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Just about every year I take my 1966 Barracuda (1972 360 engine A-833 OD) to the Hot Rod Reunion in Bowling Green, KY. It's 400+ miles round trip, so I'm always a bit worried as to something going wrong. Except for a couple of blowouts (thank God I had a spare both times), I've never had any car...

1966 Barracuda. 1971 B body (no console) shifter.

Thanks for all of the good feedback....one last question....Is there any pattern to them giving out? Mine was just idling at a stop light (on a cool day, for what that's worth). Do they also go out under acceleration....kinda like if you had run out of gas? For some reason I was (wrongly)...

I've had my '66 Barracuda for a loooong time. About 10 years ago I put in a 72 360 engine with the orange box electronic ignition. I have an older style 2 blade (single coil) ballast resistor that has been on the firewall for I don't know how long. I heard long ago they were a weak link, so I...

Sorry, I can't add anything. As best I could tell, It quit leaking & performed just fine after I followed the advice on adding a little more fluid & 'working it in' by turning the wheels back & forth. I had bought some Lucas power steering fluid with a sealer additive & was going to try...

This is a great 'how to' for these headers. I bought mine when Howard was just getting started many years ago & they're still on my Barracuda today. I had mine ceramic coated because I never wanted to mess with them again! So far....so good. One thing I did differently was use a shorty oil...

I'm wrapping up (hopefully) minor details on my '66 Barracuda assembly project. It was virtually disassembled when I trailered it home, so some parts were missing & some were wrong. It is bone stock..... automatic transmission + 273 V-8 with 2 bbl carb. The kick down linkage piece that came with...

I'm going to take a breather for a while & regroup later. Unfortunately when I bought the car there was no gas tank/sending unit at all, so I bought both new thinking nothing could go wrong (what was I THINKING?). For now I'll keep track of how much gas I put in & synchronize that with my trip...

Thanks guys! I'll muddle through this & hopefully get it right....eventually.

I just finished assembling a '66 Barracuda. I put in a new gas tank, fuel filter & sending unit. When I filled the tank, the handle clicked off and the gauge read Full. I drove it about 40 miles & it read Empty. I put in 3 gallons & it read Full again, only to drop to Empty in 40 or so miles. I...

Sorry (well not really) :), but it's sold & on it's way to Wisconsin. FYI, I just learned that printed material USPS mailing is really cheap. Mark the package "MEDIA MAIL" to get the reduced rate. This 360ish page book cost me $3.86 to mail from KY to WI. I had no idea! Mark

When I bought my disassembled 1966 Barracuda project about a year ago I thought it might be a good idea to buy an assembly manual to help me figure how the pile of parts would all fit together. Surprisingly they all DID and I'm DONE! I made a pledge to God that I'd never do it again, so I won't...

First picture is when I trailered it home full of parts in December 2018. It looked like crap, but it's a rust-free Texas car. the second & third pictures are from a few days ago.....almost finished! I'll be looking to sell....losing my storage.

I'm guessing these were flexible when installed & all have become brittle over the years. I'm going to leave well enough alone. :)

The adventure of putting a '66 Barracuda continues. Again, in my defense, I didn't take this car apart. Please look at the attached picture (from my other '66) & you'll barely see the outer edge of a shiny "L" shaped piece that tucks between the headliner & the rear window seal. These pieces...

WOW....talk about creative solutions!!!! Since I didn't have the part at all, I didn't know the size or thickness that I needed, so I wound up paying $11 for a used one shipped to me from a FABO member. It should be here by the end of the week & I'll have my console issues behind me....I hope. :)

That was my original plan, but since I didn't have the old one to use as a template to get the dimensions, I figured I might be able to pick up a used one at a fair price.

No, My green '66 is still a 4 speed. I'm leaving that one alone. I picked this (now) yellow one up about a year ago.

You're right! He has 3 of 'em next to the flexplate. I'll check with him. That may be the best way for me to go. Band-Aids are getting expensive. Thanks!

I'm closing in on the re-assembly of my '66 Barracuda and am missing a piece. In my defense, I didn't take it apart, so it may not have been there to begin with. The part is called a shifter slide. I looks like a rectangular piece of thin black plastic with a hole in the center (for the shifter)...

I also used a 19" Champion & a chrome $20 Chinese one-size-fits-all shroud on my '66 Barracuda with a 360. I could have gone a little wider, but I was afraid I might run into problems with the fit. The lower hose was a bit tough because of the angle of the curve coming out of the tank, but in 5+...

Had to jack the car up in tight surroundings & the 2 7/16" nuts were just above the exhaust pipe/clamp & under an AT line. The nuts were a ***** to get to, but broke loose easily. Pedal now removed. Now I can get to work! Thanks to all for your input.

Well, I was hoping I wouldn't need to go underneath. There isn't a jack (or stands) where I'm keeping the car - and I'll bet the bolt/s underneath aren't gonna want to give up after all these years, but ya gotta do what ya gotta do. First I'll check again for a spring clip on top. I didn't see...

I'm going to install new carpet in my '66 Barracuda tomorrow (weather permitting). It is a V-8 A/T w console. I was looking at what I need to remove...seats...seat belts...etc., & noticed the gas pedal is attached to and pivots from the floor. I can't crawl under the car where it sits now, so I...

Thanks for this information. If I can't find a pair, I can try to make something.

I don't recall seeing these before. The ones I saw looked more rounded, but they look like they'd work!

OK, thanks. Since mine didn't have the pieces when I got the car - it was apart - I don't know exactly what they look like. Did your Duster's vinyl top extend to the bottom of the A pillars like mine? I know some didn't.

Will do. I didn't know there was a hard to find section. With '66 Barracudas with vinyl tops a LOT of the parts are hard to find. :) I do have all of the other parts although I'm missing a couple of clips for attaching the chrome parts on the top, but I have enough of them to do the job. Thanks!

OK, this probably isn't the technical term, but for now It will have to do: I'm looking for the 2 little short chrome thingys that screw to the base of the A-pillars where the vinyl top meets the yellow paint (the part missing in this picture). Each one attaches with a single Phillips screw. My...

Thanks guys, I'll give your suggestions a shot.