Plymouth Barracuda Project

[jvike]

Yeah, that looks bad, but we had the garageport open, and that caused a drag so most of the dust went out.. Anyway, that is months ago, and we both live. Thanks for commenting the car!

[Modmach1]

Damn ! Looking good Joakim
Really nice coulor!!

"Gleder meg til du kommer på Stuket og legger inn bilder av prosjektet"

[kamaroman68]

Very beautiful car. Love the color. Had the same problem with my 68 Camaro. Bought it unseen. Next thing I know floorpans are being replaced due to rust. Unlike you though I did not recover any money. One thing I saw in your pictures besides the brother not wearing a respirator is the way you pulled the engine. It looks like rope to me. Are you sure thats the way you want to put it back in? I'd hate to see a rope snap after cleaning, painting, and rebuilding that engine. Chris

[jvike]

When the engine is going in, it's from the underside. K-member, engine with headers, and trans all on a dolly and lower the car over it. Then bolt on the four bolts for the K-member and the whole thing is in, no scratches!

[dropit69]

man..awesome...car is coming along great..love that color you went with..cant wait to see it in its final assembly..keep up the great pics and updates..

[jvike]

Thanks for the kind words! I'll post more pictures as progress goes along.

[boodlefoof]

I love the '70 Cuda! It is one of my (many) favorite cars.

Oh yes, and the green looks great!

[Rocko71]

Nice car. Looks great. Do you have the paint code for that color? or what year car it came on? Looks like youre making good progress; keep the updates coming!

[jvike]

Paint code is Nissan JT0. I think. It's called Nissan Apple Pearl Green and was only available from 2002-2004. I think. Do not remember the details. I was told it was only available on the 350Z, don't know if that is true. Thanks guys for the kind words!

[Rolling_Thunder]

Sweet lookin Cuda.... I have a Charger I just painted so I know ALL about the troubles and problems.... I agree - that paint is Killer

[vanzuuk1]

You guys are hard workers, a long way in a short time. Anyone who thinks restoration is fun should think about the pic of your brother in the car with the wire wheel.

[kmcanally]

You did do a lot of work in a short time...I guess theres not much else to do there in the winter. The hidden rust repairs were pretty bad. It always PMO when I hear real stories about deceipt on car deals. With the current craze in the US there is probably a lot of that going on here.

[syborg tt]

looking great

[jvike]

Thanks guys! You're to kind! Hopefully I can get you some new pictures soon. Bolted the engine together the other nite. Will get pics of it when it's painted.

[jvike]

Hi, time to share some more pictures!


First pic is from the engine buildup. New gaskets and a good cleanup.

Haven't done so much to the heads, changed oil seals.

The engine was put aside as I decided to paint the framerails.

It ended up with me painting the rails, then realising the framerails had cracks in them that I needed to repair. Alot of sand!

The bracket for the brakehose was loose to. Looks like a mice have lived in the framerail!

A buddy of mine is welding in new metal.

Progress...

The other side where the brake hose bracket should be, completed.

We're getting ready to paint again.

Voilà! Looks real nice. And we had worked all night! ca 04.30 in the morning!

Here I am, I'm installing new poly brushings.

Here the engine is primed.

The 340 gets the orange coat.

Looks nice, a friends 260 Mustang engine in the back.

I could not find any recipes to mix the original Hemi Orange, but we looked at some pics and I think he nailed the colour pretty good!

That's It for now!