1968 Barracuda fb 318 4spd

[kbsouers]

I will finish pushrod set up after I have
Breaks done and working. So I can set peddle
Hight at that time.

 

[kbsouers]

Yes . I kept it centered as best I could . I might have to space the shifter riser a 1/4 inch

 

[kbsouers]

Thanks 4spdragtop and 340s . I love the input .... I do love the dark colors

 

[kbsouers]

The shifter is not as centered as I thought. Not a problem.
I will cut a block to space the shifter over and foward.it will all be below
The console plate.

 

[kbsouers]

Ragtop , that's a Good looking dog !
I've got a 8yr English springer. Liver & white.
She is a great companion.

 

[mosleyme]

The shifter is not as centered as I thought. Not a problem.
I will cut a block to space the shifter over and foward.it will all be below
The console plate.

It will depend somewhat on the handle. My transmission shifter mount was not straight up and down, but the shifter handle had some bend to it also.

For the paint... I'm kind of partial to the dark green metallic. Mine is not the original GG1, but something close in a modern base coat / clear coat paint.

Here is a nice gallery of a fastback in the original GG1: http://www.jefframin.org/afterResto.shtml

 

[dragdak]

Any new progress? :happy1:

 

[kbsouers]

Sorry it's been so long since my last post. I've been waiting to get my motor back from the machine shop. Got my motor back a few weeks ago. Finally got it painted. I've got pictures of everything. Hope to get them posted soon.

 

[kbsouers]

Finely back at it

 

[kbsouers]

Block was frozen up . Pistons were tough to get out. I let the builder handle that.

 

[kbsouers]

It took a while to get the motor done.
It was worth the wait. Vignogna racing built a real nice stroker motor out of my original 318 block.

 

[kbsouers]

Once I got it home I spent a day cleaning and smoothing out the block for
Paint. Now that this has turned into a full blown resto-mod, i decided to go alittle crazy on the motor.

 

[kbsouers]

Now it's time to pick a paint skeam. Hmmmmmmmmmmmmm!!!!!!...?????????????????????????..
OK enough himing and hawing .. I GOT I T.!!!! 3 I'll incorpetate one of the body colors into the motor.😜

 

[68383GTS]

Wow nice work!

 

[kbsouers]

Grey epoxy primer

 

[kbsouers]

Thank you. I'm posting pics right now. Can only do one at a time , have to use my iPhone
For now.

 

[kbsouers]

2015 plum crazy

 

[kbsouers]

More purple

 

[kbsouers]

Flywheel is bolted up. Had to take 1/4 inch off the flywheel bolts. I ground one bolt to length,
Then I weighed it. Then I ground the next 7 to the same weight as the first. Yes it's a small block with a 8 bolt crank. We used a bigblock crank to stroke the motor.

 

[kbsouers]

geting setup to dial indicate my bell housing ,cking for runout on center line.

 

[kbsouers]

Seting up can be real tedious .

 

[1967 'cuda]

:happy1::happy1:

 

[kbsouers]

I only had one thousands of runout.
Four thousands is in spec 5 is out.

 

[kbsouers]

No pics but I did measure and set my hydrolic throw out bearing 150 thousands off the pressure plate fingers.

 

[kbsouers]

Purchased a full exhaust from TTI including headers.