in too deep: trying to go BBP on a 68 barracuda and its going.. poorly.

No doubt! It depends on how you’re going to use the car. If it’s an infrequent driver that only sees the road in good conditions then the drums are ok.

For me, if you’re planning on doing regular driving, or driving in traffic, adverse conditions, etc then an upgrade is in order. I drive in too much traffic to trust all the knuckleheads around me will do the right thing
....And we do. We drive this little car all over the place. We just have fun with it. So it will definitely be worth doing upgrades to, especially those that will make it safer to drive.