1967 Plymouth Barracuda

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Applied the 2nd coat of POR-15 Hemi-Orange paint.  Also managed to pick up an Edelbrock Performer Aluminum intake from the same guy that I got the flywheel/bellhousing from.  Topped off with a Holley and it’s looking like an engine.

Got the POR-15 engine primer and 1st coat of Hemi-Orange spread on the engine.

I decided to sandblast the Mopar Performance Valve covers and restore them.  After blasting them, I used a red scotch-brite pad to scuff them.  I then coated them with some black VHT (Very High Temperature) header paint that contained ceramic chips.  After that dried, I used some 220-grit, 400-grit, 800-grit and finally 1000-grit paper to get the chrome below the letters and fins shine.  After that, they were  coated with some VHT clear.  They came out looking GREAT.

Managed to pick up a 360 flywheel and bellhousing from a pretty cool guy in Denton.  He has a nice 70-71 Dodge Dart.  So now I need a clutch/pressure plate, shifter, shifter rods, z-bar and pedal linkages.

Painted the k-frame with some chassis black from Eastwood.  Got the steering cleaned up and painted.  Sandblasted, painted and installed the battery tray.  Began test fit of the master cylinder and front brake lines.

Began reconstruction of the engine compartment.  Cleaned/Painted and re-installed the blower motor and wiper motors.

Decided that sandblasting the engine compartment would be the easiest process.  It saved lots of time.  Ben and I created a nice little tent to contain the sand (black beauty) and it worked quite well.   Sandblasting cleaned up the painted surfaces on the firewall, wheel wells as well as the k-frame.

Started stripping the drivers side front fender.  Needed to use a combination of wire wheels, chemical stripper and a grinder to get the paint removed.  This car has multiple coats of paint and the grinder just causes the paint to gum up and clog the wheel.  Also hit some putty in a small dent near the front.  At least 6 coats of paint.  Primer-Red-Primer-Yellow-Primer-Primer and Red.

Started gathering pieces necessary to convert this Barracuda to a 4-speed.  I’ll need a flywheel, bellhousing, clutch, pressure plate, clutch fork, clutch pedals, pedal linkages, transmission, shifter, shifter rods/handle, z-bar, floor and any other miscellaneous pieces.  At this point, the pedal assembly and A-833 transmission have been acquired.

Started the same process of stripping the paint from the driver side engine compartment.