Another Mopar Off My Bucket List - Barracuda Fastback

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Fastfish, I apologize for not getting any decals to you yet, but I wanted to make sure these things wouldn't turn to junk for you and then you'd be left with a mess to clean off your car. I still love the idea of printing custom decals but time will tell if this new recipe will work out.
 
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Thanks Abodybomber, I think I like this better than the first setup I had. I wish I had had the foresight to have built the bottom of the hood to match the air cleaner like you did. - Maybe I'll still try to do that mod down the road.

I am so tired of working in all of the clutter in this garage. It's going to have to go through a speedy cleanup after the Barracuda is out and before the truck comes in.

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eBay sent me a $20 coupon to buy stuff with so I bought a few of these templates I can use on the walls of the new garage (if it ever gets built). They measure about 50" X 30" each.

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I picked up the replacement park rod for the transmission this evening. When I compared it to the one I had, - I could see that it really was bent.

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My AN fittings came for the transmission coolant lines. I have been struggling to get them assembled. I know I wasn't an expert at putting these fittings on, but I've probably done around 20 of them before without having much trouble. This time it's been a nightmare. As soon as the stainless braid is cut it frays out away from the hose. I know that this always happens but I've never seen it expand out this much before. I have used Aeroquip and Russel line before without issues. This last hose was sold under the JEGS brand name. I did some checking around with other guys and have been told that the cheaper hoses are something to avoid.

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I finally figured out a new trick to assemble these hoses. No matter what I had tried to cut them with, the braid frayed and expanded. Everyone uses tape to try to control this but it wasn't working on this hose. I put a small hose clamp on next to where I needed to cut the hose. Then after using a 3" rotary cut-off wheel, I loosened up the clamp enough to slide it about a quarter inch away from the cut and tightened it up again. I finally was able to get the fittings to go on. It actually was pretty easy then.
 
I did get the braided stainless coolant lines finished. I was able to keep things fairly far away from the exhaust. I think I'm around 2 inches away at the closest point. The camera angles make the lines look closer to things than they are.

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The new park rod allows the transmission to click firmly into all of the gears (including park) as it should. But now I'm back to the same problem I had earlier with the shifter. It doesn't want to ratchet through 1st, 2nd, and drive. I know that when the cable has no drag on it the shifter will ratchet the way it's supposed to.
I'm hoping to find an adjustment somewhere to fix it. I believe I've already chosen the smoothest route (least bends) for the cable so I'm going to concentrate on the shifter itself. I guess it's time to hit the net for possible answers.


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The instructions had called for setting up the shifter while in neutral. Although I followed the instructions carefully, it still wasn't shifting properly.

I had read on another forum to setup my linkage with the car in park. I tried it and it didn't help.

I called the Hurst tech line and was told to adjust the linkage with the transmission and shifter in low gear. They did not think there was an issue with the shifter itself.
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Well, the tech line was right. After re-adjusting it with the tranny and shifter both in low, the shifter works fine now.
 

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The instructions had called for setting up the shifter while in neutral. Although I followed the instructions carefully, it still wasn't shifting properly.

I had read on another forum to setup my linkage with the car in park. I tried it and it didn't help.

I called the Hurst tech line and was told to adjust the linkage with the transmission and shifter in low gear. They did not think there was an issue with the shifter itself.
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Well, the tech line was right. After re-adjusting it with the tranny and shifter both in low, the shifter works fine now.
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Nice job,this isn't a pure bolt together gig... Good info about the Jeg's braided line. Kind of jives with their A.N. fittings,I used on my fuel line. Not bad,just different than Russell or Areoquip fittings.Even on a small block install,things get cozy with aftermarket parts.
 
The 'need to do' list is shrinking. I've been going back over the car trying to find any annoying problems that have gone ignored. Although I've had these two interior trim pieces for the rear of the car I never installed them because I could never find clips that would work. I guess I could try to figure out some other way to attach them.

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I still need to weld up a battery tie down yet. I should have that done later today.

I haven't bothered to hook up the air/fuel gauge yet. I'll probably wait until I decide on a permanent direction for the exhaust.

I'm waiting for my son to stop over to give me a hand bleeding the brakes. I should have gotten one of those one man bleeders, but I'm used to having someone pump the brakes while I control the bleeder valves.

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The headlight relay kit hasn't shown up yet from crackedback. I'm eager to find out what kind of difference they will make.

I'm still hoping the new drive shaft will be ready tomorrow.

There's a big 2-day swap meet coming up this weekend in Fremont, Nebraska. I'm planning on going but I can't think of anything I can use that I'd be likely to find there. Maybe someone will have some drag radials for sale.

The Goodguys 23rd Heartland Nationals is coming up at the Iowa State Fairgrounds July 4-6, 2014. I'm hoping to be able to take the car to it if I get it done.


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When I tried to bleed the brakes I found that I had a leak. I had suspected that the flare wouldn't hold pressure. It had the start of a split on the inner flare. I'll have to wait until the parts store opens in the morning to get another fitting. My line isn't long enough to allow me to cut it off and re-do it without having to splice in more line. :banghead:
 

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THE model looks great,, i started to do a model of my 66 had several kits that had all the right pieces,,,never got around to it,,,life gets in the way,,
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I had trouble finding those trim clips too. ended up at a trim suppliers warehouse in tulsa, found some close and turned them side ways to fit the chrome strips, worked ok and cant tell it isn`t stock. w/ your perserverance I`m sure you`ll find some thing. I got a 68 model car, will get to it after the real one is done, yours looks good------bob
 
The good news:

Brake leaks taken care of.
Brakes bled.
Battery tie down bracket fabbed and installed.

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The bad news:

Still no drive shaft. Moser sent the wrong yoke. It's the second wrong one they've sent. The part number on the boxes did not match the parts inside. We've ordered one from Strange Engineering now figuring that Moser must be sitting on a bunch of mislabeled yokes and we didn't want to run into a third one. Now it looks like Tuesday or Wednesday before I'll have a shaft ready to install.

I got to looking through a box of small parts that I'd bought at the Lincoln swap meet earlier this year and I found a TCI line lock. I tested it and the solenoid energizes and it seems to work. (it lists for around $84)

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I had paid $5 for the miscellaneous small stuff in the box. I'd seen there was a new billet aluminum throttle linkage bracket (Competition Specialties Inc. $?? - around 50) and a pair of AFCO 2&5/8" quick pins in the box (they list for $10 each) but hadn't noticed the line lock until now.

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So I guess I'll be adding a line lock for sure now.




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fstfish66 said:
THE model looks great,, i started to do a model of my 66 had several kits that had all the right pieces,,,never got around to it,,,life gets in the way,,
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Thanks fstfish66. I used to build models when I was young. Naturally they started out pretty crude, but it kept me busy as a kid on the farm. My folks used to get upset with me when I'd spray paint in our basement. I never made a mess but they always thought the furnace would explode.

My brother and I owned an HO scale race track together. I guess cars got into my blood at an early age.

In a way you might say that I never stopped building models but most of the cars I build now are a larger scale.
 
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famous bob said:
I had trouble finding those trim clips too. ended up at a trim suppliers warehouse in tulsa, found some close and turned them side ways to fit the chrome strips, worked ok and cant tell it isn`t stock. w/ your perserverance I`m sure you`ll find some thing. I got a 68 model car, will get to it after the real one is done, yours looks good------bob
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famous bob, I checked at a couple of local parts stores and had no luck. I've considered fabbing my own but it'd be easier if I had an original one to use for a pattern. I did consider drilling through the trim and attaching them with screws also but thought it might look too crude. I figure that Chrysler must have used the same clips on more parts than just these couple of trim pieces so one of the restoration outlets probably carries them. I just need to keep looking.
 
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More thunderstorms tonight. I heard there was a chance of large hail again. Although the house in town came through the last storm without any serious damage we did have two large trees uprooted and another large tree snapped off out at our farm. 30 years ago we had a tornado that wiped out half of our buildings and trees out there.
 
IT LIVES!!!!!!
BWAHAHAHAHA!!!! (that's my Frankenstein impersonation)

6/21/14 We fired the 408 up for the first time. Even though I don't have the drive shaft yet, I put 5 quarts of fluid in the transmission so it wouldn't be dry. Mike had recommended 18' initial advance and that's where I set it. It cranks a little hard with that much advance but fires pretty quickly. I probably will switch to a vacuum advance distributor some time down the road.

Even though I couldn't take it out for a test drive I can say that it sounds pretty healthy. The left header still needs the hole repaired but I am waiting until I can drive it over to a lift to fix it. It did cause a bit of a backfire on that bank.

This QuickFuel carb is the first one I've ever had with the fuel level sight plugs. I didn't realize how nice that feature was to have before.

It's still too early to tell if I like the exhaust tone. Inside the garage the sound reverberates off the walls. My son used his GoPro camera to capture the initial fire up but he won't be able to get me a copy of it for a few more days. Meanwhile, I've decided to use our old camera to catch some video to post.


 
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Sounds very healthy! I think you have the wrong date on your post unless you started it ten days ago and have been withholding info from us followers. Hope you get your driveshaft in soon.
 
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Sounds very healthy! I think you have the wrong date on your post unless you started it ten days ago and have been withholding info from us followers. Hope you get your driveshaft in soon.
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oops. I edited it to read the 21st now.
 
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Didnt sound like it cranked hard, sounds good. VA may not be your best friend as these types of engine dont like a ton of advance running down the road like the old 318's did. If you do run one, make sure its limited on advance so you dont run into spark knock or worse, detonation. I can not wait till you get it on the road!
 
Hope that wiring kit isn't hard to hook up. :)

Thanks for buying one and adding the fan relay will help out your bulkhead.
 
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Didnt sound like it cranked hard, sounds good. VA may not be your best friend as these types of engine dont like a ton of advance running down the road like the old 318's did. If you do run one, make sure its limited on advance so you dont run into spark knock or worse, detonation. I can not wait till you get it on the road!
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That Optima battery I've got in the car is about 7 years old. I think it's due for a replacement. When the motor was cold and we first cranked it over it turned a little slow. I'll be keeping my eye on the total advance numbers if I make the dizzy swap. So far everything with the engine seems great. I feel like a kid, it's December 23rd, and I can't wait to open this puppy up.
 
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