1967 Plymouth Barracuda

Since I upgraded to front disks….none of my wheels had the 3 inch hub clearance required.. so I went with Cragar Black D-Window 15×7 wheels and Cooper Cobra 235/60 and 215/65 tires.

Removed the factory paint from the passenger door hinge area, primered it and installed the passenger door.  Fits really well.

The new harmonic balancer would not seat all the way onto the crank causing the pulley grooves to not line up correctly.  The new pulley is not even close and cannot be used.  Had to remove the harmonic balancer again and file about 1/8th inch off of it to make it the same size/depth as the original.  Took a while, but that little bit made all the difference in the world as now, everything fits as it should.  NOTE – a harmonic balancer install tool is a nice thing to have in the tool box.

The engine has some kind of oil leak near the balancer, but only when the alternator and P/S pump belts are installed and tightened.  I decided it was time for a new balancer and pulley…

Bought a disk brake conversion from PirateJack.net and used their adapters and instructions…  Overall, the conversion went well….only minor injuries.  Had to shave down the castle nuts for the upper control arms as they were just a little too thick and couldn’t be tightened down enough to expose the cotter pin hole.  After that, no issues at all.

Stripped the passenger door to bare metal.

Removing the old small bolt pattern (SBP) axles and replacing them with Dr. Diff A-body Big Bolt Pattern (BBP) axles. This looks like it will fix the rear brake drum rubbing issue and I should be able to remove the washers behind the drum that were necessary for clearance. This also means that the current rims will no longer work, so I’m not on the lookout for new ones…

Removing the old small bolt pattern (SBP) axles and replacing them with Dr. Diff A-body Big Bolt Pattern (BBP) axles. This looks like it will fix the rear brake drum rubbing issue and I should be able to remove the washers behind the drum that were necessary for clearance. This also means that the current rims will no longer work, so I’m not on the lookout for new ones…

Started by sandblasting and quickly realized that was not going to work… brought out the Harbor Freight $10 grider and some 24-grit discs and went to work.  Took a couple hours, burned up a grinder and a package of discs, but it’s done….sort of.  Six coats of paint seem to help keep the metal in good shape…

Found on forabodies.com..