Slow progress 66 Barracuda

[early A Bob]

New floor pans welded in. Lower quarters & fenders patched. Replaced broken windshield with used. Reinstalled dash. Painted trim out for front windshield & trunk. 16 months worth of progress LOL

 

[valiantwagonguy]

Nice work . Just keep plugging along and you'll get there. When I did my 65 Barracuda it took me around 3 years of on & off work

 

[halifaxhops]

I am feeling the same pain with you on a 65!

 

[Rustyfish]

I’m taking much longer but didn’t have a garage until last year. That’s my excuse and sticking to it.

 

[FISHYPETE]

Looks great, I spent six yrs on restoring my 59 Sweptside. Just keep plugging away

 

[PistolGrip]

I bought a '66 Barracuda (factory vinyl top) project a year ago....coincidentally from a seller in NC (they were very nice people). I'm plugging along - slowly, but hopefully surely. I'm still missing a few oddball parts & have some extras. If you're in the same boat, maybe we can help each other out. Here's pictures of mine when it followed me home & a couple of days ago.

 

[early A Bob]

I bought a '66 Barracuda (factory vinyl top) project a year ago....coincidentally from a seller in NC (they were very nice people). I'm plugging along - slowly, but hopefully surely. I'm still missing a few oddball parts & have some extras. If you're in the same boat, maybe we can help each other out. Here's pictures of mine when it followed me home & a couple of days ago.

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Wow yours is comming along good. The parts car I parted wasn’t much help. It was rough. So far I’ve been able to work with the parts I have.

 

[Tooljunkie]

Mine had/has the targa top as well.wondering what i should do with it. I will talk to my upholstery person and see what she thinks.

 

[Rustyfish]

I bought a '66 Barracuda (factory vinyl top) project a year ago....coincidentally from a seller in NC (they were very nice people). I'm plugging along - slowly, but hopefully surely. I'm still missing a few oddball parts & have some extras. If you're in the same boat, maybe we can help each other out. Here's pictures of mine when it followed me home & a couple of days ago.

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Is that color or catalyzed primer?

 

[early A Bob]

A little bit more done. I got the trunk repaired & painted underneath. Trunk gasket installed. The latch, pop up spring housing painted & installed & the trunk hinges. The folding trunk panel was in rough shape. The one from the parts car is damaged but I’m going to try to repair it. Paint it & apply new carpet & paint the trim. That will be next. Who knows when I can get to it. I spent a fair amount of time digging through my parts picking out the best pieces & cleaning them. Trying to keep a supply of Parts staged ahead of me as I go.

 

[Tims 66 Cuda]

I feel your pain. Ive got a 66 replaced 1/4 patches , fenders , rebuilt bottoms of doors. One cowl away from body finished. Almost 2 yrs now.

 

[PistolGrip]

Is that color or catalyzed primer?

The yellow is the original factory color (RR1). The grey is primer....waiting for the vinyl top.

 

[PistolGrip]

Mine had/has the targa top as well.wondering what i should do with it. I will talk to my upholstery person and see what she thinks.

I'm making some progress on deciphering how the vinyl top pieces come together but I'm still having trouble with how the A-pillar chrome pieces attach to the rain gutters where they go down to the base of the windshield. This picture isn't mine, but it shows the needed parts.....