My 64 Barracuda Progress
Well I'm getting to work on the Barracuda, so I'm gonna document my progress here for anybody to follow.
I'm not sure with the long term direction I'll be going with the car, it certainly won't be a full restoration any time soon, but I plan on continuing to build a badass, reliable daily driver out of this Barracuda.
Just to get everybody up to speed, its a 1964 Plymouth Barracuda, which I bought a couple weeks ago here in San Diego for $4k.
I bought it off a lady who was recently divorced and the husband had done the work on it. She originally had it advertised as "fully restored", and was convinced the car was worth $10k. I went to look at it, and it was nice, but lots of rough spots. The driver side door is completely jammed shut, exhaust was just plain horrible (It was an original /6 car, but now has a 273 in it... and has the original tranny crossmember. It was not notched, and the pipes were VERY low, as well as the ridiculous mufflers were way too low, and the whole exhaust system dragged just turning corners), the tires are all just about completely shot, front end needs an alignment badly, interior needs lots of little work.
Anyways, I told her I would offer $3k for the car, which she was not happy with. I received a call the next day to get the car for $4k. I happily picked it up that night, filled up the flat tire, and drove her home. Clean title, cost $45 to transfer & register, and the project begins!
On the bright side, it has a nice clean 273 in it, with a 4 speed and Hurst shifter. Engine runs like a top, but has developed a knock from #1 cylinder that needs some looking into. Clutch seems to be in pretty bad shape as well.
Here are the initial pictures to show what I'm working with:
So I'm off! First things first, get that horrible exhaust fixed!
Next post coming soon.
Well I'm getting to work on the Barracuda, so I'm gonna document my progress here for anybody to follow.
I'm not sure with the long term direction I'll be going with the car, it certainly won't be a full restoration any time soon, but I plan on continuing to build a badass, reliable daily driver out of this Barracuda.
Just to get everybody up to speed, its a 1964 Plymouth Barracuda, which I bought a couple weeks ago here in San Diego for $4k.
I bought it off a lady who was recently divorced and the husband had done the work on it. She originally had it advertised as "fully restored", and was convinced the car was worth $10k. I went to look at it, and it was nice, but lots of rough spots. The driver side door is completely jammed shut, exhaust was just plain horrible (It was an original /6 car, but now has a 273 in it... and has the original tranny crossmember. It was not notched, and the pipes were VERY low, as well as the ridiculous mufflers were way too low, and the whole exhaust system dragged just turning corners), the tires are all just about completely shot, front end needs an alignment badly, interior needs lots of little work.
Anyways, I told her I would offer $3k for the car, which she was not happy with. I received a call the next day to get the car for $4k. I happily picked it up that night, filled up the flat tire, and drove her home. Clean title, cost $45 to transfer & register, and the project begins!
On the bright side, it has a nice clean 273 in it, with a 4 speed and Hurst shifter. Engine runs like a top, but has developed a knock from #1 cylinder that needs some looking into. Clutch seems to be in pretty bad shape as well.
Here are the initial pictures to show what I'm working with:
So I'm off! First things first, get that horrible exhaust fixed!
Next post coming soon.