Project Orange Crate Cuda - 65 Barracuda

[ProTouringCuda]

OK - so it's time to start working on the Barracuda. This car was given to me by my father-in-law. It was going to be my wife's 1st car when she turned 16 - but it never made it that far. It sat in the back yard for quite some time, and then my father-in-law stripped the whole car in thoughts of making it into a drag car. Long story short - I accepted the car and we're going pro-touring.

Car will be converted from uni-body to body-on-frame using a Max-G Profile chassis from Art Morrison. So, here's where we are starting from.

Moving the car from my-father-in-laws garage.



Lotsa boddy work to do


a Good portion of the floow has alsready been removed



Here's the wheels and tires - American Torq Thrust "M". 18x10 rear with 295/35's and 17x9 up front with 245/40's. Here's the Rears:


and the fronts:


Side by side:


First shot at obtaining a stance - the rear wells are too narrow for the 10wide tire and will have to be cut to get the final stance.




this is about as low as I can get it without removing the rear well.


a little lower in the front...


Picked this up from a guy down near Pocono Racetrack - 0 miles.


For those of you over on forabodiesonly - this is the same build for the thread I started over there - I've decided to have build threads in both places!

[68firebird]

a fresh hemi, thats awesome!! good luck, post as many pics as you can, I love lookin at work in progress.

[CruizinKev]

very nice project! good luck with

[78 Type-LT]

Save tha fish...

[ProTouringCuda]

Just picked this up to aid in cutting up the fish! Plasma Baby!

[ProTouringCuda]

Cut the passenger side well out to make room for the 18x10's. Plasma sure makes an easy job of it.

How low can I go? Think I need to get it on the ground first - but I need that fender!



Before:


After:



TWC wouldn't run cable to the garage, since I've only got one conduit from the house (with power running in it). So, I had to improvise - DIRECT-TV - with Yankees Games on YES!


The carnage of the PS well- and what awaits for the DS oh so very shortly.

[streetrods]

Sweet project..

[backtobasics]

Yeah!

[Dukes69]

Nice project. Go Low!! Here's my favorite early b-cuda motivational picture:

[Motown 454]

Nice project and sweet power! Good luck with it.

[ProTouringCuda]

Nice project. Go Low!! Here's my favorite early b-cuda motivational picture:

That's sweet - is that yours? If not, is there any documentation on the build of this car? That's darn near the stance I'm looking for.

[Dukes69]

Not mine, I got it from here: http://www.protouringmopar.com/showt...arracuda-build

There's a couple more pics in that thread.

[ho428]

Nice build project, I'll keep tabs on it and forward this to a friend that's working on getting one to make a Vintage Road Racer.

He's going full tube frame though if he can get it.

[senor_camaro]

nice

[ProTouringCuda]

Some updated pics from this weekend's measuring session for the AME chassis.

[ProTouringCuda]

Things are going slow, because its been so dang hot. Sent in the downpayment for the Art Morrison Max-G chassis. Now today, I fired up the plasma once again and started cutting more away. Got the RH Front sub removed.

[latamud]

I need a plasma cutter, that's a time saver. I'll be watching this build, I have a 65 Barracuda I want to redo soon. I actually have the same wheels and tires set aside for my current project.

[thedodgeboys]

Looks like it's going to be a pretty sweet ride. What trans are you going use?

[wellis77]

Looking very good John. Can't wait to see more.

[ProTouringCuda]

Looks like it's going to be a pretty sweet ride. What trans are you going use?

Looking at the T56 Magnum, but haven't decided on a supplier yet.