68 Barracuda FB S clone
Thanks for all the kind words fellas, although I've been registered here since 2005 I've really only started using this site and I wonder why it took me so long to get involved, the wealth of information and ideas, not to mention the cars, is fantastic.
Just on the RHD biz. with the car, I could have left it (or reverted it to) LHD but I want to drive the car often so keeping it LHD wasnt really an option (imagine driving a LHD car on the left hand side of the road and all the visibility problems that come with that). The car had been "converted" to RHD when I purchased it - you wont believe it but the conversion was a "chain drive" which means that the steering box and lower steering column remains on the left side of the car, the steering shaft is cut about halfway up and a chain mechanism is fitted which connects with the remainder of the steering shaft and steering wheel which is mounted on the right side of the car!!!
I've always loved the 68 barracudas and when this one came up I jumped on it. Unfortunately a casualty was my beautiful 318 1970 Valiant 770 hardtop which I restored before this one (pics attached). I eventually had to make a choice between the two and it was a very difficult decision. But I know once this car is done I'll forget about missing the Valiant.
Thanks for all the kind words fellas, although I've been registered here since 2005 I've really only started using this site and I wonder why it took me so long to get involved, the wealth of information and ideas, not to mention the cars, is fantastic.
Just on the RHD biz. with the car, I could have left it (or reverted it to) LHD but I want to drive the car often so keeping it LHD wasnt really an option (imagine driving a LHD car on the left hand side of the road and all the visibility problems that come with that). The car had been "converted" to RHD when I purchased it - you wont believe it but the conversion was a "chain drive" which means that the steering box and lower steering column remains on the left side of the car, the steering shaft is cut about halfway up and a chain mechanism is fitted which connects with the remainder of the steering shaft and steering wheel which is mounted on the right side of the car!!!
I've always loved the 68 barracudas and when this one came up I jumped on it. Unfortunately a casualty was my beautiful 318 1970 Valiant 770 hardtop which I restored before this one (pics attached). I eventually had to make a choice between the two and it was a very difficult decision. But I know once this car is done I'll forget about missing the Valiant.
