
The good news was that I had only tacked the driveshaft loop together after modifying it so it wasn't hard to cut it back apart. I guess I'll toss the one portion on the iron pile.
I do think the end result is better than what I had before.
This morning I made a trip to Wahoo, Nebraska. There's a guy there that sells old license plates and he's got thousands of them. He's got plates from every state and several countries. I decided not to have the license plates I'd previously bought restored and opted to buy different ones instead. These plates are in better condition and don't need restoration. In the long run, it was going to be my cheapest option.
Thanks for the info bomber. I took a look at the red valve covers and like the effect. I don't know how durable the finish is but it's probably my cheapest option.
I've been busy the last few days with cleaning the garage again. I need to have the driveway cleaned off before October 1st. We'll be setting up the Halloween decor and are planning on displaying movies on the garage door.
I'm still waiting for a chance to get the cage tubing bent. Meanwhile I started back to work on the Charger. I had previously made a custom transmission cross-member for the Tremec and modified the driveshaft loop that we'd gotten from U.S. Cartool. Everything seemed fine but my son thought we'd be better off combining the two pieces into one. It sheds about a pound of weight and seems to be more rigid. He wasn't a big fan of the orange paint on the loop and asked me to paint it a charcoal color instead.
The good news was that I had only tacked the driveshaft loop together after modifying it so it wasn't hard to cut it back apart. I guess I'll toss the one portion on the iron pile.
I do think the end result is better than what I had before.
This morning I made a trip to Wahoo, Nebraska. There's a guy there that sells old license plates and he's got thousands of them. He's got plates from every state and several countries. I decided not to have the license plates I'd previously bought restored and opted to buy different ones instead. These plates are in better condition and don't need restoration. In the long run, it was going to be my cheapest option.
