SS/B Barracuda project

Interesting discussion...………. I think those involved should perhaps check with Greg Fernald of S/S and AFX. He's been building clones for years here & has helped me quite a bit. His company has its own website so he's easy to find. I was lucky enough to have a friend that actually worked at the Hurst factory during that period. His take on it all was that they built the cars as quick as possible so quality control really wasn't a concern since they knew they were race cars and were going to be built, modified and raced to death. You see that in the quality of build & parts themselves.
Years ago I was at "Mopars at the Strip" and a local collector, Dave Blake, had a few barn-find Bo & LO cars on display. NONE of them were the same. Parts, Mounting points for pieces, even the pieces themselves all seemed a bit "off" to varying degrees. So the only thing I can conclude is that Moar gave you the parts. PERIOD ! What you did with them & how was up tp you. SO like any race car there is a minimal "right" way to do things.
Now if you want to build an "as shipped" version of a car that may actually be a bit easier as all you need are the parts that Hurst put on & a x-rammed Hemi and you're all set.