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    Default 1969 Barracuda cleaning up!!

    A few months ago I bought this 1969 Barracuda from a friend of mine. I had been bugging him for a while about it, because I always thought they were neat looking cars. He eventually agreed to sell it to me, so here we are. Outside, the car is fairly clean. Has a few imperfections, but most do. Inside is pretty nice as well. But under the hood is TERRIBLE looking. The car has had a coolant leak since the day I brought it home, that has progressively gotten worse. I tightened the water pump bolts, to find two stripped bolts. The trans also has a small leak, so I've decided to pull the engine and trans, fix some issues, and give it a rattle can tune up. I've decided to leave the engine alone mechanically, aside from changing the intake, carb, and a different exhaust system. The trans has a cheetah manual valve body, and shifts firm 1-2, but has a lazy feeling 2-3 shift, so I'm dropping it off to be inspected as well. Today I got the motor and trans out, so I figured I'd post some pictures for anyone who may be interested.

    The car, and some photos I took of it a couple weeks ago.



















    Upon tearing it out, I've decided to take care of a few other issues that scare me. The oil pan is touching the K member, so I'm going to do a little clearancing on the K member, and the fuel system is pretty scary. The new pump is mounted on the exhaust hanger, with a variety of tiny steel fuel line mixed in with a little rubber hose here and there and secured with some worm clamps. I will run braided all the way from the pump to the regulator.















    And some new parts that will be going on the engine.











    Stay tuned for updates as they come!!
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    Awesome car

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    Do you sell dope? You have too much nice shit.

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    Very Cool !

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    It's not a chevy paint the engine bay body color please

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    very cool good luck with it

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    Quote Originally Posted by moneypit View Post
    It's not a chevy paint the engine bay body color please
    Eventually I will. Im going to paint it the original color sometime next winter so im not going to mess with the engine bay at this time. No sense in painting it red just to change it all down the road.
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    Quote Originally Posted by SuperStang90 View Post
    Do you sell dope? You have too much nice shit.
    I need to start. There's too many things I want in life!
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    cool project! can't wait for more updates.

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    Quote Originally Posted by SuperStang90 View Post
    Do you sell dope? You have too much nice shit.
    I'm guessing he might be single. LOL Just a wild guess.

    Very cool little car. I always love the shots you take of your stuff too. Very clear and crisp. +1 for posting

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