68 Barracuda Convertible 452 cu.in. 4-speed

barracuda400 · Feb 2, 2016

Wheels powder coated and painted to match the exterior color.

CudaChick1968 · Feb 4, 2016

Silly question, but why didn't you just get powder to match instead of painting body color on top of the powder??? Lol .... it's not just made in gloss black anymore.

barracuda400 · Feb 17, 2016

Stance not so bad. But need to go with drop spindles in front.

salinasjoel · Feb 17, 2016

I think the stance is perfect as is!

barracuda400 · Mar 28, 2016

After a few weeks waiting on the spindles I could start to modify the dust shields and coating the parts. Now I'm ready to install and finish the front end. Thanks to Dennis from FFI to get all the parts within the time frame.

barracuda400 · Mar 30, 2016

In my opinion much better than before

rc_brooks · Mar 30, 2016

Looking pretty slick! The torque on that motor is HUGE.

toplscuda · Mar 30, 2016

It looks good

barracuda400 · Apr 10, 2016

Found some issues with the old leaf springs as the car was on the wheels for a week. She was a little bit too low and springs near the shackles bended to the opposite side. So I've added an additional leaf made by our local blacksmith. So stance is app. 1 1/2 in. higher and the suspension a little bit stiffer.

mosleyme · Apr 10, 2016

I am curious about the wheels. They are 18x8, and I assume they are aluminum. Who makes these wheels, what name or style are they and how are you attaching the center caps?

They look like these? http://www.mhtwheels.com/big-slot-u113-w-7483.htm

barracuda400 · Apr 11, 2016

Yes, 18x8 in front and 18x12 rear. These are AR Ralley's for Chevy. The center cap is custom made by myself. I've attached you some pictures to show how they look like. The center cap is a push in style like it suppose to be used by AR.

http://www.newstalgiawheel.com/shop/product/vn327-aluminum-chevy-rallye-painted

mosleyme · Apr 11, 2016

barracuda400 said:
Yes, 18x8 in front and 18x12 rear.

I would like to go 18x10 front and 19x12 rear for street tires... but maybe 18x12 can work. They make 18s and 20s? Wonder why they skipped 19?

What size tire do you have on the 18x12?

Here is the cap I was thinking of running. I have 4 that should clean up quite nicely. With your wheel style and this cap I could run my open lug w/ 3" studs under the cap and it would give it a very low key stock appearing look at first glance.

barracuda400 · Apr 12, 2016

I'm running 335/30/18 on the rears. The center cap size should be app. 8 inches to fit the wheel

barracuda400 · Apr 13, 2016

Finally I've received my Redondo from Ampire in Germany. So this was my showstopper for the dash build. To install the Redondo you need some custom changes as the installation kit is really crap and will not fit to the original mounting points.

mosleyme · Apr 16, 2016

barracuda400 said:
I'm running 335/30/18 on the rears. The center cap size should be app. 8 inches to fit the wheel

OD of my cap is just barely over 9", guess it will work. Did you join your mopar cap together with the ring of the cap they sell with the wheel? How so? Epoxy? Welded?

clinteg · Apr 17, 2016

First time through your thread. Your work is exceptional through and through. The small changes in details, the custom work that really keeps the original look of the car, but brings into the 21st century. Freaking love it! Keep it up!

Dragger40 · Apr 17, 2016

Very tasteful build. Some great ideas that come out to a restrained, simple but awesome conclusion!
I like it alot!

barracuda400 · Apr 18, 2016

Michael, yes you need to use the cap of the AR wheel. Maybe you find someone who can use the not needed Ralley style chrome pieces. On the attached foto you can see the detail how to connect the original center cap base to the mopar dog dish. You need to open the original cap, weld in (in my case) 4 connection pieces and then use some kind of a polyurethan based cement to attach them to the cap. Any more questions please let me know.