68 Barracuda FB S clone
Duh! Posted many of my resto pics in my member gallery before I noticed this was here. So I'll put em all here from now. The car: 68 FB 318, purchased here in Australia about 6 yrs ago. It's been in varying stages of restification since (I only drove it a few times before parking it and starting work). Just recently back from body shop after 2 years and lots of hassles with delays - as Im sure many will know all too well about. The good thing is that the car came back mirror straight and better than I could have hoped for. It's in the garage now being pieced back together as money and time permit. List of features at present or in the works:
Paint: Originally MM1 Turbine Bronze now custom heavily metallic blue
Steering: Converted to RHD with rack and pinion steering mounted rearwards on modified K member
Transmission: Conversion from A904 to A833 with tunnel hump, hydraulic clutch and clutch brakes pedals all fitted up
Interior: Custom (RMD) right hand dash, with Classic Instruments G Force guages, legendary seat covers.
Suspension: Tubular upper control arms and boxed lowers, KYB Gas shocks, .920 torsion bars
Front Brakes: 12 inch slotted and drilled rotors with modern 2 piston PBR calipers, 8 inch dual diaphram booster mounted on Aus Chrysler offset bracket (engineered to allow use of booster on right hand side of engine bay).
Engine: 360 bored .30 over, 10.7 compression, stock crank and rods (ARP rod bolts), Edelbrock aluminium heads, air gap manifold, comp cams XE274, MSD pro billet E curve dist., speed demon 750 cfm carb, vintage Mickey Thompson valve covers.
Wheels: 15 x 8 Cragar SS (forged version by Weld) rear with 275/60/15 BFG TAs, 15 x7 Cragars with 225/60/15 BFG TAs front.
Will start with build/paint pics and add others to show progress as I go.
Duh! Posted many of my resto pics in my member gallery before I noticed this was here. So I'll put em all here from now. The car: 68 FB 318, purchased here in Australia about 6 yrs ago. It's been in varying stages of restification since (I only drove it a few times before parking it and starting work). Just recently back from body shop after 2 years and lots of hassles with delays - as Im sure many will know all too well about. The good thing is that the car came back mirror straight and better than I could have hoped for. It's in the garage now being pieced back together as money and time permit. List of features at present or in the works:
Paint: Originally MM1 Turbine Bronze now custom heavily metallic blue
Steering: Converted to RHD with rack and pinion steering mounted rearwards on modified K member
Transmission: Conversion from A904 to A833 with tunnel hump, hydraulic clutch and clutch brakes pedals all fitted up
Interior: Custom (RMD) right hand dash, with Classic Instruments G Force guages, legendary seat covers.
Suspension: Tubular upper control arms and boxed lowers, KYB Gas shocks, .920 torsion bars
Front Brakes: 12 inch slotted and drilled rotors with modern 2 piston PBR calipers, 8 inch dual diaphram booster mounted on Aus Chrysler offset bracket (engineered to allow use of booster on right hand side of engine bay).
Engine: 360 bored .30 over, 10.7 compression, stock crank and rods (ARP rod bolts), Edelbrock aluminium heads, air gap manifold, comp cams XE274, MSD pro billet E curve dist., speed demon 750 cfm carb, vintage Mickey Thompson valve covers.
Wheels: 15 x 8 Cragar SS (forged version by Weld) rear with 275/60/15 BFG TAs, 15 x7 Cragars with 225/60/15 BFG TAs front.
Will start with build/paint pics and add others to show progress as I go.
